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    When Did the 737 Become Transcontinental Aircraft?

    Gol 737-800 from Bogota to Sao Paulo, 4341 kms, almost 6 hours....very long takeoff run out of BOG
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    Spatial Disorientation

    Takeoff from New Orleans Lakefront runway 36L (or over any large body of water or sparsely populated terrain) on a clear, moonless night can quickly bring it on if you get tempted to look outside and stray from the gauges....black sky with some visible stars above, black water or dark terrain...
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    C172 into Known Icing?

    Airborne Russian Roulette...sooner or later it will go BANG....
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    Taking a Flight with a Pilot You Don't Know

    If you ask him directly about his flying experience and/or check him out through trusted sources, you can make a friend for life and have an enjoyable and educational flying experience. And that would be the best and most likely outcome. As pilots, we're constantly having to evaluate risk. This...
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    Taking a Flight with a Pilot You Don't Know

    I don't except for when I ride with the airlines....IMO I'd ask around, see if you can talk to someone who's flown with him before...or at least knows if his background holds up, medical's valid, etc...you can also check if anybody at your FBO knows him...good luck, hope it works out for you
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    Plane you are happiest to have gotten to fly..

    There may have been a similar thread on this before, but I'm a newbie so here goes - which plane are you happiest to have gotten to fly? For me it was a ride in the right seat with the owner in his ME-108....I have never felt controls like that before or since...nor do I think it would be too...
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    Finally! First solo!

    Congrats! A memorable occasion you will never forget!
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    Lost a friend

    So tragic, very sorry.
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    Spinning Cherokee 140 vs 161

    Not being a test pilot, I would not attempt to spin any aircraft that did not have a very long demonstrated history of straightforward spin recovery....why be the first (and last) person to discover you spun a quirky airplane into the ground?
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