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Comment on "WEATHER - To Go or NOT to go. Pilot planning decisions."
Thanks Crayon. great topic. Here in the US I use a few different sources weather.gov wunderground.com windy.ty and www.usairnet.com Also useful to look at webisites frequented by glideheads (hang gliders) - which ususally have good information on winds, soaring and thermals.- ...9;t scared' level? (plus that engine needs a 'ring' job , cough, cough) . did the faa really condone this 'stunt', as several sources have reported, if so, they ar...
Comment on "Strongest Wind you would comfortably fly in with NO Turbulence?"
...t phase (I think we've all flown with winds at altitude of 30kts). I would fly in no-turb winds at altitude 30Kts + ( stay well away from sources of rotor). Landing is not...Comment on "Efficiency: Perfect pitch UAVs and airboats lead to new propellers (at least some good from UAVs / Drones)"
...mentioned Navy, I thought of the huge multi-bladed props on subs-- but there one goal is also stealth. Noise and cavitation are just sources of power loss. When peopl...- ...couple long legs ;) I think I could go longer than 5 hours, especially if I flew more slowly or tried to take advantage of natural lift sources-- but I really just pla...
...anada also. Online however, they appear to stock individual sizes whereas the UK supplier has the full range. Do a product search for local sources & read the user reviews....Comment on "So... despite having done careful fuel planning, have you ever found yourself arriving at your destination with a very uncomfortably low amount of fuel?"
...h you or against you (tail is better than head ;). I also use this general idea of what's going on wind-wise to help judge where rotor sources may be, and plan how I would...Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
...vestigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft acci...y travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft acci...y travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft acci...- ...location...etc. I flew with one for years. I got my first aviation GPS for ~$150 and I sold it for the same . EBAY and barnstormers.com are good sources, just keep looking. Peopl...
- ...nishes as the square of the distance from the field source- trikes aren't very big, but a small increase in distance from you or interference sources can exponentially reduce the...