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- Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:58 am
- Forum: Bush Flying & Specialty Air Service
- Topic: Float operations in fast flowing river
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3255
Re: Float operations in fast flowing river
Read the book years ago and sure enjoyed the vid, thanks for posting.
- Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:38 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Do you still enjoy aviation?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3403
Re: Do you still enjoy aviation?
Some great posts. I quite flying 20 years ago and over 30 aircraft to concentrate on sailing...was not going back! After years of offshore sailing all over the place I returned to become a dirt dweller again.. I renewed my medical and bought a little aerobatic biplane and a month ago I bought anothe...
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: (Avro) Arrow as modern day alternative to F35??
- Replies: 117
- Views: 12643
Re: (Avro) Arrow as modern day alternative to F35??
I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm with Doc....spend the money somewhere else.
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:13 pm
- Forum: Aerobatics & Airshows
- Topic: Wings Over Gatineau-Ottawa en vol - airshow sep 15-16
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15594
Re: Wings Over Gatineau-Ottawa en vol - airshow sep 15-16
Geeeeze Beef, of all places Penhold. When I was 12 I used to ride my bike there from Red Deer and hide in the tall grass watching the Harvards doing circuits..only over 50 years ago, lol. At one of the airshows a Sabre jet came diving in and broke the sound barrier and half the windows in the hangar...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Would you buy this for $17K USD?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2040
Re: Would you buy this for $17K USD?
Nope I would not BUT for someone that has the personal skill to rebuilt it and as others have said the engine is good then it might be a good buy.
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:21 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Tell us about YOUR flight training...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4160
Re: Tell us about YOUR flight training...
Actually quite amazing when you realize that the Aeronca's were designed in the early 40's. Over the years little changes here and there but by and large the same basic aircraft that your grampa learned to fly in.
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:12 pm
- Forum: Employment Forum
- Topic: Why Employers Don't Post Wages
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4377
Re: Why Employers Don't Post Wages
This is such a crazy topic..in business you get what your worth, nothing more, nothing less. If your group wants to give away your services, thats exactly what they are worth. Its a complete waste of time crying about it, flying is a low wage entry job, get used to it. The good old days are long gon...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 3:14 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Stay away from the edge ---part 2.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1114
Re: Stay away from the edge ---part 2.
I think knowing your limitations is spot on, if your smart/informed enough to know them. Natural selection will look after those that don't really know their limitations. As to fearing stalls/spins well I guess its like a religious debate, no one ever wins. There are some pilots that want to be able...
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:28 am
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Me SuperPilot!!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1765
Re: Me SuperPilot!!!
Wonderful pic's, brings back memories
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:14 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Tell us about YOUR flight training...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4160
Re: Tell us about YOUR flight training...
My wife did her basic training in an older Citabria which is probably the easiest of all the tail wheel aircraft to fly but it does a decent job as a basic trainer. I just purchased a Piper PA-20 Pacer for her to build some time in. Its a little more to handle on the ground but when she gets 50 hour...
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:18 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Tell us about YOUR flight training...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4160
Re: Tell us about YOUR flight training...
Is fun to talk about using taildraggers for training but those days have come and gone and will never be back. Whether its a C 150/172 or a Cherokee or a Diamond they really are almost the only choices because those are the only aircraft 95% of the current instructors can fly. When you get your lice...
- Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:55 am
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Looking into flight training couple questions.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1100
Re: Looking into flight training couple questions.
T-Cart is a FUN Aircraft to learn in. Your student is lucky that he has someone like you around who can teach him. I've only flown 2 ultralights from years ago, one a Lazair and the other(can't remember the name) had spoilerons operated with feet and rudder operated with the stick. I was lucky to ge...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:56 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Looking into flight training couple questions.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1100
Re: Looking into flight training couple questions.
The point I was trying to make is that you can teach someone to fly a tail wheel aircraft in the same number of hours that it would take in a trike. For sure you will have a pilot that is very aware of the rudders and their basic skills in that department will be much higher but its not something th...
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:46 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Baby steps
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1801
Re: Baby steps
Actually for many years Maules looked like they were built in Russian tractor factories. One of the poorist finished aircraft I have ever flown. They certainly have improved over the years but it took them a long time.
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:47 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Baby steps
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1801
Re: Baby steps
Maules are basically a PA-20 with a bigger engine and the PA-20 is just a PA-16 with a bigger engine. If you want to land short, land 3 point but they do wheel land quite nicely, actually one of the easier ones to wheel land.
- Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:28 pm
- Forum: Flight Training
- Topic: Looking into flight training couple questions.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1100
Re: Looking into flight training couple questions.
Actually if you begin on tailwheel there is no difference. As a student you simply end up learning to land and take off with a much higher sensitivity but you don't really realize that you in fact are able to keep the aircraft much straighter than a typical trike gear student, it just happens. Now I...
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 3:03 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: When an airplane doesn't sell?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3227
Re: When an airplane doesn't sell?
I sold my last aircraft in less than 90 days for full asking price and recently purchased another aircraft from the USA. I've also owned bought sold and maintained over 30 aircraft in my past so I do have some idea what to look for but no question, it is much harder to sell airplanes today that it u...
- Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:22 pm
- Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
- Topic: RIP Lisa Sener . . . Pilot Cirrus SR-22 G3 TC-SAS
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12021
Re: RIP Lisa Sener . . . Pilot Cirrus SR-22 G3 TC-SAS
No matter which way it goes release the back pressure on the stick
- Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:18 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Glasses Required? Not Anymore
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3892
Re: Glasses Required? Not Anymore
Well I had lasic and had my restriction removed
- Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:56 pm
- Forum: General Comments
- Topic: Allowing a Passenger to Take the Controls
- Replies: 66
- Views: 5333
Re: Allowing a Passenger to Take the Controls
Nope not as long as you got lucky