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I finally designed a vertical stabilizer suction RAM mount that is strong enough and easy to remove for my Mooney 201. I tried it out today and took a video using the Insta360 camera during our three-ship formation. I could turn on and off the camera using a Bluetooth remote control during...

Twenty-minute video taken after recent Southern California blizzard. Turn on close caption subtitle for a description of some points of interest. If you have 22 minutes, you can enjoy this aerial video from a 4K UHD big-screen TV. This 4K UHD video brings you from taking off at the San...

The trailing end of elevators has no open holes so no water can get in. But the leading edge of elevators has holes for mounting the hinges to the horizontal stabilizers. That's where the icy rain gets in when they point up. Check the pictures posted in this thread and see them for yourself.

It's because the Mooney's elevators pointed upward. The icy rain won't get into the elevators and freeze up inside. Those Cessnas' elevators pointed downward allowing icy rain deposits in the elevators and freeze up like bricks. That changed the W&B and pressed the tail down.

This video has better animation and includes two controller's attempts to stop the AA106 from crossing 04L. From the description, DAL1943 began to reject at about 100 knots ground speed. Wow!

Full version and with the description of who took the video. It was a live streaming. https://fb.watch/i4bUo6Q8eO/

I spent $500 x 2 [post #35] (and I spent $500 x 2 for the Strida folding bikes before purchasing these folding eBikes years ago). The primary purpose is not to replace Ubers or car rentals. In the past 1.5 years, my wife and I have enjoyed numerous biking trips, either via car or airplane...

Spectacular helicopter performance starting from 3:20 at New Port Beach, CA. Piloting by Helicopter stunt pilot Fred North.

Here is some comparison. https://andrewskurka.com/garmin-inreach-mini-2-assessment/ The mini battery life is 90 hours for a 10-minute tracking interval. That's about 4 days of continuous usage versus 14 days (mini 2). I don't think I need that long as I set it up mainly in the airplane. I...

I would say ATC would be harder to be replaced by AI (than piloting), given all the emergency, priority, defense, and unknown (say lost comm) situations. The decision-making in a certain situation can be harder for AI can handle (similar to the condition posted to the AI driver, if a pedestrian...

Air-to-air photo mission for 1958 Dornier Do27 STOL a week ago.

Just found the inReach Mini for $250 in Costco Cyber Monday. Buy!

RIP captain. This article came yesterday -- Airlines want you to get comfortable with flying without a co-pilot. Will the remote-initiated auto landing be the answer for an emergency like this? https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/21/pilot_single/...

In 2011, several pilots and I flew an ashes-dropping mission over the ocean near Palos Verdes, CA while we took this beautiful documentary video. There was a 4-inch hole with a cover on the Bonanza floor. We simply installed a plastic tube and a funnel in the airplane, which worked well. The...

I own a Mooney 201 (pushrod), a Nanchang CJ-6 (pully), and a Pasmany PL-2 (pushrod). CJ-6 has the best control during closed formation flights (wing-tip-to-wing-tip is 2 feet apart between plaines, in and out of turbulence or not) Then the Mooney, the worst is PL-2, the most unresponsive, with...

I brought two Swagtron EB5 Pro Plus bikes, which can fit into my Mooney201 cargo area. Moreover, I brought 2 Folding Bike Traveling bags for 14" bikes. I can also put the helmet and accessories in the bag and quickly load them into/out of the airplanes. I have had them almost for a year now...

I guess the 340 pilot was simply overwhelmed by the situation ( fast approaching the runway while looking for the 152) and forgot to configure the aircraft to land. Until the last moment, he did eyeball the 152 but too late to jink or slow down to land. I also wonder if he might have programmed...

Other pilots lost the situation awareness of what's going on by using this text model, which is a critical factor of flying and ground operations. Pilots listen on the conversation between ATC and other aircraft in order to prepare and anticipate the action coming next, sometimes even avoid...