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A Call to Arms from Richard VanGrunsven by
Jim Logajan
The FAA is about to make it a whole hell of a lot harder for people to
build safe amateur built aircraft. Richard VanGrunsven, founder of one of
the most successful kit aircraft companies, has written up a warning and a
call to arms about the issue. You can read it beginning on page 3 of this...
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May 1st 08 03:14 AM
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A Google Groups alternative to rec.aviation.piloting? by
Jim Logajan
I note that some people who wish to migrate to a more controlled aviation
forum have a couple issues with the alternatives such as AOPA and POA. The
first being that they appear U.S. centric. The second that the layout is
actually a backward step in user friendliness.
While it isn't as good as...
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Lancair crash at SnF by
Big John
AW&ST today had a small article that a Lancair piloted by Gerand
Schkolnk crashed moments after takeoff during the Sun and Fun AirShow.
He was director of Supersonic Technology Programs at Gulfstream.
Anyone have any data on accident other than what AW&ST had?
Big John
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Los Angeles radio tower crash kills 2 by
Paul Hirose
Yesterday morning a Cessna 182 hit the 760 foot (AGL) tower of 50
kilowatt AM radio station KFI in La Mirada, Calif. The married couple
aboard the 182 were killed, and the tower came down. KFI was off the
air about an hour.
According to media reports, the plane took off from El Monte and...
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Setting altimeters with no radio by
Mxsmanic
Since it is possible to fly without voice radio equipment, and given
that (if I understand correctly) pilots are supposed to have their
altimeters set correctly to a reference located not more than 100
miles from their position, how does an aircraft without a radio keep
its altimeter properly set...
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Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft by
Larry Dighera
Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft
Below is a report of an electrically powered ultralight aircraft.
Further down is information about Sonex's electrically powered
home-built aircraft, and below that is information about Royal
Aeronautical Society's 2007-8 design competition (submissions...
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OT - Plasma TV question by
Jay Honeck
I'm considering installing a big-screen plasma (or LCD) TV in our
meeting room at the inn, for use during presentations, etc.
An alternative (and, to me, more important) use of this equipment would
be as "God's Own Flight Simulator" for visiting pilots and their
families to use. I think it would...
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McCain in '08 by
Skylune
The Flyer: Last year you blocked AOPA President Phil Boyer’s nomination to
the FAA Management Advisory Council, leaving GA pilots and aircraft owners
without a voice on the council. Why did you do that?
"Senator McCain: As head of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,
Mr. Boyer and I have...
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July 24th 06 08:32 AM
by Roger
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Why Airplanes Fly - Voids Above A Planar Sheet by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi,
The title of this post implies that I know why airplanes fly. I
don't, not completely at least. But I do know that I have read a lot
of "official" explanations that are just plain wrong.
Before I begin my exposition about what keeps the plane afloat, I
would like anyone who care to...
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Bullying desguised (badly) as precaution by
AJ
I took my daughter to Linden Airport (that's in New Jersey). We stood
with a small crowd at the fence on the shopping mall side as planes
took off and landed. (This is where I got my interest in flying many
years ago.)
Presently a mall security truck drove up and the guard told us to
disperse...
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November 2nd 05 07:55 PM
by AJ
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Almost saw someone crash by
Viperdoc
Yesterday the weather was miserable. There were low ceilings and a line of
strong thunderstorms that ran diagonally across the state. The preflight
briefing and a look at the radar indicated that an early departure would get
me to the destination ahead of the storms. I took my Baron (radar...
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PSA: Don't be rude on the radio by
buttman
I had two recent situations where other pilots thought they'd be cool
by being condescending jackasses over the radio, which effected my
ability to teach my student.
The first time was when I was at a local uncontrolled field with one
of my students to introduce solf-field takeoffs and landings....
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What to do about North Korea...? by
Jay Honeck
Uh oh:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I50915D5D
The news is reporting that they've launched FOUR missiles now --
possibly one that can reach the U.S. mainland...
I wonder what our Air Force guys in South Korea are doing right now...
:-(
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Radio Procedure - Runway ID by
Casey Wilson
Not particularly germane to this discussion, but KIYK is a non-tower
airport. I was up doing bumps and rounds, AKA touch-n-goes yesterday, and
was dutifully calling out my various positions as any good airman in the
pattern should do.
Now, I was calling the runway as 02, like in "....33Xray,...
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October 27th 05 12:34 PM
by Tom
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Gliders in the Grand Canyon by
Mxsmanic
If there were no airspace restrictions, would it be possible/safe to fly
gliders in the Grand Canyon? There's not much of a place to land in the
canyon, of course, but I don't know if there are thermals or something (?)
that would allow a glider to climb back up out of the canyon after...
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June 11th 07 11:36 PM
by Tuno
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when does a "remain clear" instruction end? by
Arden Prinz
Recently I was departing a small airport (with no control tower) which
was underneath the class C shelf area of a somewhat larger airport
(which is an air force base). Immediately before departing, I called
the approach controller for the class C airspace and told him that I
was departing and...
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Why nitrogen? by
Viperdoc[_5_]
The thread on brakes raised a question from the past- why nitrogen in the
tires of big jets and heavies? Air is around 78% nitrogen anyway, and the
coefficient of expansion of the remaining 20% that's oxygen can't make that
much difference in volume.
Why not just use dry air? I couldn't imagine...
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