Recent content by jimbtv

Hence, when information is insufficient, declare your intentions and fly the procedure turn. Maybe, and unintentionally, the candidate actually did the correct thing. Due to the ambiguity I wouldn't say they did the WRONG thing. And in my opinion, flying the PT is an option if the pilot and...

1. Have a good engine analyzer on hand. 2. Depart a sea-level airport, noting your EGT temp as you go wheels-up. In my case that 1,300 degrees. 3. As you climb continue to lean to (in my case) 1,300 degrees, watching CHT's not to exceed 370 degrees (my choice). If the CHT's climb to 370...

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It would be a cost per person paid to Scott. He will handle the financial transaction. I'm sure if we could drum up enough interested members he might consider a discount.

Cross post from red board: I'm going to book an hour session with Scott using GoToMeeting whereby we will discuss the topic of my choosing. After that I may book another hour as well on the same, or another subject. There will be a charge per person for attendance just like there would be a...

I don't think we're quite at that stage yet but I recommend you keep your powder dry. :ihih: Laws are written in the legislature, not the courts, but many of us seem to forget that little point. A court judgement simply means that clarification is needed from the legislature so go light some...

Flame suit on: The TSA can fondle your "junk", take and distribute nude photos of your children and wrestle your grandmother out of her wheelchair, and no one does anything but complain. A company attempts to protect their patent (on file and legal property) which temporarily upsets a few...

If I recall correctly, the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds let VIP's take the controls in level flight on occasion. If a news anchor can keep the aircraft from disintegrating, I expect any one of us would have as good a chance.

Price is going to be the definitive factor. Right now any camera can become an IP camera by providing a converter between the camera (analog) and the ethernet switch. In this way you don't have to limit yourself to the modest quality of much of the IP market, which is directed at the...

It really doesn't matter what any of us think you should do, only what you think you should do. Your scenario would be very easy for some of us, even if conditions dropped to IMC. Therefore some of our perspectives come from a very different point than yours. If I had to make a...

Would you please provide some make and model info on the system you won? Congratulations by the way!

Very nice work Dan, and thanks for sharing the story. Things sure could have gone south quickly if clear heads didn't prevail. Like others, I had a pucker factor of "5" just reading your description!

All comments are appreciated. I too am learning here. From my perspective, and due to the way I fly, weather is my biggest obstacle. Safe aviating - got it. Aircraft systems - no problem. IFR system - check. ATC - good to go. Aerodynamics have been the same since I got my ticket in '85...

Well, whatever the solution, it better be free and require very little interpretation and/or advance learning. From my humble opinion, the information is there. It's the pilots that don't seem interested in gleening the wheat from the chaff. It's like learning the details of engine management...

If you were relying on needle deflection on your CDI as an indication of distance from course, you could find yourself closer or farther than you think, depending on how the GPS sensitivity is set. My method is to fly a specific offset distance from the course line (on the reversal) and rely...