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How to make your own frangible rounds by
C J Campbell
Pilots who like frangible rounds but can't get any of the government issue
can easily make their own by loading .45 cal shot shells with bits of wire
and small birdshot. These can be fired from a revolver, but not an automatic
pistol. At close range the round will act just like a slug, but it will...
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Another cool RV hits the Rogue's Gallery! by
Jay Honeck
Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob & Lucille
Olds fabulous RV-4! (Ya gotta navigate your way to the "O" section, as it is
alphabetized by last name...)
Want YOUR baby posted? Email me some pix (up to six) and a short narrative
at , and I'll post...
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What was he doing? by
Dave
Take a look at the replay at this site begin the replay at 1/3/2004 13:40
and keep a close watch on the northern plane on final approach to LAX
http://www4.passur.com/lax.html
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Anybody know the story behind this? by
Paul Tomblin
http://www.pibmug.com/files/wrongbutton1.jpg
http://www.pibmug.com/files/wrongbutton2.jpg
It looks like a F-18 trapped on a carrier but the Sidewinder kept going.
Anybody know why?
--
"The magic of usenet has never been its technology; and, only in part, its
reach. Its magic -- its power -- is...
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Starting new info site need info from the pros by
MRQB
Hello, i am starting a new info site that may help with a lot of questions
here and may help in people chousing a flight instructor.
It will take time for me to complete the site http://www.columbusnd.com/p/
is its tempemporary home ( not functioning yet ).
i need advice to see if i am missing...
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It's not our fault... by
EDR
It's not our fault Tom Ridge just doesn't get it; nor does the NSC's
"Anaconda" (or whatever the name is) program that monitors all
electronic communications doesn't have the proper context filter to
discount all our rec.aviation postings.
Hey Tom, the weather gets lousey this time of year, so we...
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avionics by
benmen
Can anyone advise diffrence between CNX-80/MX20 and 430/530
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Another Addition to the Rec.Aviation Rogue's Gallery by
Jay Honeck
Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob Gardner,
aviation author, flight instructor, and newsgroup contributor, in the latest
version of our "Rogue's Gallery"!
(And we also get to see Karl Gruber's cool Cessna 185 on floats, since
that's what Bob is posing with. No sign of...
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Dutch roll coordination technique by
Matthew Jurotich
There is a co-ordination exercise called Dutch Roll. The idea is to rapidly
roll the plane from zero to +nn degress to -nn degrees without stoping at
zero then back to zero while keeping the nose fixed at a point on the
horizon. When doing this correctly are the rudder and ailerons...
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Pocket PC on the flight deck by
Michelle P
Hi all,
I just read my latest Aviation Consumer and AOPA Pilot. I have been in
search of a backup option for my attitude indicator. I have inquired and
looked at the electric AIs. The responses were luke warm to the quality
of the AIs. If I am spending $2000 for an instrument I expect it to...
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Ratio of Hobbs to Tach for instruction w/tower by
Ben Jackson
Let's say someone (not me!!) is crazy enough to buy a Cessna 152 or 172
and instruct in it at a towered airport. What sort of ratio of Hobbs
to tach time would you expect?
The value (I've played with .85 up to 1.0) has a surprisingly large
effect on how much you have to charge for the...
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Followup.. Houston fatals last month.. by
Dave S
Some of you may remember the mention of two separate fatal night
accidents in December 2003 in the Houston area. I did some follow up
viewing of the NTSB site and found at least one thing that stood out for me.
I was originally scheduled to take a club checkout that night, and
scrubbed for surface...
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Are we missing out on something? by
Bob Gardner
As you may know, the FAA folks in Oklahoma City put out a quarterly
"Designee Update." It is intended for instructors and designated examiners,
in the interest of standardization and getting the word out on policy
changes. It is available to anyone at the AFS-600 site.
I asked Paul J. Maenza, its...
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Antigravity, the wave of the future or 'flat world' thinking? by
Larry Dighera
Antigravity News and Space Drive Technology
http://www.padrak.com/agn/
If it's good enough for Bowing:
http://www.janes.com/aerospace/civil/news/jdw/jdw020729_1_n.shtml
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/rocketscience-02t.html
http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/gravity/gravitsapa.htm
London - Aug 01,...
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Active no fly zone avoidance by
Eduardo Kaftanski
Geek meets pilot, slashdot.org has news that interest you:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/03/1834237&mode=thread&tid=126
--
Eduardo Kaftanski |
| Freedom's just another word
http://e.nn.cl | for nothing left to loose.
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FAA: 157 airspace violations since 9/11 by
AJ
Considering how restrictions pop up without warning, I'm not surpised:
WASHINGTON (CNN) --Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001,
and despite heightened security, 157 planes have violated airspace
over presidential residences, CNN has learned.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
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Frangible bullets by
C J Campbell
Yet another myth -- that frangible bullets will provide an adequate defense
against terrorists while minimizing the possibility of aircraft damage.
Frangible bullets explode on contact with a target. Good idea if the target
is the skin of an aircraft or the skin of a terrorist. Bad idea if...
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Seminole preliminary by
Bob Gardner
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 53505 Make/Model: PA44 Description: PA-44 Seminole,
Turbo Seminole
Date: 01/02/2004 Time: 0235
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: CAVE JUNCTION State: OR Country: US
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Where are the armed pilots? by
Grandpa B.
Let's see...
1) Yes, I have two permits, and am legal in (at least) 26 states.
2) Yes - but not in major airport terminals (haven't been in one recently)
3) Haven't been flying recently, either - not since getting permits
4) No - see 2&3
5) Not yet; I'm hoping never
6) Kimber 1911 in .45ACP or...
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Makng the Statue of Liberty Vanish by
C J Campbell
One of David Copperfield's most impressive illusions was making the Statue
of Liberty vanish. He raised a curtain in front of the crowd, made a very
poetic speech, dropped the curtain and the statue was gone, with just a
couple of helicopters circling overhead shining spotlights on the bare base
of...
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