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The Differences Between PPLicensing And Learning by
WJRFlyBoy
I have been reading the various threads about spins, forced landings, etc
and talking with CFIs. The road to a PPL is preset in requirements by FAA.
I see that most people are happy to do nothing more than that. Outside of
the cost factors, I find this much more than curious considering...
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Pilots flying into Oregon must register with the state!? by
Jim Logajan
Maybe I'm misreading this, but it looks to me like Oregon requires any
general aviation pilot who flies into or through Oregon must then
register with the Oregon Department of Aviation within 60 days. Unless
they have some other meaning for "operating"? Likewise, in all the
material I've ever...
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Airplanes and Brakes? by
Ol Shy & Bashful
I'm deligthted to see I'm managing to get some arguments and
discussion going. And if you notice, No Profanity?
I challenge my students to learn to taxi without brakes. and I come
down hard if they beat up the airplane with unecessary braking instead
of staying ahead of the airplane. (sometimes...
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by ah
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Boarding with engines running by
Mxsmanic
Is it safe/advisable to board a small single- or twin-engined aircraft while
the prop(s) and engine(s) are turning? I'm just wondering if this is feasible
if you just have someone getting on or getting off (with the pilot being in
the aircraft the whole time).
On a related note, how long can you...
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Ethanol Powered Aircraft by
Jay Honeck
For those who think ethanol is a fuel that can't be made to work in
aircraft, I present the following:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E6EB52F8D
and
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N40C13F8D
These folks, photographed by me at OSH '06, are burning ethanol in
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August 28th 06 05:12 AM
by Jose
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Iced up Cirrus crashes by
Dan Luke
The more of these Cirrus accidents I read about, the more I'm convinced
that Cirrus has a serious marketing/training problem:
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/business/10853388.htm
I'm not convinced there is anything wrong with the aircraft per se.
What seems to be happening is...
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Sold out by IFR by
Mike Rapoport
I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much better
rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this, my
four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a solicitation
from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name...
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Electric Car? How about a Compressed Air Car? by
Dave[_5_]
The recent discussion of the merits of various electric cars. I'd
summarize the current state of the art as one of interesting
technologial developments, but an unsolved basic problem: How to store
an adequate amount of the source of motive power in a manageable
package. Batteries aren't there...
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More questions on VFR flight following. by
Tman
OK, if i call up approach when airborne and ask for VFR flight following,
they'll want to know where I'm going. If i'm following a semi-complex
route, on V airways and going from this VOR to that, perhaps turning at an
intersection to a different V airway, do they really want to know that? Or...
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"Rolling" to ATC by
Mxsmanic
Under what conditions, if any, would you explicitly tell ATC that you
are rolling, that is, actually rolling on the runway for take-off?
I hear this used occasionally, but I don't know if there are any
formal circumstances that merit it, or if it is just at pilot
discretion, or what. It is...
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Great fly-in destination (New York/New Jersey) by
City Dweller
Warning: adult content. Prudes and john ashcrofts of this group do not read
further.
My buddies and I cannot exactly be described as strip-club frequenters, but
we do enjoy an occasional trip to these, shall we say, places of female form
worship. One rather annoying problem to us purist...
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August 29th 06 04:16 AM
by Jose
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Help Our UAL Friends by
Orval Fairbairn
A neighbor, who is UAL (ret) asked me to circulate this one.
They make some pretty good points, as the UAL people currently stand to
get reamed pretty badly.
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Due to the bankruptcies of Delta and Northwest there is a very strong
call in Washington for immediate pension relief.*...
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RIP Cessna...Skycatcher by
Darkwing
Building it in China, OH JOY! I would think this would be a negative.
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cessna_Skycatcher_MadeInChina_196672-1.html
Cessna has chosen the Chinese-government owned Shenyang Aircraft Corp. to
build the Model 162 Skycatcher. Earlier this week, Cessna announced it...
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Any traffic please advise by
Kris Kortokrax
Just received the following from the FAA Designee Notification system.
Checked out the AIM on the FAA web site and the wording is included.
Kris
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The inane practice of using the phrase “any traffic please advise” has
become so wide spread...
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AOPA and ATC Privatization by
Chip Jones
My AOPA membership comes up for yearly renewal at the end of September.
Today, I got a membership renewal request via email from the organization.
Here is my response:
Dear AOPA,
The question arises. Why should an FAA enroute air traffic controller who
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I want to buy a plane by year-end but they're not making it easy. by
T.Roger
I don't have my ticket yet -- and I'm really committed because I want to buy
my own plane to train and fly -- and I want to take advantage of the tax
write-off about to expire at year end.
I've been at this since August.
But, hell, they're not making it easy.
All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and...
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December 15th 04 10:09 PM
by Dude
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Female pilot accident rates by
NoPoliticsHere
I haven't seen any stats on this, but it seems to me that, just
maybe, there could be a much higher rate of crashes when there
are ladies in the cockpit. Maybe this is not the case, and I'm sure
the more PC gents here will be quick to jump on me for even suggesting
it, but during the past, I have...
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Ram air by
Tina
The Mooney 201 has a ram air port, a half a foot under the prop
spinner. The POH tells us it can be opened at altitude for a very
modest increase in MP and we find maybe a half inch increase in
pressure. The idea of the thing is, if the port is looking right at
the air being thrust toward it by the...
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Riddle me this, pilots by
Chip Jones
The other day, I had an air traffic situation I wanted to bounce off of the
group. Those of you who don't know me, I'm a Center controller down here in
Atlanta. Here's the deal.
I was working a Center departure sector mixing Atlanta terminal departures
of every ilk and kin with enroute...
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