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Glide distance vs. weight by
news.mcgraw-hill.com
During a review of the V-speeds for an airplane I've never flown before, my
instructor asked me about glide speed vs. weight, and total glide distance.
I got the glide speed vs. weight part right, but the distance part seemed
counterintuitive - that the total distance covered (by flying at the...
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February 28th 05 11:58 AM
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Helicopter Question by
Jay Honeck
As we were flying over to Newton, IA today, we started discussing icing and
snow -- something that we must constantly worry about in these parts for at
least the next 4 months.
As we were talking, we heard a "Flight for Life" 'copter on Unicom, which
got us to wondering how it is that these guys...
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Corrupt FAA Administrator Nominee Advanced For Senate Vote by
Larry Dighera
FAA Administrator Nominee Dixon lied to the Senate committee charged
with confirming him and, had a whistleblower pilot reporting safety
issues at Delta fraudulently declared unfit for duty. Later the FAA
validated the reported safety issues.
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Folding wings by
mindenpilot
OK, you have to humor me on this.
I'm not talking about anything unrealistic (like Moller's skycar, etc).
But what would prevent a design (even low performance/ultra light to start)
that would allow a pilot to fly into an airport, then fold up his wings and
cruise down surface streets at 45mph?
It...
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Bad timing... by
Jay Honeck
As is apparent from my other recent thread, we're planning to fly to
Texas Sunday afternoon. Well, today was a beautiful day here in Iowa,
and we agreed to fly a good friend to a nearby airport, where he was
supposed to pick up his new (to him) Cessna 172, and take his biennial
flight review.
We...
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A/FD is online by
Gary Drescher
I just noticed that NACO now has the A/FD online (along with the TPPs):
http://www.naco.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=naco/online/d_afd
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Wireless at Osh by
John T
This has been a recurring topic with no clear answers.
I say, hoof it over to the hilton. They have wireless for their guests.
There is no sign on page, but I have no idea what their range is.
John
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Wheres everyone from? by
Doug
Just getting with a few in the group and was wondering where everyone was
from? Im down here in San Diego learning out of Montgomery..
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July 18th 04 06:41 PM
by DBn
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Another ADIZ violation? by
Wiz
All:
I heard a lot of air activity over my Washington, DC home today, and
was told later by a friend that an 84-year-old pilot had a total
electrical failure on the way from Stafford, VA (KRMN), where
maintenance was being performed on his plane. According to my friend,
the pilot landed at Indian...
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January 7th 06 10:47 PM
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Security at a class D tower by
Dallas
I toured the new state of the art tower at Addison airport last week and
was struck by all the security measures they employed.
The entire complex and parking lot was surrounded by a dense wrought iron
fence with a nasty "fish hook" shaped sharp pointed curve at the top. An
intercom opened the...
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Tinker Flying Club by
Jester
Hello all,
I have heard rumors in the past that Tinker Air Force Base (OKC)
had a flying club. I have looked in the base newspaper, and the tinker
homepage with no luck. I have also DAGS. Anyone know if one is still in
exsistence, or even fly with them. I heard they may be based out...
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Drone Integration To Move Forward by
Larry Dighera
https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Drone-Integration-To-Move-Forward-229832-1.html
Drone Integration To Move Forward
By Mary Grady | October 25, 2017
The integration of drones into the National Airspace System will
accelerate with a pilot program directed by the FAA, the
Transportation...
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silly question on best glide speed? by
I was just wondering if best glidespeed in say a cessna 152 will be fast
enough to
get the engine started if you encountered a battery failure or starter
failure.
shywon
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When do controls return to neutral? by
Mxsmanic
In a typical small GA aircraft, do the controls have a natural
tendency to return exactly to their neutral positions when you aren't
holding them and when you are on the ground? Do they have a tendency
to return to exactly neutral in flight if you release them in level
flight?
The reason I ask is...
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A new record! by
Viperdoc[_5_]
I count around six posts in a row about aviation, with almost all of the
responses actually related to the topic.
Common factor- no Anthony Atkielski. When asked a logical question, Bertie
gives reasonable and factual answers based upon knowledge and experience.
This was never the case with MX,...
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Airline Pilots Fly Past Airport at 20,000' by
Larry Dighera
Is it possible that BOTH pilots fell asleep?
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0220abrk-sleepingpilots.html
Airline pilots may have slept past their stop in Hawaii
Barbi Walker
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 20, 2008 04:59 PM
The Federal Aviation Administration is...
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faith in the fuel delivery infrastructure by
Chris Hoffmann
I'll probably need an airport tour to answer this to my satisfaction, but I
thought it merited a discussion here anyway.
It seems pretty standard that, after an airplane is refueled, you wait 10-15
minutes and resample the fuel to check for contaminants (water). I recently
witnessed a situation...
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