Recent content by StraightnLevel

It would appear that everything on that plane sits a bit lower now.....

Understood - that's not unlike vintage automobiles and race cars. ...which leads me to the thought that it might be better to go for either brand-new or something that needs a lot of work (priced to reflect it). If the prior owner did refresh work that covered up deeper issues, i.e., lipstick...

Absolutely. The other night I went up, planning to do some maneuvers practice. METAR was clear, but halfway to the practice area I ran into a whole line of clouds at 1,500+ AGL. Nice - that ends that plan. OK, so I'll go back and practice performance T/O and landings. Wind picks up, and...

To follow up on this complaint: After a couple of pointed conversations with my CFI, I think that the message got through. I would guess that I was not the only student who was having some scheduling trouble. The school has changed their scheduling policy so that stage checks and check rides...

I didn't realize that there was a seaplane option available for the Citation. :dunno:

John Lennon?

African or European?

How does a glider self-launch differ from ASEL takeoff?

There has to be more to this story.....

As stated above, the question in the OP doesn't have a single clear answer. Some background to help clarify: 1) Are you asking about accuracy or precision? In general, analog sensing has theoretically infinite precision but is limited by noise, mechnical issues, and accuracy of the...

Future risk of any statistical outcome is not a function of past risk.

Is there a statistical analysis on this before and after the AD? I'd like to see the data....

Wow. An engine fire on a 747-400, and they're calling out the manufacturer? :rolleyes2:

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