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Capt. Al Haynes sorta OT. by
James Blakely
I know everyone hear remember Capt. Haynes. Capt. Haynes was the pilot of
United flight 232 when the center engine suffered an uncontained failure
and the DC-10 lost all of its hydraulic systems. Capt. Haynes landed the
ship at Sioux City using differential power. His handling of the...
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OSH '05 Comments by
PPT33R
Another great OSH. The number and quality of the exhibits seems to
improve each year. I especially like the Miller Welding trailer. My
girlfriend even got to play with the plasma cutter, and she liked it
(maybe helping me justify a future purchase ;-)...
We met the MotoArt guys (from the now...
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Nothing good about Ethanol by
180pilot
Conflict with aircraft fuel systems and Ethanol are many:
http://www.pmawwacs.org/downloads/gov_affairs/ethanol/Dept_Commerce_ethanol.pdf
California formulation is only about 5.7 percent Ethanol, so that
Cherokee 235 may get away with it for awhile, especially if it flies
to other airports and...
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Another Addition to the Rec.Aviation Rogue's Gallery! by
Jay Honeck
This time it's Vlado Lenoch gracing the pages of our rec.aviation photo
gallery, colloquially known in these parts as the "Rogue's Gallery"...
Check out his fabulous 1944 P-51D Mustang, "Moonbeam McSwine," at
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm . (Navigate to the "L"s to
find Vlado's...
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Diamond DA-40 with G-1000 pirep by
C J Campbell
I got a demo flight in a Diamond DA-40 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 glass
cockpit this morning. We departed IFR from Tacoma Narrows and flew west for
some maneuvers. This plane was the second one out of the factory with the
G-1000. I had a difficult time maintaining my altitude; the altitude...
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Stop the noise by
airads
Feb. 24 - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association on Tuesday
provided initial support to four Massachusetts pilots - all AOPA
members - facing a lawsuit filed by a few residents. The suit alleges
that the noise signature from the aerobatics performed by the pilots
caused significant harm; they...
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Post-Annual Flight by
Jay Honeck[_2_]
We decided to move the annual inspection for Atlas -- our '74 Cherokee
Pathfinder -- into February, since there has been little use for an airplane
this winter. As a result of the weather and the annual (bless me Father,
for I have sinned...) it had been 20 days since our last flight.
I've...
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Getting a little sick of it all by
MRQB
I am getting sick and tired of rude, arrogant, sellers funny thing I just
had a guy refuse to let my mechanic do a pre buy said he could not trust my
mechanic to give an honest opinion and that if I cannot decide for my self
if I wanted it or not then I don't need an airplane and don't need to be...
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Cessna's new LSA: "Skycatcher" by
Jim Logajan
For those who haven't seen this, Cessna has provided lots more detail on
its LSA entry:
http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/
Fancy brochu
http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/images/lsa_mini_bro_web.pdf
Order form with pricing (for first 1000):
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Philosophical question on owning & IFR rating by
TTA Cherokee Driver
I'm a 160-hour PPL and a club member. My club is great and economical,
but availability and flexibility are becoming big drawbacks, so I'm
toying with the idea of buying a plane.
It's hard to justify on strictly financial terms because the club is
such a good deal, but how many times can you...
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Avgas availability by
Matt Whiting
Anyone seeing any avgas shortages? I just learned that a local airport
(7N1) is out of gas. The FBO has a 10,000 gallon tank and ordered fuel
back in February and still hasn't received it. He ran out yesterday...
Matt
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Nasa Icing courses by
Jim Burns
As many of you probably know, recent midwest weather has been a steady
stream of low overcast, misty, and foggy days prohibiting most VFR flight
and making IFR flights a spin of the icing roulette wheel. I thought it may
be a good opportunity for us to review NASA's icing online...
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EAA UWO Dorm Room (Air Conditioned) For Sale by
RST Engineering
Due to the recent loss of a deeply beloved furry member of our family and
the concomitant training requirements of a new puppy, Gail and Jim will not
be going to Oshkosh this year. First time in twelve years for Gail; first
time in thirty-three years for Jim.
We have a room in the newly...
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High wing to low wing converts...or, visa versa? by
Jack Allison
I find myself in the position of having just under 200 hours in Cessna
172s/152s (99% C-172 time), approximately 9 hours in an Archer, and in
the process of making an offer on an Arrow. So, I'm well on my way from
being a high wing to low wing convert. I'm wondering how many other
folks out there...
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Petition for keeping one Concorde flying by
Paul Sengupta
Don't know if you know about this, but the petition to keep Concorde
flying is going to change. The emphasis is now going to be on keeping
one airworthy to be used at airshows, etc.
If you want to sign the petition (anyone that signed the old one will
automatically be carried over to the new one)...
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Bose Headsets by
Jon Kraus
I just broke down and ordered a Bose Aviation Headset X. I have been
wanting one for several years but 1 AMU is a lot of cash for a
headset... Then I remembered how deaf I am becomming adnd thought that
this would be the best protection for my non-renewable hearing.
I already have a set of David...
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musings - way waay OT by
Denny
I just finished writing out paychecks... My employees are a mix of
more skilled and lesser skilled folks... The higher skills are paid
more obvious averaging a $100 a week more in gross pay... One my
more skilled employees has a husband with MS (is on expensive drugs)
and both of them continue...
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Aircraft tax question by
George Patterson
Ok, I know we have some tax experts out there. Tell me. When you sell an
aircraft, what taxes apply to the seller? Is this a capital gains/loss
situation? We're talking about an aircraft owned by and registered to a private
individual and used for pleasure.
George Patterson
Drink is the curse of...
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will this fly? by
Lee Elson
Please excuse the cross post, but the topic might be of interest to
several groups.
I'm wondering whether providing light aircraft transportation services
(people and/or cargo) and consulting to small businesses is likely to
be a successful approach to setting up a very small aviation business.
In...
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Cessna buyers in So. Cal. beware ! by
Bill Berle
This is a very lengthy but worth reading post. For the purposes of
possibly saving someone's life or at least preventing serious injury
to their wallets, I am posting below the text of an e-mail I sent
recently to someone who had advertised a Cessna in the San Diego area.
I was looking for a super...
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