Happyflyer

You don’t have to be in CTA to have a Conquest or Kingair up your clacker. Might be right behind you while you’re driving along too.

Light plane makes emergency landing on highway

Looks like a Cessna Conquest twin turboprop, problems with both engines.

I have flown a couple of love birds over the proposal before. However you do it, make it three times bigger than you think you need to. Things look a lot smaller from up there!

Hello,My name is Bill Jacobs. And Im a Daytona Beach native that is looking forward to finally earning my wings after and being able to fly.

Thanks in advance for allowing me the opportunity to join and learn.

 

Regards,

 

Bill

So where did the current QANTAS intake come from?

Nothing stopping a school doing it but why? You’ll probably find the cost of the tuition plus your own costs will be more than doing it in their plane. Plus, with the experience under your belt you’ll be in a much better position to figure out what aircraft will suit you.

If GA wasn’t stuffed Qantas wouldn’t need to build an academy..

World Record for Time to Climb to a Height of 30000 Meters Archives - This Day in Aviation

This was a modified F15 but it passed 32,000 ft in 56 seconds on its way to 99,000 ft. I once made the mistake of watching for an F15 three quarters down the runway at RAAF Williamtown. By the time it was abeam us it was almost out of sight and that was with a bigger bomb load than the Mirage could carry!

The Lightning was the best of its era, but it was not a match for the F15.

I am not denying that windsocks are a valuable tool, but you can get enough info without them if you need to.95% of my flying is done out of paddocks and off of roads that don't have any windsocks within a cooee and it is still quite easy to do safely. There shouldn't be any excuse for accidentally landing downwind (ignoring one way strips and gentle 5knot variable winds). Most of the time there is something to spot in the surrounding area (maybe a tractor ploughing dust or ripples on a dam or smoke from a chimney) but a gps is also a very useful tool for checking headwind/tailwind direction. Crosswind component should be very obvious when on finals in most of the stuff we fly as will gusts.

 

Keeping an eye out for ground level wind indicators should be as automatic as keeping your a lookout for suitable paddocks ect in case of a forced landing.

 

Yes again windsocks are an awesome tool but we shouldn't fall out of the sky without them.

Wind socks have a habit of blowing away, especially on private strips where it may not be noticed. But lack of wind sock should not cause this. His first touch down point was two thirds down the runway. Headwind, tailwind or no wind, you don’t want to be there! This poor fellow will have to live with this but others can learn, if the approach isn’t happening as you wish, please go around early!

Whilst unporting was possible I doubt it, there would be enough fuel from the pick up point of the tank/s to the carby plus the carby bowl contents to run the engine during any short term neg pushover. Most aircraft with twin tanks overhead such as Cessna, Belanca etc rarely drain evenly that's one of the reasons why they are selectable to balance as required

Geoff didn't say he considered becoming a CFI he said he considered getting his instructors rating. There is a fair difference between a simple instructor and a CFI.

not that is NOT gonna buff out...anybody get hurt in this one? the prop damage looks awful close to the cockpit of the little one...

Could have been a lot worse.

I agree that pilot error is really not a good thing to say. From the point of view of risk analysis, for example, weak nose gear is a latent error. The reason people fly 172's is that there is less risk of pilot error.

Looks like it was reported so no idea why he got rid of the number. Perhaps someone reported it for him.

NTSB Identification: WPR14CA255

14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation

Accident occurred Thursday, June 19, 2014 in Caldwell, ID

Probable Cause Approval Date: 09/30/2014

Aircraft: COSMOS PHASE II PHASE II 582, registration: N234BS

Injuries: 1 Uninjured.

NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.

The pilot reported that he was flying his weight-shift control trike at low altitude when it struck power lines. Subsequently, the trike descended to the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the structural tubing. The pilot further stated that his smoke colored visor attached to his helmet prevented him from clearly seeing the power lines. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

The pilot's failure to monitor the environment and to maintain sufficient altitude to clear power lines during low altitude flight.

Final report. Stalled on final.

Investigation: AO-2017-081 - Collision with terrain involving The Airplane Factory Sling 4, VH-BEG, Caloundra Aerodrome, Queensland, on 12 August 2017

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Visited their stand at Oshkosh 2015. Thought it all a froth and bubble show with no substance, full of media and sales hype. Nothing since has changed my mind.

An error I would think. There is a phone number at the bottom. I would call them if I was flying in that area.

I thought I might share my experience in choosing or not choosing the right flying training school and instructor.As it turns out I ended up with an excellent school and instructor but only through good luck and not through good management.

After spending lots of money on my training I thought ''what a fool I am''

 

What I did.

 

1 I took the first school I came to

 

2 I took the first instructor I spoke to.

 

3 I failed to find out if I could hire the aircraft after I had obtained my certificate.

 

How silly was I?

 

In fact there where three flying schools I could have chosen from.

 

My instructor I feel was excellent and my training also, but I could have set myself up with some guy just wanting to build up his hours.

 

I failed to ask if I could hire an aircraft after I had my certificate. How would I have been if I had a certificate and nothing to fly? I doubt the other schools would have been keen to hire me their aircraft after I trained with someone else on the same aerodrome.

 

This was brought home to me when I enquired about hiring an aircraft in Nth Queensland and told I could hire the aeroplane but the instructor would have to fly with me - what fun!

 

Anyway I hope someone gets something out of this. It could have cost me lots and ended badly.

Excited!!! Passed my BAK exam 82% 46 out of 50.Afterwards went for a fly with the instructor who has asked I brush up everything as my next flight will be the Pre test.

Preliminary report released. Investigation: AO-2017-118 - Collision with water involving a de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, VH-NOO, at Jerusalem Bay, Hawkesbury River, NSW on 31 December 2017

Just wondering how well the rotax alternator performs. I’m guessing the setup is similar to motorbikes in that the rotor is directly ly driven off the crankshaft. The advantage being no belt to worry about and also more compact. Disadvantage being harder to get to. Is the rotor brushed or brushless? Guessing brushed. Anyone had any probs? Maybe had to replace the brushes?

G'dayI have recently purchased a helmet and changed my Zulu headset to be for my pax but I have been having issues when flying doors off with the mics opening constantly with the wind even though they are adjusted as far as possible for squelch/sensitivity. I was wondering where I can find some thick foam covers? I did make some out of some foam I had handy but they barely helped.

 

The Zulus aren't as bad as the helmet but are still annoying.

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as long as they don't include "put the doors back on" or "pull the plugs out"

Lightspeed Leather Mic Cover - Item No: LS-Leather Mic Boots

Seem to work ok in open cockpit aircraft.