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Student Drop-Out Rates...why? by
Jay Honeck
In another thread, we have been hashing out whether some pilots in training
quit flying because of a hair-raising event, such as a brush with disaster,
or getting lost.
Few ex-students seem to admit that this was a reason for quitting, but the
drop-out rate seems to be far higher than it should...
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Newbie Qs on stalls and spins by
Ramapriya
I've seen that John Denker in his article advocating pilots to keep
practicing recoveries from stalls and spins at a safe altitude...
which prompts me to ask the following:
1. Since I don't think I've experienced a stall or spin before, is it
a nice sensation to experience as a passenger, or...
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Air Force One by
A Guy Called Tyketto
I was watching the PBS documentary they were showing this week
about AF1, and as they had shown the progression from the planes used
back in Franklin Roosevelt's tenure as President, to the B707 from
Kennedy to Reagan, to the current AF1 (at least that they showed in the
documentary, since Bush Jr....
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Got to land a King Air 90 today... by
Jay Honeck
And I'm still giggling, probably from sleep deprivation. Here's how it
happened:
Mary and I were at the inn yesterday, working desperately to get our new
Blackbird Suite ready for prime time -- it was booked for the weekend, and
we still had over 20 pieces of art to hang! (And you don't just...
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Ethanol Powered Aircraft by
Jay Honeck
For those who think ethanol is a fuel that can't be made to work in
aircraft, I present the following:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E6EB52F8D
and
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N40C13F8D
These folks, photographed by me at OSH '06, are burning ethanol in
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August 28th 06 05:12 AM
by Jose
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Turn to Final - Keeping Ball Centered by
skym
While making a turn to base and final recently, I was aware that I was
going to be wide with my normal turn from downwind through base to
final, so I banked more to keep as close to the runway centerline as
possible. I kept thinking about the infamous and usually fatal stall/
spin by some pilots...
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Angry by
Hilton
1956 172, rainy/low cloud kinda weather, hills, 9pm at night, 2 kids on
board...
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/22/MNGC9GC0ED8.DTL
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January 5th 06 08:33 AM
by Jack
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Typical power settings during cruise and other phases of flight by
Mxsmanic
Is it normal to have throttles set to the maximum during cruise, in
small aircraft? I always set them all the way forward because that
seems to get the best speed, and the engine parameters still stay in
the green areas, but I don't know if this is actually a good idea.
Obviously it would be a bad...
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Busting airspace question by
Dallas
Hypothetically speaking, what happens if a student wanders off course and
clips the inside of a class B ring. I've heard stories of the FAA waiting
for violators at the airport.
If these stories are true, how does ATC figure out who the pilot/aircraft is
and which airport to find them? ...
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February 10th 07 05:05 AM
by buttman
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The new Fork Tailed Doctor Killer by
Denny
Time moves along... The old V-tails are no longer the status symbol...
It appears to me that the Cirrus line of aircraft has become the new
"fork tailed doctor killer", along with stock broker, dentist, lawyer,
etc...
http://tinyurl.com/yqt94a
denny
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Comair Pilot Error by
Andrew Sarangan
I am getting tired of comments like "controller should have warned the
pilots", or "taxiway was confusing", or "runway lights were off" etc..
One could not find a better example of a pure and simple pilot error.
The runway was clear, the weather was VFR, and the airplane was working
fine. It is...
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FADEC = complex by
Bob Gardner
The feds have just designated a plane with retractable gear, flaps, and
FADEC as a complex.
Bob Gardner
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FAA Medical Question by
T182T
I have always had a First-Class medical, not because my aviation
activity (PPL/IR) requires it, but mostly in case I don’t get in to see
the doctor in time, so it derates to a second class instead of leaving
me grounded. That happened this year for the first time, because my
doctor told me she...
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No more "Left Downwind"? by
Jay Honeck
We attended a safety seminar on Tuesday during which the FAA presenter
(who was otherwise outstanding) went over a list of unapproved radio
calls. (Number one being, of course, the despised and now-specifically
prohibited "Any other traffic please advise...")
To our surprise, he claimed that the...
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Ethanol Mandate for Iowa? by
Jay Honeck
Today Rep. Jim Nussle -- potentially the future governor of Iowa -- was
reported as proposing that all gasoline sold in Iowa be required to contain
20% ethanol additive. Presumably, this legislation, if passed, would make
the sale of regular unleaded gasoline illegal in Iowa.
See the story...
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XM question for Garmin 396/496 owers by
Kyle Boatright
What are the weather overlay capabilities of these units? Can you overlay a
radar map on top of your airspace map? Across a route you are navigating?
The reason I ask is that the Bendix/King AV8OR I have does not have these
capabilities and I'm trying to get a better understanding of what...
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Tamed by the Tailwheel by
[email protected]
Yesterday I had an acro lesson scheduled, but since the ceilings were
too low we decided to do some pattern work instead since I'm also
working on the TW endorsement. The grass field at the airport had some
soft spots from the rain this weekend, so the plan was to fly over to
Queens City Airport,...
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FAA Investigates American Flyers by
SFM
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0311020421nov02,1,1068995.story
FAA report rips DuPage flight school
Records falsified to pass students, investigator finds
By Jon Hilkevitch
Tribune transportation reporter
Published November 2, 2003
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What GA needs by
Andrew Sarangan
This is a follow-on to the various discussions on the future of GA.
Why aren't the kids who grew up with cell phones and iPods not
interested in aviation?
One key factor is the antiquated airplanes we fly. If we could only
drive a1975 Chevy Nova or something similar, with bolted down...
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Riding vs Flying -- How many here ride? by
Jay Honeck
Having just returned from a 3-day motorcycle camping trip, the riding
experience is once again fresh in my mind. (Alas, I don't get to ride
much nowadays; but there was a time when Mary and I rode
coast-to-coast...)
I'm always struck by the similarities between riding and flying.
Basically,...
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