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It appears that there was a flight deck fire immediately upon touchdown, preventing the pilots from braking. The airplane landed and seemingly shot straight along the runway and beyond, until it could go no further. An unfortunate if freakish accident. Ramapriya

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My post ended up attached to a previous Key West thread, this is a repost. Just returned from 5 days in Key West, FL. For those who haven't flown there, I would highly recommend the experience. A mix of commercial flights, both heavy and light GA, and biplane sight seeing tours make KEYW a busy...

Okay, so it's not the "Rolling Stone" -- and we can't really see his face behind the gun sight -- but this group's own Vlado Lenoch is on the cover of this month's "Flight Journal" magazine, flying a beautiful Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Congrats, Vlado, both on flying the Jug, and the cover! What...

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The Cessna 150 prototype first flew on September 12, 1957 (source:wikipedia). With so many pilots having had thier training in a C150 or 152, I think it's fair to remark on the fact that the 150 turns 50 Years young today. Will it still be flying in another 50?

Now here's a ride most of us would enjoy. http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/ That is a flight I'd pay dearly to take.

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It would be interesting to hear what others would have done on the first landing. Go around. It's almost always the safer decision. But maybe I'm influenced by a similar situation I experienced the day before yesterday...crosswind landing on RWY31 with winds 24013G23KT. I used full flaps...

Just noticed something, guys. Bertie used to use that @aa.aa as the return email address. If you look at information on google groups you'll find that address has been banned for "violating terms of agreement" earlier this month so it would appear Bertie has changed email/signon...

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I presented the results of my research on the USAF Troop Carrier squadon my father was a member of during the Korean "conflict" the the surviving members at their 52nd reunion this afternoon. For any of you who have considered learning what your fathers did and the men they served with, this is...

After I land at an unfamiliar airport, I feel like a homeless person. This summer I planned a long cross-country from Missouri to California and back, and I wondered if I could fly into small airports and be assured of finding food and lodging. What I learned may be of interest to others. Here is...

A few of you were asking about leaning a Lycoming engine awhile back. Here's the official word from Lycoming: In order to cope with high elevation airport takeoffs with normally aspirated engines, whenever the density altitude is 5,000 feet or higher, the pilot must compensate on the ground before...

As I sit here preparing for a flight to spend Thanksgiving with family and friends, I'm reminded of how lucky all of us here are. Remember to give thanks today for what we've got -- as pilots, we represent less than 0.2% of the US population (and far less than that, on a global scale). The...

I'm planning to on making a trip from Long Island Sound to Puget Sound (and back) later this year. We're expecting to do a side trip enroute to Winnipeg and/or Edmonton. Any suggestions on routing across the mountains to Spokane? From there, I can just take the I-90 across Snoqualmie...

This just in regarding Col. Bob Morgan, pilot of the Memphis Belle in World War II: As of this morning Bob's pulmonologist has given him very little chance of survival. This is a terrible turn of events, as he was doing better just yesterday. Needless to say, his family is devastated. The...