On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:06 -0800, Richard Riley wrote: I've been working with a conventionally configured helicopter for a few months and this suddenly started eating my brain. In a 2 rotor helicopter you are countering the torque of one rotor with the other rotor....

Post your lost story here, so we can all laugh at them. My first one is "The lake that shouldn't be there". I was flying from north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area to my home port of Luck Field which is south of Fort Worth. No radios of any type in my little Taylorcraft. All was well. A nice...

I would like to share with you this article (that is my very first page in english) http://home.intercom.it/glide/savage-f500-en.htm I have a real addiction for the CUB style of fly. I'm a "cub friend" ... My best regards (and sorry for my english)

Wall Street Journal today ran an article on the Boeing Large Cargo Freighter, the "Dreamlifter." It is one ugly plane. A CFI and student in a Skyhawk were darn near killed in November when they flew through the monster's wake turbulence. They were flipped over and lost 1000 feet of altitude and...

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Well, I can't compete with airliners.net yet, but there are now more than 140 pictures coming from 5 continents in my gallery focused on air pictures. This gallery is free and will remain free in the future. You can add your own pictures as well and share them with people who don't have...

Could everybody PLEASE not contribute to any thread with any posting from Mxsmanic?!!! His postings are spamming up this group to no end. Gerd

Airbus A-319 comes to within 50 feet of a Metroliner (Metroliner was on the runway and the Airbus was landing) http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4957824 Question, what is the spin up time on a large airliner like that doing a go around? I know it takes a bit for the engines to spin up and develop...

Up to now when flying in simulation, I've had the simulator take care of engine mixture adjustments. However, since I'd have to do this myself in real life, I've decided to make some modest attempts at managing mixture myself. Unfortunately, the POH and the other sources I've consulted are rather...

Actually, aircraft (specifically motor gliders) are far ahead! See: http://www.nadler.com/public/Antares.html It might take a little while before the power efficiency of batteries equals the needs of a useful airplane... Kirk 66

I haven't found a decent reference for this -- can anyone help? Consider a clean low speed airplane -- maybe one of the kit built ones. Does anyone have some quantitative measure of how much drag is reduced if the airplane is flown say half or quarter of a wingspan above the ocean? Would we be...

If you have an FMC flying the aircraft, does it use the same nav radios you have for your own use, or does it have a separate set of radios that it uses? Will it use the radios no matter what other methods it has, or will it use the radios only if other methods (GPS, IRS, etc.) are not available? ...

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According to today's AvWeb's article for today, it seems that our old paper licenses are going to no longer be valid in a couple of years... Just as well -- they sucked for scraping frost off the inside of a windshield anyway...

Mike, Just tried to email you at mrrhodes_47atearthlink.net and it got returned. What's wrong with how I have your address, excluding the obvious "at"? I got a "user unknown" error.

Pick One : 1 - Avgas goes to $10 2 - User Fees 3 - Mxsmanic gets a AOPA membership (get a free hat), a pilots book (not a simulated one), and finally, a "drive" in an actual airplane with an instructor.......

This one isn't of me flying, I did figure out a way to get a nice outside view in those by the way, just got to go take the Cardinal for a spin sometime... I'm thinking next week. This video is something I put together after getting an unexpected day off of work (every one in 3 people got the...

A buddy of mine has found a pair of Cansdale STC'd droop wingtips for his Cherokee. I can find NO information on an STC under the name Cansdale. Has anyone heard of these? Has the STC been sold perhaps? Any information would be appreciated. I would like to install these for my pal, but would...

In the context of aircraft said to have a "flying tail", what does "flying" mean? I mean, if the tail isn't flying, neither is the airplane, right? Jose -- He who laughs, lasts. for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Hey guys, I'm preparing to get CFIS but I had two more questions: 61.415 (f) states that: You may not provide training to operate a light-sport aircraft in Class B, C, and D airspace, at an airport located in Class B, C, or D airspace, and to, from, through, or at an airport having an operational...