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  1. archerdriver

    Old news but good article by Wm Langewiesche on Air France 447

    Fascinating discussion, and I will look up Wm L's article on 9/11 - Have to comment.... << PPRUNE.>> has GOT to be the most unfortunate acronym since the 1971-72 "CREEP" - "Committee to Re-Elect the President"!
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    Do you wear a tin foil hat?

    Some prior research on this topic -https://keysduplicated.com/~ali/helmet/ Be careful though - its worse than you thought - Conclusion The helmets amplify frequency bands that coincide with those allocated to the US government between 1.2 Ghz and 1.4 Ghz. According to the FCC, These bands...
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    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    A quick follow-up Made the flight, but had to turn around about 2/3 of the way thee due to MVFR towards our destination. 3.5 hours on the Hobbs and landed right back at Danbury. Guess no logging the time as XC, huh? Really pleased with all the helpful pointers offered here, and now more...
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    Can't See Fuel on Dipstick!

    "Just for ship and grins, CAREFULLY see if there is ANY way that the paint stick can be dropped into the tank at any angle or configuration. Do not EVER use a dipstick that can find its way into the tank under any conditions." Tie a string to the stick while doing this , keep the non-stick...
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    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    Touche - Yup - not a REAL long X-Country, that would be when I took the club Dakota to Texarkana from Danbury. This is long only by my recent standards.... plus I have my Brother & business partner as a PAX.... Like my pal in the UK a few years ago going on and on about his extensive...
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    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    Cal - Thanks you very much, Great info, I never thought of asking DXR ground ! I know I am doing it old-school, but I DO have an all tube-based audio system at home..... so at least I am consistent. I realize there are buttloads of new resources; I'll re-learn the ones I know and then move...
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    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    Hey - thanks for the correction - but would 124.325 / Cleveland work at that distance? I thought the Altoona (122.3 or 122.2 ) relay from the Bradford VOR would be the better choice, or Cleveland center as per the Duke MOA on 125.87 or 124.32? - Just looking for the best contacts! Excellent...
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    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    Thanks all, much appreciated. One clarification. On further study / refresher, it seems it might be better to contact the FSS to ask for Flight following on departure from Danbury at either NY approach on 118.0 or Bridgeport Radio on 122.2 rather than 126.4? I see that FSS is available on...
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    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    Aw, SH*t - do I need a metal landing calculator?
  10. archerdriver

    Pilot Celebrities... who are they?

    I think its actually that his PRODUCT sucks. The JOB seems to be fine!
  11. archerdriver

    First long X-C in a while - pointers sought / anything I am missing?

    Just polling the collective brain trust for pointers / items I may have missed. Planning a flight this Saturday to visit a friend - KDXR - KBFD ( Danbury Ct. to Bradford Regional / NW PA. ) 234 nm one way. Will be flying with my brother, who has taken lessons but never tested for the PPL. So...
  12. archerdriver

    Aircraft unresponsive and heading out to sea

    Just thought I'd share possibly the worst written article ever in the NY Daily News on this tragic event - and they set the bar high (or low) on journalism failure... If someone can preserve it (text only ) for posterity then you are more clever than I -...
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    Giving rides to "friends with benefits": legal?

    Are YOU Capt. Sir Mix-a-lot??!!
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    The twenty million dollar fighter jet

    Also recall the ATG Javelin - looked great, didn't get $$Funding.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATG_Javelin
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    Hot teacher gives students sex/beer

    ”PA has some unfortunate experience with that.” Oy- check out the latest news from an upstate NY college- Hobart & William Smith- was front page last Sundays' NY Times.... what a CF.
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    Need a flight buddy for long trip???

    Someone please tell that to the nice folks in the US Virgin Islands. Travel ads / brochures - "No Passport required to come here!" DHS/TSA - "Passport, please" Me; now on yet another list....
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    Past Wellbutrin Use

    Is there a way that a person, a mortal citizen, can get a record of all available medical records on him/herself, much as one can from the three credit reporting agencies? IE see what the Feds / Law enforcement would see? This would A) be only fair - like a Freedom of Medical information...
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