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Why are turbos rare? by
Mxsmanic
Why do turbocharged piston props seem to be so rare/unfavored? Don't they
provide a substantial advantage over normally aspirated engines?
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Steering on the taxiway by
Mxsmanic
Is it better to use just the rudder or differential braking to turn on
taxiways? I understand that steering mechanisms vary considerably
from one aircraft to another, but I'm still curious. In this case,
I'm wondering about a Baron 58, the aircraft I fly in my sim (most of
the time).
I note when...
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Update on VacationRentalsforFamilies Airlift by
Peter R.
Jim Burns wrote:
snip
All other preregistered pilots with multi engine
aircrafts continue to monitor the site for further directions.
Too bad they have limited the airlift to multi-engine at this time.
Perhaps sometime in the future us single engine folks can...
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September 9th 05 12:57 AM
by Steve S
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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Crash Video by
Larry Dighera
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/exclusivevids/ExclusiveVideo_B2Spirit_StealthBomber_CrashReport_198060-1.html
The crash on takeoff of a 509th Air Wing, Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber,
February 23 operating at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was caused by
water in the aircraft's sensors, according to an...
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January 10th 09 01:08 AM
by Aratzio
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Garmin 496 PIREP -- Navigating while Driving by
Jay Honeck
Okay, so it's not quite aviation related, but we DID use the 496's
capability today to navigate by road to Blakesburg -- the annual AAA
(Antique Aircraft Association) fly-in. (Which was fantastic, by the
way. It runs through the weekend, so I urge you to check it out!)
This morning we were...
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buzzing a Moscow highway by
HECTOP
Two genius (Beavis & Butthead with an airplane) friends of
mine, today just outside of Moscow, Russia.
http://www.maxho.com/lj/balbesy.jpg
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HECTOP
PP-ASEL-IA
http://www.maxho.com
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Sold out by IFR by
Mike Rapoport
I used to subscribe to IFR until I realized that they offered a much better
rate to new subscribers than to existing ones. After realizing this, my
four year old decided to subscribe :-). Today he recieved a solicitation
from another aviation magazine. Obviously they sold his (and my) name...
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Switching to ground.... by
David Rind
I landed at BED a couple of days ago, and as I was rolling out
the controllers switched, so I never got the usual instruction
to "turn off at Golf, ground .7". Since Golf was the first
taxiway to turn off on anyway, I made the turn off.
Tower was now so busy (common at BED) that I could not get a...
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Some flying vids I made... by
[email protected]
The footage was taken during my trip last month from Colorado to FL
and back in a C172 (yeah, I'm a masochist):
Fluffy little clouds:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZJsasteE9k
Blues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxULCYqvGpY
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January 31st 07 11:11 PM
by Morgans
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Sean Tucker Oracle Airshow by
Chris Colohan
I went out to the Wings Over Pittsburgh airshow yesterday, and I have
to say that the most impressive performance was the Sean Tucker Oracle
biplane act.
(The Thunderbirds were impressive too, but super-annoying
tackily-patriotic musical soundtrack really detracts from their act.
The Thunderbird...
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Constant speed prop question by
Terence Wilson
In the course of trying to understand how a constant speed prop works
I came across the following passage in one of the Jeppesen books:
"If the throttle is advanced without decreasing the pitch of the prop
blades to increase ___ rpm, the manifold pressure increases as the
prop mechanism attempts...
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Speaking of D.B. Cooper... by
C J Campbell[_1_]
Seems some guy from Minnesota, Lyle Christansen, is convinced that his
brother Kenny was D.B. Cooper. Kenny Christansen is in fact a dead
ringer for Cooper, was an army paratrooper, bought a house in Buckley,
WA, with cash that he never explained where it came from, and he worked
for Northwest...
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Spin Training by
Captain Wubba
Hello. I'm finishing up my CFI training. My CFI and I went up in a 172
(certified for spins) and tried to get the plane to spin for my spin
training. The airplane was loaded properly in the utility category. We
could not get the airplane to enter a fully developed spin. It would
enter the incipient...
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returning to flying after 29 years by
Qzectb
I got my pilot license in 1978 when I was 20, continued flying into
1979 accumulating a total of 70 hours, and then stopped when I became
a university student and had neither money nor time. But I've been
longing to get back into it all this time, and yesterday, my wife
totally surprised me for my...
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Locate airports by radius from a given airport by
Matt Whiting
Does anyone know of a good way to locate airports that are 200 miles or
more from a given airport? I realize a large planning chart with a
circle drawn would be easy, but I don't have one of those handy. I need
to plan a 200 mile cross country for my commercial day/night long cross
country and...
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Testing the Testing of Mogas by
Jay Honeck
Plop-plop, fizz-fizz... :-)
In a previous thread I outlined the new (vastly more convenient)
"alka-seltzer method" of testing your mogas for both ethanol and water
-- but (for those who missed it) here it is again:
1. Tap a few ounces of suspect gas into a cup
2. Drop 1/4 of an alka-seltzer...
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July 24th 06 09:38 PM
by d&tm
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 by
Steve House
2004 is due to be released next week
The MS Force Feedback joystick works well with it.
"TripFarmer" wrote in message
...
Does anyone own this? I was thinking of using it at home as I start my
instrument training for help with repetative...
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Starting new info site need info from the pros by
MRQB
Hello, i am starting a new info site that may help with a lot of questions
here and may help in people chousing a flight instructor.
It will take time for me to complete the site http://www.columbusnd.com/p/
is its tempemporary home ( not functioning yet ).
i need advice to see if i am missing...
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Got burned - Don't go to Lansing Jet Center. by
Jon Kraus
I decided to fly from my home north of Indianapolis Indiana to visit
family in Lansing Michigan. My trip up was a beautiful, uneventful hour
and a half flight. I was to stay until Friday morning and then return.
The weather on Friday made it impossible to return because of icing
issues. No...
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December 14th 03 07:39 PM
by charley
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