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I'd like to believe, but I'm not convinced. Aeroelasticity is a nonlinear phenomenon. The linked article mentions flutter is "directly related to True Airspeed." Garbage. Even on modern designed aircraft, flutter analysis can only be estimated using mathematical models or from empirical data...

Why? Vne is based on IAS, no?

KSBP Cessna Skymaster Crash; hits FedEx truck and building Apparently 1 Fatality (Pilot on board). It has been reported that the aircraft just departed and reported troubles. The FedEx guy was luckily delivering a package. http://www.ksby.com/full-coverage/plane-crash-in-san-luis-obispo/

Hoping a revised test is easier than the current is a waste of time in my opinion. If you are prepared enough for an instrument rating, you shouldn't have a problem passing the instrument written test. The instrument rating is tough for a reason, stop trying to find an easy way out. Know the...

Because indicated airspeed is not the same thing as true airspeed. Just because the ASI reads zero doesn't mean squawt. Thats the reason why there is calibrated airspeed. The ASI reading (indicated) comes directly from pitot and static pressure differential. At large angles of attack especially...

Your the one who asked in the first place. I was just trying to help out... LOL. Not sure what you want then :dunno:. How is writing a custom script to convert to a "proprietary" format any less legal than paying someone $37 for a utility to do it especially if you aren't selling the...

I see what you are getting to. I guess "true" VSI is needed to do this accurately in practice. Certification or not, that doesn't change how the math works. I'm not sure thats how AoA meters work, but the VSI lag makes sense. As Ted said, I should be referring to "true" vertical speed...

It sounds like it could easily be done by writing a small script and not using the utility whatsoever. What is the format of the proprietary data you need to convert to?

I had an idea recently that angle of attack can be calculated from the pitch angle minus the the climb angle. Since the pitch angle can be given by the AHRS in an aircraft with a G1000 or similar, and the climb angle can be calculated from TAS and vertical speed which the G1000 also knows... why...

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C/C++ is greater than Java. Ew.

Bit torrent was what I was thinking of recommending. The only problem with that is I think that he had the server dynamically put together a large pdf with approach plates with the user's selection. The problem with bit torrent is that he would then be: A ) using tons of his own isp's bandwidth...

I've never used NACOmatic, but out of curiosity how big are the .PDF files? It sounds like you might be able to optimize them a little bit and make the file sizes smaller resulting in less bandwidth. But again, maybe you've already done that.

+1! N2797D http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N2797D.html

@flyingcheesehead: Best posts I've ever read here. Thanks.

Yes, the percentage of people who leave the site after only visiting one initial page and not clicking around at other pages on your site.

It's a little early to recall this thread I suppose, but I'm off to school soon so my flying time for the year is almost up. I have taken two or three lessons at the beginning, and really liked it, but I couldn't find motivation to ever keep going. This is definitely a rating I really want to...

Are analog clocks really that inefficient? I know a digital clock shouldn't be using more than something in the mA range.

I don't have an answer for #1, but I can tell you that it probably varies. As for #1 (2), that depends on how much you fly, and what plane. Generally, if flying very often and you need the scheduling flexibility, owning is better, otherwise renting is better (at least cost-wise). Don't be...

So I'm obsessed with Sporcle. I just figured out how to make my own game, so I did. Play it! Lets see how you stack up. http://www.sporcle.com/games/wildwobby/aviationacronyms