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The longest clearance ever by
Lynne
I am tired - just landed from a 12 hour, 20 minute flight from LAX to
Taiwan. I got a good laugh though today when our PDC was INOP, and the
F/O had to call to get the clearance. It was for sure the longest
clearance I've ever heard! Here it...
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IFR student: circling approach struggles by
xyzzy
All through my primary training I learned never to turn more than 30
degree bank in the pattern, and keep that ball centered. For four
years and about 230 hours I've flown by that doctrine.
Now I'm doing instrument and on circling approaches I'm learning that to
keep it close enough in on...
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August 1st 05 12:54 AM
by RjL
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Altimeter discrepancy by
Gene Whitt
Y'all,
I have been flying in an aircraft where ATC has occasionally mentioned that
there is a 3-4 hundred discrepancy betwee our
communicated altitudes and that of our blind encoder. We have
acknowledged the difference.
The altimeters were certified some 300 miles away only three months ago.
ATC...
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Only official instrument approaches authorised under FAR? by
Stan Gosnell
Peter wrote in
:
FAR 91.175 (a) suggests that it is not permitted to carry out a
descent in IMC except on an official published IAP.
Any views on this?
How would it differ if the entire procedure was done in Class...
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"Refusing to Handle You" by
Mike Granby
So, an interesting thing happened today. I am at a fly-in at Hagerstown
and about to head back to my home-base at York (THV). I can see from
the PC they had there that there is a line of heavy rain and possibly
thunderstorms blocking my route back. There is no way around it to the
north, but there...
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Gary IN to CVG? by
Paul kgyy
Considering a flight into CVG, which is Class B and would appreciate
some insight from the group.
1. The IFR routing with STAR is very circuitous - better to file VFR?
2. Reservation required? Flight will be on Saturday.
Any other tips - FBO, etc? Piper Arrow.
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Lost flight plans by
Dan Luke
The last two IFR flight plams I've filed via DUATS have been lost. One
was for a trip leaving BFM in Mobile and the other was out of MSN,
Madison, WI. This is the first time in five years this has happened,
and it happened twice in a row. The plans were filed on different
computers.
Anyone else...
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August 6th 05 03:08 AM
by Mark
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Solo IFR Currency by
S Herman
Assuming VMC conditions, is it legal for a current IR pilot to file an
IFR flight plan, and fly the flight *solo* wearing a hood, to meet
currency requirements? Of course the hood would be off for take-off
and upon completing an approach with a landing. Not that it's the
safest or smartest way to...
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Only official instrument approaches authorised under FAR? by
Paul Lynch
There are instrument approaches that are approved by the FAA that are not
available to the general public. The approach plate notes that approach
only applies to aircraft from Company XYZ. You will not find in in any
approach book. Typically the approach was developed by the private entity
and...
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Need recommendation on accelerated IFR courses by
Sanjay Kumar
Folks !
I am planing to get my IFR ticket. preferably in one of accelerated programs.
I have read about a few but I am still looking for one where they take you
on a cross-country ride to say west-coast or Alaska (I am in east) and you
don't shoot same approach twice. AT the end of the trip you...
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filing stars by
Brad Salai
I'm going to DXR (Danbury) from ROC (Rochester) on Saturday. There is a STAR
for Danbury, NOBBI THREE, that has a transition starting at Rockdale. Here's
the question:
Should I file the STAR, even though it is a little out of the way, or should
I file a more direct route. If I file something more...
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August 10th 05 10:19 PM
by Judah
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Quickie Bay Area IFR Practice? by
Jerry
Hello,
My and my slow airplane are based at San Carlos, CA. Got up this
morning, looked out the window - the whole bay is blanketed in coastal
stratus. We get a lot of mornings like that.
Having gotten the rating last year, it sure would be nice to keep
proficient. The usual IFR practice run...
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Training by
[email protected]
Too many people start out in aviation without any idea of what to
expect or with too many options and not enough information. They make
their training more difficult, costly and frustrating than it should
be. Our site is designed to help you begin and finish your training in
a way that best fits...
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DUATS and SIDs by
Gary Drescher
I'd like to use DUATS to plan and file routes that include SIDs, but I find
it often doesn't know about them. For instance, when I try to list the SIDs
for KBED, it says there are none; when I try to list the SIDs for KBTV, it
lists only BTV4.BTV (and it doesn't seem to accept manually specified...
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DCA RNAV (RNP) IAP by
[email protected]
The first of the FAA's public 21st Century advanced RNAV instrument
approach procedures, based on RNP and other aspects of
airframe/aircrew/systerm performance, will launch at KDCA on September
1st.
For a view of the Jeppesen chart and soon-to-be-released briefing
bulletin,...
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Bay Area - Tower Enroute Clearance (TEC) by
Edward Tejnil
FYI, routes you can expect when flying TEC from SF Bay Area airports (see URL)!
http://www.faa.gov/ats/oakaifss/TEC/TECInfo.htm
Best Regards,
Ed
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C-172 down at HPN - 2 fatalities by
Tom Fleischman
A Cessna 172 crashed yesterday short of the approach end of RWY 16
killing the pilot and instructor aboard. No cause for the accident has
yet been established, but the weather was at or near minimums for the
ILS-16 approach at the time of the crash and and tracking the...
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Passing out at high altitudes / the Greek ailrliner crash by
[email protected]
I am not a pilot, and as much as my email address sounds like I am a
doctor, I'm not...
That said, I thought someone here might be able to help me out - they
news reports talk about passing out within seconds at high altitudes.
I understand the air is thinner / less O2.
But if I go underwater,...
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Baxterisms by
john smith
Instrument flying is an unnatural act probably punishable by God.
— Gordon Baxter
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