Recent content by newlangsyne

You can identify the MAP either by DME or by time and groundspeed. As you say in post #7, the note is just there to keep you from using the wrong DME signal.

What's your mission? Lunch runs, short or long trips, pattern work? Most people find that a four seat airplane becomes a two-seater pretty fast when they start adding luggage.

Courchevel (France) would be a fun landing, even though it's paved.

That is my question. Why would a prudent pilot accept a ground roll more than six times what's normal?

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/09/aeronca-7ac-champion-n2716e-fatal.html This accident happened near my home town, so I heard about it from family. A Champ crashed just after takeoff; nothing in the early accounts really stood out except that the occupants were somewhat "plus-sized." I...

I think it's more about contrast than clash.

That's definitely easier to see.

Montauk, N.Y.

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Is there a way to make links stand out a bit better? There's a link in the screenshot below, but it's easy to miss if you're just browsing: [no link] [link with low contrast]

Forum admin of Pilot's Place seems to have decided he enjoys the exposure; that forum is now available to anonymous viewers and search engines.

exiftool

AoA only. You can stall at any speed if you pull enough G.