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Leaving the community by
David Brooks
One thing - one of so very many things - I learned in my five years of
flying is that partisan politics does not fit into the cockpit. Most of my
flight instructors have, I know, been to the right of me politically. I had
a most enjoyable flight with CJ - although he has since earned my...
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Thrown out of an FBO... by
Jay Honeck
Decades ago, in my younger days (okay, waaaay younger), I was asked to
leave a drinking establishment or two, and I've had a few women show me
the door, over time...but I never thought I'd ever be asked to leave an
FBO.
To our amazement, it happened to Mary and me today.
It all started pleasantly...
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November 22nd 06 05:09 PM
by Al G
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I give up, after many, many years! by
Jay Somerset
I give up -- not flying -- but subscribing to this NG. It is just too
riddled with crap and backbiting, to the point that it carries little
if any useful exchange of interest to active pilots. It isn't worth
the effort any more, even with multiple kill files.
So good riddance to 90+% of the...
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Big Kahunas by
Jay Honeck
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J63F258A6
Say what you will about GW -- he's got big kahunas flying into Iraq to spend
Turkey Day with the troops...
Sounds like even his parents didn't know about it until he didn't show up in
Kennebunkport!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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Aircraft Weight Question by
Bill Denton
Consider the following aircraft:
Seats ---------------------------------------------- 2
Empty Weight (typical) -------------------- 920 lbs.
Maximum Gross Weight -----------------1320 lbs.
Useful Load ----------------------------------- 400 lbs.
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We Are All Spaniards by
Jay Honeck
We are all Spaniards today.
As a percentage of Spanish population, the horrendous terrorist attack on
Madrid has now actually injured and killed more people than the World Trade
Center attacks did to America in 2001.
Terrorism must be stopped, whatever the cost. Whether it was Basque
separatists...
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Unruly Passengers by
SelwayKid
How would you handle a situation where a paying passenger began to
manhandle the controls?
What would you do if a passenger keeps interrupting you during a
single pilot IFR approach into a very busy airport?
What would you do if your passengers lit up their marijuana in the
back of a twin?
What...
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Backwash Causes Lift? by
Le Chaud Lapin
Hi,
Student pilot here, self-teaching using the Jeppensen Private Pilot
Kit after taking ground school. :D
I read in the book that combustion "creates" energy, which is
technically not true, but I decided to ignore it since the pictures
are sooo pretty.
Now, in Chapter 3, section about airfoils,...
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Only a ONE Million Dollar Cleanup by
Geoff Rove
"
SAN DIEGO — Five people escaped uninjured on Saturday when a corporate jet they were in crashed upon takeoff at the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa, fire officials said.
At 11:47 a.m. Saturday, the jet hit the dirt at the end of the runway and lost its wheels, said Battalion...
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by befonoy
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Kennedy gets his own TFR by
Steve Foley
FDC 8/8593 ZBW MA.. FLIGHT RESTRICTION HYANNIS, MA EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
UNTIL 0805272200 UTC. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(1), TEMPORARY
FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO SAFETY OF FLIGHT WITHIN A 3
NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 413749N/0701812W OR THE MVY VORTAC 060 DEGREE RADIAL
AT...
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$1500 Cash Reward by
[email protected]
$1500 cash reward for info leading to arrest and conviction of lowlife
scum thieves who broke into hangars and aircraft at Rutherford County,
NC Airport and stole the following items on or about Thursday,
May 19, 2007:
1. King KX-99 Portable Navcomm Radio with new NiMH Rechargeable
battery pack...
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Should I be scared -- C172 over Gross by
tman
Flown C172's for quite a while, and never had anybody in the back.
Now I'm planning on quite a trip, with 2 pax and luggage.
When I fill the fuel to the *tabs*, calc everyone's weight honestly and
consider baggage -- I'm 75 lbs over the 2450 gross on departure. Maybe
100 over gross if I assume...
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May 3rd 08 01:22 AM
by terry
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Is the 787 a failure ? by
Transition Zone
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:23:55 -0500
Local: Thurs, Dec 23 2010 9:23 pm
JF Mezei wrote:
On December 23rd, Boeing announced it is now resuming flight testing on
ZA004.
They have updated the power distrubution *software* and will test this,
along with...
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UAV's and TFR's along the Mexico boarder by
John Doe
How much of the American boarder with Mexico is out of radar contact?
There was some fuss about the FAA creating TFRs for the UAVs that are flying
with boarder patrol along the Mexico. Why can't the UAV just fly along
under an IFR flight plan and everyone else just avoid the little thing...
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Rocks Thrown at Border Patrol Chopper by
[email protected]
Rocks Thrown at Border Patrol Chopper
Aug 25 3:31 PM US/Eastern
YUMA, Ariz.
Illegal immigrants threw rocks at a Border Patrol helicopter,
forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing when one of the rocks
damaged the rotor, the agency said.
Neither the pilot nor the Border Patrol observer was...
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Why don't voice radio communications use FM? by
Mxsmanic
Perhaps this is a naive question, but: Why don't voice radio
communications for aviation use FM radio instead of AM radio? I
realize there's substantial inertia in the installed base of AM
equipment, but surely one could allocate some new frequencies to FM
and use them in parallel for some years...
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Pilot's Political Orientation by
Chicken Bone
Flightinfo.com asked for pilots political orientation.
Results:
Democrat 22.97%
Republican 57.24%
Ind. 19.79%
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21699
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Scared of mid-airs by
Frode Berg
Hi!
I am a PPL, and co owner of an Arrow.
I have just over 250 hours total time, vfr only, and lot's of cross country.
However, during the past 3 years or so, I've constantly been overly alert
towards the possibility of hitting something in the sky.
I know the sky is big, and probability is not...
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