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August 29th 13, 12:05 AM
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... if only they can keep the bugs off
Now even airliners are worried about getting bugs on their wings:
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...d=130816epilot -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl 
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August 30th 13, 03:12 AM
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... if only they can keep the bugs off
On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 6:05:55 PM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Now even airliners are worried about getting bugs on their wings: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...d=130816epilot -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl I only fly a regional jet, but I can't help but notice all the bugs on the leading edge of our jets. Often wondered how much an impact it makes. They do, however, allow us to write that up and call the mechanics out, they have a way to determine how much is too much(square inch saturation, I believe), and they will clean the leading edges. E
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