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Re: Victoria Flying Club - flying in foreign jurisdictions I had quite a few dual hours from the Philippines (~5-7). The time counted as dual received. My instructor and I discussed it when I finished up and we agreed to fly a few extra hours of dual with her so that there would be no...

Hey everyone, Talk about a busy quarter - jeesh! Family and I settled in and have completed my first rounds of the new territory. The first quarter included trips to Tokyo, Incheon, Seoul, Taipei, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Bangkok and Manila. Oh, yeah and a six week trip to Cincinnati...

Ok - Another newbie question. I click "Quick Links" - "New Posts" and seem to see all new posts. I click a thread and go read it. I click "Quick Links" - "New Posts" and it takes me back to the list (I guess technically a search result) and the thread I just read is no longer bolded. So far...

Some things are pretty ironic. Met a guy the other day. He is a senior level trade guy protecting copywright in Asia. All his friends and neighbors have bootleg software up the wazoo. I asked him what he does about that. "Nothing, this is Asia after all. My job is to work it at the...

Not paying HP $200 - Priceless!

Nick, I find the color scheme to be hard on my eyes. Try to pick a consistent theme and stick to it. Changing font colors on different pages is good for learning but the oranges and reds are hard for me to read against that green background. Just my 2 cents...

Wel... Shoulda got the manual first. Shoulda got the procedures first. Shoulda talked to someone who's done it first. Shoulda checked the tensions using the right temp factors first. Shoulda left well enough alone. But now that Pandora's box is open he's gotta see it to the end. Pretty...

Lance as will be avident in about 2 nano-seconds, I have no idea. However a WAG is that the control surfaces may need to be pinned or secured during the rigging process. Lot's of airplanes require this. One clue would be that any pulleys in the system have a drilled hole in the pulley and...

I don't have any idea but as social commentary it's a shame that a professional pilot, even one early in his career can't make a living wage.

Looking at the Highs and Lows on Surface Analysis charts may give you an idea of what's coming. Also the isobaric charts for high gradients. The deserts tend to be calm in the mornings and evenings and "cook up" during the day. A lot of the ups and downs could have been related to thermal...

Very Cool! That's a keeper. Maybe that's why I lose the runway on approach, I keep looking through that spinning thing out front!

What a great post - thanks for sharing. Aviation families are a large part of what keeps GA strong.

You sound like one handy guy to have around!

Oh, I agree and the I guess that's the point I'm trying to make. HP makes a "unique" power supply and effectively ties up the aftermarket for HP power supplies - i.e. $200 bucks. I can buy a generic power supply for $40 but it won't work in the HP. So I am driven to a "new" PC because my...

Thanks Chuck. Unfortunately the Singapore ISP only provides a connection. You have to find a host for POP-STMP and web hosting on your own. Kinda weird. On my to do list is to get this stuff sorted out. Thanks for the clarifications! Rgds

Which will let you set records like this... Absolute altitude : 14 938 m Date of flight: 17/02/1986 Pilot: Robert R. HARRIS (USA) Course/place: California City, CA (USA) Glider: Burkhart Grob G-102 and this... Gain of height : 12 894 m Date of flight: 25/02/1961 Pilot: Paul F. BIKLE...

Wow - I love that first one. Epitomizes why we are pilots. Not too many folks get that view unless they go commercial or are serious climbers...

Good call. However now that I am here and Dad is there it will likely be an LAX transit to catch the Pacific flights as I go back and forth to Cincinnati. Singapore Air has a great SIN-LAX non-stop on an A340-500. 19 1/2 hours westbound - Yikes! 17 odd hours eastbound. But the service is...

As Dr. Bruce says it is a function of how big is the mountain and how strong is the wind. Use the anolgy of a river and a rock. Slow river, big rock - no problem. Fast river, big rock - big problems. Out west you have big rocks and at certain times of year big winds. The soaring pilots...

Amen to that, Bill. For some reason the last couple of trips out west I keep getting offloaded from Delta to SkyWest in LAS. Probably because I am trying to go to ONT instead of LAX and Delta doesn't do ONT well. Anyway, not only do we have to transit LAS but it seems that we get funneled...