Recent content by Larry Liebscher

I switched in January and am not going back. I've used DOS and Windows since 1993. Gateways, Dells, Toshibas, IBMs. My last laptop was an IBM Thinkpad T42. The hard drive just died, but I'll probably get it fixed and give it to my daughter. I couldn't use a Mac before because there is one...

I lived there in the early 80's. Whenever people would visit for the first time I would always start them off with either a carriage tour or the harbor tour. If they had the time, both. The tour guides do a great job giving the history of the area and pointing out a lot of places of interest...

There is a three part investigative report in the Miami Herald starting today on the safety of the U.S. air cargo industry. Link: http://www.miami.com/multimedia/miami/news/archive/deadlyexpress/index.html

Guest editorial in my hometown's Sunday paper. At least some people continue to question. It doesn't take billions to keep airports safe By FRED ABRAHAM We need to get smarter about airport security. This year, the Transportation Security Administration will spend about $5...

What are the issues with a turbine when a prop strikes? If you've pulled the condition lever and no fuel is flowing, will they just stop and damage the prop but not the rest of the engine? I presume that since they are free wheeling when off there should be less damage to the engine than on...

Tragic events should always serve as reminders as to how fragile our existence is, and to appreciate what we have here and now, especially our families. Planning for and dreaming about the future are reasonable and natural things to do. We just should never expect that things will be like we...

Let's look at a hypothetical situation. I'm going for a flight in my plane and invite a friend along who happens to be a CFII. I am completely qualified, current and proficient. It is clearly established that I'm PIC and we are just out for an enjoyable afternoon. We are at a busy field and I...

Good reminder not to taxi behind 747's. Don't think my Arrow would fare much better.

Gary, I have an Arrow and about 200 hours in it. 100 hours in Warriors and Archers. 10 in a 172. I've never been in a 182. Always wondered how much difference there would be between one and the Arrow. Your thoughts?

I use the Overcasters that Lance mentioned. They weigh almost nothing. Simply clip onto my glasses just like clip on sunglasses. Can flip up if you want to look out. Takes 1 second to go into or out of "IMC". Used them all through training and the checkride. Have used them since for currency...

Going back to the article Bruce cites above from the Handbook, I pulled this quote. "Utilizing any combination of normal gliding maneuvers, from wings level to spirals, the pilot should eventually arrive at the normal key position at a normal traffic pattern altitude for the selected landing...

The other aspect that I was never formally taught and has always concerned me is how do I get to the key position from all kinds of weird relationships. Most of the time this is practiced you are in the pattern at pattern altitude and they pull the throttle abeam the numbers. If you are over...

My home field. I haven't been out there since this was in the paper, so I don't have any more details. It sits near a taxiway, and you go past it on the way out to Rwy 36. Never knew this story behind it. The owner used to run the FBO at Mason City, which is 53 nm away. Is well know to all the...

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We had fall yesterday evening. High on Tuesday was 89. Went swimming after work. Cold front came through late yesterday afternoon. Turned off heater in pool. Low last night was 33. High today upper 40's. Low tonight around freezing.