single_swine_herder wrote:Checklists can actually be used for more than one thing in aviation .... what a revelation.

I used mine to kill a wasp that showed up in the cockpit when I was learning to fly... It was about the only time i've been thankful for a long, heavy checklist.

I thought i'd never see the day. Amazing. That just justified me purchasing a new tablet.

Not common at all. Make sure you get $2500 worth of instruction before leaving for a school that is more focussed on teaching you to fly than on raping your wallet.

I recall seeing a website that showed how to disable the Auto (water-activated) feature on the common (cheap) Mustang lifejacket. I'll see if I can find it again.

When people looked closely, they found that people with ABS started using it routinely, and drove deeper into the corners. This is not a good example at all. The ABS doesn‘t reduce the stopping distance over the threshold braking technique, regardless what's in a car brochure with glossy pictures ....

A software logbook? Don't invest anything but your time filling it out. A spreadsheet is much more useful, and can be programmed to calculate your currency numbers as well. If you don't have Excel, surf on over to OpenOffice.org or LibreOffice.org and download their Microsoft-compatible office suite...

Not that it's in the realm of reasonable or even practical possibility but what about a self regulated Professional Organization that is responsible for not only advocacy but ethics, codes of conduct and licensing/membership. This came up when the College held an info session here in Abbotsford. Th...

Well, there's always COPA...

. Finley wrote:Do people still really believe that this 777 crashed in water?

Only the people not wearing tinfoil hats. Mine is in for service, so for now I think it crashed in the water too.

@Driving Rain, that the sound waves are cancelled is clear, as we don't hear the noise once we turn on the ANR. What wasn't clear is where the energy goes. Following on the visualization, here's another analogy: The outlets in your wall put out 120V AC, or alternating current. If you took two 120V A...

Expat wrote:In Quebec, they call them Wall Marde!

I think the name you're looking for is Wal-Merde...

Mapleflt wrote:So when buddy in seat 15A chimes the FA, announces he has a call for the Captain and dude at the other end of tbe line claims to have the Skipper's family hostage how that going to play out.

The same way it would if buddy had used the AirPhone in the back of the headrest.

The headset just has to do work in order to cancel out the noise (similar to a fridge removing heat), so all the cockpit noise that would have entered your ear is instead converted into heat in the headset, plus extra heat from inefficiencies. That's the best explanation I came up with the only tim...

Despite studying acoustics in university (not extensively, just one 4th-year course), it happened before ANR headsets became common. What i've never taken the time to reconcile in my mind is the physics involved... You're introducing noise into your earcups by running your engine, that noise carries...

So if you have your iPad there so you can look at your charts, do you have to worry about your co-pilot ratting you out if you happen to switch apps to angry birds when you're drinking your coffee?

Anahim Lake does have an airport apart from any private strips on any ranches.
http://www.100ll.ca/info.php?home=CAJ4

I hope they've taken this into account:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYAq-7sOzXQ

I don't know the chapter and verse, but i'm pretty sure there is something in there about a Commercial (or maybe it's ATPL) pilot being able to give dual on his own aircraft for the purpose of a checkout.

First thing I wondered when I saw that on TV was "what's the inside diameter?"

56 feet, eh? Hmm. Someone will do it.

These fittings from SMC make connections easy. Push to connect, and can be unlocked and released by hand when needed. http://www.smcusa.com/top-navigation/cad-models.aspx/87053 http://content2.smcetech.com/image/large/3001_US.jpg http://content2.smcetech.com/image/large/3001A_US.jpg You have to remo...