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  1. rubber314chicken

    Diabetes

    Hey all, I'm finally at a point where I'm going to be able to get my pilot's license, and I have a few questions about getting my medical, namely with getting my diabetes through it. I know that all the numbers I've had recently have been good, and for those who know the numbers My last two...
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    Wal-Mart worker dies after shoppers knock him down

    This is really sad: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iDXtETwP7G17BQsO07DecwxuziLgD94O1UD01 Apparently stores opening at 5am isn't early enough for some people. How can you knock someone over, and then continue to run OVER them? This is really sad.
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    Proof our government thinks backwards

    To get a driver's license you need "58" ("50" with a licensed driver over 21 and 8 with an instructor. I include the "" because you don't need to have to log it) hours of driving time. To get a pilot's license, you need a full 40 hours, all of which must be logged. Why would they require less...
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    what makes the rotors spin in an autorotation?

    title says it all. I know how auto rotations work, but what would cause the blades to keep spinning with no engine? and would the spinning rotors also drive the tail rotor?
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    The blunders of FSX

    The first pic SHOULD be pretty easy for you people to figure out the blunder in (I hope) and the second is a runway incursion where I was "cleared" to land with Mooney at position and hold, which then proceeded to make a very short takeoff over my head. Luckily I had crash detection off.
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    how far did your plane go?

    Tn that game we had to kill the downtime, how far did you plane go? I got 86 meters.
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    LSA age requirment question.

    I'm curious about the LSA rules on age. I'm currently too young to get my sport pilot's license. www.sportpilot.org states that you must be 17 to get the license, but can you start training at 16, as with a private pilot's license, and not get the full certificate until you are 17? also, if...
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    how is thrust calculated?

    title says it all. how would I calculate thrust if I knew the rpm, airspeed, engine hp and torque, and the prop size and pitch?
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    what else would I need to make this engine ready to be put in a homebuilt?

    http://www.ccrengines.com/id17.html I know I'd need a PSRU, and an alternator. I also know that a carb/fuel injection system; starter; oil temp, oil pressure, fuel pressure, fuel flow, rpm, CHT, and water temp senders; a radiator; throttle and mixture (only for a carb) controls; and a fuel...
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    inexpensive, customizable GPS glass cockpit

    http://www.mglavionics.co.za/ http://www.mglavionics.com/ what you you think... the enigma looks pretty good for a budget, and the odyssey looks pretty good for taking the place of everything, and they cost about the same as the avionics they replace, until you go to connect radios the them and...
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    dual engine plans?

    so, I came across this engine: http://www.sonexaircraft.com/eshop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16424&category_id=268 while browsing some stuff on home built airplanes (I've always wanted to build one, but I'm thinking I won't until a while after college), and I looked at it, and I thought...
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