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MDW Overrun - SWA by
Rick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-051208midway,1,5533660.story?co
ll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
Sadly there's one fatality, the first in SWA's history. I've driven past
that intersection many times, and it's partly exhilarating and partly
terrifying to have the jets take off so...
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It was really close... by
Jay Honeck
Officials Weighed Shooting at Errant Plane
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago
As a wayward Cessna flew deep in restricted airspace, national security
officials were on the phone discussing whether to implement the last line of
defense: shooting it down.
The single-engine...
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FAA Rejects Farnsworth Lantern Test by
Greg Copeland
"Important note: The FAA no longer accepts The Farnsworth Lantern D15."
I just happened to stumble on this. I have been planning to take the
Farnsworth Lanterns test. Seems it's no longer accepted by the FAA. For
AOPA members, here's the...
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A tower-induced go-round by
Jay Honeck
Today we experienced a new first, when the tower controller at
Jefferson City, Missouri decided to cut a Cessa 172 in front of me on
a short right base, *after* clearing me to land on Rwy 30.
Incredulous, I slowed as much as possible, and watched as the 172 (who
was several hundred feet above us)...
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Wow - heard on the air... (long) by
Nathan Young
Today I flew RST (Rochester, MN) to 3CK (Chicago-Lake in the Hills).
As I neared Chicago I was listening to 120.55, which is ORD approach
for the North side. This was around 6pm, which is a pretty busy time
for approach, lots of arrivals and departures in the ORD area.
During the 15 minutes...
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MSNBC Reporting on GA Security Threat by
Scott Schluer
http://msnbc.com/news/993760.asp?0cv=CB10
Seems to be a little more well written and objective than most articles on
this subject. They mentioned AOPA's Airport Watch program among other
things. They also have a picture of that C-172 hanging from that building in
Florida (it was Florida, right)?...
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Name an Aviation Theme Suite -- Win a Prize! by
Jay Honeck
So we FINALLY finished the new "Piper Cub Suite" yesterday (some of that
artwork has been in our dining room for over three years!) at our aviation
theme suite hotel, and we're embarking on our last two aviation theme
suites, the "Apollo Suite" and the "Oshkosh Suite" -- both which have been
in the...
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Safety: Planes vs Bikes by
Charles Talleyrand
I fly a small airplane (a Cessna 150) that is well maintained. I fly
over forests in good weather and typically during the day. My biggest
fear is the engine quits over the forest and I have no place to make a
deadstick landing except the tops of large trees.
I drive a moderate motorcycle (a...
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Get a ferry permit, or just fly it? by
Paul Tomblin
If you've got a small problem with your plane, do you bother with a ferry
permit, or do you just fly it if you think it's safe?
Hypothetical: Say your (shared) plane has gotten some damage, say for
instance a wingtip strobe/nav light assembly got scraped off against a
hangar while it was being...
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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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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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QB and QAon by
Greg Boyd
I was told by a good source from law enforcement to avoid the Quiet Birdmen
As they are related to and have similar beliefs as QAon. Aviation does not need these cancers.
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ADIZ pilot's ticket revoked by
A.Coleman
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/23/national/a121517D16.DTL&sn=018&sc=478
AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot
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Monday, May 23, 2005
(05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --
The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small
plane that strayed to...
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If all midair collisions were eliminated... by
Jim Logajan
If all GA midair collisions were eliminated, ~99% of GA aircraft fatalities
would still happen.
From Nall Report analysis of U.S. NTSB records:
Total fixed wing GA fatalities:
2002: 518
2003: 555
2004: 510
2005: 491
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Awesome moonscape by
ManhattanMan
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/
Todays "Astronomy Picture Of The Day" - it changes daily so this moonscape
is only on today Friday 12/14.
Man, what a panorama!
And it's not OT, as Frank Sinatra crooned, "Fly me to the moon"....
Cheers'n beers.. )
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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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teterboro airport --> New Jersey Transit train into NYC? by
Dave
has anyone used the Teterboro New Jersey Transit train station after
landing at TEB airport? If you go to any of the FBOs along the West
side of runway 1-19, the train station is just a mile or so further to
the West along Rt. 17 and Williams Ave. The trip time is approx. 30
minutes into the city...
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