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A good article on AVweb this morning: https://www.avweb.com/insider/lessons-well-learned-and-too-often-ignored/?MailingID=FLY231128002&utm_campaign=avwebflash&utm_medium=newsletter From one of the comments: An old timer once told me, “ They haven’t found a new way to crash a plane in 50 years”...

Has this been posted here before? https://www.thetruesize.com/#?borders=1~!MTUwNjE1OTM.NTc5NDg4MA*MzA2MDI1MTA(Njg4OTYxOQ Watch the little video, then try it out. I knew that our world-scale maps were distorted, but this really highlights it. We're not as big as we thought we were. Try dragging...

We know that Champion recently changed their plug resistors. See this: http://blog.aopa.org/opinionleaders/2015/03/19/champion-from-denial-to-acceptance/ It pays to mention stuff here. Champion was watching the internet for complaints. Dan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZbSWtzyEs Fascinating. Dan

http://www.championaerospace.com/assets/Champion-Fine-Wire-Spark-Plug-Service-Letter.pdf Excerpt: "Champion believes the most likely cause of these fine wire core nose cracks to be excessive lean-of-peak operation in which precise control over the engine's performance cannot be maintained to...

Ah, a brand-new, real airplane. From Russia. The Bear 360. http://www.bearaircraft.com/ Dan

For those who think an engine can eat birds and survive: see what happens when a goose gets into a running turbine... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vsDWPCROOY Dan

Have we ever had such a thing as an ugly airplane contest? I'd vote for this one. See if you can identify it. Dan