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Checkrides you thought were insufficient? by
[email protected]
Congratulations to the recent poster who just got his instrument
ticket!
That got me thinking about my instrument ride in Corsicana, TX many
years ago.
My two biggest weaknesses during training were holding pattern entry
and NDB approaches.
I practiced them both until I was absolutely...
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Why Airplanes Fly - Voids Above A Planar Sheet by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi,
The title of this post implies that I know why airplanes fly. I
don't, not completely at least. But I do know that I have read a lot
of "official" explanations that are just plain wrong.
Before I begin my exposition about what keeps the plane afloat, I
would like anyone who care to...
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Going for my Multiengine rating by
Kobra
Flyers,
For absolutely no reason, except that I want it, I have been taking
Multiengine lessons (including Multi-Instrument and Commercial). The flight
school has a Piper Seneca I (PA34-200) circa 1973.
It fly's like a flying Bulldozer on Codeine (sp?). It's a beast...really.
The controls...
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AFSS response time by
[email protected]
Has anyone else noticed that the time you're on hold to talk to a briefer is
getting longer and longer? I noticed this about a year ago when I still
lived in Florida and thought it was just a local problem. Now I live in
Virginia and they have the same problem here. It used to be you could get...
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Wings over Housston by
Big John
Bertie
This is a repost.
Went to Wings Over Houston Air Show today and spoke to several Pilots
about military trim tabs on current A/C.
B-2 Pilot
B-2 has coolie hat trim tab. Used only when gear is down. After gear
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More Proof of FAA Diversity FAILURES by
OH Boy!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Blakey
Marion Clifton Blakey (born March 26, 1948) was the 15th
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. She
was the second woman to hold the position, serving as a
successor to Jane Garvey, the first woman...
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FAA ADS-B Out NPRM needs to be drastically changed by
Ron Lee[_2_]
If you thought that the user fee issue was important, this proposal is
far more onerous to the GA community.
You can access the 100 page NPRM from this AOPA website:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/ADSB_PilotRequirements_2020_196268-1.html
This NPRM to mandate ADS-B Out avionics on aircraft...
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The Failure of FAA Diversity by
FAA Civil Rights
I guess the Diversity workforce in the FAA is working great
huh??
I believe the first video mentions the word "Incompetency"
The same word I was chastised for using a few years ago by
FAA Management
Maybe I was just a little ahead of my time perhaps?
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ATC mutiny brewing by
YougotitSam
B wrote:
Password wrote:
A mutiny is brewing amongst FAA employees and in the Air Traffic
system. Buckle your seat belts pilots it's going to get rough
My previous post of yesterday disappeared. I have it on rumor that the
FAA has a well-developed plan to turn control of air...
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Powerful Quote on Diversity by
FAA EEO SCAM
Government "Diversity" Hiring and "Charity" Hiring should
read this powerful quote.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live
under robber barons than under omnipotent moral
busybodies(Civil Rights and EEO...
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396 w/PS Eng audio panel problem by
Jim Burns[_2_]
I've got a friend that has been having problems with his 396 dropping all
satellites. He just emailed me the following:
"First, I finally isolated the problem to my audio panel. I had all the
radios off and still no GPS signal. Then just for fun I shut off the audio
panel and instantly the 396...
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Successful checkride by
Mortimer Schnerd, RN[_2_]
cpw wrote:
I passed my instrument checkride (ASEL) yesterday! Woot! Just in time
as the clouds roll over northern Michigan for the season. Now I just
have to learn how to use it safely.
Good for you. The instrument rating is by far the most useful for pilots who
live to the right of the...
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Glass cockpit hard to read by
Arno
Hello,
I am computer scientist and usually really like fancy technology. But
I just had my first flight with a "glass" PFD (Avidyne) and must say I
am not impressed. In particular reading altitude and airpeed from
these scrolling bands requires a lot more attention than with regular
gauges, just...
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Electronic paper charts (Eflybook efb-1) by
Justin Gombos
Does anyone here use the eFlyBook EFB-1 (which is essentially an iRex
Iliad w/ charts) - or the like?
I'd like to get an idea of how practical it is. I saw a demo of the
consumer (non-aviation) version, and the page turning seemed slow.
Though it might be acceptible if it's organized well enough...
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86 year old pilot and inventor.... must see tv by
Jake[_2_]
This was on cbs last night-- just a great story on a ww2 vet who used
his knowledge of aviation to invent the respirator
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/05/60minutes/main3334433.shtml
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Hey! That's Dan Ford on the radio! by
Dan Luke[_2_]
Anyone else hear our own Dan Ford talking about the Flying Tigers on XM
Public Radio's Bob Edwards Show this morning? Very nice, long interview with
Dan about the AVG.
--
Dan
T-182T at BFM
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Decision post AOPA expo on EFB/Tablet PC vs GPS with XMweather by
Longworth[_1_]
We attended APOP Expo in Hartford, CT last Saturday. I had several
key items to check 1) self-flying tours 2) buying a new plane cover
and 3) checking various EFB/tablet PC options as alternate to Garmin
496.
Items 1 and 2 were completed quickly with armloads of brochures and
even a DVD on...
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Fuel selector question by
es330td
Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)...
In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a
discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel
selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and
last time I worry about the...
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