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    Negative Southwest, the pattern is full

    Not to ignore the serious discussion here, but I must say I love the thread title.
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    My 1st time going into class C at night, any advice?

    My only "pro" tip (and I'm certainly no pro) would be to try and get the KPVD ATIS before you get handed off from Bradley Approach to Providence Approach, so that when you check in with Providence, you can let them know you already have "information kilo" (or whatever it is -- e.g., "Bugsmasher...
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    KWVI Watsonville MId Air, Multiple Fatalities

    I had an approach recently where I was straight in and doing a practice RNAV approach with the autopilot, and while doing so, another plane began doing pattern work at my destination. We were communicating, and he reported he had me in sight and would extend his downwind, but he looked so close...
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    MA44 Tradewind airport Martha’s Vineyard

    I tried landing there this past May on a day with NE winds around 6-10 knots. KMVY tower was very helpful/cooperative (and warned others taking off from KMVY of my existence) -- I did a low approach followed by an attempted landing. I'm certainly no pro on short field landings, and the trees...
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    Island Airways -Beaver Island crash

    I concur; very sorry for your loss, Joshua.
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    Island Airways -Beaver Island crash

    Ah -- that's very interesting to know, and certainly seems like it would be a more challenging place to land. Although Block Island has a relatively short runway (2,500'), it is 100' wide and sits perched up on a hill so that it's a relatively obstacle-free approach (or departure) from either end.
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    Island Airways -Beaver Island crash

    New England Air uses a fleet of Britten-Norman Islanders to shuttle passengers and freight from Westerly, RI, to Block Island, RI, and I've always been impressed by how many passengers (up to 10 including the pilot) and how much baggage they can carry. Also, the landing flaps setting is 56...
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    PA28 down in Cape Cod

    I concur with this -- I know that part of the Cape pretty well, and I had trouble finding the airport the first time I flew to it in daylight. If the pilot didn't realize that the pilot-controlled lighting was on a different frequency, then I could imagine arriving there after a very long day...
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    PA28 down in Cape Cod

    On Sunday night just west of Boston I was somewhat surprised when we got a decent patch of rain as the trick-or-treaters were out after dark. Looking at the KCQX metars for that evening, though, they all report clear skies, winds out of the SW at 6-7 knots (temp/dew points were within 1-2...
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    G100UL unleaded avgas approved

    I think many of us are, both for the 100UL per gallon, as well as for the STC. FWIW, the Cessna Flyer article said that 100UL might be $0.60-0.85/gallon higher, so not an insignificant jump (query whether the benefits of the cleaner fuel reduce some engine maintenance costs to offset the higher...
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    G100UL unleaded avgas approved

    In an article I read in Cessna Flyer last night, it reported that 100LL is 5.87 lbs/gal., but the 100UL is 6.3 lbs/gal. So for 74 gallons in my 182, it's about a 32 lb. "penalty" -- or, to put it differently, I could carry 5 less gallons if I wanted to maintain the same fuel weigh. Smaller...
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    How About Flying To Block Island?

    Let me add that Old Town Inn has perhaps the best Halloween decorations going on the island. The BI chamber of commerce's website keeps a pretty good updated list of what restaurants are open during the offseason (and many are open only on certain days), so it may pay to check that out when...
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    STL Approach and Departure

    On a similar vein, in Connecticut and parts of Massachusetts, the IP approach plates refer to "Yankee Approach," but I have never heard anyone use that term -- I've always heard (and used) "Bradley Approach" (for Bradley Airport KBDL).
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    Starting off in a Cherokee 6

    I began my training in 172s, but not long before I was ready to solo, I knew I was committed to getting my license and purchased my own 182. There is no question that switching to that plane slowed down my training, since I had to build enough hours in the new plane before I could solo in the...
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    Plane into building

    A commenter on the Kathryn's Report states that there are tire marks 1,050 feet from the departure end of the runway, suggesting they were braking at that point. Someone else above has commented that the runway is somewhat elevated from the land beyond the departure end, so (assuming both of...
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    Flying over water in the N.E. in late September

    When the weather is nice and winds are calm (even in winter), many will make the trip over to Block Island, with the vast majority coming from the north (but some coming from the west via Long Island). I fly back and forth often in our 182, usually at 3,000 or 3,500, which still allows a...
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    Dale Snodgrass crash in Idaho

    There was a 2014 accident at KBED of a Gulfstream where the crew, while waiting, engaged the gust lock, and forgot to disengage it during the startup process, leading to a fatal overrun off the runway. No question that this accident had the attention of my CFI during my training, and I'm...
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    Challenger Jet down in Truckee CA 7/26/21

    Agreed that may well have been the case. The IAF for RNAV 11 was only 16 nm away from the IAF to RNAV 20, though, although I agree it was not as directly aligned with their overall route, and as others have said, it may have been possible to underestimate how the smoke/haze actually affected...
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    Challenger Jet down in Truckee CA 7/26/21

    Was there a compelling reason to select the RNAV 20 circle to land rather than the RNAV 11 if you knew you needed the length of Rwy 11 to land? (Was it as basic as the airport was using RNAV 20 for their instrument approaches -- and could the RNAV 11 been requested anyway?).
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    NYC Area, which frequency to use for Flight Following?

    I've had similar questions when trying to seek a Bravo transition clearance coming from KBLM in New Jersey flying Northeast to the Boston area. McGuire Approach (the departure contact/frequency for KBLM) often prefers that I pick up a flight following code directly from NY Approach so that I...
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