I'd vote for myself but I'm not a dumb****. Aggravating sometimes but certainly not dumb. Who is your favorite? Seems to be a paucity of on topic posts of late and more time spent on slamming people with the insults born of the Simpson's era or is it Dr Suess?

I was doing pattern work recently with a crummy old headset with poor seals. I was expecting just to be annoyed by the extra noise (and of course, I was) but what really surprised me was how much information was in the wind noise -- as I sped up, slowed down, applied flaps, etc. I could really...

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When I brought the airplane home after Katrina, I stepped on the headset cord while deplaning, pulling the connector out of the battery box. Sheer clumsiness. I called Bose on Sept. 1, explained what happened, got a return # and sent the headset in that day. It arrived back at my home today,...

Hi All, I'd like to follow the Oregon Trail by air. A gps would make the route finding very easy. I've googled my brains out, but haven't found a gps data base to download of the trail. Anyone know where to find such a file? thanks, tom pettit

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Hey why don't we just talk about flying airplanes in this group? Myself, I keep getting stuck flying these high-wing Cessnas, but hopefully a nice little light-sport low-wing will be in my future soon. Or is this off topic now? --- Mark IV

We have some older runway threshold lights (L861 SE type) with individual red and green lenses that are smooth as opposed to the ones today that have some shape to them. These lenses are inside the clear globe. They are about 17 years old and I can't find replacements. Anyone know of a source...

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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/july-dec07/delays_08-07.html (audio and video are available) The Federal Aviation Administrator sees herself as part of the airlines. At least that's what I infer from her statement: In fact, what's amazing is we're running at almost 90 percent...

I just finished reading the Jeppesen "flight discovery" series for their Multiengine manual, and just started reading the ASA's The Complete Multiengine pilot. I noticed in their book that they mentioned several times that, for best performance, you don't need 5 degrees of bank that planes are...

I've read several reports online re the Air France crash at Toronto that there were thunderstorms in the vicinity (one account said "right over the airport") If so I'm curious why the captain didn't divert or hold away from the storm until it passed (fuel status?). If there was a storm nearby that...

Can anyone help please.... thanks so much

Well today our mid-day run started out rather boring. The first hour we were cruising for accidents. Nothing to be found. Then the call come in from my observers boss. Head to baltimore and see what's going on. Once we joined the party over the tunnels the fun started back and forth to see which...

Maybe my math is rusty but it seems that the ETEs for the 130kt displays for the 396 on the back cover are wrong. The 150kt displays seem correct.

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Other then flying on SWA, that's the only on topic part :-) I can think of. My trip to Las Vegas. Allen

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Hey, I'm you basic 200hr PPL-ASEL and a friend of mine has asked me to donate a sightseeing flight to her charity's auction. Four questions: First, since I'm not being reimbursed for the flight, I don't even think this fall under 61.113(d). It's basically just me taking up a stranger where, no...