Help me write 25 Aviation Trivia Questions!

Amelia Earhardt's May 20, 1932 flight across the Atlantic solo broke more
records than just being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
She was also the first person to fly it twice. It was the longest non stop
distance flown by a woman. And she set a new record for crossing in the
shortest time. All this just 5 years after Lindbergh and with no other
successful crossing between his and hers.

Although she started in Newfoundland, it only took her less than half as
long as Lindbergh.

For info on her last flight see:
http://ellensplace.net/ae_lflt.html

Note: I don't have anything to do with this site, links on the site, or some
of the bizarre theories within, I simply stumbled upon it and found it
interesting.

--
Jim Burns III

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I need some suggestions for aviation trivia questions, pronto! Who better
but you guys and gals to ask, no? :-)

Why? We've decided to do a month-long radio contest in January, on our
most
popular local radio station, promoting our aviation theme inn. It's going
to be called "the '100th Anniversary of Flight Trivia Contest', sponsored
by
the Alexis Park Inn & Suites", and will run every day at prime "drive
time".
Daily winners will each receive a FREE night in one of our aviation theme
suites. (It'll be something along the lines of "the tenth correct caller
wins...)

Thus, every day, for 25 days, the announcer will ask a different aviation
trivia question that must be (a) interesting to the non-flying public, (b)
hard enough to weed out the riff-raff, and (c) easy enough so that someone
can actually win! Ideally, the questions should relate to the theme of
our suites in some way...

So, have at it! No one knows aviation trivia like you guys, so fling some
questions at me! (And answers would be good, too? :-)

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net...
Nautical miles was already the standard of choice of the USAF and USN at the
time, and was also used by civil carriers flying overseas routes. Switching
to nautical miles was the logical thing to do.

Google groups with the keywords (including quotes)

"nautical miles" "lose mph"

Then look at the message marked "when did we lose mph? ridiculously
long". It has about 900 lines of editorials and transcripts relating
to the change.

The upshot is that the USN was using nautical miles, the USAF was
about to change over to it, and the airlines (thinking they had to
switch) had changed their stuff. Basically, the military forced it on
everyone. Even with AOPA fighting it, GA had no choice, and in Oct
1954 the total switchover was made.

"Kevin Darling" wrote in message
m...

Google groups with the keywords (including quotes)

"nautical miles" "lose mph"

Then look at the message marked "when did we lose mph? ridiculously
long". It has about 900 lines of editorials and transcripts relating
to the change.


Sounds like a work of tremendous scholarship.



The upshot is that the USN was using nautical miles, the USAF was
about to change over to it, and the airlines (thinking they had to
switch) had changed their stuff. Basically, the military forced it on
everyone. Even with AOPA fighting it, GA had no choice, and in Oct
1954 the total switchover was made.


I seem to recall the USAAF going nautical before the USAF was established.
The only requirement to use nautical measure was in IFR operations. Most GA
operators were not affected at all.

"Jim" wrote in message
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I thought it was a sandwich some crakers and water.
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What did he eat was the question, nothing was said about what he
drank.
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Jonathan Lowe.
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Jim Burns III

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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What did Lindbergh eat on his flight across the Atlantic.

Well? (I thought it was a sandwich?)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"James Robinson" wrote in message
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A number of unofficial web cites snipped stating he enlisted


A lesser number of unofficial web cites snipped stating he was drafted
: )



In response, I direct you to the Air Force Museum site, which should
know,


Why should that site know?



where they state:

"On Mar. 22, 1941, Jimmy Stewart was drafted into the U.S. Armed Forces.
He was assigned to the Army Air Corps as an enlisted man and stationed
at Moffett Field, Cal. "

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/js.htm

... and from another biography written by an Air Force historian:

"Stewart, who was born May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Penn., was drafted into
the U.S. Armed Forces on March 22, 1941."


http://www.altus.af.mil/PA/patriot/a.../11jul974.html

It appears that in the eyes of the Military, he was drafted, since the
paperwork was organized around an induction, and not enlistment.

Interestingly, the Jimmy Stewart Museum site, which was also quoted as
saying he enlisted, has this description of his induction into the Army
in his obituary. Note that it says he joined through the action of the
local draft board, hence the reason he was considered as being drafted:

"Stewart's draft number was 310. When his number was called and he
appeared at his draft board - No. 245 in West Los Angeles - in February
1941, he weighed only 138 pounds, five pounds under the acceptable
weight level, but he was able to convince his draft board to accept him.
While others tried to avoid the draft, he actually cheated to get into
the military. Later, he would actually campaign to see combat."

http://www.jimmy.org/memories/passing.html


So what you're saying is Stewart was forced into military service, he was
not a volunteer. After, that's the primary difference between enlisting and
being drafted.

On Tue, 09 Dec 2003 09:47:30 GMT, (Ross
Oliver) wrote:

I think you should avoid "dead aviators" type questions, and make
the questions more relavent to your local area. And even though it
is a contest with some sort of prize, the primary goal should be to get
all the radio lisenters interested in the material. For example:

How many public-use airports are there in Iowa?
In what year did the Iowa City airport first open?
What type of aircraft was the first to land at the Iowa City airport?
How many aircraft are based at the Iowa City airport?
How many air (nautical) miles from Iowa City to First Flight Airport
at Kittyhawk?

What airport do people flying to and from Iowa City on airliners use?
Eastern Iowa Airport

Where is it? Cedar Rapids.

What's its code? CDR

Why? Because it used to be Cedar Rapids Airport.

Mary, who has been through CDR many times, most recently in September

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer

"Mary Shafer" wrote in message
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What airport do people flying to and from Iowa City on airliners use?
Eastern Iowa Airport

Where is it? Cedar Rapids.

What's its code? CDR

Why? Because it used to be Cedar Rapids Airport.

Mary, who has been through CDR many times, most recently in September


The location identifier for The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids is CID.
CDR is Chadron Municipal Airport, in beautiful Chadron, Nebraska.

Mary, who has been through CDR many times, most recently in September

Well, Mary, next time you visit you'll have to stop in at the hotel for the
"nickel tour"... :-)

(By the way, Cedar Rapids is known as "CID")
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:37:57 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Mary, who has been through CDR many times, most recently in September

Well, Mary, next time you visit you'll have to stop in at the hotel for the
"nickel tour"... :-)

We don't go to Iowa City; we'd rather go to Ames.

That's not true. If we had a reason, like to see our niece, we'd go
to Iowa City. It's just that we're usually in a hurry to get to West
Union and see the family (including the niece, who comes up, too).

(By the way, Cedar Rapids is known as "CID")

I know. I have no idea what I was thinking. I've got a luggage tag
with CID on it right here, because I wrote down a URL on it. Maybe it
was a senior moment. Or maybe the 80-deg temperatures have gone to my
head.

Why are so many of your rooms smoking rooms? Including all of your
handicapped rooms? Do that many people smoke any more? Iowa doesn't
seem to have any more smokers than California does these days. Nor
does aviation, at least the parts I'm familiar with.

Mary

--
Mary Shafer Retired aerospace research engineer

Why are so many of your rooms smoking rooms? Including all of your
handicapped rooms? Do that many people smoke any more? Iowa doesn't
seem to have any more smokers than California does these days. Nor
does aviation, at least the parts I'm familiar with.

We've gone round and round on this, and I have come to a sad conclusion:
The statistics we all read about smoking are complete fabrications.

After 16 months of observing the general public, and their lodging
preferences, I can only conclude that there are a whole bunch of "closet"
smokers out there who simply lie to the telephone pollsters when asked if
they smoke. This would explain why statistically 33% of adults claim to
smoke, but around half of our guests ask for smoking suites.

This in a university town, where (supposedly) the higher educational levels
should translate into LOWER smoking rates.

Also, a HUGE majority -- like over 75% -- of our handicapped and hospital
stays require smoking-permitted suites. (Coincidence? I think not.)

Smokers (and pet owners) have done more damage to our hotel than you can
imagine, from cigarette burns in couches, to yellowed drapes, to burn marks
in counter tops, to indelible cat pee on carpeting. Mary and I would make
the inn non-smoking (and no pets, while we're at it) in a heartbeat, if it
were economically viable.

However, to do so would be economic suicide, as we'd be turning away 50% of
our guests.

As we finish each theme suite, however, they go no-smoking and no pets.
Eventually, we'll get there -- but it's going to take a few more years.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"