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It’s usually referred to as “toe-in” or “toe-out”. Slight toe-out (or called negative toe-in) makes for improved directional stability, but “scrubs” the tires very quickly. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=4- “successful” and “uneventful first solo” is the biggest hurtle. Solo your heart out. Love it. Once you solo it is all a nice glide.
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- There are two steep sandstone monoliths in Cathedral Valley called the “Temple of the Sun” and the “Temple of the Moon”. They are amazingly steep. I flew ove...
- “Training Syllabus and Workbook” is the curriculum of lessons to study in...owledge and flying skills in the most efficient order. This is a cook book of “what to learn when” whi...
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- ...to Lamb Chop. We wish them a long and happy retirement with Peter, Anne, Mireaow the cat and Doug. I’m sure they could spin a multitude of “warries” with pilots wh...
- ...eading in the right direction, towards the mountains. We began with a tailwind, but as we reached the mountains the wind turned into a head wind. “How normal!” did I hear...
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The plot thickens -Commercial Drone Pilots Cheer Judge Finding Against FAA - but the FAA appeals
...flights are prohibited until it writes rules governing their use. “Thousands of people are going...n editor at the drone-news website sUASNEWS.com, said in an interview. “I’m going out flying to...- ...lled on an ultralight trike is being credited with saving the life of a veteran pilot who crashed into a South Surrey blueberry field Monday. “You invest in them and you ho...
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- ...his watch for a moment. The woman notices this and asks, “Is your date running late?” “No,” he replies, &ldquo...so special about it?” The Air Force pilot explains, “It uses alpha waves to talk t...
- ...eyes can’t see (radio frequencies, air space boundaries, airways and route data). As pilots we operate in a three dimensional world and “see” our world in many...
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- Control tower to a 747: “United 329 heavy, your traffic is...les, Eastbound.”United 239: “Approach, I’ve always w...e little Fokker in sight.” “TWA 2341, for noise abatement...transmission: “I’m f…ing bored!...
- ...trol and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird 206.Speedbird 206: “Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway.”Ground: “Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate A...
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- ... Is Your Transponder “On?” You...nsponders should be turned to the “on” or normal altitude...ote is paragraph 7, which states: “Aircraft equipped with ADS&mi...ke sure the transponder is in the “on” or ALT setting whil...
Lost in Translation-- Mastering the Language of Aviation - FAA
...ets credit for the deft observation that “England and America are two c...ferring to the way that the same word — “biscuit,” for inst... meaning. A case in point is the phrase, “language of aviation.&rd...- +9 more Pages
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- STL approach: “United XXX best forward speed to the mar...re number one.”United XXX (male): “Roger, balls to the wall.”STL approach: “American XXXX, you’re n...uo;-Radio silence-Unknown Pilot (male): “Is American hiring?”
- ...Some quick-witted comedian in the DC-8 crew got on the radio and said, “What a cute little plane. Did...ilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: “I made it out of DC-8 parts....
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Idaho Wings & Wheels Fly-in 4/19/14 7a-2p Emmett Municipal S78
...r bombing and shortfield takeoff. In the balloon-breaking event, planes fly a pattern and try to fly through a helium balloon and pop it. “We get over 100 aircraft fly..."World's Smallest" Air Show Brian Ranch California May 25-26 2013
The 19th annual “World’s Smallest” Air Show will be held Saturday May 25 & Sunday May 26, 2013 from 8 AM until 2 PM. There wi...- +5 more Events
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- ...g. There is a bit of ambiguity on the name. The nearby town is named “Shiprock”. US Geological Survey maps indicated the name of the mountain as “Ship Rock”, although I...
- ...by staying centered in the canyon and on the mission. After exiting, I did not go back in for another canyon run. I kept hearing a voice saying, “Quit while you’re ahead...
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Cloud Soaring Record set on Airborne XT-582 Trike !!! In Oz !!
William Olive known to his mates and others as Billo has been a consistent visitor to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The attraction to this remote area at the top end of Australia has mainly been the incredible wave cloud phenomena named the “Morning Glory”. The series o...Tags: Cloud Soaring Record, Airborne XT-582, Trike, Australia, Morning Glory, Wave Lift, rsquo, inland, rdquo, ldquo, cloud