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Air Force One by
A Guy Called Tyketto
I was watching the PBS documentary they were showing this week
about AF1, and as they had shown the progression from the planes used
back in Franklin Roosevelt's tenure as President, to the B707 from
Kennedy to Reagan, to the current AF1 (at least that they showed in the
documentary, since Bush Jr....
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Beechcraft sold by
Jim Macklin
Local radio announced today, Raytheon selling Beechcraft
Goldman-Sachs/ONEX group for about 3 billion dollars.
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Name an Aviation Theme Suite -- Win a Prize! by
Jay Honeck
So we FINALLY finished the new "Piper Cub Suite" yesterday (some of that
artwork has been in our dining room for over three years!) at our aviation
theme suite hotel, and we're embarking on our last two aviation theme
suites, the "Apollo Suite" and the "Oshkosh Suite" -- both which have been
in the...
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IFR just 5.4% of the time by
Jay Honeck
As I sit on the ground, on a day off, not flying due to (yet more)
ice, I thought I'd share these interesting results with the group...
Pilots are always surprised when I tell them that Mary and I have
traveled the country extensively by light plane for 12 years, all
VFR. While it's true that we...
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An Unexpected Finding Among Commercial Pilots by
javawizard
A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline pilots in
Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses revoked due to drunken
driving, yet they are still flying jumbo jets. - from the
Transportation section of www.odd-info.com
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Another Ancient Military Plane Grounded by
Jay Honeck
More metal fatigue. Our military might as well be a chapter of the
Antique Aircraft Association in Blakesburg, Iowa...
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Washington, USA - "Structural fatigue"
(WAPA) - The US Navy decided to...
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[Rant Warning] Tailwheel Training by
EDR
I just came from my flying club's office where I scheduled a plane for
tomorrow (Sunday).
Both of the club's 182 are down for inspections and maintenance after
hard landings. Two weeks ago, the club's Katana went down for the same
reason. Three airplanes in two weeks!!!
What are flight instructors...
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Fatalities: Rentals vs Owned? by
Jay Honeck
While discussing flight safety in a different thread, the idea popped
into my head that rental planes are probably more dangerous to fly than
owner-flown aircraft. In my case, some of the rental birds I used to
fly were down-right scary, and I know that they were often abused and
ignored.
This...
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Altimeter Question by
terry
I am confused by this practice commercial nav question. ( at least I
am confused by the answer in the book which was b. but I think both a
and c are correct), but I appreciate some other opinions.
Day 1 Altimeter reads elevation of 1390 feet with 1013 HPa set on
subscale
( thats...
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by Stefan
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Methods for altitude changes by
Mxsmanic
Suppose you're in your small aircraft and you want to climb from 4000 to 6000,
or descend from 6000 to 4000. What method do you use? I can think of
several, but I don't know which is best/recommended.
For example, to climb from 4000 to 6000, I can just ease the yoke back and
climb. When I get...
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A320 with gear problem over LA by
Skywise
As I write this at 4:50 pm pacific time, there is a Jet
Blue A320 circling with a nose gear problem. It's rotated
90 degrees.
The news is carrying live video of the plane, but details
aren't fixed. It may be landing at Long Beach or LAX. It
was bound for JFK from Burbank so it has several hours...
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Extended full-power in small pistons by
Mxsmanic
The POH for a number of small piston aircraft warn that high power and prop
settings should not be used for extended periods. What counts as an extended
period, and what happens to the engine if these recommended (or mandatory)
limits are exceeded?
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CBS "News" strikes AGAIN by
David H
Here we go again....
Tonight the CBS Evening "News" ran a story about the apparently
drunk pilot idiot who busted Philadelphia's airspace, buzzed a variety
of things and apparently was able to land his Cherokee despite be
hammered.
The CBS twist on the story? "We told you about the dangers...
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by ET
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Runway incursions by
C Gattman[_3_]
This weekend as the FAA was at the FBO giving a seminar on runway
incursions and explaining how the number of runway incursions per
million GA operations increases while the number of operations
declines, we had two of them.
Coincidental to the seminar, the B-17 Sentimental Journey...
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Old, but interesting topic by
Mxsmanic
Sammy writes:
Not in the seat next to them they wouldn't.
He doesn't have to be in the seat next to them.
The fact that it hasn't happened in all these years of aviation makes
it more than just a little unlikely. It's definitely so unlikely it's
silly.
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Tweaking the throttle on approach by
Mxsmanic
Is it normal to constantly fiddle with the throttle on an approach in a small
plane? I find myself frequently making small adjustments on most approaches
(unless I'm coming absolutely arrow-straight into the runway and there's no
wind). From videos I've seen, this happens in real aircraft, too,...
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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...
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If all midair collisions were eliminated... by
Jim Logajan
If all GA midair collisions were eliminated, ~99% of GA aircraft fatalities
would still happen.
From Nall Report analysis of U.S. NTSB records:
Total fixed wing GA fatalities:
2002: 518
2003: 555
2004: 510
2005: 491
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About Acellerated Courses for Private by
Dudley Henriques
I've been reading these threads about extreme accelerated courses that
get you passed the written and through the check ride on these groups
now for six years. I've been involved in flight instruction for over
fifty years. I've seen a lot of pilots in that time; taught literally
hundreds, and ,...
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