Recent content by sperdue

Of course it would help if my fingers weren't so fat;)

All- If you've been wanting to learn to fly her his your chance to win your own airplane. This is a refurb'd C-150J for 1st Prize. Second prize is a Lightspeed Zulu 2 headset and third prize is the winner's choice of a King Schools Written Course. Good luck, gunny Website...

oh yeah, I remember who you are.....

Did you read the part about 'Change it how you like'? If you think this power grab ends at a BMI of 40, or even just concerning BMIs then you are sorely mistaken. If you care to take no action... why even comment on the post and waste everyone's time? gunny

May be, but he works directly for the Administrator..... send the email!

For those of you that are pilots, the FAA has halted the implementation of the BMI/ Sleep Disorder policy. But we really need to get rid of the Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Tilton. Please copy this email, change it how you like and send it to: max.slutsky@faa.gov ---------- Please pass this...

Lo- There are various versions of the same basic procedure.... the one we were taught in the USAF was: First: Idle - Pull the power to idle (this will kill most of the flat spin) Neutral - Set the Ailerons to neutral (this kills the rest of the flat aspect) Aft - Pull the...

Good observation. The last two spins met the criteria of a Flat Spin. The last one was a true Flat Spin, I could have gotten the nose very near the horizon with full power, didn't want to do that (it adds quite an acceleration outward and I'm old and lazy... what I did was enough to show the...

Thanks man, I appreciate it! gunny

For those of ya'll interested in what happens at the stall end of the envelope check out this video of spins. The most common problem I've seen in instructing is folks adding aileron to pick up a wing during a slow flight/stall event.... you can see that aileron accelerates the spin (besides...

We missed ya'll! We had about 40 folks, 12 Skywagons, 2 ultralights an excellent BBQ Brisket and a great tailwind.... just depends whether you were going or coming The hit of the show is Luke's bird and guard dog Weylan. gunny

Just a reminder ya'll... the Skywagon Roundup is next weekend! We've got a real Texas home cooked BBQ planned for Saturday night.... so ya'll come on down! gunny

Please support the new bill in front of the Texas Legislature: Below are the facts about the bill. Texas HB 2839: Recreational Use Statute (RUS) Amendment to include Aviation Activities The Texas Recreational Use Statute (RUS) was originally enacted in 1965 to limit the liability of...

You know Dallas isn't so far away.... come on out and see us... we're there every Friday and Saturday. gunny

Have fun.... certainly an adventure and thats what life is all about, or should be! gunny