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The joke called TSA by
Spockstuto
Your tax dollars at work
HARTSFIELD ORDEAL
Our sympathies go out to anyone caught in the incredible mess at
Hartsfield International Airport on Saturday. I'm told that literally
thousands missed flights because there weren't enough TSA screeners on
duty to get the job done. Here is just one of...
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Transponder code switching by
Ken Pruchnick
What is the proper way to switch transponder codes? The way I have
been taught is to put the transponder in stand by, switch to the new
code. Then turn it to mode C
I had an instructor tell me to just change it to the new code without
turning it to stand by first.
Like to hear from controllers as...
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Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) Standards by
O. Sami Saydjari
MSA is defined in the AIM as "altitudes depicted on approach charts
which provide at least 1,000 feet of obstacle clearance." So, if an MSA
is 3000 ft, does that necesarily mean that there is at least one
obstacle in the area that is 2000 ft tall or could there be some other
reason for the 3000 ft...
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The CBO is proposing to kill GPS IIIB and IIIC by
macpacheco
http://www.gpsworld.com/defense/news/congressional-budget-office-issues-report-gps-defense-12261
Sad, sad possibility, the congressional budget office is proposing
killing GPS IIIB/C, arguing the new features aren't essential for
military purposes.
Given the certain budget crunch coming, studies...
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Missed approach procedure... by
[email protected]
If the missed approach on the IAP says something like:
heading of 270 to 4000
Intercept the XXX VOR R-180
Direct to XXX VOR
What should you do if you get to R-180 before you get to 4000?
Keep climbing on 270 to 4000?
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Are pilots really good or just lucky??? by
Icebound
When I read something like this:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/air/2003/A03A0022/A03A0022.asp
....I worry a lot.
We have a pilot with 110 successfully Atlantic crossings and 5000 hours,
taking a plane...IFR... 2000 miles across the North Atlantic into the
Canadian sub-Arctic in the dead of...
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December 9th 04 01:53 PM
by Michael
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Approach speeds for ILS by
C J Campbell
We get foggy here at Tacoma Narrows this time of year (which is the reason I
post more on these groups in the winter than in the summer). One thing we
see a lot of is guys who fly the ILS too fast.
I have no problem with flying the ILS at 90 or 100 knots if the ceiling is
well above minimums, but...
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Contact Approach -- WX reporting by
[email protected]
It was briefly mentioned in one of the longer threads that a contact
approach requires 1 sm reported ground visibility. It reminded me that
I had flown a contact approach some 8 months ago to an airport about 15
minutes after the tower had closed (there is no automated weather
available) and...
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Galaxy XV / PRN 135 geo arrives at 133.1W, WAAS ranging back to 7.5meter UDRE by
macpacheco
Galaxy XV / PRN 135 WAAS arrived this weekend at 133.1W
Ranging is now back to the best possible (for GEOs) 7.5 meter UDRE.
In its normal operating orbit, it shows up in very high elevation over
Hawaii.
In this position, PRN 135 provides full Alaska coverage, and with
ranging back to 7.5 meter, it...
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Jep p or NACO Charts? by
Judah
Last week I finally got checked out in the club's Arrow.
During the training, the instructor noticed that I was using the NACO
charts and plates.
He uses the Jeppeson stuff and excitedly indicated that it is far superior
to the NACO charts. He gave me a few reasons, but when I looked at it...
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December 9th 04 03:34 AM
by Mitty
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Instrument departure, non-IFR airport by
[email protected]
Recently I tried to depart from an non-tower airport that has no
instrument approach procedure, and hence no instrument departure. I
was told that I could not get a clearance on the ground, even with
VIFNO etc., and that I would have to depart VFR and pick my clearance
up while airborne. The...
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ILS critical area when the tower is closed? by
Mark Hansen
In this month's AOPA Flight Training magazine, I read an article
which implied there was still some requirement to remain clear of
the ILS critical area even when the tower was closed.
I've been looking through the AIM, and can't find anything like
this. It does say that when the tower is open, it...
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Alternative to Jeppesen binders? by
Ditch
Are there any alternatives to the Jeppesen binders? Even their plastic ones are
kinda pricey. Thanks...
-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*
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April 12th 04 05:18 AM
by Chris
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Best Single Pilot IFR Plane by
Charles Talleyrand
There must be people on the newsgroup that fly single pilot
IFR on a regular basis. These people have a schedule to make
and would rather not miss that schedule unless necessary. These people
don't have the need to carry many passengers, but just themselves.
My question is for these people...
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Decent below MDA, Legal? by
Roy Smith
(Bravo8500) wrote:
In a recent FAA sponsored seminar that I attended, a retired Tower
Controller mentioned in his presentation that IMC flight in Class G
airspace without a clearance was actually legal as long as the
aircraft and pilot were both instrument...
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Jepp vs NOS at PRB by
Doug Campbell
I was training with Jepp charts, and my partner (safety pilot) had NOS, and
we
were attempting the VOR DME (GPS) B approach into Paso Robles. The Jepp
chart shows the procedure turn (when starting at the VOR, not the arc)
starting
at 6 DME from the VOR, while the NOS chart shows it starting...
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Contact Approach by
Russ MacDonald
Being from Texas, and flying mostly in the Midwest and South, I have never
asked for nor had any need for a contact approach. If I see the runway I
tell the controller, and he gives me a visual. In fact, I can't remember
ever hearing a contact approach requested around here.
Then, I whenever I...
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KAP140 Autopilot Details by
News
I have a question about some nuances of the Bendix/King KAP 140 autopilot.
Since the ink is still wet on my IFR rating (actually I have not even gotten
the new one in the mail yet!) I am working on a personal "post checkride"
syllabus. Part of this self training is to fly different routes on an...
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Instrument Check Ride - What navigation equipment can I use ? by
Roy N5804F
I have started another thread to get a consensus of opinion about what
navigation equipment I will be allowed to use on my instrument check ride.
Recently I installed in the Archer a complete new Garmin left stack
including the GNS530.
I kept one of the old KX170B's and its glideslope indicator...
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