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I give up, after many, many years! by
Jay Somerset
I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG. It is just too
riddled with crap and backbiting, to the point that it carries little
if any useful exchange of interest to active pilots. It isn't worth
the effort any more, even with multiple kill files.
So good riddance to 90+% of the...
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Leaving the community by
David Brooks
One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of
flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my
flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had
a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my...
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We Are All Spaniards by
Jay Honeck
We are all Spaniards today.
As a percentage of Spanish population, the horrendous terrorist attack on
Madrid has now actually injured and killed more people than the World Trade
Center attacks did to America in 2001.
Terrorism must be stopped, whatever the cost. Whether it was Basque
separatists...
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Thrown out of an FBO... by
Jay Honeck
Decades ago, in my younger days (okay, waaaay younger), I was asked to
leave a drinking establishment or two, and I've had a few women show me
the door, over time...but I never thought I'd ever be asked to leave an
FBO.
To our amazement, it happened to Mary and me today.
It all started pleasantly...
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November 22nd 06 05:09 PM
by Al G
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Bible-beater pilots by
Jay Honeck
Yesterday was clear, in the 60s (in November in Iowa!), and -- best of
all -- our day off. With the kids in school, and the plane fully fueled, it
was off to...where?
Prairie du Chein, sitting at the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin
Rivers, beckoned, with its beautiful approaches,...
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December 11th 03 03:39 PM
by Mike Z.
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NATCA Going Down in Flames by
Jay Honeck
As of today, the FAA has imposed a dress code on their employees,
requiring that they (*gasp!*) NOT where flip-flops and cut-offs to
work! Amazingly, believe it or not, these employees are now actually
going to be required to wear (*Oh-mi-God*) DRESS PANTS and a DRESS
SHIRT to work!
In the face...
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September 22nd 06 01:35 PM
by bdl
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Pilot's Political Orientation by
Chicken Bone
Flightinfo.com asked for pilots political orientation.
Results:
Democrat 22.97%
Republican 57.24%
Ind. 19.79%
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21699
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Should I be scared -- C172 over Gross by
tman
Flown C172's for quite a while, and never had anybody in the back.
Now I'm planning on quite a trip, with 2 pax and luggage.
When I fill the fuel to the *tabs*, calc everyone's weight honestly and
consider baggage -- I'm 75 lbs over the 2450 gross on departure. Maybe
100 over gross if I assume...
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May 3rd 08 01:22 AM
by terry
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$98 per barrel oil by
Jay Honeck
Well, boys and girls, here it comes. $4/gallon gas in America. This
will translate into $7/gallon avgas soon enough.
Our last fly-in guest at the hotel was almost two weeks ago... (And
we just had our 28th consecutive sell-out weekend, so business is
booming...)
:-(
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Jay Honeck
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Global Warming The debbil made me do it by
Denny
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Monitors+Report+Widescale+Global+Cooling/article10866.htm
Well, looks like we have been slacking off on our duty... Get out
there and run those engines and warm things up....
Anyway, the comments on this article were fun to read...
Lots of knee jerk, spittle...
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Katrina fall-out by
Jay Honeck
I wonder if the insurance companies (and the federal government) will
FINALLY wake up to the fact that building permanent structures below
sea-level in a hurricane zone is folly?
Just in the last couple of years (after paying out billions to re-build
homes along the Mississippi -- again) these two...
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"socialist" when describing Hillary Clinton by
WolfRat
Current language usage compels me to use the term
"socialist" when describing Hillary Clinton. The actual word
we need to use is "fascist." The left, however, has managed
to take the "fascist" word and turn it into an epithet
against right-wingers.
Nazis were fascists, right? Perhaps you might...
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Why GA is Dying by
Kyle Boatright
After I landed from this morning's flight, a young guy (maybe 18 or 20 years
old) came over, complimented my airplane and asked if he could take some
pictures. Of course, I was flattered and told him to shoot away. He hung
around and we talked for 20 minutes or more as I wiped down the...
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Why don't voice radio communications use FM? by
Mxsmanic
Perhaps this is a naive question, but: Why don't voice radio
communications for aviation use FM radio instead of AM radio? I
realize there's substantial inertia in the installed base of AM
equipment, but surely one could allocate some new frequencies to FM
and use them in parallel for some years...
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Way off topic, but it has do to with the French by
Tina
The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its
terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in
France are "Surrender" and "Collaborate." The rise was precipitated by
a recent fire that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively
paralysing the...
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Flaps on take-off and landing by
Mxsmanic
At what point does one normally set flaps before take-off? I've been
doing it only when aligning with the runway, on the theory that
extending flaps prior to that would just make me more vulnerable to
wind while on the taxiway or at the gate. Similarly, I retract the
flaps completely as soon as...
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Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane by
Clarence do we have clearance?
Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was
working the flight!
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html
Flight attendant helps pilot land plane
June 15, 2010
A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill...
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Sad day for Mxsmanic by
John Godwin
It seems as if Microsoft is pulling the plug on MS Flight Simulator.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7902468.stm
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Backwash Causes Lift? by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi,
Student pilot here, self-teaching using the Jeppensen Private Pilot
Kit after taking ground school. :D
I read in the book that combustion "creates" energy, which is
technically not true, but I decided to ignore it since the pictures
are sooo pretty.
Now, in Chapter 3, section about airfoils,...
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