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Help me write 25 Aviation Trivia Questions! by
Jay Honeck
I need some suggestions for aviation trivia questions, pronto! Who better
but you guys and gals to ask, no? :-)
Why? We've decided to do a month-long radio contest in January, on our most
popular local radio station, promoting our aviation theme inn. It's going
to be called "the '100th...
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Historical NOTAMs by
Mxsmanic
Today I was a bit curious about what NOTAMs were issued when Mount Saint
Helens exploded in Washington back in 1980. Is there a place on the Web where
very old NOTAMs can be looked up (for free)?
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Low fuel emergency in DFW by
Tony
Did anyone see the news about an AA (maybe 777) airplane declaring a
fuel emergency in DFW, requesting a downwind landing to I think 17
Center, and being told no, had to circle to land on 31 R?
I'm not exactly sure of those details, but it's close enough. It's
that old deal, when a pilot makes a...
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry? by
Mxsmanic
When you fly, how much fuel do you prefer to carry? Do you just load enough
to meet the FARs? Do you like to add a fudge factor? If so, how much? Do
you prefer to fly with full tanks irrespective of the length of the flight?
Is it significantly more expensive to fly with the tanks topped off...
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"Aluminum Overcast" damaged by gear collapse by
James Robinson
The B-17 bomber owned by the Experimental Aircraft Assn. was damaged
yesterday at Van Nuys airport when its main gear collaped.
From the videos on TV, you could see its tail wheel firmly on the
ground, when the main gear retracted, and the aircraft dropped onto the
runway. The crew must had had...
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OT-Killing Pop-ups as a webmaster by
Jay Honeck
I changed some of the metafiles (or "meta tags") in my website this
afternoon, emphasizing "hotels" more. I did this in an effort to get search
engines to "see" our site more clearly, and (hopefully) move us up a few
notches in the "results".
Well, something worked. Within an hour I had acquired...
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November 19th 03 10:25 PM
by Frank
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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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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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First Commercial-Grade Aircraft Flies On Hydrogen Fuel Cells by
Larry Dighera
"It uses solar energy to drive electrolytic converters to produce
gaseous hydrogen for use in the cold fuel cells"
Hey, I've heard that approach to electric motive power someplace
before. :-)
Like Jim said in another message thread, hydrogen research was done
extensively decades ago. But the...
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Cirrus SR22 Purchase advice needed. by
C J Campbell
"Doug Vetter" wrote in message
...
The SR20's limit of 12000 hours is still too limiting, IMHO, but I can
appreciate the FAA's conservatism regarding any new (indeed
revolutionary) design.
I was told by a Diamond rep...
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May 10th 04 11:30 PM
by Dude
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Altimeter setting != Sea Level Pressure - Why? by
JT Wright
I have a question regarding the relationship between an altimeter
setting and sea level pressure.
Here is the current METAR for Abilene Regional Airport, Texas:
KABI 280152Z 17014KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP098
T01940161
As you can see, the altimeter setting is 29.87" and the Sea...
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McCain in '08 by
Skylune
The Flyer: Last year you blocked AOPA President Phil Boyer’s nomination to
the FAA Management Advisory Council, leaving GA pilots and aircraft owners
without a voice on the council. Why did you do that?
"Senator McCain: As head of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association,
Mr. Boyer and I have...
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July 24th 06 08:32 AM
by Roger
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A Google Groups alternative to rec.aviation.piloting? by
Jim Logajan
I note that some people who wish to migrate to a more controlled aviation
forum have a couple issues with the alternatives such as AOPA and POA. The
first being that they appear U.S. centric. The second that the layout is
actually a backward step in user friendliness.
While it isn't as good as...
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limit of trim = limit of travel? by
Mxsmanic
Are the limits of control surface movements produced by setting trim to its
extremes also usually the absolute limits of travel for those surfaces, or is
it usually possible to move them further with movement of the yoke? Or does
this vary significantly from one aircraft design to another?
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MDW Overrun - SWA by
Rick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-051208midway,1,5533660.story?co
ll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
Sadly there's one fatality, the first in SWA's history. I've driven past
that intersection many times, and it's partly exhilarating and partly
terrifying to have the jets take off so...
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January 12th 06 02:12 AM
by Tony
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Get Rid Of Warbirds At Oshkosh by
RST Engineering
I'm prejudiced. Of course I'm prejudiced. In 5000+ flight hours, I've
never come as close to a midair as I did at Oshkosh 1999. Oshkosh Tower:
"BlueOnBlue Cessna, number three for runway 27. Ercoupe put it on the
numbers. Flight of three T6s, cross over runway 27, right downwind for
runway...
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Embraer Working On Electric Cropduster, Hybrid Military Transport by
Larry Dighera
www.avweb.com/aviation-news/embraer-working-on-electric-cropduster-hybrid-military-transport/
Embraer Working On Electric Cropduster, Hybrid Military Transport
Russ Niles
November 22, 20201
Embraer has partnered with the Brazilian arm of Portuguese energy
company EDP to build a pure electric...
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It was really close... by
Jay Honeck
Officials Weighed Shooting at Errant Plane
By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago
As a wayward Cessna flew deep in restricted airspace, national security
officials were on the phone discussing whether to implement the last line of
defense: shooting it down.
The single-engine...
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FAA Rejects Farnsworth Lantern Test by
Greg Copeland
"Important note: The FAA no longer accepts The Farnsworth Lantern D15."
I just happened to stumble on this. I have been planning to take the
Farnsworth Lanterns test. Seems it's no longer accepted by the FAA. For
AOPA members, here's the...
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