Recent content by Scott Skylane

I agree that hot wings are the best solution, but you don't necessarily need turbines to get it. The Douglas DC-6/7 actually had avgas-fired heaters that blew hot air through the leading edge of the wings/tail. It worked very well! (Interestingly, the heaters were the *exact* same type that...

My goodness, wouldn't you make a fine little Fed.

Sorry, that's just not true. If you only hear the aircraft side of the center communication, then you are on the wrong frequency, or out of range, period.

Exactly. I have read the letter that Ron referred to, and at least that part of it rings as fabrication to me. Sitting in the cockpit, whether just droning along or actively engaged in conversation, it becomes readily apparent if you're only hearing the aircraft side of a communication. That...

I'll be flying Anchorage to Fairbanks, and back, in a few hours. Hope to get a good look from FL 320!

That, sir, is one of the best kept industrial secrets of these modern times!

Why would you assume that?