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[OT] thanks to Jeff "Wizard of Draws" for the coloring book by
[email protected]
I was looking for a dragon coloring picture online for my 5-year-old,
and stumbled upon a coloring book by our own r.a.p's Jeff "Wizard of
Draws". Thanks a lot! And also from my son, who was feeling very much
honored by coloring smth drawn by a pilot (his happiness was expressed
so loudly that I...
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How to introduce kids to flying? by
GEG
I have a 6 year old son.
I'm only a student pilot.
However, in my youth, I thought flying was totally cool - yet
completely out of my domain. I lived in a very rural area
and we didn't have much money as a family.
I really wish I had been exposed to it earlier.
In fact, I wish I would have made a...
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Garmin 196 land mode problem by
[email protected]
I have a Garmin 196 that I use primarily for flying, but also bought
the "automobile option" package that included the bean bag mount and
CDROM with road maps. When used in LAND mode, it works OK most of the
time, but sometimes gives crazy routing. Usually, it's right after I
deviate from the route...
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cellphones??? by
houstondan
whats the deal with those 100$ gizmos that plug your cellphone into the
headset. does that work???
dan
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GlobalFlyer -- Pacific Jet Stream Charts? by
Montblack
("RST Engineering" wrote)
I'm trying to figure out whether or not Fossett will be able to get back
home with 2600 pounds of fuel missing. I can't find jet stream charts
from Japan over Hawaii to the Left Coast anywhere.
Anybody got a URL for me?
Main Weather...
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Navigation by
C J Campbell
The Air Force manual "Air Navigation" is on line he
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/11/afpam11-216/afpam11-216.pdf
This manual answers several FAQ that have come up that even some instructors
have no definitive answer for. Examples of things contained in this pamphlet
a
How to...
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Interesting Crop Design by
Andrew Sarangan
I found this interesting crop design near Lebanon, OH. (between Cincinnati
and Dayton). I can't imagine how difficult it must have been to create
this.
http://131.238.38.204/~sarangan/CANON109.JPG
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by Roger
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Student Pilot Gets Five Months In Prison by
Montblack
Ever Consider Lying To The FAA?
Student Pilot Gets Five Months In Prison
From today's AvWeb (free) e-mail newswire.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/358-full.html#189253
This case:
http://www.oig.dot.gov/item_details.php?item=1505
Many cases:
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An Almost-Famous Pilot by
Colin W Kingsbury
Apropos the previous week's discussion, some of you may know that
Overstock.com ad, the all-white one with the woman purring, "it's all about
the O..."
Well, she's one of us:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2114128/nav/ais/
Money graf:
"The lovely Sabine Ehrenfeld (pronounced "Sa-BEAN-uh") was driving...
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Airplane or Bird? by
Mike 'Flyin'8'
A plane that flies like a bird... or at least it is supposed to,,,
http://video.msn.com/video/p.htm?m=Entertainment&mi=Discovery%20Networks&i=a37f09b5-7cd7-4a92-bf51-03e5527c53d7,f97c8ef3-76d4-4f28-9a3a-72b48537b89a&p=Entertainment_Discovery&rf=http://www.msn.com/
Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula,...
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182 Down at 4N1 by
Bob Chilcoat
The Newark Star Ledger this morning reported a 182 crash on takeoff
yesterday at Greenwood Lake, NJ. Two very experienced pilots, both killed
in the ensuing fire. Really a shame. Lee Ross (Rosspilot) was apparently
in the pattern at the time. Someone was quoted as saying that the pilot
reported...
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Meaning of airport tick marks on sectional charts by
Ross Oliver
Recently I discovered that for a long time, I have been mis-interpreting
one aspect of reading sectional charts.
A few weeks ago, I was preparing for a flight to Shelter Cove on the
coast of Northern California. My planned fuel stop was the Little
River airport in Mendicino (O48 on the San...
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Aviation Songs revisited by
John T
You'll remember the thread on "US aviation song" awhile back, well this
one occurred to me last night. To the tune of "The Twang Factor" by
Charlie Daniels, from his "Renegade" album:
Well us people at th airport like airplanes
We wear supercub hats
Its the plane factor
We like the FBO on a Friday...
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Best mobile Wx Websites by
Robert M. Gary
Any opinions on the best websites for mobile users? duat.com is WAY to
expensive because of the graphics (probably 10Kbytes just to load the
title). duats.com is better but still has a lot of crap on the opening
page. Does anyone know of a good site (modeled after something like
mobile.espn.com or...
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Hoover Dam by
Robert M. Gary
What is the best way to get to Hoover Dam? Where is the closest airport
to rent a car from?
-Robert
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Forest Service Pilot Job Opening in Ogden, Utah by
Larry Dighera
Salary: From 60,576.00 to 78,745.00 USD per year
will close on March 21, 2005
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=27472281&AVSDM=2005%2D02%2D22+00%3A01%3A01&Logo=0&sort=dt&pg=1&q=pilot&FedEmp=N&vw=d&brd=3876&ss=0&FedPub=Y
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Aviation Safety Counselor's??? by
NW_PILOT
"captain bill" wrote in message
...
Contact the FSDO, Aviation Safety Program Manager. That person is 'in
charge' of the ASC's in the district.
In the mean time, what is it that you are interested in?
...
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Change training aircraft? C172* vs. PA28-* by
Metavalent
Hi,
I am just finishing solo phase and have a long journey ahead. My
training waypoints are (god willing!) Private, IFR, and perhaps
Commercial and even CFI if I can keep building the skills and financing
the habit long enough to get on the other side of the checkbook. :)
Bottom line for now is...
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Christo's Gates by
Jonathan Sorger
On my first trip to New York since obtaining my PPL, I couldn't help but
notice the number of Cessna's flying over Central Park. Anyone get a
nice aerial shot of the Gates?
Jonathan
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CHARTER: rec.aviation.piloting by
Larry Dighera
From: Geoff Peck )
Subject: CHARTER: rec.aviation.piloting
Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting
Date: 2002-01-13 00:45:07 PST
The charter of rec.aviation.piloting is:
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