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Good catch, This statement should include the caveat "When flying straight." In a Turn the ball should remain approximately 1/2 diameter toward the good engine.

Marcel Daussalt said, "For an airplane to fly well it must look good." The F-86 does, the Piperjet does not. Doug Rozendaal

Tony, You are making a way bigger deal out of this than it is... You will do fine. There will be nothing spooky of goofy, it will be a very straight-forward well briefed checkride. The oral is basic IFR M/E Comm stuff, with the addition of your -135 manual. I have flown with most of...

There is no one best airplane. Everything about aviation is a compromise. There are however lots of great airplanes. Here is my list of great GA S/E airplanes in no particular order: C-182,182RG,210, PA-28-235, PA-32-300 300R (no T-tails) BE-33/35/36, SR-22, RV-4,6,7,8,10. There are a...

Jesse, They have a pretty good, fairly priced, program at MN Aviation in Albert Lea, MN. MN Aviation. They send me some of their students for my CRAP. (Comprehensive and Rigorous Assesment Program) I pass most of them ;) Tell'em I sent you and they will up the price a little more.:)...

I sense there is more to this story? Was our boy Matt out poking around in the dark of night?

Tony, Bring'em on, my schedule is a problem sometimes, but if I am around and am happy to work with your suspects..... If they can take your ****,:hairraise: I'm sure they can handle my Crap....:dunno: Tailwinds, Doug Matt made it through without too many scars...... Of course He had to...

My FF program goes like this. Buy enuf 100LL with my World Perks card that when I absolutely positively must fly on a crowd killer, NWA doesn't get any money from me.... Tailwinds, Doug Rozendaal

Trapper, After you get some "Special High Intensity Training" **** from Tony at Haps, You can fly up to MCW for the "Comprehensive and Rigorous Assessment Program" CRAP from me. Standing by with the pink slips.... Doug Rozendaal Just kidding of course

I am really into FF Miles, my objective is to buy enough 100LL with my world perks card that NWA never gets any ticket money when I absolutely positively must fly on a crowd killer...... Tailwinds, Doug Rozendaal

Put a turbine pusher on the 500 fuse and you would have a winner...... I flew the A500 and it flies OK, not as nice as a C-421, but absolutely acceptable. The spar was in the wrong place in the cabin. It worked out better in the A700 configuration, but with a Big PT-6 in back it could push...

Lance, I am sorry for your loss. Tim's message struck a chord with me, John & Martha King talk about "The Big Lie." That bit we say about the most dangerous part of flying is driving to the airport.... It is a lie!!! I have done some research the Bureau of Labor statistics reports...

Ken, Geez Ken, is editing my dribble more than you can hack..... I wasn't trying to run you off....;) I have no advice on the career change thing, but I can tell you about the crisis thing. I turned 40 at Oshkosh 10 years ago and I thought it was the end of the world. It's the Big Five-O...

Greg, Thank you for posting this here, It is a good show, inspite of my part in it. ;) Here is a link to the scheduled showings that we know about, there may be others, check local listings or call your PBS station and ask them to pick it up. You can also buy the DVD at our website...

You can't trust that editor.....:) I am looking forward to your article, You never know, maybe an old freight hound can learn a new trick.... I didn't have any trouble learning how to use XM WX!!! But then that's mostly pictures, there are lots of numbers in the Skew-T charts...

Scott, Reading your last message, I think I figured the difference in our points. My plan A is often to climb and see if I can climb out of the ice and continue my trip. That decision is based on how much ice is accumulating, if the accumulation is significant, I agree with turn back. If...

See, I told you Scott knew alot more than I do. :P First of all I agree with almost everything Scott says, because he does know alot more than I do. Sba55 said my approach was the wrong way to answer Tony's question. Tony's question was, based on the information provided should I go? I...

Tony, Let me answer your question quickly. Hell no, don't go! Do not fool around in ice with low ceilings. There is not a good way out. Always have a way out and often the best way out is to land. Landing an airplane with an iced up windshield requires ceilings high enough to be absolutely...