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I was taught that slow flight and MCA were when airflow separation over the wings caused a rumbling sensation in the cockpit. Explained to be right at the edge of the stall. It was fun to practice very mildly banked turns while the rumbling was occurring. Without dropping a wing, of course...

I had one of those beasts. I bought it in partnership with a neighbor. One cylinder, four stroke engine, starting was easy: One pull with choke full on, second pull with choke off. Bam! Bam! Bam!Bam!Bambambam etc. The first several Bams were ground shaking and loud. At higher...

And don't believe what the Military recruiter tells you unless they put it in writing. Too many stories of individuals joining for the flying programs only to not be able to get onto the military pilot track. -Skip

@Oppsice, Looks like auto spell got you! -Skip

@Zeldman wrote: Many years ago the town I grew up in had a 8am, noon and 5pm steam whistle. One time a steam locomotive came through town. It sounded the same, and threw everyone off schedule for lunch... I grew up in West Hartford, CT. The Pratt and Whitney factory in East Hartford set off...

“Hogg, just get away from that thing…” -Skip

Bingo! Do this and worry no more. -Skip

No, double firewalls do not double your protection, because there is bound to be a lot of overlapping in the protection. Bad code only needs to be identified once per streaming incident. Double firewalls can be incompatible one to the other. -Skip

Alternator belts should be hella tight. Tighten yours to spec and I bet your problem goes away. -Skip

Well it is clear you never have had an improperly latched PA 28 door pop open on takeoff. The door is hard to close due to the ram air flow around the airframe. Once you have finished your emergency landing sequence, it is possible that egress will be difficult due to bending of the fuselage...

Doesn't "it came from together" sound better than "it experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly"? -Skip

Proving once again: Mother Nature Hates Pp-asel Checkrides! Hang in there! It will happen. -Skip (victim of three weather-related postponements)

I looked at Cardinals, a long time ago. It seems that the spar carry-through was the critical component. If it was corroded, you had a paper weight with wings. Unless your bank account was very substantial.... -Skip

Ed just out of curiosity: How much did the weight change? Also the CG? -Skip

That’s hard to do in a PA-28…

Do you realize that after you use an epi-pen, the recipient still needs an ambulance ride, lights and siren on, to the nearest emergency room? Sorry, this sounds incompatible with a Class 1 medical.

The Goodyear Blimp hangs out at Bridgeport, CT when providing TV services for some of the New York area games. I’ve heard on the radio: “this is November One Alpha, the Goodyear blimp Mayflower…”.

Next generation, maybe. This is a situation where “there is no fixing dumb”, is a true statement. I hope to be proven wrong! -Skip

A test to find out how many of us actually read the Notams? -Skip

OBUMMPFFITCHH YHGTBSM! -Skip