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  1. tomf188

    New aviation show

    Looks like it was cancelled after 4 episodes. There hasn't been a new one put up in weeks.
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    Where to fly into NYC Thanksgiving

    This is a no-brainer. Go to HPN. If you are renting a car it's an easy drive to either Suffern or Rockland Community on I287, and HPN is an easy field to get into as long as you understand that is it a defacto Class C and you need to call NY Approach to get a squawk before calling the tower...
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    Go or No Go?

    I'd rather be down here wishing I were up there than up there wishing I were down here.
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    Are asian pilots as poor pilots as they are drivers?

    Are you as racist as you sound?
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    Another Visual Approach Question

    This begs the question, "Does anyone ever file a VFR flight plan after completing their primary training?"
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    Crazy fuel prices

    I just got this note from my flying club: A week ago the price was $6.52, which is crazy high to begin with and is why we began trying to buy fuel away from the home field in the first place. WTF?!?
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    I'm New

    There should be no comma after the word "register".
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    Stuff to have with you on cross countries?

    You're not drinking enough water.
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    Wine tasting: Is it considered drinking if you don't swallow?

    What country are you from...?
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    Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

    Glenn Curtiss? I thought he was a bandleader...
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    Alternate Required?

    Or maybe there wouldn't have been a crash if I had planned for (and maybe even filed) a well thought out alternate. I agree that lost comms are an entirely different issue so let's put that aside. The point is that it's prudent planning so why not do it? (And I'm talking about the planning...
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    Alternate Required?

    Why would you even hesitate to file an alternate? One with a long runway and an ILS that you could land at if the weather turns bad and you lose comms? Is this just an intellectual exercise? I don't understand why you would even contemplate not filing an alternate, whether it was required by the...
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    Foreflight showing stadium TFRs

    Well....OK....baseball is the only team sport played without a clock. I once went to a Yankee game that went about 14 innings and we didn't get out of there until after midnight.
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    Foreflight showing stadium TFRs

    Saw this for the first time yesterday. How could this not be considered official?
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    What the heck did I see tonight?

    You saw a UFO.
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    Foreflight showing stadium TFRs

    It's interesting, in the New York Class B it depicts a TFR for the Meadowlands (NY Football Giants), but nothing for Citifield (Mets) or for Yankee Stadium. This is curious because from April though September/October the Yankee Stadium TFR is on my checklist for Hudson River VFR Corridor...
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    Piper Meridien down in White Plains - 1 fatality

    This happened this morning, the clouds were low and wet, not much wind. KHPN 131156Z 10006KT 1/2SM R16/3000V4500FT FG OVC002 17/17 A2985 Not much information yet either. It went down shortly after takeoff. The single occupant, the owner/pilot, was killed...
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    How FAA Medical Policies INCREASE Risk

    Don't you love it when people post with obscure acronyms so they think they sound smart but no one knows what the f**k they're talking about? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SES
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    Stall Warning Horn on Base And Final

    ^^^^^ This. You absolutely did the right thing, especially if he is a member of a flying club flying a club airplane. He badly needs recurrent training and that instructor should be thanking you. If and he gets into a still/spin on the turn to final and augers it in everyone in the club will...
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