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Flaps on take-off and landing by
Mxsmanic
At what point does one normally set flaps before take-off? I've been
doing it only when aligning with the runway, on the theory that
extending flaps prior to that would just make me more vulnerable to
wind while on the taxiway or at the gate. Similarly, I retract the
flaps completely as soon as...
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Bible-beater pilots by
Jay Honeck
Yesterday was clear, in the 60s (in November in Iowa!), and -- best of
all -- our day off. With the kids in school, and the plane fully fueled, it
was off to...where?
Prairie du Chein, sitting at the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin
Rivers, beckoned, with its beautiful approaches,...
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December 11th 03 03:39 PM
by Mike Z.
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How to calculate TOC and TOD? by
Andrea da lontano
Hi everybody,
just a simple question: does anybody of you know a simple way of calculating
the Top of Climb and Top o Descent points?
Thanks in advance for any useful hint.
Ciao
Andrea
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My wife getting scared by
Paul Tomblin
I've been a pilot for 12 years now. I've been married (this time) for 10.
Three years ago, the DE who passed me on my private and instrument tickets
died in a stupid accident. My wife had met him a few times at flying club
dinners and around the airport. A few weeks ago, a club member who...
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NATCA Going Down in Flames by
Jay Honeck
As of today, the FAA has imposed a dress code on their employees,
requiring that they (*gasp!*) NOT where flip-flops and cut-offs to
work! Amazingly, believe it or not, these employees are now actually
going to be required to wear (*Oh-mi-God*) DRESS PANTS and a DRESS
SHIRT to work!
In the face...
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September 22nd 06 01:35 PM
by bdl
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crazy mountain weather (long) by
mindenpilot
Early Thanksgiving morning I saw the clouds starting to form.
They run parallel to the the Sierras and indicate that the "Minden Wave" is
taking shape.
This gets the glider pilots excited, but makes me a bit nervous.
My wife's family was driving down from Reno for Thanksgiving, and her
brothers...
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Why The Hell... (random rant) by
EridanMan
Are VOR's all MH based?
I was flightplanning the other day (I must be one of the few poor
souls left who flight-plans by hand... I guess I just haven't been
flying long enough to get sick of it yet, I consider my flight
planning to be 'part of the experience') And I got to thinking-
Why in gods...
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Avweb down? by
Scott Skylane
Anyone else having problems getting on Avweb's site? (2115z Sunday
afternoon)
Happy Flying!
Scott Skylane
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Co-pilot gets sick, stewardess helps land airplane by
Clarence do we have clearance?
Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was
working the flight!
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html
Flight attendant helps pilot land plane
June 15, 2010
A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill...
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How high can you fly? by
Mark
Ok, it's the year 2016. You are in a little Cessna 150.
You're plane isn't pressurized because it will implode,
so you're wearing a pressurized body suit. You have
an oxygen mask. You plane is powered by a very
powerful brushless electric motor supplied by a 20lb
carbon nanotube source that is...
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October 17th 10 01:36 AM
by Mark
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"socialist" when describing Hillary Clinton by
WolfRat
Current language usage compels me to use the term
"socialist" when describing Hillary Clinton. The actual word
we need to use is "fascist." The left, however, has managed
to take the "fascist" word and turn it into an epithet
against right-wingers.
Nazis were fascists, right? Perhaps you might...
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Where does "mountain flying" begin? by
Mxsmanic
At what point does uneven terrain become "mountain flying"? Do
rolling hills represent a problem? Is there a threshold of ruggedness
or altitude or some other distinctive characteristic of terrain (other
than variable elevation) that serves as a warning that mountain flying
skills will be...
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How safe is it, really? by
June
I need some information from people 'in the field'. My husband has
his private license and is just starting to work on his IFR for
recreational flying. He wants to buy into a plane partnership, saying
he will be saving money rather than renting.
We have 2 little girls. I worry for his safety as...
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Katrina fall-out by
Jay Honeck
I wonder if the insurance companies (and the federal government) will
FINALLY wake up to the fact that building permanent structures below
sea-level in a hurricane zone is folly?
Just in the last couple of years (after paying out billions to re-build
homes along the Mississippi -- again) these two...
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August 11th 05 12:56 AM
by Jose
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$98 per barrel oil by
Jay Honeck
Well, boys and girls, here it comes. $4/gallon gas in America. This
will translate into $7/gallon avgas soon enough.
Our last fly-in guest at the hotel was almost two weeks ago... (And
we just had our 28th consecutive sell-out weekend, so business is
booming...)
:-(
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Jay Honeck
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Sad day for Mxsmanic by
John Godwin
It seems as if Microsoft is pulling the plug on MS Flight Simulator.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7902468.stm
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Global Warming The debbil made me do it by
Denny
http://www.dailytech.com/Temperature+Monitors+Report+Widescale+Global+Cooling/article10866.htm
Well, looks like we have been slacking off on our duty... Get out
there and run those engines and warm things up....
Anyway, the comments on this article were fun to read...
Lots of knee jerk, spittle...
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AOPA credit card --- WARNING. by
RS
If you have an AOPA/MBNA credit card then you should check the APR on your
last statements. MBNA has been raising the APR on AOPA cardholders, even if
you pay on time.
So check your credit card statements and call AOPA credit card services to
complain.
And also call MBNA to drop the rate back down.
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