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Happy New Year by
Paul Sengupta
Happy New Year folks! Hope you get all the flying in 2005 that you could
wish for!
Paul
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What is Southwest airlines Nuts ? by
iflyatiger
Why in the world would they let us see what goes on at that airline on the
show AIRLINE
on A&E Mondays at 8:00pm eastern.
They overbook and strand passengers and families headed for vacations booked
months in advance.
Remove paying passengers from the plane to accommodate deadheading crew.
I am...
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January 2nd 05 06:04 AM
by Jose
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Wheelbarrowing and Flare by
Ramapriya
Has anyone seen wheelbarrowing occur? Prima facie, it appears too
improbable (ludicrous almost) a thing to happen but even the FAA
Airplane Flying Handbook copy that I have mentions it!
Also, while the ways of performing a flare is mentioned at many places,
the reason for a flare is conspicuously...
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Chicago VFR Waypoint Lat/Long by
Bill Denton
I am trying to find the Lat/Long coordinates for the VFR Waypoints on the
Chicago TAC.
A magazine article I read said they were listed on the back of the chart,
which they aren't on the one I have. The chart I have says they are listed
in the A/FD, which they aren't.
Does anybody know where I can...
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Class D Sucks by
Jay Honeck
Over the years, I have posted several diatribes against Class D (so-called)
"controlled" airspace. In my opinion, having guys standing in a control
tower with binoculars, trying to "control" air traffic is, at best, a
ludicrous throw-back to a simpler time. At worst, it's dangerous.
Yesterday...
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Pilot Training Contract by
Bravo8500
I signed a training contract with a small 121 airline as first officer
(19 pax turbo prop). I left just before training was finished (after my
first round of IOE) because I felt the job was too stressful for me to
accomplish safely, and that's what I told them when I left. They want
to sue me now...
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January 1st 05 11:23 PM
by Dave S
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Book Review and comments by
john smith
I just finished reading FREE FLIGHT: FROM AIRLINE HELL TO A NEW AGE OF
TRAVEL written by James Fallows of the ATLANTIC MONTHLY.
Copyright 2001
ISBN 1-58646-040-5
This is an interesting book written in layman's language. He does a good
job of describing the possible future of light general aviation...
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flying with different instructors by
gatt
Chief flight instructor and my primary instructor are both gone for the
week, so I've been flying with whatever low-time, newly-minted Cessna-jockey
greenhorn flight instructor that answers the phone when I call to schedule.
I've flown with four different instructors in the last two weeks.
I...
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Flying clubs in Eugene, OR? by
Ben Hallert
Hi there,
I'm in the process of moving to Eugene, OR and I was wondering if
anyone knew of any flying clubs there. The main GA airport seems to be
EUG, the Mahlon Sweet field, but I haven't figured out if there are any
other GA airports w/ rentals and/or clubs nearby.
I called Friendly Air...
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Speedy Delivery Service... by
john smith
Meanwhile, the Venezuelan National Guard is still holding in custody
near Caracus a Portuguese-registered Citation X seized last October
after about 880 pounds of cocaine were reportedly found on board. It's
believed the business jet arrived from Mexico and had stopped in Caracas
for fuel before a...
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Anyone Heard anything about this ... by
john smith
King Air on Climbout Survives Collision with Obstacle
When investigators inspected a King Air C90 after it collided with a=20
weather station antenna, they found an obstruction light was embedded in =
the right wing, two propeller blades on the right engine were bent, and=20
the right horizontal...
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More newbie Qs by
Ramapriya
I wish you all a very cheery 2005. You really are a nice set of guys
here (those branding me a terrorist notwithstanding), mostly patient
even at clarifying elementary stuff :)
Some more Qs, if you don't mind.
1. How does a pilot get to know the distance to the airport that he has
to land in, so...
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Sectional Usage Poll Results by
Daniel L. Lieberman
After several Court ordered Recounts the Results of the Poll follow. Note
some people voted for multiple ways and one person alleged that he did not
know what a sectional is.
Sectional
North Up 28 Track Up 14
GPS
North Up 6 Track Up 9
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Shoud Have My Instrument Written Endorsement Tomarrow by
NW_PILOT
Well, after a lot of self studding I should have my instrument written
endorsement tomorrow I think I will take the test on Monday to kick off the
new year on a good note then off to work on the commercial written its time
to get them done and over with. My airplane is ready to start my...
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TSA Alien training/citizenship validation rule by
Chris
For those who are still in holiday mood, the Alien training/citizenship
validation rule is in full effect since Dec. 20:
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2004/041220tsa.html
Chris (Green Alien with a Card or something like that)
PP-ASEL, Glider
New Mexico
PS: Actually the SSA should be...
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Another beginner Q by
Ramapriya
I remember seeing a button on the A320 flight deck for disconnection of
the nosewheel steering control. I also remember the cap'n saying that
that's used during the push-back of the aircraft. He mentioned some
reason for that but I don't recall what; possibly something to do with
the hydraulics not...
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Long range Wx by
Paul kgyy
A while back there was info posted about where to get long range (3-5
days) cloud height predictions but the listed links are no longer in
service.
Anybody have a new source for this?
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pilotportal.net by
Dave Tidwell
Hi,
A quick bit of blatant club advertising! If you are a keen aviator and
are interested in widening your circle of flying friends around the
world then please pop by and visit http://www.pilotportal.net, the next
generation in flying club.
The club offers a dedicated voice based server that...
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Piper Seneca, by
In Soo
I have a quick question regarding system on a piper seneca. IT is !!! what's
the pressure on Hydraulic system when the gear is uP? and how about when it
is going down?
I check with the Mainteneace today, they said somewhere around 600~800 PSI,
but I always thought it was somewhere around 1500s. ...
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photo needed by
Dana M. Hague
I'm looking for a photo taken from the cockpit of a modern small plane
(Cessna, Piper, whatever) showing several planes in front of it
visible through the windshield waiting to take off ("...you're number
6 for takeoff"). Ideally the control tower and at least part of a
well equipped instrument...
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