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Spring Ford reacted to Katamarino's post in the thread Katamarino's Round the World flight with
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The penultimate day of the trip dawned sunny and bright. We packed and caught a ride from the motel owner in her muscle car straight to... -
Spring Ford reacted to Katamarino's post in the thread Katamarino's Round the World flight with Like.
It was an early start the following morning. The reason that I had chosen Tehachapi for the overnight was its proximity to the Mojave...
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Spring Ford reacted to Katamarino's post in the thread Katamarino's Round the World flight with Like.
Finally, the time had come. Time to head to the mainland. I called Atlantic Aviation and they sent the fuel truck over. We topped off...
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Ah, the old PTAPTPT mnemonic from Navy flight school rears its head. I only had to use it once and that was between Iceland and Greenland.
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Spring Ford reacted to Katamarino's post in the thread Katamarino's Round the World flight with Like.
It seemed foolish to set out on a 2,050 nautical mile flight after maintenance without performing a test flight first. I decided to make...
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Spring Ford replied to the thread AOG for over a year and waiting on a conti crankshaft - Boeing has missed three "guaranteed" ship dates."a cam struck the case" Is this a thing? I have never worked on any aero engine, I have rebuilt many auto engines. I can't imagine "a...
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Spring Ford reacted to Katamarino's post in the thread Katamarino's Round the World flight with Like.
After a lovely B&B breakfast we walked down to the falls, where we came across a small pump house which seemed to be supplying water to...
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Spring Ford reacted to Katamarino's post in the thread Katamarino's Round the World flight with Like.
Today we continue the Hawaii visit. ====================================================================== The next morning we drove a...
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Can this weightless plane takeoff from a treadmill moving in the opposite direction?
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You may also set altitude records….until they pop. And you could use one to talk really funny to ATC
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Spring Ford reacted to rhkennerly's post in the thread Forward Slips with Flaps on a Practical Test with Like.
The point is to pass the checkride. Adherence to the POH is just another mental checkbox for the DPE. you’ll not be failed for...
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Spring Ford reacted to AlleyCat67's post in the thread Forward Slips with Flaps on a Practical Test with Like.
Not a flight instructor, but it seems to me that preparing your students to argue with the DPE on the accuracy of the POH is setting...
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Spring Ford replied to the thread Question about twin engine design.Rutan Boomerang may have some ideas you like. https://aerocrafted.com/blogs/edc-tools/the-rutan-boomerang
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Makes more sense than the posts do.
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Spring Ford reacted to iamtheari's post in the thread D. B. Cooper: the Barnowsky scenario with Like.
My best guess is that spy rings use online discussion of DB Cooper, Amelia Earhart, and MH 370 to send secret messages.
