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  1. matthammer

    Autothrottles

    I suspect a lot of operators are adding that to their SOP/FOM in order to assure compliance with FAA guidance on RNAV-1 procedures (e.g., AC 90-100A). RNAV SIDs and RNAV STARs are RNAV-1 procedures with tighter tolerances (a flight technical error of only .5NM is considered suitable on an RNAV-1...
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    RIP PIPER

    We do much of the airline service into TVC. If you sent his handler a message on Facebook he’d even be there, schedule permitting, to meet your flight when you arrived. It’ll be sad no longer seeing Piper running around chasing the FOD with wings. RIP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Flooding at KAUS Austin

    AUS wasn't accepting us airline guys, either. Had to divert this morning flying from CVG to IAH. The folks at AUS said they couldn't accept us due to the flooding so we ended up diverting to SAT instead. I believe they had a portable tower going, though, since the main ATC tower was still...
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    Coradine LogTen Pro X (I'm sick of giving them money)

    I think the real crux of the issue (aside from LTP admittedly being a bit on the overpriced side) is that Coradine is failing to take into account the variety of pilot types who use their application. I'm personally somewhat okay with the new model because I use features of LTP that no GA pilot...
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    Coradine LogTen Pro X (I'm sick of giving them money)

    Just got an email from Coradine saying the OS X application is free of charge. Only the mobile application will be subscription based. It's a little pricier than I'd like it to be, but I don't think it's horrendously unreasonable. I won't be jumping ship in the near future, at any rate. Sent...
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    Dropping flaps while in a turn

    I've always categorized this as an old wive's tale. If you were to have asymmetric flap deployment in a turn the turn would have a 50/50 chance of either making it better or worse, a risk I'm more than willing to take. The only other reason I've heard is that it changes handling and performance...
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    Dead Stick Landing on GoPro....

    Or if he'd just slipped aggressively. Oh well, any landing you can walk away from...
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    Dead Stick Landing on GoPro....

    I can't help but think plenty of those fields were long enough to land on without using trees as brakes. Also, why was he pumping the throttle? Didn't look like a single checklist (be it memory or otherwise) was followed after the engine stopped cranking...
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    Reporting low altitude aircraft?

    :yeahthat: He's also more or less ignored the actual point behind pretty much everything I've actually written. So I'm done responding. I still find it mildly amusing that this thread only exists because the OP apparently didn't even take a cursory glance at the FAA's website. Seriously, how...
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    Reporting low altitude aircraft?

    A word of advice: You really need to reevaluate your attitude. Just because a lot of people on here don't agree that it's your responsibility to report every unsafe thing you see to the FAA, does not mean those same people have no interest in safety. I disagree with you. I'm a 2000+ hour airline...
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    Copying / re bearing clearances

    I never used it much, but when I did it was pretty much always the same (or very nearly the same) as the clearance issued by ATC. That was flying out of TTN, right between the NYC and PHL bravos, too. I fly more 121 than 91 now, but it still seems pretty accurate. Can't say I've checked it too...
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    Reporting low altitude aircraft?

    Well, a quick search of the NTSB database for the past 20 years shows 523 hits for VMC flights including "engine failure" in the written report. Further limiting those reports to only accidents that were fatal reduces the number down to 141. (Actual criteria used was: Part 91, personal use, VMC...
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    Reporting low altitude aircraft?

    Therein lies your biggest mistake. :rofl: I wont judge one way or the other about what the other pilot was doing. I didn't see it myself.The only thing I can say (and I'd be repeating myself in doing so) is that if he really was buzzing a town at low altitude, he was in the wrong. Also, the...
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    Reporting low altitude aircraft?

    And if the guy was really buzzing a town at 500' I fully agree he was breaking the law, maybe even dangerously so. I'm sure it's already been brought up, but, have you ever driven faster than the speed limit? That's also a violation of a law put in place to make our roads safer. Yet, I'm fairly...
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    Reporting low altitude aircraft?

    You don't post on a forum full of pilots asking whether you should snitch on another pilot and then get upset when some people express opinions strongly opposed to your own. That just reeks of trolling. If you're really concerned about it, and not just getting a high over the thought of...
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    Copying / re bearing clearances

    CRAFT is what I used to use when I taught instrument flying. You can also look up your N number on Flight Aware after you've filed (and about 30 minutes before departure) and it will have the route you can expect to be given. Other than that, the key is practice. Have your instructor make up...
  17. matthammer

    Mixture Knob came off

    When I was a newbie private pilot building solo XC time I had the entire mixture control, cable and all, come out of the panel after I leaned it out at cruise. THAT's aggressive leaning.
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    New ATP regs interpretation

    :yes: Part of the new rule will require those who haven't taken the ATP written by the end of the month to take a class and get sim time before they'll even be allowed to attempt to take the written, likely at a cost of 10+ thousand dollars. CATS and LaserGrade are about to make a lot of...
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    Landing techniques!

    Now THAT's how you land an airplane! :thumbsup: My landing technique shouldn't be replicated in most GA aircraft: Typically around 140 knots on short final, power idle about 50 feet above the runway, start your flare at around 20 feet, touchdown attitude a little after 10 feet. The CRJ-200 is...
  20. matthammer

    Should I get a different instructor?

    As a former active CFI, thank you for posting this. While I disagree with your instructor for texting while under power, especially while airborne, it's nice to see folks out there standing up for the fact that paying $30 dollars an hour doesn't make your CFI your personal slave. The key to...
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