Forum: Messages
06-30-14, 03:43 AM
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Forum: Messages
09-20-13, 06:38 PM
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Flying to those locations is easy when all is...
Flying to those locations is easy when all is working well.
You won't like them if you experience an engine-out, and that should always be your first consideration when flight planning. We don't...
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Forum: Messages
05-09-13, 03:53 AM
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You may find that a progressive causes you more...
You may find that a progressive causes you more problems. So long as you cover everything necessary for an annual, you can write almost any progressive program you like and likely sell it to the FAA....
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Forum: Messages
04-08-12, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 10
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It's not a matter of fear. It's a matter of...
It's not a matter of fear. It's a matter of airmanship and common sense. Running a tank dry is stupid.
Running a wetted component dry is foolish. There's no need.
An hour reseve in one tank...
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Forum: Messages
04-06-12, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,541
I went to work for a firm flying four engine...
I went to work for a firm flying four engine radial powered airplanes, and during the initial ground school, was dismayed to learn that the company actually had a policy of running one engine with a...
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Forum: Messages
04-06-12, 12:14 PM
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Forum: Messages
04-06-12, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 24,041
Shutting off your electrical for ten or fifteen...
Shutting off your electrical for ten or fifteen minutes then turning it on and attempting to cycle the gear is something that should always be tried.
If you have a cutter and can cut the bottom of...
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Forum: Messages
04-06-12, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 27,447
Fly around in convective weather for very long,...
Fly around in convective weather for very long, and one will fly into a thunderstorm. Hopefully one will luck out without learning the hard way that a convective cell is like the finger of God, and...
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Forum: Messages
03-13-12, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,541
I like to think in terms of time in the tanks,...
I like to think in terms of time in the tanks, rather than gallons. I don't ever want to be at less than IFR reserves, but at a minimum, an hour remaining, or better.
It's hard to run out of fuel...
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Forum: Flight Instruction and Recurrent Training
01-11-12, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 73,221
Clearly you were there, and I wasn't, weren't...
Clearly you were there, and I wasn't, weren't you?
This particular smart-ass fresh-from-the-jet expert didn't see zero and he didn't see bottom of the gauge. He didn't see anything but what his...
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Forum: Flight Instruction and Recurrent Training
01-10-12, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 73,221
I did consider that possibility. Given the lack...
I did consider that possibility. Given the lack of visible moisture, time of year, desert location, and impossibility of induction ice in the injected airplane under those conditions, I discounted...
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Forum: Messages
01-07-12, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 50,063
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Forum: Mechanics and Service Providers
01-03-12, 12:26 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 27,616
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Forum: Flight Instruction and Recurrent Training
01-02-12, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 73,221
...(continued)
When you fly into cold rain,...
...(continued)
When you fly into cold rain, you're doing a lot more to cause cooling issues, especially on the surfaces exposed to the rain, than you are by pulling the power back on a descent. ...
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Forum: Flight Instruction and Recurrent Training
01-02-12, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 73,221
Why speed brakes? Shock cooling is a debatable...
Why speed brakes? Shock cooling is a debatable subject (and the source of much "hangar flying,"), but is irrelevant if proper power management is used.
One shouldn't try to fly a piston airplane...
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Forum: Messages
12-31-11, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,730
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Forum: Messages
12-19-11, 12:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,730
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Forum: Messages
12-17-11, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,362
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Forum: Messages
12-17-11, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 19,730
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Forum: Messages
12-17-11, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 19,852
None of the above. We had C-97's, but no...
None of the above. We had C-97's, but no guppy's. The guppy in my login name came from the Sorrell SNS2 Guppy. It's SNS3 because SNS2 was taken at the time. It was a homebuilt project I started...
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Forum: Messages
12-08-11, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 19,852
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Forum: Messages
12-01-11, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 19,852
I've overtaken a lot of traffic at higher...
I've overtaken a lot of traffic at higher altitudes, but haven't been run over up there. Converging traffic can sometimes be an issue, but in the flight levels, traffic is more established, and most...
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Forum: Messages
11-29-11, 01:25 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 52,613
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Forum: Messages
11-26-11, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 52,613
Okay. The Riley P model is a mighty, powerful...
Okay. The Riley P model is a mighty, powerful airplane. You got me there.
Max twin engine climb at sea level, 1,200 fpm. Truly blistering performance. max single engine climb at sea level 350...
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Forum: Messages
11-23-11, 03:17 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 52,613
The P-navajo is considerably heavier than the...
The P-navajo is considerably heavier than the skymaster, too. Power does not equate to performance. Excess power does.
One of the single biggest mistakes a prospective or current light twin...
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