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Early morning hotel-to-airport by
Bob Fry
A friend and I are planning on flying our Ercoupes from California to
Oshkosh. First long trip for both of us.
Based on just about everyone's advice, we want to leave each day as
early as possible (takeoff around 6:00 am), fly until noon or so, and
then park for the rest of the day. This schedule...
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Interesting aviation web site by
Bob Fry
Collection of all sorts of stuff.
http://flatrock.org.nz/topics/flying/index.htm
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Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth.
Will Rogers
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September 29th 06 08:47 AM
by gt
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Sirius to merge with XM in $13 billion deal by
Bob Fry
FYI for you fortunate flyers with onboard satellite radio and/or
weather data.
--
I sent the club a wire stating, Please accept my resignation. I don't
want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.
Groucho Marx
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February 19th 07 11:08 PM
by Bob Fry
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How to make a spinner by
Bob Fry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwrk0SwDJhI&feature=related
Quite interesting video showing how a spinner is made on a lathe.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
~ Confucius
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Flooded airport in Oregon by
Bob Fry
The local (Sacramento, CA) tv news just showed a short video of a very
flooded airport in Oregon with a couple of dozen GA planes flooded
about 3 feet and probably ruined. Didn't say where though, does
anybody know?
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Men who believe absurdities will commit atrocities.
~ Voltaire
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Flying in Germany by
Bob Fry
http://jimsladesairlines.com/beil.html
I've known Harmut from many years ago when he was flying his Ercoupe
from the Bay Area. He returned to Germany a few years ago and wrote
this report from his native land on the differences between US and
German GA.
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Everybody's worried about stopping...
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You never knew marshalling aircraft... by
Bob Fry
.....could be so entertaining.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz7FI_S0_NE
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Every day people are straying away from the church and going back to
God.
~ Lenny Bruce
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"The World's First Jet Powered Beer Cooler" by
Bob Fry
In New Zealand there are two things that are the essence of being a
'good Kiwi bloke'. These are of course playing rugby and having a
shed....
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/
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....so long as the media are in corporate hands, the task of social
change will be vastly more difficult, if not...
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November 22nd 08 12:44 AM
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prop rpm question by
Bob Fry
At 1000 rpm or so, my airplane will taxi and get up to, what, 15-20
kts? But at double the rpm it will fly at 80-90 kts, though it would
take a long time to take off. Surely double the rpm produces more
than double the propellor thrust...or does it? Anyway, it seems very
nonlinear, that is,...
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Review of One Six Right DVD by
Bob Fry
First impressions after viewing the main picture and extra features.
It's quite professionally done, but ultimately it's not a flying or
aviation DVD, it's the history of Van Nuys Airport. Thus, unless
you're familiar with the airport--I'm not--it can be a little boring.
I found myself hitting...
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Iowa: more than corn fields by
Bob Fry
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 9:40 PM
Subject: On a Rock in Iowa
Check this out !!!!!
As you can see corn and beans aren't the only things Iowa has.....This
huge rock is located on Highway 25 .There is a huge gravel-rock pit
here and the kids used to use if for obscenities, etc but since it...
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by Bob Fry
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AIRNAV not publishing fuel prices... by
Bob Fry
"Geoffrey Barnes" writes:
You mean the Mike Busch who just started writing a montly column for AvWeb?
He's not "formerly" anything there. He had a very close call with a nasty
bout of cancer, and was focused on beating that for a while. But now he's
cancer free and...
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EGT gage oddity; stuck valve, other?? by
Bob Fry
Folks, I'm hoping you can help me diagnose an odd EGT gage behavior.
Background: 1965 Aircoupe with Continental C90-16F engine (has vacuum
pump). Plane based in N. California so freezing temps not a factor
(pre-heat not needed nor used). Has both a CHT and EGT on different
cylinders, with the...
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Garmin 295 waypoint message by
Bob Fry
Every time I start my Garmin 295 it says "Aviation Waypoint Was
Deleted." I've seen this a dozen times by now; how can I stop the
message from appearing?
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Porterville 80 Octane! by
Bob Fry
Anybody know why the Porterville, CA airport is selling 80 octane on a
"temporary" basis?
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Engine doesn't make minimum static rpm by
Bob Fry
Aircoupe Alon A2 with C90 engine with two props, one 48" pitch and the
other 52". It doesn't make the static runup RPM minimums with either
one, for instance the 48" prop should be 2225 to 2325 rpm, I averaged
out to 2162 rpm. Likewise the 52" prop falls short 100 rpm or more.
Three years ago...
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I think we've made it through 2008... by
Bob Fry
....without any noobs reposting that stupid Night Before Christmas
rhyme about Santa. A good start for 2009.
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Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it.
~ Andre Gide
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