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    Wheel failure (x-post aopa)

    some of these wheels are cast from magnesium. good mechanical properties and very low density (light weight) but VERY prone to galvanic corrosion. wouldn't surprise me to find that the cracks were old and due to corrosion from moisture. i've read stories about high pressure wheels (jets) that...
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    English is hard! <trivia>

    "this is a book" next question! ;)
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    A couple of crummy pictures

    tornado? t-storm? bad karma? :(
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    N/A Five Phases

    there are actually 6 phases of a project : Enthusiasm Disillusionment Panic Search for the Guilty Punishment of the Innocent Praise and Honors for the Non-Participantsanyone who's ever worked in aerospace can tell you...:yes:
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    Transitionary Fossils

    already been found. it's called homo erectus. http://www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/chp22.htm
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    AT-6's go waterskiing (x-post)...

    remember the still photos of the T-6 formation waterskiing? there was some discussion about whether it was photoshop or real. well... http://www.flightzone.co.za/media/harvards.wmv gives a new meaning to "hard water", eh? :hairraise:
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    AT-6's go waterskiing...

    remember the still photos of the T-6 formation waterskiing? there was some discussion about whether it was photoshop or real. well... http://www.flightzone.co.za/media/harvards.wmv gives a new meaning to "hard water", eh? :hairraise:
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    TR speaks to us...

    "The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." --Theodore Roosevelt
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    Get your airspeed up before you try to climb!

    another thought comes to mind: perhaps the disdraught woman in the right front seat freaked out and interfered with control inputs. notice how badly out of coordination the a/c was at liftoff. it veered right, not left (as one might imagine with poor pilot technique) and was crossed up with left...
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    I love open minded people....

    oh, you mean like the old right-wing bumper sticker: America. Love It Or Leave It. ...funny how what goes around comes around. :rolleyes:
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    parts for Lycoming O-290-D2

    hey dustin! the O-290 has not been supported by lycoming for decades. it is an ok engine as long as you fly it regularly and maintain it as you would any other a/c engine. the rub will come when it's time for cylinder work or major overhaul. with no factory support, you will be looking for...
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    I feel less than useless!

    good judgement... i heard Rod Machado once say "All of the truly important deciscions you will ever make in an airplane are made long before you ever climb into the cockpit". i think you "used your superior judgement to avoid a situation which would require the use of the skills of a superior...
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    Tom Delay wins primary with 62% Of the vote..Sorry Libs

    all con men are nice guys.
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    Lots of us are engineers

    classical muscian by schooling (bass trombone), cal state univ., northridge 1979. mechanical designer/cad jockey by trade (pays for the house and the flying). got there by working part-time as a draftsman in college. paid better than working at sears. :yes: after a few years of scratching a...
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    Finally

    judy! nice panel! you're going to love the gns430. very smart box. the phenomenon you've discovered is called "The Aviation Rule of Squares". it means that the final amount of time/money for any work on an aircraft will end up being the square of what you originally estimated...even if you...
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    ADIZ meetings were all a ruse ...

    although i'm not a huge fan of john kerry for president, he IS an ACTIVE g/a pilot (listing from landings.com): Name : KERRY, JOHN FORBES Airman's Address : 19 LOUISBURG SQ BOSTON, MA, 02108-1202 FAA Region : New England Date of Medical : Dec, 2005 Class of Medical : 2 Expiration of Class 2 ...
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    News article... (political)

    i like this part: Going further, he (the author) says the movements' (neo-conservative) advocates are Leninists (!) who "believed that history can be pushed along with the right application of power and will. Leninism was a tragedy in its Bolshevik version, and it has returned as farce when...
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    Costof the Iraq War.

    Re: Cost of the Iraq War. the question for me has always been, "for whose benefit should OUR tax dollars be spent?". quite frankly, i don't see much return on my $$ for all this sturm und drang in the middle east. oil is a good deal more expensive than before we invaded iraq and a lot more...
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    Too much lead

    interesting pix. is it truly lead (tetra ethyl lead) or carbon buildup? isn't lead usually grey looking? this appears black and sooty. this would lead me to suspect carbon buildup from blowby. i'm no expert here, just wondering out loud for my own information. :dunno: looking forward to...
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    Meet Mr. Lenticular!!

    hey scott! wow! very cool movie! thanks for the in-depth discussion. i sure do like the Blue Board!
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