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$640.00 to fill the tanks... by
Jay Honeck
Tony Snow, "technical advisor" for our aviation video webpage (Tony is
retired RAF, and has forgotten more about aviation than I'll ever
know), confirmed for me today that it would cost $640+ for me to top
off Atlas -- our Cherokee Pathfinder -- in Great Britain.
Imagine! $640 to go fly! This...
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If user fees go into effect I'm done by
[email protected]
All I have to say about user fees is that if they are implemented and
I am going to be nickeled and dimed to death by a bureaucratic
nightmare that adds overhead and significantly more per hour cost to
an already expensive per hour rate for flying time, I am going to hang
up my wings...
Just...
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by Tony
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Flight to Florida -- The Cure for Winter by
Jay Honeck[_2_]
6 days, 16.5 hours of flying, 2500 miles, all VFR. The perfect escape from a
brutal Iowa winter!
Here are few PIREPS from the journey:
- Thanks to great weather and a nice tailwind, I climbed to 5500 feet,
leveled out -- and never changed course or altitude again till we touched
down 4.8 hours...
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Can a Plane on a Treadmill Take Off? by
cjcampbell
Saw this question on "The Straight Dope" and I thought it was amusing.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060203.html
The question goes like this:
"An airplane on a runway sits on a conveyer belt that moves in the
opposite direction at exactly the speed that the airplane is moving
forward. Does...
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Why are multiple engines different? by
Mxsmanic
Why is flying a multiengine aircraft a separate certification from the
basic license (if I understand correctly)? What is so different about
having more than one engine that justifies a separate certification?
Apart from a few procedures for the failure of an engine, isn't
everything else pretty...
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Confusion about when it's my navigation, and when it's ATC by
Mxsmanic
I fly from KLAX to KLAS, using the FMC to handle most of the flight.
With the routing I put in, the FMC decides on some default altitudes
and includes required altitudes for the arrival and departure
procedures I select. Part of what it does is to create a descent
schedule from the nominal cruise...
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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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Reno Air Races -- 2600 Miles in 2 Days! by
Jay Honeck
2600 miles -- in two days. Whew!
We're back from the Reno Air Races (two days early, sadly, to get out ahead
of a winter storm system that rolled into the Rockies on Friday afternoon),
and I'm here to tell you: Reno ROCKS!
I've never seen anything quite like it. In Reno, aircraft engines that...
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail. by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi All,
This post is primarily directed toward student pilots like myself.
First, I am not asking because I want to know the answer (I already
know), but do a little experiment. I have maybe 7 or 8 different
sources of flight information that I rely on for ground school
(Jeppesen, FAA Handbooks,...
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Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft by
Larry Dighera
Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft
Below is a report of an electrically powered ultralight aircraft.
Further down is information about Sonex's electrically powered
home-built aircraft, and below that is information about Royal
Aeronautical Society's 2007-8 design competition (submissions...
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GA is priceless by
Jay Honeck
We just returned from a quick, overnight flight to Wisconsin, to attend
a holiday gathering of family and friends, and I simply couldn't help
but remark on the incredible utility and convenience of GA.
In 90 minutes (as opposed to 5.5 hours) we were parked on the ramp in
Racine, plugging Atlas in...
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January 7th 07 05:11 AM
by Roger
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Piper Apache Performance by
Robert Bates
I'm thinking about buying an Apache but can't find performance data for a
160hp Geronimo or a turbo. Also, does anyone have real world data for a
180hp Geronimo rather than what's on the website?
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January 22nd 09 12:38 AM
by Lbullet
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barrel roll in 172 by
Andrey Serbinenko
If kept within the normal category load limits, is 172 certified to do
barrel rolls?
Andrey
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August 20th 06 04:11 AM
by Roger
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Spinner strobing as a "Bird Strike Countermeasure" by
Jim Logajan
The following thread on the Van's Air Force web site was of general enough
interest that I thought it worthwhile to bring it to the attention of other
pilots:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=24147
Would be quite useful if it really worked. Of course there would still be...
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Lancair crash at SnF by
Big John
AW&ST today had a small article that a Lancair piloted by Gerand
Schkolnk crashed moments after takeoff during the Sun and Fun AirShow.
He was director of Supersonic Technology Programs at Gulfstream.
Anyone have any data on accident other than what AW&ST had?
Big John
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"Cleared Straight-In Runway X; Report Y Miles Final" by
Jim Cummiskey
Hi, all. Ran into this one flying back from KOSH a couple weeks ago:
I check in with the KPRC controller "20 Miles NE" of Love Field in Prescott,
AZ. She clears me with "Cleared Straight-in Runway 21L, Report 5 miles
final."
I fly directly towards the numbers. My heading was approximately...
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