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  1. Erice

    [NA]Berkeley bans "gendered" words[NA]

    This. I know of one other shape that will not drop through. It's the rounded triangular shape that the Wankel engine "piston" uses. I think a regular triangular shape can fall through. Are there any others?
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    Bye Bye airport

    Nice piece of journalism, but the date on that blog post was 57 days too late. :)
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    Newly graduated DPT wants part time work; and got it

    Perhaps a better aviation analogy would be that people think being a commercial pilot is the same as being an airline pilot. Many people equate the two. And then there's the more confusing case of someone holding an airline transport pilot rating, but still not being an airline pilot ...
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    Severe Turbulence in a 172

    If I recall correctly, the degree of turbulence will impact different airframes differently. For example, a Cessna 172 report of severe turbulence will not be taken as seriously by a Boeing 737 or in the same way. However, ATC has to pass a severe turbulence report to all aircraft regardless of...
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    Dual Day & Night Commercial Cross Country

    When I did my commercial 100 nm dual day xc, my CFI had me do it at 10,500 and 11,500 MSL. Gave me something new to experience, since I hadn't been up above 7,500 on any of my previous flights. So now I do that with my commercial students. It takes you into a new level (no pun intended) of...
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    61.39 Endorsement 60-days vs 2 Calendar Months?

    Never mind. Of course, I found the answer after I posted this! In October 2009, it was changed from 60 days to 2 calendar months. My copy of the 2015 FAR/AIM does indeed say 2 months. My bad! It is interesting, though, that when I called the AOPA pilot information center, they looked it up and...
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    61.39 Endorsement 60-days vs 2 Calendar Months?

    I received a 61.39(a)(6) endorsement on July 7 to take a practical test. According to the 2015 FAR/AIM, the wording in 61.39 says the endorsement must be given within "60 days" prior to taking the practical test. However, I have found numerous references other places (NAFI, for example) that...
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    When dreams come true... (long)

    Loren, I've enjoyed reading the chronicle of your journey to SkyWest. I'm working on my initial CFI for the next two weeks, and it seems like I'm working to absorb a lot of information at once, too! Your story is inspiring to me. Keep sharing!
  9. Erice

    What is this for (hangar door base)

    Like others have said, it's a truss that supports the door when it is open.
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    Streaming/File Sharing in a Car/Van

    For a LONG road trip, what would be an easy way to setup streaming/sharing files in a car/van to different wifi-enabled mobile phones or tablets? I'd like to do it without needing to purchase an app for the mobile devices (Plex charges $5 for their app). I'm thinking XBMC on a Raspberry Pi, but...
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    Liability Waiver for Flight Training?

    Can/should a flight school ask its students to sign a liability waiver? Would it really offer legal liability protection (except for gross negligence)? If you were a primary flight student, would you sign one? Or, if you were the parents of a teenager seeking flight training, would you sign...
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    [NA] Need Help Making 6 Groups of 13 ...

    Yes, everyone participates in each activity. I think I understand the factorial concept. I am looking for combinations of 39 things taken 13 at a time. 39C13 gives 39!/((13!)(26!)), which is over 8 billion combinations. But making sure there is a 1-to-38 in at least one in the six groups...
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    [NA] Need Help Making 6 Groups of 13 ...

    I KNEW I should have paid more attention in that class! Most of what I am finding is about Combinations (nCr) and how to tell HOW MANY different groups I can make. I don't care about that--I just want to know how to make ONE that works!
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    [NA] Need Help Making 6 Groups of 13 ...

    I am supposed to come up with six sets of three groups of 13 people so that each person is with each of the 38 other people on the list in at least one of those sets. Basically, this is a campout where I have 39 kids coming, and we have six different activities. There will be 3 groups of 13. I...
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    First solo!

    First of all, congratulations. Like everyone says, it is a milestone in your flight training that you will always remember. This is the first time I've heard a CFI telling you in advance that you will solo that day, then giving an hour break before it happens. Most stories go something like...
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    RAID 5 with 2 dead HDDs

    That's what I was afraid of.
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    RAID 5 with 2 dead HDDs

    Suppose that a friend has a server setup to run from a set of 4 300GB SAS hard drives configured for RAID5, and two HDDs failed. Perhaps one had failed earlier, but was undetected, then a second one failed. Is there any hope for data recovery? Going to the backup, unfortunately, is not an...
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    Fuel leak

    I have seen a similar leak that the OP mentioned, but in a 172. Turned out to be the interconnecting lines between the two wing tanks. The leak was a slow drip on the door post, some inside the airplane, and some outside. Once the fuel level was lowered, the leak stopped. I understood the fix...
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    Sigh. Police investigate suicide in Spotsylvania plane crash

    Oh, no! I think I knew this pilot. I gave Edwin his first airplane ride about 4 years ago. He showed up at the airport on his bicycle, and was hanging around. I offered to take him up and show him his house. He came over a few other times on a motorcycle, and we would always talk aviation. He...
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    Mildly Amusing Xtranormal Video - New First Officer

    Hmmm. Looks like xtranormal.com, the website that was used to make the animated video, is shutting down.
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