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Brief review of Anywhere WX by
Paul Folbrecht
A couple weeks ago I started a thread inquiring about the various PDA/tablet
moving-map/satellite weather packages available. After a lot of deliberation
I ended up buying ControlVision's Anywhere WX/Anywhere Map system and an
iPaq 4705 PDA. I used the system for the first time this evening and...
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Places to go to Victoria Is, BC by
Robert M. Gary
Last summer we flew to Vancouver and had a great time. This time I was
thinking it would be fun to go to Victoria. Are there things for a
family to do? Are there good places to go airport hopping?
I'm not looking for "aviation" stuff to do, but rather fun things for a
9 and 10 year old to do. Is...
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EADS may build Airbus tankers in Alabama by
George Patterson
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050622/ap_on_bi_ge/airbus_plant_15
George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.
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video of my spin by
Nobody
Sometime back I had to get my spin endorsement to get my CFI. My CFI did
the first one. I was entirely unprepared for what happened. I had no idea
how quickly the nose fell, the nose down attitude during the spin, and how
fast it rotated. Based on what I had read about spins, I didn't think...
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June 23rd 05 02:52 AM
by Nobody
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Airport buyer may have been murdered. by
George Patterson
Anyone who misses Marlboro airport in New Jersey might be interested in this
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--crash-investigati0619jun19,0,3247180.story
George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman...
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How to Groundloop your Taildragger by
private
This link will be of interest to taildragger pilots
http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/907/118/
the http://www.aviation.ca site is a Canadian aviation site featuring news
and general aviation articles.
Blue skies to all.
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Sectional Chart Question by
Teranews
A pilot recently asked me a question, that I cannot find the answer to.
On a sectional chart, around cities, are yellow areas.
What are they?
Where on the legend can this be found?
My answer was "congested areas of a city or town" which I though sounded
official
enough to work. Ah-Ha, he says,...
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No more charts? by
Chris Colohan
I saw this over on comp.risks... Apparently there is a proposal to
have the FAA stop publishing charts for "security reasons".
Am I reading this correctly? Does this mean the end of charts for
navigation? Or just that they will cost twice as much and have to be
purchased from a private...
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Left Coast Mogas (Ping! Jim Weir) by
Darrel Toepfer
Gleaned from the CPA ATIS 8.24:
THE PRICE OF MOGAS IN CALIFORNIA. . .
I've been touring California for the past week and was amazed to find
Mogas in Modesto for $2.29/gal. I'm told it's the only place in
California you can get it.
Bill Whatley
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Jet Fighter Ride by
Ronald Gardner
Well I turn the big 50 Wednesday, the plus side is that my wife has
agreed to fund one wild adventure. First, I thought sky diving, then
after a bad dream, I decided if you can fly a plane why jump out!
So my second choice was to try a find a ride in a jet fighter! There is
one about 50 miles...
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Crash In The Nolichucky by
W P Dixon
A Morristown couple swam to safety about 2 p.m. Saturday after their World
War II vintage airplane crashed into the Nolichucky River while attempting
to take off from Cooper Field in southwestern Greene County.
Deputy Sheriff Randy Christy, who responded to the crash, on Saturday
identified the...
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flying clubs in Charleston, SC by
Guillermo
Hello:
It is possible that I move to Charleston, SC, and I am looking for my flying
options. I have about 350 hours in Cessnas.
If I move to Charleston, I'd like to become a member of a flying club in the
area, as I like to take care of airplanes treat them well, and assist in
maintenance.
I don't...
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June 22nd 05 02:50 PM
by Dave S
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Skylune by
Orval Fairbairn
Is "Skylune" another pseudonym for Bill MulCahey? Their posts look an
awful lot alike.
--
Remove _'s from email address to talk to me.
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Anyone have this? by
Frode Berg
https://www.surecheck.net/avionics/features.html
I'm considering it.
Used to have the first generation TPAS, and it saved my butt a few times on
long X-country trips.
I just thought the altitude info would be really a great addition! Does it
work as advertised?
Less false warnings than the early...
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PIREP: WxWorx w/Bluetooth by
Nathan Young
As some of you know, I run a Fujitsu ST4121 tablet PC in my plane, and
use it to display moving map software as well as XM/WxWorx radar.
I had grown tired of cables dangling from the tablet, so when WxWorx
offered a Bluetooth upgrade to their receiver, I went for it.
To support the Bluetooth...
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Beaver Island by
Denny
While I cannot match Jay's exciting cross country to Washington in
unstable air, ADIZ, 11K runway, etc., we did do the bi-biennial trek up
to Beaver Island... (meaning it's been 4 years) The weather was so
calm, with 50 mile visibility, that it was fraught with risk because it
was just too darn...
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June 21st 05 05:32 PM
by PPT33R
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Bad place to stall by
Stubby
Suppose you are in the final quarter of a loop maneuver, looking at the
ground. Your speed is high and you are pulling back hard to bring the
plane back to level. Can that result in a stall?
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Second Helicopter Crash into the East River by
Bob Chilcoat
Another helicopter went down in the East River this afternoon. This is not
helping GA.
A friend runs a competing company to the one that went down four days ago.
His pilots all stopped by the Port Authority and watched security camera
footage about the earlier accident. They all agreed that it...
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Bax by
Paul Tomblin
The day after I heard of Gordon Baxter's death, I wrote about my feelings
in my blog.
http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2005/06/16/bax
Yesterday, Diane Baxter, his wife, (or someobdy with a sick sense of humor
pretending to be her, but I doubt it) left a comment thanking me, after
finding my site by doing...
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How long? East coast to Oshkosh by
[email protected]
I'm flying from Western Mass to Oshkosh, VFR. I cruise
about 70-75 mph and it's about 900 sm from home to OSH.
Given prevailing wind direction, likelihood of fronts and
afternoon T-storms how many days would you allow for that
trip? I had originally planned 3.5. I d like to be there no
later than...
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