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September 11th 06 11:13 PM
by Emily
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I'm not a real Pilot? by
David[_3_]
Once again, I'm not a real pilot.
Yesterday my daughter was confronted at school by
some (6th grade) classmates, they said her father was
not a real pilot.
To give you a little back history, my daughter is so
proud of her father that she's always telling anyone
she meets that her father is a...
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April 4th 07 06:55 AM
by Jose
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January 30th 07 06:26 AM
by Morgans
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what the heck is lift? by
buttman
I have always been under the impression that lift is the product of
airspeed and angle of attack, and that lift is the measure of upward
force acting on the plane at a given time. For instance, if you are
doing slow flight, your wings are producing the same amount of life
that you would be if you...
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"Flying too High" by Steven Pomper by
Skylune
Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be
professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) just referred
me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but
still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA
schools...
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H2 Powered Drone: 3.5 Hour Flight Time by
Larry Dighera
H2 Powered Drone: 3.5 Hour Flight Time
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lzvsctwbL2c
https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2020/tu-delft/tu-delft-maritime-hydrogen-drone-flies-longer-and-greener/
TU Delft maritime hydrogen drone flies longer and greener
NEWS - 10 NOVEMBER 2020 - COMMUNICATION
A drone that can fly...
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Rental policy by
Robert
I received my private last September, and have rented a Cessna 172 from the
same place I completed my training at ever since. Recently, I've been
looking for a new place to rent because the 172's at my current FBO are old
and always down because something broke yet again.
I went to a different...
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Who does flight plans? by
Michael 182
I'm kind of curious - does anyone with more than 100 hours do a flight plan,
with winds and all, before they fly cross country? Most of my planning is of
the fuel stop, or occasionally detour for weather variety - but it is rare
for me to include more than one or two waypoints in my "plan", and I...
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VFR "picking his way thru" heavy cells with XM Radio weather by
Peter R.
I was listening to LiveATC.net's feed of Syracuse, NY, yesterday (Sunday)
during the approach of a large thunderstorm line that was moving towards the
airport from the south. At one point a VFR a Cessna 172, approaching the
airport from the west, checked in stating his intention to land at SYR.
As...
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Too Old? by
Gezellig
Recently a 72 yo went blind in flight (stroke?) and safely landed in the
drink in FL. Several comments were that age should be considered in
keeping your PPL. I can see this makes sense /but/ it would prolly be
illegal.
Too old? If so, at what age do you place the cutoff?
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Kelekona proposes colossal 40-seater mass transport eVTOL aircraft by
Larry Dighera
https://newatlas.com/aircraft/kelekona-blended-wing-evtol-bus/
Kelekona proposes colossal 40-seater mass transport eVTOL aircraft
By Loz Blain
May 27, 2021
New York City startup Kelekona is proposing a mass transport-sized eVTOL air
bus service capable of carrying 40 people long...
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Greetings from your friendly, neighborhood, TERRORIST! by
Peter R.
Nomen Nescio wrote:
"You have to leave, NOW, sir!", he replied sternly.
Now this brings up an interesting question. Are we, as US citizens on
public land during peacetime, required to abide by the orders of
military personnel?
On what grounds did he have authority over your actions and...
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Just Bought A Plane? STAY OUT OF FLORIDA ! by
WJRFlyBoy
http://tinyurl.com/24og9o
Read about the bewildering details of a number of long-suffering
non-resident pilots who have been caught in the FL tax trap, (otherwise
known as the "Florida Landing Fee").
It starts like this... you buy a new or used aircraft and sign the bill
of sale... which starts...
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Tailwheel Crosswind Landing by
I am a long term lurker and have a question regarding landing tailwheel
airplanes in a crosswind. I have about 250 hours in a Piper PA-12 Super
Cruiser. The other day during a very routine crosswind landing I
started heading for the weeds faster than I new what to do.
I had a fairly gentle cross...
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December 6th 04 02:42 AM
by Pokekey
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Unmanned Helicopter Crashes Into Navy Ship by
Larry Dighera
How many US tax dollars were lost as a result of this mishap?
The article at the bottom of this message suggests that the cost to US tax
payers was ~$27.5 million per aircraft. Of course, that doesn't include the
cost of accident investigation, damage repair,...
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I learned about flying from this, too... by
Ricky
In the mid 80s I was in flight training at a part 141 school, Navarro
College, In Corsicana, Texas. I would not recommend this college to
anyone seeking an aviation college, by the way. I'll let you know more
privately if you wish.
I took the nice 172 to Gilmer, Tx. for an overnight visit to part...
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Touch and Goes versus Full Stop Taxi Backs by
Kevin Dunlevy
A CFI I had lunch with last week suggested I should always do full stop taxi
backs instead of touch and goes when practicing landings. I've frequently
done touch and goes for about an hour when I wanted to do some quick flying,
but I tried his suggestion. I also ran into an old AOPA Flight...
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Heart trouble by
C J Campbell[_1_]
It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It
came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at
all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial
fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall
see.
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Waddling...
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