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Necro-post, but I made a diagram way back when to describe this whole increase bank to keep from overshooting final, without increasing g-load deal. From above, the flight path of the "overbanked" u turn looks more like an ellipse. The normal turn is more rounded. From a horizontal viewpoint...

Or marry his widow, then you get all his money and his plane...

It all worked when I put it in the hangar, i'm the only on with a key. All the whirly stuff gets checked at runup. You're not going to find a cracked spar in a walk around. Check gas, oil, controls, runup, go...

Ron, in the case you cite, the administrator states that interpreting the reg to say that the instructor must be present at the airport on the day of the flight is "too narrow". They then expand on what must be covered in the briefing, never stating that it must occur in person.

Jaybird, All that is necessary to break a stall is to bring the relative wind closer to the chord line of the wing (closer for the sake of this discussion being less than the critical angle of attack). You can do this by moving the elevator, which in turn moves the wing in relation to the...

Ron, Engines turn air and fuel, into kinetic energy through a chemical reaction called oxidation. You already know that, I know, but the amount of energy is related to the size of the reaction. You have two reactants, fuel and air. The throttle manipulates air, the carb/fuel injection...

Ron, just out of curiosity why the change? I never understood why someone would want to complete their base to final turn over a mile from the threshold at 6-700 feet (like I've seen published in a 141 schools syllabus). With flaps out you have NO chance of making the runway. Sent from my...

85hp Luscombe Pitts S2 Legacy with TNIO-550 Caravan on Amphibs Turbine Commander Hawker Sea Fury Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Traveller, I heard somewhere that you guys got a Great Lakes ONLY license. That true?

Despite what this guy says, it's easy to lie and get away with it once, twice, maybe more, if you're good. If you're not, it will end poorly. The better option is to find a good IA that doesn't want to be troubled with changing your brakes, starter, alternator, oil, tires, bushings, strut...

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You people arguing absolutes make me crazy. What people miss is college programs fall into two categories, those that develop skills that prepare you for employment in industry and those that don't. The factor that determines which category someone's program is in is frequently the person...

I think it was the 120 cessna's that had a sliding ballast to get the CG aft for cruise, but could be cranked back forward for TO and landing.

The problem is they're screwing the guy who pays $40k in taxes because they take his money, spend it all, then print more so they can spend more, all while the real value of the money the $40k taxpayer goes down. We'd be doing alright if they just spent what we gave em...

Ate, someday, somewhere, you will look around and say, I wasn't ready for this... Maybe tomorrow, maybe when you have 25000 hrs.

Found a hangar in north Vegas for 30 a night. Problem solved. Thanks everyone!

You are forgetting that the surface temp of the plane in the sun can well exceed the ambient temp. It just seems wrong. I guess it comes from seeing too many motorcycle kick stands melt into the asphalt.

Yeah, I just hate leaving anything (car, bike, plane) out in the sun with ambient temps well above 100. My M&Ms melt every time!

Does anyone have an empty hangar for my little Viking in Vegas from Saturday night to Monday they wouldn't mind renting? Atlantic wants $100 a night and at that rate, I'll just non-rev, if I don't get bumped... You can shoot me an email @ ia n @ wi l dro sev in ey ards . com Thanks a...

After reading through this thread, it seems there is a broad spectrum of fuel management practices. The anon seems to think its reasonable to run tanks almost dry, while the above poster wants 20 minutes of fuel in each tank. I'm familiar with some planes where that would leave over 1.5 hours...