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"Cleared Straight-In Runway X; Report Y Miles Final" by
Jim Cummiskey
Hi, all. Ran into this one flying back from KOSH a couple weeks ago:
I check in with the KPRC controller "20 Miles NE" of Love Field in Prescott,
AZ. She clears me with "Cleared Straight-in Runway 21L, Report 5 miles
final."
I fly directly towards the numbers. My heading was approximately...
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NR abbreviation in logbooks by
Jeremy Lew
Can someone tell me what the "NR" stands for in the headings of these
columns in my Jepp. logbook:
NR INST. APP, NR T/O, NR LDG
Thanks,
Jeremy
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Airplane Pilot's As Physicists by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi All,
There is a long discussion ongoing in rec.aviation.piloting about what
causes lift on a plane. You can read from the link below. Please
note that about 80% of the post are mostly ad hominem attacks and
should be ignored. There are some small bits of real...
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"bush flying" in the suburbs? by
[email protected]
Among other aircraft I've been looking at the Zenith Air STOL CH 801
lately, which attracted my attention purely as an inexpensive and eaily
built plane to cart my family around. http://www.zenithair.com
But the advertised 390-ft fully-loaded ground roll got me fantasizing
about all the...
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Presidential TFR @ Kill Devil Hills by
Richard Russell
Does anyone else find it ironic that the President's very presence at
the celebration of 100 years of powered flight has shut down almost
2,000 square miles of airspace? Couldn't he have phoned it in?
Rich Russell
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F/A-18 "Shoots Down" A4 -- The Long Version by
Jay Honeck
For those who were intrigued by the mystery of how (and why) that F/A-18
accidentally "shot down" a photo-ship A4 Skyhawk (as shown in a short video
clip here a couple of weeks ago), here is a much longer version of the video
that shows several different angles, all the way to...
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How do you find the limits of areas on a chart? by
Mxsmanic
I see tons of restricted areas, MOAs, Class B, C, D, E airspace, and
the like on charts, but no clear indication of how to locate the
boundaries of these areas other than by pure guesstimate based on
looking at the chart. On rare occasions I see a radial noted as the
boundary of an area, or a...
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General Aviation Dead? by
Quaalude
"I look with sadness on the Cessna with bees nests in its air vents, or
the Mooney sitting on its rims with critters running in and out of it,
and the Cessna 150, faded and gutted like a fish. I ask myself, how did
it get to this? How could someone let their plane ´die¡ this...
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Running dry? by
Greg Copeland
In September 2004 issue of AOPA Flight Training, Mark Cook has an article,
"No Fueln' Around". Under the "Selector boy" side article, he mentions
that he runs some of his tanks dry in his Bellanca Viking. In at least
one of John Deakin's articles
(http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/182044-1.html),...
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Wingtip Vortex: Heavy, Clean, Slow - Why? by
Eric Nospam
You get the strongest wingtip vortices when an aircraft is flying heavy,
clean and slow. But why?
It has to do with the amount of lift being generated by the wing. HEAVY I
can understand. Heavier aircraft - you need more lift to keep it aloft.
But CLEAN? SLOW? Why do you get less vortex with...
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Gas Prices -- Help at last? by
Jay Honeck
Probably a case of "too little -- too late" -- but finally a step in
the right direction! (This just in, from Yahoo News):
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House narrowly approves bill to help US refineries
By Chris Baltimore
In a cliffhanger vote held open by Republican...
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Is BOB HOOVER still alive???? by
aviation buff
....and if so,, what is he doing these days to keep busy.
hi all,
I just tuned in the History Channel and there he was, for brief moment.
Amazing, that in the 30 years I've followed his stunt flying with
Rockwell, he hasn't aged one bit--he looked 80ish in the 1970's and he
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Mxsmanic , IFR sensations, and some other stuff by
Dudley Henriques[_2_]
Hi folks;
Please bear with me on this post. I've just spent the entire day
thinking about some things and have a few what I hope will be accepted
as friendly thoughts to share.
Keep in mind if you're reading this that what I'm going to say isn't
meant to be critical of anyone in any way and...
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Lancair IV-P lost near Lansing MI by
Roger Halstead
Any one have any information on the IV-P that went down around 2:00 PM
about 30 miles west of Lansing MI on Monday?
There was a story in the paper, but it was a bit short on details.
It was registered to Ward Synthesis Inc. The flight was to be from
Ypsilanti MI to Billings Mont.
Roger Halstead...
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Have you ever... by
Jay Honeck
....refused to fly with someone you felt was not entirely safe? (With that
person acting as PIC, not as a passenger in your own plane.)
I had it happen earlier this year, for the first time, ever, and it felt,
well, weird.
I think I did the right thing, but it's hard to say. That funny...
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Turbo prop question by
Chris W
I was channel surfing the other day and caught the tail end of some show
about rich people and their planes. Anyway the pilot of this one single
engine turbo prop said there was no mechanical connection between the
prop and engine. How can that be?
I didn't catch the name of the plane. but...
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Common instruments on small aircraft by
Mxsmanic
Are small GA aircraft often equipped with things like autopilots, GPS
units, and EHSI displays? What about a radar altimeter? The Baron I
fly in simulation is equipped with these (as is the A36), but fancy
instruments are free in simulation, so I'm wondering how likely one is
to have them in real...
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Myth: 1 G barrel rolls are impossible. by
Jim Logajan
Myth:
It is impossible to perform a barrel roll such that the pilot feels exactly
1 gee of force perpendicular to the floor of the cockpit. (Barrel roll is
defined here as the maneuver depicted by the definitions and diagrams on
these...
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