|
|
When to acknowledge ATC by
Andrew
ATC says "radar contact, 20 miles south of XYZ, proceed on course". Do
you acknowledge this transmission? How about when ATC says "altimeter
setting 2992" on your first contact after a handoff? Does this require
acknowledgement?
In the past, I've acknowledged such things if the controller was...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
213 |
7,896 |
|
|
Constant speed prop oil leak by
DP
I was pre-flighting my plane today until I saw this long red strip
running down the entire length of my prop with a small puddle at the
bottom!!! I hadn't seen it before. It was the first time flying in
three weeks. I was at the plane last week, and didn't see anything,
but the again, I wasn't...
( 1 2 3)
|
|
23 |
7,892 |
|
|
Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path? by
WJRFlyBoy
This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind
landing......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls
Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see
megabuck homes in my neck of the woods
http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
257 |
7,881 |
|
|
Rep vs. Dem Differences by
Jim Weir
In an on-the-air (*) broadcast, a BBC announcer was trying to explain the
difference between the Republicans and the Democrats to his British audience.
"The Republicans are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives.
The Democrats are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives."
(*) "on-the-AIR"...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
212 |
7,868 |
|
|
Turbine Duke or turbine Baron? by
[email protected]
I got an email response from the guys at Rocket Engineering about their
PT6A conversion of a P-Baron. He mentioned they're finishing STC work
for their turbine Duke conversion and I wondered which airplane might
make the better platform for conversion. Their preliminary numbers for
the -21 engined...
( 1 2 3)
|
|
26 |
7,862 |
|
|
drug/alcohol testing policy: effective? by
gatt
Casual debate he
Something like .1% of the pilots randomly tested for alcohol and drugs (one
was .5%, I believe) tested positive in 2004. That's one in a thousand. As
a result of this percentage, the random test rate will stay at 25% for drugs
and something similar for alcohol.
Meanwhile,...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
159 |
7,823 |
|
|
boycott united forever by
gatt
My dad worked for 24 years at UAL-PDX. Laid him off in his 24th year, a
year before he was eligible for full retirement. He was UAL-PDX employee
of the year a couple of times, received all kinds of awards and bonuses...he
received one award for not missing a day of work for something like...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
125 |
7,813 |
|
|
Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally) by
Mxsmanic
What regulations determine the absolute lowest altitude you can fly
above the ground in the U.S.? I understand that the area just above
the ground is usually Class G outside airports, and it only goes up to
700 or 1200 feet most of the time ... which implies that you can
actually fly at 500 feet...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
138 |
7,812 |
|
|
3rd class medical urinalysis? by
Finn
Hi all, going for my medical soon and was wondering if I will be
subject to a drug-screen urinalysis as well as other urine tests. I've
tried looking for the info but could not find it. thanks, Jon
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
65 |
7,746 |
|
|
Pilot deviations and a new FAA reality by
Chip Jones
OK pilots, try this one on for size. As you likely know, there is a wide
and growing rift between the career FAA bureaucrats (aka FAA Management) who
run the monstrosity called the federal Air Traffic Organization, and the
career FAA air traffic controllers who make that monstrosity work in the...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
October 15th 04 07:42 PM
by Newps
|
125 |
7,733 |
|
|
Stop whining, America! by
Jay Honeck
Everywhere, every day on the radio, television, and in the newspapers, all I
hear is how the "Record Price of Oil" is killing America.
Yet, strangely, Americans keep driving *more*. And I don't see anyone
flying less.
How can this be?
Here are some encouraging stats from the current issue of...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
157 |
7,689 |
|
|
Ethanol Powered Aircraft by
Jay Honeck
For those who think ethanol is a fuel that can't be made to work in
aircraft, I present the following:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E6EB52F8D
and
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N40C13F8D
These folks, photographed by me at OSH '06, are burning ethanol in
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
August 28th 06 05:12 AM
by Jose
|
136 |
7,641 |
|
|
About those anti-aviatoin newsgroups by
C J Campbell
We should be cautious about posting anything on these news groups. There is
no way of convincing the mentally ill that airplanes are not a threat to
them, so arguing with them is futile. At worst, somebody in these groups
could find out about the rec.aviation news groups. This is a serious...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
200 |
7,580 |
|
|
Turn to Final - Keeping Ball Centered by
skym
While making a turn to base and final recently, I was aware that I was
going to be wide with my normal turn from downwind through base to
final, so I banked more to keep as close to the runway centerline as
possible. I kept thinking about the infamous and usually fatal stall/
spin by some pilots...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
224 |
7,562 |
|
|
Nearly had my life terminated today by
Michelle P
Hi all,
While I was on my way home this evening from Flying Traffic survey. I
was nearly run over by a Baron driver coming out of Stafford Airport
(RMN) on his way to Frederick (FDK).
He called Potomac approach saying level 3200. I was cruising at 3000
between Stafford, Virginia near Quantico...
( 1 2)
|
|
11 |
7,530 |
|
|
Bullying desguised (badly) as precaution by
AJ
I took my daughter to Linden Airport (that's in New Jersey). We stood
with a small crowd at the fence on the shopping mall side as planes
took off and landed. (This is where I got my interest in flying many
years ago.)
Presently a mall security truck drove up and the guard told us to
disperse...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
November 2nd 05 08:55 PM
by AJ
|
176 |
7,527 |
|
|
Typical power settings during cruise and other phases of flight by
Mxsmanic
Is it normal to have throttles set to the maximum during cruise, in
small aircraft? I always set them all the way forward because that
seems to get the best speed, and the engine parameters still stay in
the green areas, but I don't know if this is actually a good idea.
Obviously it would be a bad...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
99 |
7,521 |
|
|
The new Fork Tailed Doctor Killer by
Denny
Time moves along... The old V-tails are no longer the status symbol...
It appears to me that the Cirrus line of aircraft has become the new
"fork tailed doctor killer", along with stock broker, dentist, lawyer,
etc...
http://tinyurl.com/yqt94a
denny
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
182 |
7,488 |
|
|
FADEC = complex by
Bob Gardner
The feds have just designated a plane with retractable gear, flaps, and
FADEC as a complex.
Bob Gardner
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
237 |
7,463 |
|
|
No more "Left Downwind"? by
Jay Honeck
We attended a safety seminar on Tuesday during which the FAA presenter
(who was otherwise outstanding) went over a list of unapproved radio
calls. (Number one being, of course, the despised and now-specifically
prohibited "Any other traffic please advise...")
To our surprise, he claimed that the...
( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)
|
|
182 |
7,456 |