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  • German ATC #1

    Allegedly the German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport...istened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways...nkfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway.”Ground: “Speedbird 206. Taxi t...

  • Clearance

    Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following conversation: Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?" Ground (in English): "If you want an...

  • Wing Fold back problems

    It is Saturday January 25th. I am a bit d...against my front tire, inches off the ground. If my wing were folded back...e same place, which is level with the ground, my wing frame members would...orting it up, my wing tips are on the ground upon fold back. My keel is su...

  • Radio Antenna and radio performance

    What type of radio antenna works for you?  By work I mean transmit well.&...es/miracleairwhip.php The main advantage for me is that it does not need a ground plane and it can be taped int...

  • My terrifying Trike flight story

    Hi everyone, I would like to share a terrif...us trouble controlling my wing on the ground (it was and still is way out...t now and slammed the wing tip to the ground (we were the only idiots flyi...pilots saw this horror show from the ground. That day when I went back ho...

  • More funny ATC Radio Transmissions

    Control tower to a 747: “United 329 heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o&rsqu...transmission:     “I’m f…ing bored!” Ground Traffic Control: “Last...

  • fatal crash into power lines, 7/7/2013, parker dam california

    http://www.havasunews.com/news/coroner-identifies-parker-man-as-victim-in-fatal-ai...when he struck power lines, lost control of his aircraft and collided with the ground near Echo Lodge Resort in Par...

  • Over and under engineering

    Recent discussion on a tragic accident thread on CSI has taken a tangent on bolt size...a) hang bolt.  Here are details of the calculation.  First some back ground. Minimum Ultimate Tensile Str...