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Mach 7! by
Dylan Smith
It's good to see that despite all the naysayers, NASA still does
incredibly cool things. I watched the X-43A successfully launch on NASA
tv over the Internet, and it turns out that they got Mach 7 out of an
aircraft powered by an air-breathing engine.
Good to see new research like this into...
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faith in the fuel delivery infrastructure by
Chris Hoffmann
I'll probably need an airport tour to answer this to my satisfaction, but I
thought it merited a discussion here anyway.
It seems pretty standard that, after an airplane is refueled, you wait 10-15
minutes and resample the fuel to check for contaminants (water). I recently
witnessed a situation...
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Bizarre Fatal Accident-Suicide? by
Rocky
Over the weekend an 84 yr old man apparently unfastened his seatbelt,
climbed out of the cockpit of the biplane he was riding in and stepped
off to fall to his death. He hit some power lines that appeared to cut
his torso in half and the parts plunged onto an apartment building.
The pilot attempted...
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Pictures over the Las Vegas Strip by
Jeff
Taking my plane over to Henderson airport from North Las Vegas airport
this morning, got some decent pictures, I am going to get some better
ones when I can get the wife to take them. Anyone interested in seeing
the strip, and flying over Las Vegas International airport (LAS) at 4500
ft here you...
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Pedophiles to meet at TIW by
C J Campbell
The Gig Harbor chapter of "Pedophiles Who Hate Bush" will meet at 3:00 pm in
the south hangar. Pilots, especially young pilots, are invited.
Pedophiles Who Hate Bush was established to demand equal marriage rights.
"Why should we be forbidden to marry those we love?," asked spokesman...
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F18 Crash at RDU, Raleigh, NC by
Tom Hyslip
An F-18 Naval Strike Fighter crashed at RDU today. It appears it was taxing
or in the process of taking off, but never lifted off. Might have been
wake turbulance from another F-18 that had just departed.
http://www.wral.com/news/2953163/detail.html
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Ballooning! by
Tony Cox
I had the joy of logging my first 0.2 hours in a hot
air balloon last weekend over the Jean dry lake (near
Las Vegas). It's interesting how much fun you can have
with just one control -- a little lever which switches on
the burner. Strangely, it wasn't that difficult to control
the vertical...
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Drugs in the Cockpit by
Larry Dighera
Is this an example of better living through chemistry, or does
chemically altered consciousness of pilots cause more problems than it
cures?
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Shutting down engine Question by
Lisa
Perhaps this doesn't matter much for a non-turbocharged engine,
but an instructor says that it is best to idle the engine at
1,000 RPM for a few moments before Mixtu Idle Cut-Off at that
RPM to shut down.
The POH says throttle full aft, then mixture cut-off to shut
down.
Which is best?
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Altimeter setting != Sea Level Pressure - Why? by
JT Wright
I have a question regarding the relationship between an altimeter
setting and sea level pressure.
Here is the current METAR for Abilene Regional Airport, Texas:
KABI 280152Z 17014KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP098
T01940161
As you can see, the altimeter setting is 29.87" and the Sea...
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414 training by
Paul
Anybody know of a good place to get initial 414 training for insurance
requirements in California?
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Soloed by
John
This is my second post here, the first was about 6-7 weeks ago when I
started private pilot lessons. Feeling pretty good because I soloed
yesterday. Soloed after 13.7 hours. What a rush. I fly out of Bay City
municipal in Texas. That is all, I just wanted to tell somebody.
John
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Fatal plane crash kills pilot in Ukiah CA by
Randy Wentzel
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/gate/archive/2004/04/04/UKIAH1.DTL
Tonight KTVU channel 2 (SF, CA) broadcasted an interview of a highway
patrol officer at the scene of the accident who thought that the pilot
was probably trying to land on the freeway "because of fog." At this
point...
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Degausser, what is it? by
Robert M. Gary
It was recommended to me that I should rent a degausser to get my
compass to behave more reasonably. I called a dealership that rents
it, they are asking $50 plus shipping for 1 week's use. They said it
requires power. I'm having trouble invisioning what this thing is. I'm
also curious what it...
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A harrier for $150k??? by
John Harlow
You have just over an hour left...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3087674163
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Diner and drinks by
Big John
Read this a long time ago but it came around again :o)
BJ
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My New Pilots License
Federal Aviation Agency, Washington, D.C.
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Flying with an infant by
Bruce McFadden
My daughter and son-in-law have asked me to fly them along with their
four week old son from KTCL to KGIF (about 450 miles) in about 2 weeks.
Daughter wants her aging grandmother to see the infant. Her
pediatrician feels the infant is too young to be around large crowds
like in at a large airport....
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IFR Checkride Scheduled by
Jon Kraus
I have my IFR checkride scheduled for April 21st... To make it even more
exciting my CFII talked me into taking my ride with a DE that is getting
his certification for giving instrument checkrides... So not only will
he be there but a representative from the FAA will be riding along
critiquing...
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April 6th 04 05:30 AM
by Hilton
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Using your own maps in FliteStart/FliteMap by
Kai Glaesner
Hello,
I'm just playing around a bit with Jeppesen FliteStar/FliteMap, tying to
find out how I can use my own (scanned) paper charts with this otherwise
very satisfying product.
Besides Jeppesens own RasterPlus format there seem to be some other possible
raster formats:
BSB
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The Auction Hangar - Completely free aviation auction site. by
The Auction Hangar
THE AUCTION HANGAR GOES LIVE
Dear Aviation Enthusiast
The Auction Hangar went live yesterday, 9 months of hard work has, we think,
produced a marvel of an auction site, there is nothing else out there that
comes close to the advanced features and design of The Auction Hangar and
now all it takes...
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