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Liberals Ignore The Wright Brothers by
Andrew Gideon
Liberals HATE America wrote:
Alas, Orville and Wilbur Wright are today pigeon-holed as "dead white
males" whom we are supposed to ignore, if not deplore.
The author is sadly misinformed. I couldn't care less about "white" or
"male". However, "dead" is a Bad Thing. I certainly expend a...
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Wet, Bumpy, and Cold by
Andrew Gideon
Ha! I bet you thought that this was going to be some porn spam.
Well...perhaps not after the "Cold" bit grin.
I'd a very nice "getting feet wet" flight today. I was in the clouds for
roughly half the brief (two hour) (CDW-SWF-CDW) flight, I was in wet clouds
watching the thermostat drop, and...
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IFR from CQX (Chatham, MA) by
Andrew Gideon
I see that CQX has a clearance delivery frequency, so IFR ops there
apparently don't require a phone call to FSS (excluding the filing, of
course).
But when IFR out of KCDW, I can expect release delays because CDW
departures are treated with lower priority than TEB, EWR, and probably...
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by Denny
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DUAT preferred routes vs. Jepp by
Andrew Gideon
Planning a flight from CDW to CQX, I found in Jepp one route: BREZY V39
CMK V3 HFD V167 PVD V151 GAILS.
DUAT offers another: FALLZ V3 JEWIT V167 PEAKE
Am I likely to get the DUAL routing if I request it? I'm surprised that
it would yield something different from Jepp. Admittedly, it's not
much...
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An odd clearance...can anyone explain? by
Andrew Gideon
Departing Lancaster the other day, I received an odd clearance. I was
cleared from the airport to the Lancaster VOR, then East Texas VOR...
It was that first leg (Lancaster Airport to Lancaster VOR) that confused me.
The VOR is on the field. I have little choice but to go past it as a
trundle...
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Where is approach good about multiple approaches and clearances in the air? by
Andrew Gideon
I'm no freight dog or corporate pilot with dozens of approaches to minimums
each day. For me, as with many GA pilots I expect, maintaining *real*
currency involves explicit practice.
That's fine; I enjoy it. But I'd like to try some new places.
The issue is that I'd like to try some new places...
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Direct To a waypoint in flightplan on Garmin 430 by
Andrew Gideon
On the Bendex/King gear on which I learned, it was easy to skip to another
way point on the flight plan. And this was very convenient, as it comes up
fairly often when IFR, at least for me. For example, I'll very often be
told "direct SBJ" when leaving CDW, only get "direct ..." to the...
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Flight planning software minimization algorithm by
Andrew Sarangan
Most of the software out there will compute a flight based on the
user's route, time of departure and altitude. This is a fairly
straight forward task which could be done without a computer, as has
been the case for decades.
What I am looking for is the reverse. Given a destination, aircraft
type...
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February 26th 07 06:27 AM
by Blanche
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Another approach question by
Andrew Sarangan
On VOR/DME-B @ 69V, there is a comment that says PT is not authorized when
arriving northbound on V208. Then on the bottom of the chart it says
"Procedure Turn NA". Why bother printing the first statement, when PT is
clearly not authorized for any transitions? Is this a left-over from a old
chart...
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Substitute Routes - what exactly are they? by
Andrew Sarangan
These are shown on the LL enroute chart by little brown circles connected
by a line. The legend says "substitute route, see NOTAMs". There are
several originating from the DQO VOR near the Washington DC area, but there
could be others as well. I have never noticed these before. Any ideas what
they...
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Obtaining IFR clearances in Canada by
Andrew Sarangan
How do you get clearances from a non-towered field in Canada? Do they use
RCO/GCO or void-times like in the US? Are pop-up clearances used?
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Enroute charts valid for use in Canada? by
Andrew Sarangan
The enroute chart for the border states include a significant portion of
Canada. Is this sufficient for IFR into Canada? The VFR sectional contains
a warning that the airspace classification may be different in Canada and
that the pilot should consult the Canadian Flight Supplement. But the...
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by Defly
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IFR through Detroit Class B by
Andrew Sarangan
I am planning a trip to PTK (Oakland County) which is about 25 miles north
of Detroit. I will be coming from the south. The route is V493 to CRL and
then direct to the PSI VOR. Planned altitude is 6000'. This will take me
almost directly overhead the DTW airport. What are the chances of...
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Why small radius collects ice faster? by
Andrew Sarangan
Is there an explanation for why small radii objects collect ice
faster? The NASA icing video simply states this fact without giving an
explanation. I have found the same with most other sources as well.
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Can ATC assign an airway if filed direct? by
Andrew Sarangan
If you file to a VOR direct, can ATC clear you along an airway
instead, and expect you to look up the airways? In other words, how
important is to carry an enroute chart if you don't plan on using
airways?
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Icing Airmets by
Andrew Sarangan
I've been watching the icing airmets for some time now, and it seems
to be getting more and more conservative to the point of being
unrealistic. For example, right now the freezing level is at 5000 ft,
MEA is at 2500 ft, yet we have an airmet Z that goes all way from SFC
to 18k. How could you...
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AF/D's and NOTAM by
Andrew Sarangan
I am curious how many of you routinely consult the AF/D prior to every
IFR flight. The reason is, a well known FAA inspector at a recent
safety seminar commented that those little green books were not of
much use anymore, and that most pilots simply don't use them. I was
surprised, because I've...
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Approach Timer Frustration by
Andrew Sarangan
Over the years I have been using various digital timers, but so far I
have not been satisfied with any of them. The LCD displays make them
difficult to read when viewing at different angles. The right seat
pilot (or CFII) cannot see the digits. Lack of illumination in most
units is another big...
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Good IFR in the midwest by
Andrew Sarangan
The last few days have been excellent IFR conditions here (Ohio and
Indiana). Freezing levels above 8000ft, weather near minimums has been
a great opportunity for spancan flyers like us to get some actual
experience without worrying about ice.
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