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North Atlantic IFR routes by
JJ
When commercial aircraft fly across the big pond during IFR weather, how
does FAA and foreign Air Traffic control keep an eye on them without
radar? I understand most flights to and from Europe go up over
Newfoundland and over south of Greenland and Iceland. Can a radar see
out that far? Just...
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Lost comms after radar vector by
Mike Ciholas
I had a "discussion" with my instructor about lost comms in IMC after
a radar vector. To illustrate, consider this scenario (gratuitously
enhanced with specifics):
Depart BJC (Boulder, CO) for a flight to EVV (Evansville, IN). You
expect the flight to take 4:30. You depart at 1200Z. Once...
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realign M-750 to reduce noise in Taiwan by
Dan Jacobson
http://jidanni.org/comm/air/m750/index_en.html
is my idea about realigning route M-750 to reduce
noise in Taiwan. I wonder how practical it is.
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shortest runway w/ an ILS? by
Snowbird
recent thread has me wondering:
what's the shortest runway you've encountered with an ILS?
About the shortest I can think of offhand is the ILS 24 at
RID (Richmond, Indiana), 5500 ft.
We may have been somewhere w/ a shorter runway served by an
ILS, but probably didn't fly an ILS and I don't...
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GDL 49/EchoFlight Reception by
O. Sami Saydjari
I recently installed a Garmin GDL 49 to receive weather reports from
satellite (Echoflight subscription). I was disappointed that we only
were in contact with the satellite for 60% of the time. In particular,
we were not able to get reports just as we needed them...as we were
approaching IFR...
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EFAS by
Anthony Acri
I am a pilot from Toronto, Canada. Will be flying all the down to Fort
Myers in Florida next week hopefully if this weather ever lets up. Coming
down in a Baron B55, no boots thought.
How do I use EFAS in the US. I know the frequency is 122.0.
What kind of remarks do I use on my initial call...
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January 27th 04 07:56 PM
by old man
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Flight Oximeter and 02 Saturation Standards by
O. Sami Saydjari
I just bought a FlightStat Fingertip Pulse Oximeter as an added measure
of safety when flying at oxygen altitudes (with oxygen, obviously).
Anyway, the device does not really come with any guidelines on threshold
levels below which you should be concerned.
1. A little background reading suggests...
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January 25th 04 07:49 PM
by Dave S
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Cheap IFR GPS (M3 approach ?) advice by
Martin Kosina
Hi all,
I am toying with the idea of installing a "cheap" IFR GPS in my '76
Cardinal. Being admittedly a bottom-feeder in this area, my choices
are basically limited to a used KLN89B, or the Northstar M3 Approach,
something like a $1500 setup total.
I don't think an avionics shop would touch...
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January 25th 04 01:31 AM
by Doug
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Alternate Intersection Name in Brackets? by
Marco Leon
Hi all. What does it mean when there's an alternate intersection name in
brackets in the new AOPA Flight Planner? As an example, there's an
intersection just south of the Wash D.C. Class B where V286 and V16 cross.
It's called TAPPA but the new AOPA flight planner also has in
brackets. It also...
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January 22nd 04 04:55 AM
by Mateo
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ALEXIS PARK INN - comments please. by
plumbus bobbus
Roger that. I took your advice and cross posted.
"dlevy" wrote in message
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Shouldn't you have cross posted this to more groups? How about
rec.aviation.homebuilt? How about rec.aviation.ifr?
"plumbus bobbus" ...
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looking for non-vector DP near New York by
Roy Smith
I'm learning the CNX-80 my club just installed. One of today's tasks
was to load and fly a DP to make sure I knew how that worked.
Unfortunately, at my home airport (White Plains), when you go to load
the Westchester One, you discover there are no DP's available in the
database. OK, we headed...
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Capt. Al Haynes sorta OT. by
James Blakely
I know everyone hear remember Capt. Haynes. Capt. Haynes was the pilot of
United flight 232 when the center engine suffered an uncontained failure
and the DC-10 lost all of its hydraulic systems. Capt. Haynes landed the
ship at Sioux City using differential power. His handling of the...
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AF/D's and NOTAM by
Andrew Sarangan
I am curious how many of you routinely consult the AF/D prior to every
IFR flight. The reason is, a well known FAA inspector at a recent
safety seminar commented that those little green books were not of
much use anymore, and that most pilots simply don't use them. I was
surprised, because I've...
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Turbo Alternator by
Wyatt Emmerich
Anybody had any experience with the Turbo Alternator? It is a wind-driven
fan, about 7 pounds, which drops down from your wind in the event of an
electrical failure. It puts out about 15-20 amps--enough to drive all your
instruments.
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January 19th 04 02:35 PM
by EDR
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Ed by
Tarver Engineering
Bring some talent, the construct will not remain open long.
jt
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Approach Timer Frustration by
Andrew Sarangan
Over the years I have been using various digital timers, but so far I
have not been satisfied with any of them. The LCD displays make them
difficult to read when viewing at different angles. The right seat
pilot (or CFII) cannot see the digits. Lack of illumination in most
units is another big...
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cbs debacle by
ross watson
Did anyone happen to catch this? It is certainly worth writing to both CBS
and your congressman. sorry if i'm off topic.
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=139faa40-aa30-4cd2-a8bb-44
d7156e949b&
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Solid State Backup AI by
Dan Truesdell
I'm part owner of a IFR 172E. Nice equipment, but no vacuum redundancy.
I know I can add a dual-rotor vacuum pump or a manifold-driven
alternate vacuum source, but I'd rather have an electric backup (in case
of engine failure). Electric pumps add weight and good backup electric
AI's are...
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