Comment on "Airplane wreckage at La Grande Airport, report by RizzyWizzy"
...& he told me about it. It is unfortunate, the mechanic said the airplane is totaled and it would be cheaper for the owner to get another plane then to get this one repaired...Comment on "Special Twin Engine purpose designed for Alaska Bush Flying"
Ah, no thanks XC. Leave this one to you. Either these pilots have balls as big as elephants or just mad. Those double-ender's (in-line push/pull twin 914's)...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?"
...des downwind upwind,look for coloums of smoke dust paper and direction of drift Clouds cirrus high winds aloft and also listen to prop planes high pitch that plane is battleing a strong headwin...Comment on "New Battery- Save ~ 7 lbs ( Equivalent to 1.5 to 2.5 more HP !!! ) Should I go for it?"
I was having similar thoughts a while back, until the 787 nonsense. Those batteries had circuitry to prevent overheating and fire - the plane was certified because the batte...