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Riddle me this, pilots by
Chip Jones
The other day, I had an air traffic situation I wanted to bounce off of the
group. Those of you who don't know me, I'm a Center controller down here in
Atlanta. Here's the deal.
I was working a Center departure sector mixing Atlanta terminal departures
of every ilk and kin with enroute...
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The Joy Of Usenet: A message from 'Anonymous' by
Dan[_10_]
Here's a message posted to my blog from the brave Mr "Anonymous":
"YOU are the same Dan from Usenet who has the audacity to claim hoew
****ing wonderful of a pilot you are when you don't have your CFI or a
plane that is worth a ****?"
"Grow the **** up, McCormack. Google GrouperLooser."
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Questions for you glass-panel folks by
Jay Honeck[_2_]
So we've been flying our new "Penguin" -- our brand-new 2-place simulator --
during Movie Night at the Inn (see it he
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/flight_simulator.htm ), and last night we
started "flying" the G1000-equipped Mooney for the first time.
No one in the room (and there was...
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OSH '05 Comments by
PPT33R
Another great OSH. The number and quality of the exhibits seems to
improve each year. I especially like the Miller Welding trailer. My
girlfriend even got to play with the plasma cutter, and she liked it
(maybe helping me justify a future purchase ;-)...
We met the MotoArt guys (from the now...
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A380 unveiling, 1/18/05, Live. by
A Guy Called Tyketto
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Well, here we go, guys. It's tomorrow, streamed live on Airbus'
website. ZDF (Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen, Ch. 2, Germany) and CNN
International are going to be covering it as well. Starts tomorrow at
10am GMT (2am PST). Agenda as follows (times are...
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February 1st 05 08:53 PM
by Peter
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Class B busted...My problem or the controller's ? by
Antoņio
Today I flew into KBFI (Boeing field) which is class D and has
extentions that underlie the Class B that require close attention to
altitudes and headings so as to stay clear. Today the winds were
favoring 31L (and 31R) and I came in from the west on the Vashon
approach--the most common approach...
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Devastation in Iowa City Tonight by
Jay Honeck
So I was at our airport commission meeting tonight when the tornado
sirens went off. We had noticed the skies becoming black, but were all
too wrapped up in talk of paving taxiways to pay much heed.
The meeting abruptly adjourned with the sirens, and everyone tried to
find the long-rumored...
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Oshkosh arrivals by
[email protected]
My wife and I drove down from our home in Appleton to Oshkosh today (Sunday
the 23rd) for a few hours to watch arrivals. We saw the first Cessna 172
land and we were at AeroShell Square to see them pull it onto the display
ramp. Way cool! On my scanner we heard some guy in a Cessna 180...
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Dress Code by
Newps
http://vanityfairmusings.blogspot.com/2006/09/air-traffic-controller-fashion-hall-of.html
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October 11th 06 11:34 PM
by gatt
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Didn't know that.... by
Bertie the Bunyip[_28_]
wrote in :
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:54:23 -0500, "Scott M. Kozel"
wrote:
wrote:
"Scott M. Kozel" wrote:
what the ditching button does ... it may...
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Beacons/anticollision lights and engines by
Mxsmanic
I understand that one normally turns on beacons or anticollision
lights whenever an aircraft's engines are running. Is this a
regulation, or just a polite custom?
--
Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
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14 yr old pilot by
Keith Mann
Belle wrote:
Hi all!
Does anybody out there know the 14 yr old boy or his parents from
Rainsville Ala who managed to get a small plane up into the air last
night? I would really like to interview him or his parents. Please
help if you can.
Thanks for everything.
Linda
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Another Addition to the Rec.Aviation Rogue's Gallery! by
Jay Honeck
This time it's Vlado Lenoch gracing the pages of our rec.aviation photo
gallery, colloquially known in these parts as the "Rogue's Gallery"...
Check out his fabulous 1944 P-51D Mustang, "Moonbeam McSwine," at
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm . (Navigate to the "L"s to
find Vlado's...
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Will the new government have any effect on GA? by
Andrew Sarangan
My voting decision was influenced in large part on which candidates
supported GA. I called each candidate's office and asked for their
views on GA and ATC privatization.
I was wondering what people think about how GA will be affected by the
new government, on things like ATC privatization, user...
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Cessna Anticipates AvGas Demise by
Larry Dighera
CESSNA TO OFFER DIESEL SKYHAWK
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/971-full.html#196294)
Cessna will offer the 172S Skyhawk with a Thielert turbo diesel engine
with deliveries to start in mid-2008. In an announcement at AOPA Expo
in Hartford, Conn., Cessna officials said the decision...
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October 11th 07 01:57 PM
by Gilan
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I Will Never Understand Wind by
Jay Honeck
Today, for the first time in weeks, dawned clear, cool, and calm. After a
VERY early spring (with temps in the 80s for over a week), we have
experienced extremely high winds and record COLD temps. In fact, we broke
the record here on both Sunday and Monday... (Take THAT all you "global
warming"...
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Steering on the taxiway by
Mxsmanic
Is it better to use just the rudder or differential braking to turn on
taxiways? I understand that steering mechanisms vary considerably
from one aircraft to another, but I'm still curious. In this case,
I'm wondering about a Baron 58, the aircraft I fly in my sim (most of
the time).
I note when...
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Bothering a Pilot on Final by
gliderguynj
This weekend I was flying down to Ocean City NJ.... I was second in
pattern when someone came on the radio calling to the pilot on final
approach. Pilot on final, Pilot on final....you have the wrong freq.
We were flying, and didn't reply. He came on again, Pilot on Final
you have the wrong...
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Real stats on engine failures? by
Captain Wubba
Howdy. I was discussing with a friend of mine my concerns about flying
single-engine planes at night or in hard IFR, due to the possibility
of engine failure. My buddy is a CFI/CFII/ATP as well as an A&P, about
3500 hours, and been around airplanes for a long time, so I tend to
give credence to his...
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December 8th 03 04:09 PM
by Michael
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Unusual Distractions by
Ol Shy & Bashful
Years back I was doing FAR 91 corporate flying with a Merlin IIB out
of SNA. I had a trip for my boss down to his house in Cabo San Lucas.
There was one of many charity fishing tournaments happening that he
participated in, and one of the guys asked him if he could add some
color to this particular...
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