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Future of Electronics In Aviation by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi All,
I have noticed that each time this subject is broached, there seem to
be many who are perturbed by the idea of electronics/software assuming
a primary role (control, stabilization, etc.) in GA aircraft.
There are some who believe that electronics and software are sorely
underutilized. ...
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Turn to Final - Keeping Ball Centered by
skym
While making a turn to base and final recently, I was aware that I was
going to be wide with my normal turn from downwind through base to
final, so I banked more to keep as close to the runway centerline as
possible. I kept thinking about the infamous and usually fatal stall/
spin by some pilots...
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Simulators by
birdog[_2_]
A bit of neophite comment on simulators.
Some years ago I bought a Microsoft simulator, played with it a while and
relegated it to a young friend. I'll say this - I wish I had this when I
first started chasing instruments for certification. The first major hurdle,
at least in my case, was...
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medical question by
Emily
I've been running a 102 degree fever for the past two weeks and have
been so tired I can barely get to work. Finally made a doctor's
appointment (with a new doctor) today, but wasn't planning on getting in
the same day and had taken Tylenol for the fever...so no fever when I
showed up.
Long...
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Primary training in a Hi Perf complex acft by
Kingfish
Total stream-of-consciousness post here...
Anbody learn to fly in a high performance complex aircraft? Bonanza,
Saratoga, 182RG and the like? I know it's possible, just wonder how
much longer it'd take for a student to master something with
significant power and prop & gear controls. (I did all my...
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Airplane Pilot's As Physicists by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi All,
There is a long discussion ongoing in rec.aviation.piloting about what
causes lift on a plane. You can read from the link below. Please
note that about 80% of the post are mostly ad hominem attacks and
should be ignored. There are some small bits of real...
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Meigs now enjoyed by all! by
[email protected]
With the opening of the Concert Stage, the common taxpayer now enjoys a
park property previously
restricted to jet-setters.
....
When it was announced that the city would begin putting on concerts at
Mei...er, Northerly Island, Chicagoist wondered what kind of acts Clear
Channel would book. Would...
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FYI: Dec 12 MythBusters: Airplane Hour by
Jim Logajan
"Jamie and Adam take wing to test if a person with no flight training can
safely land an airplane and if a plane can take off from a conveyor belt
speeding in the opposite direction. Tory, Grant, and Kari jump on some
Hollywood-inspired skydiving myths."
Quoted from the Discovery channel...
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KCHD to KMYF by
RT12
Plan to be in the Phoenix area towards the middle of May, enroute to KMYF.
What route would you recommend from the Phoenix area to KMYF ?
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Near miss from space junk. by
Gig 601XL Builder
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=145&ContentID=24657
Flaming space junk narrowly misses jet
28th March 2007, 11:15 WST
Pieces of space junk from a Russian satellite coming out of orbit narrowly
missed hitting a jetliner over the Pacific Ocean overnight.
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April 9th 07 04:17 AM
by Judah
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When to acknowledge ATC by
Andrew
ATC says "radar contact, 20 miles south of XYZ, proceed on course". Do
you acknowledge this transmission? How about when ATC says "altimeter
setting 2992" on your first contact after a handoff? Does this require
acknowledgement?
In the past, I've acknowledged such things if the controller was...
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Spins by
[email protected]
I went over to the student board a while back. Someone, who I believe
was not yet even a student pilot, was all on about how spins should
not be allowed because they were too dangerous to be taught.
That's a complete and total crock.
Airplanes are suspended in a 3D space, they can be in any...
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Rep vs. Dem Differences by
Jim Weir
In an on-the-air (*) broadcast, a BBC announcer was trying to explain the
difference between the Republicans and the Democrats to his British audience.
"The Republicans are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives.
The Democrats are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives."
(*) "on-the-AIR"...
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Kerry is a pilot? by
Toks Desalu
I was watching MSNBC recently and learned that John Kerry, a democrat, is a
certified pilot, I saw a quick episode of him flying a plane in left seat.
There is no way to recognize what kind of plane, but it is definitely a low
wing. Just wanted to share what I saw.
Toks Desalu
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February 9th 04 03:14 PM
by Wdtabor
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The ethanol nightmare has arrived! by
Al[_2_]
I just happened to see a sticker on a fuel pump today that stated "may
contain up to 10% ethanol" while I was filling my car this morning.
Upon further investigation with my fuel retailer, the local fuel jobber,
and the fuel distributor here in Spokane, Washington that there is a
federal...
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What GA needs by
Andrew Sarangan
This is a follow-on to the various discussions on the future of GA.
Why aren't the kids who grew up with cell phones and iPods not
interested in aviation?
One key factor is the antiquated airplanes we fly. If we could only
drive a1975 Chevy Nova or something similar, with bolted down...
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Co-pilot error caused AA 587 crash by
Peter
Here to there wrote:
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:51:45 GMT, Pete wrote:
But Molin didn't know he was putting more pressure on the tail than
it could bear. Why he didn't -- and who's to blame for that -- is the
subject of a bitter fight between Airbus and...
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Is it possible to switch from VFR to IFR and back? by
Mxsmanic
If I am instrument rated and my aircraft is fully equipped for
instrument flight, and I start out a flight with a VFR flight plan,
and it gets foggy enough that I'm below minimums, is there a way to
switch to IFR in flight, or do I have to have filed IFR from the
beginning? If it's possible in...
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Cirrus Killer? Cessna just doesn't get it... by
ET
Reading Avwebs latest addition (avweb.com) I'm reading all about how
Cessna is developing (very hush hush) their "cirrus killer", new high
performance 4 place single. They are being very hush hush about the
whole thing, except for one point; the new design will be a high
wing....
Without debating...
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