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Leaving Usnet Groups, Bye by
NW_PILOT
Its been fun but I am leaving all usenet group's maby see you all at a
fly-in or two over the years
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Pilot deviations and a new FAA reality by
Chip Jones
OK pilots, try this one on for size. As you likely know, there is a wide
and growing rift between the career FAA bureaucrats (aka FAA Management) who
run the monstrosity called the federal Air Traffic Organization, and the
career FAA air traffic controllers who make that monstrosity work in the...
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by Newps
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Flying when you know there is something wrong with the plane by
C J Campbell
I can't remember where I read it, but I seem to recall that in the majority
of fatal accidents the pilot knew something was wrong with the airplane
before he even took off. It does seem like a popular trend reading through
the accident databases. But can anyone point me to a study that...
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When to acknowledge ATC by
Andrew
ATC says "radar contact, 20 miles south of XYZ, proceed on course". Do
you acknowledge this transmission? How about when ATC says "altimeter
setting 2992" on your first contact after a handoff? Does this require
acknowledgement?
In the past, I've acknowledged such things if the controller was...
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Nearly had my life terminated today by
Michelle P
Hi all,
While I was on my way home this evening from Flying Traffic survey. I
was nearly run over by a Baron driver coming out of Stafford Airport
(RMN) on his way to Frederick (FDK).
He called Potomac approach saying level 3200. I was cruising at 3000
between Stafford, Virginia near Quantico...
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Rep vs. Dem Differences by
Jim Weir
In an on-the-air (*) broadcast, a BBC announcer was trying to explain the
difference between the Republicans and the Democrats to his British audience.
"The Republicans are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives.
The Democrats are verry like our ... ahhh ... Conservatives."
(*) "on-the-AIR"...
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Who's At Fault in UAV/Part91 MAC? by
Larry Dighera
How does the military's use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle intend to
comply with the Part 91 See-And-Avoid mandate? Will there be new
Restricted Areas imposed along the border, or will the UAVs be flown
in Positive Control...
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About those anti-aviatoin newsgroups by
C J Campbell
We should be cautious about posting anything on these news groups. There is
no way of convincing the mentally ill that airplanes are not a threat to
them, so arguing with them is futile. At worst, somebody in these groups
could find out about the rec.aviation news groups. This is a serious...
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Constant speed prop oil leak by
DP
I was pre-flighting my plane today until I saw this long red strip
running down the entire length of my prop with a small puddle at the
bottom!!! I hadn't seen it before. It was the first time flying in
three weeks. I was at the plane last week, and didn't see anything,
but the again, I wasn't...
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Turbine Duke or turbine Baron? by
[email protected]
I got an email response from the guys at Rocket Engineering about their
PT6A conversion of a P-Baron. He mentioned they're finishing STC work
for their turbine Duke conversion and I wondered which airplane might
make the better platform for conversion. Their preliminary numbers for
the -21 engined...
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Absolute lowest altitude you can fly (legally) by
Mxsmanic
What regulations determine the absolute lowest altitude you can fly
above the ground in the U.S.? I understand that the area just above
the ground is usually Class G outside airports, and it only goes up to
700 or 1200 feet most of the time ... which implies that you can
actually fly at 500 feet...
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Oshkosh 2005 pictures up by
Alright, I realize that Oshkosh is so very last week, but with my drive home
to Southern California and going back to work it's taken me until now to
weed through all 1992 pictures I took.
I weeded them down to 539... obviously not all of them are interesting but
at least they're broken up into...
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when does a "remain clear" instruction end? by
Arden Prinz
Recently I was departing a small airport (with no control tower) which
was underneath the class C shelf area of a somewhat larger airport
(which is an air force base). Immediately before departing, I called
the approach controller for the class C airspace and told him that I
was departing and...
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Bullying desguised (badly) as precaution by
AJ
I took my daughter to Linden Airport (that's in New Jersey). We stood
with a small crowd at the fence on the shopping mall side as planes
took off and landed. (This is where I got my interest in flying many
years ago.)
Presently a mall security truck drove up and the guard told us to
disperse...
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November 2nd 05 07:55 PM
by AJ
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Airparks; Living On The Beaten Path? by
WJRFlyBoy
This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind
landing......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls
Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see
megabuck homes in my neck of the woods
http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861
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3rd class medical urinalysis? by
Finn
Hi all, going for my medical soon and was wondering if I will be
subject to a drug-screen urinalysis as well as other urine tests. I've
tried looking for the info but could not find it. thanks, Jon
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How much longer? by
Jay Honeck[_2_]
With Avgas topping five bucks a gallon, I find myself asking: How much more
will it take before GA is completely unaffordable? At what price point
will all the current "weekend pilots" be driven from the market?
Example: While on our trip back from Florida a couple of weeks ago, we paid
$5.20...
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Newbie Qs on stalls and spins by
Ramapriya
I've seen that John Denker in his article advocating pilots to keep
practicing recoveries from stalls and spins at a safe altitude...
which prompts me to ask the following:
1. Since I don't think I've experienced a stall or spin before, is it
a nice sensation to experience as a passenger, or...
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