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I'm not understanding a post crash fire in the middle of a cascade of water. No question that the tanks ruptured and allowed fuel to escape in a mist cloud. The usual ignition source is a hot exhaust pipe, but they were the first things to go under water. I'm still puzzled over the physics.

I learned to fly a while ago in a J-3. One of the three Cubs had a full swiveling tail wheel. I mean the same as on the front of a supermarket cart. It was a brisk, windy day and the wind was a direct cross wind. I had recently made my first solo. My CFI was front seat & I was in back. It...

Wow! The planning for the upcoming combo airshow with the Thunderbirds must be close to melt down by now. Nov 1 and 2 at Pensacola.

I used to enjoy the lights when I was in Maine. I saw zero effects on Avionics. This was pre-GPS era. My friends in that area don't have any problems.

I insured with Avemco some years ago. I was a working pilot at the time with an ATP and flight time in the five digits. And a spotless record. I thought that premiums were ok. A hurricane came ashore in my part of FL and my ship was in a T-hangar. My wife wanted to get out of town and we left...

I hope that you did NOT have to pay for that ride in blood.

The best assignment that I had was the Crash rescue boss at the Primary Flight School at Ft Wolters/MWL, TX. Now the counterpart unit at Ft Rucker was called Flat Iron. Both units were departments of the Base Hospitals. When covering the Flight School, we carried a couple of fire suits and gear...

I think Pedro is. Don't know about Sandy. I often tried to out run Pedro (HH-43) to the scene in my UH-1H. An H model can easily blow the doors of a Huskey. They always got there first.

Few years ago, AIM said to use 'Lifeguard" when on a med evac. Part 135. I did until I landed at the hospital. When Repo to home base, we shifted back to company call sign. All the time, twr knew me by name and I knew controller's name. My carrier provided service to Gulf of Mexico energy...

I've been told that when the newly arrived Aero Medical Evac units arrived in Viet Nam, They, along with all other units got new call signs on a monthly basis. As I recall, the Army Security Agency handled this. Some call signs were recycled among units. One Army MedEvac unit drew the call...

It could be "The son of Maverick" and they can re-cast him as a LTjg.

I used to go into "North" Philly (PNE). See if that doesn't work for you.

Forgive me but you got me a bit off topic. I've been fortunate to have had some real great instructors, Student to PPL: Clyde spent WW2 instructing UK pilots in Stearmans. Bob took me through Com & inst. He had campaigned a P-40 from North Africa to N.Italy. His favorite thing was to fly every...

Each time that I came to a new club or glider school, I was given a check ride. Without exception, the Instructor had me spin it. (I say "instructor" because there was no CFIG until the early 80's. COMG's had instructor privileges.) No one was ever reluctant to do spins. Even the new, teen-age...

I started with the Rucker glider club when I was a student helo pilot at Ft Rucker/Novosel. They had a "hard rule" against any non school flying. Not strictly enforced. I was able to chat with my Flt Commander about it. The club launched with both aero tow and automobile tow. He was in awe when...

Local authorities are having a fit over the auto traffic jams at the back entrance to the NAS on practice mornings. This is a new thing for this year. Said to be epic.

Re: the base to final stall. I recall a conversation with an old timer that had run a CPT school during WW2. In one of the Carolinas. He said that the school had all Luscombe 8 Charlies. Lots of them. He told me that almost all the schools' accidents were on the base to final turn. I later dug...

The problem is that they made too many.

Sedate = Standard rate.

Actually, Boeing should be blamed for over use of the number seven.