I have never flown one myself, but a friend who has, attests that the twin-engine conversion Seabee is almost uncontrollable during the ground operations.

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SEI

a Beech 18 It's the exact opposite of what happens on takeoff, when you raise the tail - you need to feed in the left engine, to oppose the yaw to the left. Interesting aircraft! I know what you're talking about. There is also the opportunity for the pilot to over-control in this scenario. You're p...

T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house, Were empties and butts left around by some louse. The last quart I'd hid by the chimney with care, Had been swiped by some bum who had found it there. My guests had long since poured into their beds, To awake in the morning with some gawd-a...

Quote from Article Aviation officials say there have been several weddings in smaller planes, but they say this is the first wedding, they know of, to take place in a Boeing 737. Actually, I am aware of it happening at least once before. A good friend of mine who was a pilot for Eastern Provincial A...

Twin Comanche -- absolutely the worst airplane I ever flew -- this day and age cheap = low fuel burns and reasonable speed --- makes the choices very few -- I'm curious, what there is about the Twin Comanche that elicits that opinion from you. Have you flown one enough times to become reasonably fa...

Ogee wrote: Witness C was about 15 yards from the impact site, watching the helicopter. Her point of view is represented in this next photo...

I think you probably mean Witness B

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SEI

I must admit, I've never actually flown a 195 but I have quite a bit of time in the 170, 180 and 185. I am very fond of all of them. I figure if I'm going to wish I might as well wish big. The sexiness of the 195 appeals to me. To steal the topic from another active thread, I almost always wheel lan...

I suggest that you give the poor 172 a chance. Load one up with a couple of your friends and some baggage and enough fuel to be safe and take a nice trip to someplace like SanFrancisco or Reno. You will find that you will safely arrive in reasonable time happy and refreshed. Naw, take a Tiger or a ...

I hate the Cessna 172 with a passion, it's a terrible aeroplane. If you are going to do aerobatics in one then pick one with the float braces, the windscreen might survive! That's quite a strong sentiment in regards to an inanimate object. Its purpose was to provide economical, safe, confortable tr...

I did a search and didn't find it posted on this site anywhere. It is quite civilized.

http://fly.blakecrosby.com/blog/files/speedbird2.mp3

Enjoy

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SEI

For those of you who live close to an international border and fly across it occasionally, check the asterisk on the 60 month time. It is only valid for 24 months when outside of Canada. So the possibility arises that you might not be legally licenced and your insurance company might walk away from ...

skye wrote:SEI - Thanks for the additional clarification.



Cheers.

Your welcome.


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SEI

I explain it this way: 4. However...the correct (local) altimeter setting (QNH) should correct for all or most of this temperature "error". Most altimeters have built-in temperature-compensation (bi-metallic) strips which provide a correction for temperature effects. CF Hope this helps. The local a...

I would vote for her in a minute,

Unfortunately, she would probably not live long enough to enact any policy.

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SEI

got a question about the AIP... I haven't flown in about 4 years now so I apologize if this sounds stupid... do they still issue the AIP to pilots? I renewed my medical a couple months ago anticipating a return to flying and I still have not received it or the updates that I used to receive. Have t...

Don't get pressure confused with density "The density of air, ρ (Greek: rho) (air density), is the mass per unit volume of Earth's atmosphere, and is a useful value in aeronautics. As does air pressure, air density decreases with increasing altitude and temperature " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De...

Recall how an altimeter works .... decrease in pressure = increase in altitude. We know from met, increase in alt = decrease in temp. Hence going from High Pressure/Warm Air to Low Pressure/Cold Air, if not corrected by a proper altimeter setting, the altimeter will read high. If that were the case...

Have a good look at the legend. This information is clearly published there...get very familiar with your map. Cheers! I agree that if you are looking at a map more than a few years old, it does mention the 100 metre reference. On the current maps it is not specific about the height above terrain, ...

Log on to http://www.esscoaircraft.com. They have an impressive supply of POH's, check lists and pax briefing cards for many makes.

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SEI

M R DUCKS

M R KNOT

M R SEW, CEDAR WINGS?

WHALE OIL BEEF HOOK.... M R DUCKS

[quote="200hr Wonder"]Yeah you should never subject avionics to that sort of abuse. I have in the past been asked to do a load test with Pitot Heat, Lights etc, also have done it by switching the battery off *not* the alternator. Perhaps the instructors and students where not aware of what the check...

I've hand propped several aircraft over the years. The easiest have to be the four cylinder engine tail draggers. Simply tie the tail down, put a chock under the wheel, stand in front and step back as you pull the prop down. (Nose wheel aircraft are a little more dicey because you have to lean into ...

Regardless of what the letter of the law is, the intent of the recommended procedure is to maintain a predictable action that hopefully most, if not all, of the traffic will adhere to. Whether you can get away with entering the circuit straight in on final is not the point. Not every other pilot in ...

I've found this website a great source for ordering a/c manuals:

http://www.esscoaircraft.com/Aircraft_Manuals_s/2.htm.

Their prices are pretty reasonable and they ship it to you in a timely manner.

I am not aware of any websites where you can download them.



Good luck.


SEI

I have actually had the occasion to do the backward manoeuvre on two separate occasions and the tail up landing once. The first time was in a Supercub landing on a very short grass runway after a very brief but heavy summer shower. I didn't realize that there was standing water almost up to the leng...