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Strange plane sighting in NY by
H. Adam Stevens
" When I got back to shore, I called the State Police to see if there were
any
searches or overdue aircraft reports. They were totally uninterested."
Our tax dollars at work
H.
N502TB
"Roger Long" wrote in
message...
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Horse farm latest by
Bob Chilcoat
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the horse farm that is below the departure
end of RW 30 at my home field. My direct access is now gone because my
daughter-in-law moved her horse out of there, but just before she left I got
the following: The idiot who bought the place and who has been calling...
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Group Effort Prevents Gear-up Landing at TIW by
C J Campbell
This happened a couple of weeks ago. I was out with a pre-solo student doing
maneuvers when we saw a Bonanza pass by us on his way to Shelton. We headed
back to Tacoma Narrows and as we pull onto the ramp we hear the Bonanza
requesting assistance from the tower because he cannot get a gear...
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Cessna 337C Speeds by
Al
Hi all,
I am considering the purchase of a 337C Turbo and I am wondering what
the cruise speed, fuel burn and optimum altitude would be. Any other
comments would be appreciated. I have heard numbers anywhere between
175kts and 200kts. This plane also has a Robertson Stol kit which I
assume...
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be careful if you fly in Columbia by
EDR
In article K_v0b.201938$YN5.141158@sccrnsc01, Gary L. Drescher
wrote:
NYT today: "Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced today that
President Bush has approved the resumption of an American-supported program
in which Colombian fighter pilots can force or...
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August 20th 03 05:43 PM
by EDR
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August 20th 03 07:00 PM
by GKgloc
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flight level in Flight simulator by
Robert
Hi!
I have three questions about fling in FS.
1. what does it mean when ATC says. climb at FL290, for example. what
height is it?
2. when ATC said that I have do climb to 11,000 and reached that level
ATC said that I`m 2000m above my flight level. Internationa settings
are set to metres. but...
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August 20th 03 07:37 PM
by shywon
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Garmin 90 Database Updates Discontinued by
Val Christian
Apparently Garmin has recently discontinued database updates for the
G90 GPS.
A friend contacted his friend at Garmin, and was told that the
database became too big for the G90, and they decided to drop support.
Several years ago, the G90 database was the Americas, and was broken
into a North...
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August 20th 03 09:32 PM
by Mark
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Niagra Falls and Quebec by
Steve House
Canadian side or American side airports?
Closest on the Canadian side would be the St Catherines / Niagara Regional
(CYSN) (http://www3.sympatico.ca/ndairport/) , about 10 miles from the Falls
and the folks at the flying club there are very friendly. On the American
side either Buffalo Intl...
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August 21st 03 02:11 AM
by Paul
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VOR & Reverse Sensing by
mrwallace
Could someone please inform me how to get my VOR to "Reverse Sense" I've
tried but can't seem to be able to get it to do this. Why would I want it
to "Reverse Sense" ? R.Wallace
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N30793, Emergency Landing by
Tom Hughes
Hooks Airport, Spring TX, 2:15 PM today
Cessna 210-L
Landing gear malfunction.
Gear down, but would not idicate in lock position.
Main gear collapsed on touchdown. Nose gear remained down and locked.
Pilot walked away with no injuries.
Photo is available.
Tom Hughes
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A letter I sent to the Wings Channel by
AJ
This is the text of a letter I sent to the Programming Department at
the Wings Channel. If you have a comment, please be sure to send a
copy to me in case I miss it on the news group. Thanks.
AJ Harris
The letter:
I appreciate what you are trying to do with the Wings Channel.
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121.5 MHz ELT's (was Breitling Watch) by
EDR
I had a very interesting conversation with one of the governmental
agencies in their building up at OSH. It began as a discussion of the
new personal locator beacons, and evolved into aircraft epirb's.
After a certain date in the near future, the satellites will no longer
be listening for the 121.5...
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Prop Feathers and Engine Shuts down after landing???????? by
AIR ADVENTURE82
Today I was flying my Twin Comanche PA30 everything was great until after
landing. Once I had the wheels on the ground I pulled the power back to idle,
about three seconds or so after I pulled the power back the prop feathered and
the engine shut down. I let the engine cool down for about 30 min...
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Jane Byrne for President! (or perhaps Gov of CA) by
Bob Chilcoat
The following apparently appeared in Sunday's edition of the Chicago
Sun-Times. I know nothing about her, or Chicago politics, but I like what
she says here.
Dear Editor:
In a recent letter to the editor, a Chicagoan graciously suggested that a
public park or monument be named in my honor, as a...
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Who do you call? by
Travis Marlatte
I have two questions about who do you call when ...
I was talking with a police officer the other day. We were talking about
planes and police work and blah blah blah. Then he says, "I saw some guy
buzzing the neighborhood the other day. I got the tail number and I would
have reported him but I...
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When was the switch to 100LL? by
Roger Long
In connection with leaning discussions, someone points out that the POH for
my plane was probably written for a different fuel.
--
Roger Long
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Aviation is too expensive by
Chris W
Three words, "Amateur Built Aircraft"
--
Chris Woodhouse
Oklahoma City
"They that can give up essential liberty
to obtain a little temporary safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
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August 21st 03 11:54 AM
by Tom S.
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767 at LAX did a go-around today! by
Bob Gardner
The mark of a good pilot(s). The passengers might expect every approach to
terminate in a landing, but no pilot should have that expectation.
Bob Gardner
"Yossarian" wrote in message
...
I was listening to the LAX...
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Stop the Wright Flyer from flying in Chicago! by
Ace Pilot
As reported in AvWeb, the Wright Redux Association plans to fly their
Wright Flyer replica in September at the Chicago Museum of Science and
Industry. I would urge everyone to contact them and let them know that
they should consider flying somewhere other than Chicago in light of
the Mayor's...
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