Forum: Owning
April 8th 09, 12:46 AM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,439
Placement of State Registration Stickers?
John wrote:
Is there any consensus about the placement of state registration
stickers?
My state tells us exactly where it goes, under the pilots side rear
stabilizer. I'll peel it off if...
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Forum: Owning
April 4th 09, 02:02 PM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 1
Views: 901
The magic of Flight - Video
A Lieberma wrote:
Todays condition was absolutely "surreal" for as calm as the air was.
As my passenger today best said it in his reaction on breaking out on
top..... Oh my God..... ...
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Forum: Piloting
February 26th 09, 02:27 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 383
Views: 8,439
Sad day for Mxsmanic
Steve Foley wrote:
No it cannot. It would end in disaster.
Not if they set "realism" to low... G
The switch is right next to the eject button in a Baron. I'm sure it's
in a similar...
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Forum: Piloting
February 26th 09, 02:24 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 383
Views: 8,439
Sad day for Mxsmanic
Maxwell wrote:
MSFS is so much like really flying, they have to consider the aging fleet.
Sooner or later we are going to start seeing structural code failures in
versions that have not...
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Forum: Piloting
February 21st 09, 02:23 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 6
Views: 444
Chunk of metal crashes through roof
Frank Stutzman wrote:
Generally true. But it can and has been done. See:
http://www.airbornegrafix.com/HistoricAircraft/ThingsWings/Besler.htm
Cool! In a Jules Verne sort of way...
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Forum: Instrument Flight Rules
February 15th 09, 02:06 AM Posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,026
IFR currency rules are perverse
Karl wrote:
Additionally, it's not just the approaches - you also need holding, along
with intercepting and tracking.
I always thought that was funny...
If you successfully flew an approach,...
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Forum: General Aviation
February 11th 09, 11:19 PM Posted to rec.aviation.misc
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Replies: 7
Views: 778
Flight Following
Ken Kose wrote:
Hi,
I'm a new private pilot and new to this group. I have a question
regarding FF. I plan to fly a direct route which will transit class c
airspace. If I call "center" and...
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Forum: Piloting
February 6th 09, 11:37 PM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,884
Jay Honeck in AOPA Pilot
a wrote:
I think 200 is the
magic number, or at least used to be, for the instrument rating.
It's not. Far from it.
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Forum: Piloting
February 5th 09, 11:18 PM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 206
Views: 3,873
Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
a wrote:
You want not to forget he gets lots of attention here, and that
attention is from people who for the most part are living real lives
and sometimes fly real airplanes.
Which is...
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Forum: Owning
February 4th 09, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,090
Slow flight and Slips to Landing - Video
A Lieberma wrote:
While my non precision approaches are always circle to land, wouldn't
dive and drive work more effectively even for straight in LOC
approaches? I descend700 feet per minute...
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Forum: Piloting
February 3rd 09, 08:26 PM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 206
Views: 3,873
Errors accessing FAA's Pilotweb
Taylor wrote:
A real pilot would not use FAA's pilot web to learn about TFRs and
NOTAMs as part of an official weather briefing (verbal or electronic),
which is the only one that counts.
Not...
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Forum: Owning
February 3rd 09, 08:24 PM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,090
Slow flight and Slips to Landing - Video
BT wrote:
Don't use slips to bleed of energy (kinetic) in a glider..
use slips to loose extra altitude (potential energy)
Slips are great for non-precision instrument approaches,...
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Forum: Owning
February 3rd 09, 01:24 AM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,090
Slow flight and Slips to Landing - Video
Steven Barnes wrote:
I love slips.
Went up with my co-owner in our Cherokee Six to do some holds & approaches.
For once, I got to sit left seat.
You rarely get to sit in the left seat of...
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Forum: Piloting
January 31st 09, 11:12 PM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 206
Views: 3,873
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Forum: Piloting
January 28th 09, 02:20 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 4
Views: 369
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Forum: Instrument Flight Rules
January 18th 09, 08:15 PM Posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Replies: 3
Views: 776
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Forum: Piloting
January 18th 09, 12:16 AM Posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 206
Views: 4,246
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Forum: Instrument Flight Rules
January 18th 09, 12:12 AM Posted to rec.aviation.ifr
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Replies: 2
Views: 814
Post Annual Flight check - Video
wrote:
Absolutely amazing how 6 pounds in the tail cone can improve my
landings. I had 45 pounds in the cargo to bring the CG aft. I now
was able to remove all of that...
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Forum: Owning
January 8th 09, 01:53 AM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 12
Views: 966
grumman aa-5 stall warning delay
Mike Noel wrote:
Are the Warriors different from the Archers? My 74 has a light but no horn.
Perhaps the Warrior wing gives a more abrupt stall? My constant chord wing
gives plenty of...
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Forum: Owning
January 7th 09, 11:01 PM Posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Replies: 12
Views: 966
grumman aa-5 stall warning delay
vaughn wrote:
How about other folks?
The electric stall horns on all the Warriors I trained in, my Sundowner,
and the C182 I just bought, work great and are easily heard. This is
true even...
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Forum: Piloting
December 31st 08, 11:21 PM Posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 24
Views: 797
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Forum: Home Built
December 31st 08, 11:21 PM Posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 25
Views: 775
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Forum: Home Built
December 31st 08, 10:34 PM Posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 25
Views: 775
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Forum: Piloting
December 31st 08, 10:34 PM Posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 24
Views: 797
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Forum: Home Built
December 30th 08, 09:51 PM Posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt,rec.aviation.piloting
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Replies: 25
Views: 775
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