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    Defense in the Inhofe MU-2 lawsuit provided a detailed explanation of its theory in recent filing

    The filing concerned the deposition testimony of Honeywell's expert pilot. Honeywell provides an extensive description of what its expert pilot believes was the cause of Inhofe's crash. Interesting reading. The description of the Honeywell expert pilot's deposition testimony begins on the bottom...
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    In-flight video of Robinson R44 crash in Brazil en route to deliver bride to her wedding

    Took off in VMC and flew into IMC. It would appear getthereitis got the best of the pilot: I couldn't find an official accident report. The following is the most sensible hypothesis I could find: http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/596740-bride-killed-helicopter-crash-2.html#post9823263
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    I just learned that a distant acquaintance was involved in one hell of a crash

    Apparently he jumped from a burning plane and landed in some guy's lilac bush. I couldn't find an online copy of the probable cause report, but the following sources outline the gist of the accident. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/15/us/2-die-in-plane-crash-man-jumps-and-lives.html...
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    If you had to start a small, aviation related business, in a large metro area

    If you had to start a small, aviation related business in a large metro area What would you do? From an outsider's perspective, the prospects for businesses involved in the general aviation and small transport industries appears have been bleak, with the big guys getting smaller and the...
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    Is a FIKI twin substantially safer than a FIKI single in the Midwest?

    Is a FIKI piston twin substantially safer than a FIKI piston single in the Midwest? Assume one or two business flights per week during he winter. I don't have any intentions of launching into know ice, but it would seem like the margin of safety with a FIKI twin would be substantially greater...
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    Aircraft recommendation for 200-300 nm business trips with easy access for dogs

    We have decided to expand our business to a second and third location. One is 200 nm trip and the other is a 260 nm. Most of the business trips will consist of me (220 lbs), my wife (110 lbs), our two 70 lb dogs, and 100-200 lbs of cargo. We will make this trip several times a week. In 3 to 5...
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    Big dogs and small planes

    I am currently working on getting my PPL and am also at the very beginning of my quest to identify what would be an ideal plane for my mission going forward, either to buy or to make arrangements to rent on a regular basis. On a high proportion of my flights, my two decent sized dogs will be...
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    Is the bottom going to fall out of the used GA market?

    There seems to be numerous factors working against GA: skyrocketing operating costs; decreasing numbers of licensed pilots; closing airports; and the ever present threat of banning LL gas. At what point does the used plane market collapse?
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    FYI - just obtained Transamerica life insurance GA not an issue

    Application didn't ask about it and the policy doesn't have a GA exclusion.
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