By far The R4D8 (super DC-3) Your ears would ache on takeoff and very poor in crosswinds over 10kt (very little rudder movement)

I am a contract pilot and bought a Aera 500 seven months ago for my operations international as a helicopter pilot and as a nice backup in a jet that I fly. It is a great unit, much easier to use then a 396, which I have used regular in the past. I am unable to advise you on battery life as I have b...

Hello Critter: I have the same problem of white coat syndrome, my MOT doctor requests I visit the local drug store and take my blood pressure reading for a period of time and then record it so he can see a trend. My blood pressure has always been in the area of 120-125 over 78-85. Every time I visit...

Seeing the pictures of the Bradley machines got me going checking my old log books for suitable pictures , I flew for Bradley air service from 1974 till 1978, This is a B/W photo I put in my Log Book of one of the aircraft . C-GPHD, a single Otter that I flew in the summer of 78. Photo was taken on ...

To Definenormal, The rarest of Aviators in this country is the holder of fix wing and Helicopter ATP licenses, The reason is simple, not a great demand and very expensive, but there is a need, I know because I am one of them, have been for 26 year, had 8000hrs on airplanes when I did my Helicopter t...

I fly a Sovereign in India, the Sovereign is not the fastest nor the roomiest, but, 1) it is one of the quietest, 2) if you need a aircraft to regular go in and out of 4000 feet runways on hot or high then no other aircraft in its class can compare, a CL 300 and a 2000 will sometimes be able to land...

use "climb to fl350" it is the best site but it does cost money. regards

A very good reply, with one little correction, the customs form is a 178 form if you are a private aircraft. To get the form just google CBP FORM 178 and go from there. Regards

The twin Otters station 60 is the weak link of the aircraft if operating offstrip. During my time at Bradley Air in the 70's we would usually have at least one sometimes two station 60 damaged aircraft by end of season,a aircraft would fly repeated rough terrian T.O. and landings and slowly wrinkle ...

Found my old DC-3 flight manual from my Bradley days. Long Range cruise procedure. 6000feet,IAS 132,std temp 3 c, carb temp 20 c, bhp 395, rpm 1700, m.p. 25.6in 50 imp gal/hr 12000feet,IAS 131, std temp -9 c, carb temp 20c, bhp 435, rpm 1750, m.p. 26in 54 imp gal/hr note airspeeds shown at 2500lbs s...

thankyou all for your informed replies, I enjoyed the discussion, in practice I won't do a circle unless under vfr conditions,at one time I did many moons ago in a far away land called the arctic, but now I just don't see the need.

while doing a type ride, was required to do a overshoot/miss approach while in the circling. From my postion I was able to do a climbing right turn of about 60 degrees and fly the missed approach as published for approach runway . On the debrief, was advised I should of turned left and turned 270 de...

Best I ever saw was back in the seventies on the Ottawa east ramp, a PA-28 got loose after the owner tried to hand prop it,the piper roared across the ramp and hit a parked G-2 shredding the right side of the G-2

this reply is a little late, however my information is about three years old and at that time H/D were operating three Hawker 800xp.

39 years / started when I was 16,