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Cool Places to Fly / Trip from Heber UT to Moriarty NM and Phoenix AZ
« on: September 29, 2021, 08:10:57 PM »
After a good visit to Park City UT, I returned home to Falcon Field in Mesa AZ via Moriarty NM where I had a look at a 1-26E glider to purchase.

A layer of building clouds caused me to file for a pop-up IFR clearance. I only flew about 0.1 hours of actual IMC though.


The Colorado River near Moab, UT.


Finally nearing home as the sun was setting.

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Pilot Zone / Low-ish IFR departures
« on: September 28, 2021, 08:25:39 PM »
From PoA and of interest to me. What do people think:

"I'm finding departing into ceilings below about 750' to be the hardest part of instrument flying. Much harder than approaches to near minimums.

Excellent imc practice day today here, so I hand flew to mto to get lunch. Went imc about 400', and got behind the airplane. I kept within acs standards, but only just. I seldom have trouble flying imc, but all the times I've gotten behind have been taking off into fairly low ceilings.

I find it much easier to fly approaches. Really not much harder than cruise, I suppose because the airplane is stable and configured. On takeoff there's more things to do in a shorter span. Maybe the transition into imc is more disorienting than I'm giving it credit for.

Is this hard for everybody? Maybe I'm worrying too much about managing my engine and dropping my scan too long. Obviously engaging the autopilot makes it easy, but I feel like I need to be able to hand fly anything I'm willing to take on with the a/p, especially considering it's older than me."

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Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) / Bonanza Down - Billings MT - 9/26/21
« on: September 27, 2021, 08:33:04 PM »
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2021/09/beechcraft-s35-bonanza-n354m-fatal.html

Very little information out there so far on the crash. The victims are a couple and their adult son, the latter being the survivor. They were evidently very much a flying family.

https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/2-killed-1-injured-in-plane-crash-south-of-billings
http://www.missionaviation.net/instructors.html

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Pilot Zone / History of the Fokker aircraft company
« on: September 27, 2021, 06:08:49 PM »
A brief history -

https://simpleflying.com/fokker-history/

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Pilot Zone / Boeing B-17E 'Flying Fortress' Plane Is on Sale for $9 Million
« on: September 26, 2021, 06:56:38 PM »
From PoA:

A rare unit of the aircraft that was used to further the autopilot system is almost restored ready to be purchased.

https://interestingengineering.com/boeing-b-17e-flying-fortress-plane-is-on-sale-for-9-million

It is rare to get one's hands-on war relics. Rifles might still be a bit easier, but tanks and aircraft are usually found in military museums and barely anywhere near their prime. But for the handsome price tag of $9 million, you can own a piece of aviation history that is fully restored to its former glory. A rare unit of the B-17E, that was built in Seattle and used to further the autopilot system, is now almost restored and available for sale.​

https://www.platinumfighters.com/inventory-2/1941-boeing-b-17e-flying-fortress-


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Pilot Zone / DPE reviews site
« on: September 25, 2021, 02:52:13 PM »
I am happy to note that there is now a website with reviews of DPEs which have been gathered from around the web.

http://dpereviews.org

Please let me know what you think.

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Pilot Zone / Dillingham lease extended
« on: September 24, 2021, 03:37:46 PM »
Certainly good news - https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/september/22/popular-hawaii-airport-gets-extended-lease-on-civil-life

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Spin Zone / 'Our colleagues are anxious, fearful': Flight attendants press for more action to curb bad passenger
« on: September 24, 2021, 07:19:33 AM »
How about eliminating mask wearing rules?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/09/23/flight-attendants-curb-unruly-passengers-air-rage-incidents/5820224001/

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Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) / Piper Arrow down - Page AZ
« on: September 23, 2021, 07:51:15 PM »
A different news article identifies it as a PA-28R.

https://www.abc15.com/news/state/plane-crashes-near-page-arizona-investigation-underway

PAGE, AZ — An investigation is underway after a plane crashed in the Page, Arizona, area on Wednesday night.

Officials say a single-engine Piper 28 aircraft went down west of Page.

At about 5:30 p.m. the Coconino County Sheriff's Office responded to the Paria Plateau area, west of Page.

Deputies from the Page and Fredonia substations responded to the area for reports of a private aircraft crash involving one death and one survivor.

CCSO recieved a call from the Page Airport reporting that a plane originating from San Martin, California had crashed while heading toward the Page Airport.

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Pilot Zone / Fairly limited photos
« on: September 23, 2021, 03:08:28 PM »
I was going to post some photos from a recent flight for people's enjoyment, but it seems the size of total attachments is limited to 1 MB which is quite limiting. Can we get more space and throughput for the forum?

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Pilot Zone / SW PilotSpin fly-in brunch - Saturday October 23, 2021
« on: September 23, 2021, 10:02:56 AM »
We will have a fly-in brunch at Susie's Skyway Restaurant in Prescott AZ (KPRC). Arrivals starting around 10 AM. Transient parking is at Legends Aviation on the SW side of the field. A shuttle to Susie's is available. Fuel is available both there at the FBO from the truck and for a reduced price from the self-serve pumps on the NW side of the runways. Nearby Cottonwood (P52) usually has some of the best fuel prices.

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Accident Review/Never Again (I hope..) / Navy Training Flight Down in TX
« on: September 21, 2021, 07:19:59 PM »
From PoA:

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/P...wk-crashes-in-lake-worth-texas-no-fatalities/

“I didn't see or hear this one, but I was less than twenty miles at the time. No deaths, but sounds like the instructor and student got pretty beat up.”

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Pilot Zone / High Speed VTOL
« on: September 20, 2021, 06:58:06 PM »
A new design from Bell. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41997/bells-plan-to-finally-realize-a-rotorcraft-that-flies-like-a-jet-but-hovers-like-a-helicopter

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Spin Zone / TSA doubles mask fines
« on: September 17, 2021, 02:12:53 PM »
Clowns - https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/09/10/tsa-doubles-fines-passengers-refuse-wear-face-masks-planes/

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Pilot Zone / The Last Fighter Pilot of WWII with video
« on: September 16, 2021, 08:55:08 PM »
 “Take five minutes to watch this magnificent talk --Listen carefully to what Captain Jerry Yellin, the pilot of the last mission of WWII, says and how he says it on his visit to Iwo Jima.

You’ll enjoy every second of it.

How many of the few surviving WWII veterans kept themselves and their uniform in such good condition for over 70 years and can still proudly wear it?

Notice his superb and articulatedelivery, no teleprompter, no script -- just a 91-year-old fighter pilot representing the greatest generation at home and abroad who won WWII.

He has some surprises and a great take on the philosophy of life.

Enjoy !”

https://www.dvidshub.net/video/395572/jerry-yellin-world-war-ii-veteran-interview

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