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Noise (was A question only a newbie would ask) by
David Megginson
John T wrote:
The majority of the noise generated by piston planes isn't engine noise, but
propeller noise.
The thing that gets me are the dildos^H^H^H^H^H^Hfellow pilots with CS props
who set them to maximum RPM during approach. That makes their planes more
than twice as loud as the...
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What to study for commercial written exam? by
Dave
(Ross Oliver) wrote in message ...
Now that I have the instrument rating under my belt, it
seems to be only a little extra work to get a commercial rating.
So I've been studying for the written. However, it strikes
me...
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August 9th 04 03:56 PM
by Dave
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Wrong pilot detained.... by
Jay Honeck
the more the Russians and the French disagree
with us, the more likely it is that we are following the correct course.
Excellent phrasing, and too true.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"
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Ooops - Correction by
Bill Denton
No, it is you who should go to work for the NSA since your mind-reading
powers are far better than mine. After all, based on absolutely zero
information, you have been able to conclude that I have NOT been "shot up a
few times". Would be that were the case.
My primary forte is writing, which is...
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Flight training recommendation for Dubai by
Roland
Hi all,
I'm planning a five week trip to Dubai in the next eight weeks. I
would appreciate any and all recommendations or cautions about flight
training options in Dubai.
I'm currently ten hours into a JAR PPL flying out of Rochester Airport
in the UK. Therefore I would like to capitalise on my...
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August 9th 04 01:22 PM
by Roland
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Strobe light usage by
Roger Long
"Peter Duniho"
As for using the strobes as a way to communicate to the tower, that only
works if there's an official policy regarding that. There's not, so it
really doesn't matter what you're trying to do, there's no way for you to
use the strobes to communicate to the tower that you...
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OSH CG/W&B by
Jim Weir
Not at all common in the 182, Mike. 46 pounds of fuel? 8 gallons for taxi? I
think not.
Jim
"Mike Rapoport"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:
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Worst Jokes At Oshkosh by
Ron Natalie
"Dean Wilkinson" wrote in message
First letter out: C (eh?)
Second letter out: N (eh?)
Third letter out: D (eh?)
The joke on the south side was about the nosewheel RV-6's being Canadian.
RV-6-eh?
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Final OSH Numbers? by
TaxSrv
The 100's of thousands is "user days". So if someone goes for
5 days, he counts as 5. No way there are a 1/4 of a million people
at Osh at any one time.
Have you ever taken a chopper ride at the peak time of day over the
grounds? Have you ever seen a verified count of 100 thousand...
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Jim Weir's OSH Forum's by
Bruce E Butts
Jim, I did not make it to your first forum due to work commitments, do
you have the handouts and summary on your web page?
Great story about your interesting trip home, I just went home with a
cold and the thousand yard stare.
Thanks,
Bruce Butts
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Bonanza F33A CG envelope question by
Judah
One reason we love to fly is because we get there twice as fast...
"Victor J. Osborne, Jr." wrote in
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Ya, why is that? We all love to fly but we pay for speed so we can get
there as fast as possible. Go figure.
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August 7th 04 09:55 AM
by Judah
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Aero club rates by
Paul Tomblin
In a previous article, Andrew Gideon said:
BTW, isn't 60 people and 4 airplanes tight? We've 45 and 4, and we're
always looking at how to improve "availability".
We're 52 and 5 right now, and trying to get an airplane on a summer
weekend is an exercise in pre-planning and...
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August 6th 04 07:50 PM
by Barry
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AirMap® 2000C by
Kai Glaesner
Jay,
Jim Weir rated it "Best of Show" at his forum -- but only because Jim
forgot
to look at the new AvMap.
In the past I saw some discussion about connecting AvMap EKP's to Jeppesen
FliteStar on the AvMapNavigation homepage (by the way, it works with almost
every Garmin unit ;-). Does anyone...
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Airways (was Getting unlost) by
David Megginson
Roger Halstead wrote:
Again, in the eastern half of the country I doubt the RADAR coverage
is much better on airways than off. I do agree that it's good to give
yourself the most and best possible options.
When I've flown down in the U.S. IFR, Boston Centre has occasionally lost me
on...
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IFR in G airspace? by
Thomas Borchert
Gatt,
American envy German freeways, and let me tell you it isn't just Germany.
After a look at the accident statistics, you wouldn't anymore. I vastly prefer
long distance driving in the US to Germany. You can't go really fast in
Germany anymore anyway, either there are speed limits or too...
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100LL "the future looks grim" by
Cub Driver
On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:17:46 -0000, Marty Shapiro
wrote:
Does anyone have more
accurate information about this gas than my fading memory?
As recently as 20 years ago, white gas was sold in gallon containers
as lantern and stove fuel. Dunno about octane, but it...
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Training Q - Is this appropriate by
Jules
Scott D. wrote:
WTH are you talking about.
The terms of insurance at his fllight school.
As for the other, where do you draw the line?
Student "pretty much ready" or the student really ready?
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Boeing Field/Mus. Of Flight Trip by
gatt
"Brian Burger" wrote in message
The Museum of Flight - http://www.museumofflight.org/ - is amazing.
They've got a Concorde - and it's TINY -
All that titanium in the back....yummy. Notice that the A-12 (SR-71) is
bare, and you can see its titanium skin. Titanium is...
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August 5th 04 08:12 PM
by gatt
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Palm.net is Shutting Down by
Judah
But you can't get a Cell Internet connection at 10,000'!
Palm.Net connections at 10,000 were not bad in many areas...
(PaulH) wrote in
:
Judah wrote in message
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AMD Alarus IFR Trainer*** by
H.P.
I'm thinking of purchasing a share in the AMD Alarus IFR trainer. I'm just
7 hours in a 172. Anyone have any recent experience or info? A Google
search indicated that the last discussion on this was in 2003 on r.a.s
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August 5th 04 07:10 PM
by H.P.
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