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    That reminds me of my crosswind landings. Except...

    That reminds me of my crosswind landings. Except they take longer. :Gupsidown:
  2. Thread: Call Sign?

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    Here is the updated list from the ICAO itself: ...

    Here is the updated list from the ICAO itself: http://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/Search.aspx

    Interestingly, the CubCrafters Sport Cub and Carbon Cub are both "PA11"; and the American...
  3. This just in: FAA delays rule limiting Pearson...

    This just in:

    FAA delays rule limiting Pearson Field flights
    http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2012/09/faa_delays_rule_limiting_pears.html

    FAA to delay controversial airspace...
  4. KVUO: New draconian airspace change, effective 10/1/12

    A meeting was held last night at Pearson Field, at which FAA announced its new airspace change for VUO, effective October 1, 2012. This change will have a serious and negative impact upon...
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    It is. :) The video is actually four trips...

  6. Thread: Shadow Chasing

    by Pilawt
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    Shadow Chasing

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    Flying Wild Vancouver

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    Labor Day Cubbing in Northern Idaho

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    A true American hero, an inspiration. Few...

    A true American hero, an inspiration.

    Few remember his close call in the test flight of the "Flying Bedstead" (LM simulator) or his cool and skill in handling the thruster malfunction on the...
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    Great. "Jackass" on 100LL. :roll:

    Great. "Jackass" on 100LL. :roll:
  11. On a recent trip in our 172 I counted the GPS...

    On a recent trip in our 172 I counted the GPS units aboard -- the KLN90B in the panel, the Garmin 196 on the yoke, my iPad, my iPhone and my wife's iPhone. Five separate GPS units! Getting lost...
  12. 96%. Mixed up the '52 and '54 Merc.

    96%. Mixed up the '52 and '54 Merc.
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    Those mosquitoes are quite something. I'm...

    Those mosquitoes are quite something. I'm surprised they don't cake up on the windshield and leading edges like rime ice ...
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    Postman just brought my copy here at the office. ...

    Postman just brought my copy here at the office. Can't wait to go home tonight and fire up the DVD player!

    :D
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    Thanks for sharing the pix! Don't know that I'll...

    Thanks for sharing the pix! Don't know that I'll ever get to fly there, so I really appreciate the opportunity to see it.
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    There are so many variations among Bonanzas and...

    There are so many variations among Bonanzas and Debonairs (horsepower, weights, cabin size, speed mods, etc., etc.) that it is difficult to make direct comparisons.

    The closest we can come to...
  17. Thread: Famous People

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    Wow, what an experience. My first flying lesson...

    Wow, what an experience. My first flying lesson was two days later, 11/24/63, the day Oswald was shot.

    My friend Randy Sparks (folksinger, songwriter, founder and director of The New Christy...
  18. Thread: Famous People

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    Re: Famous People

    Had the honor of meeting former President Reagan in 1992. (Keeping this aviation-related, his son Michael and grandson have been passengers in my airplane on multiple occasions.)



    What a...
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    Here are the 1962 brochures ... ...

    Here are the 1962 brochures ...

    http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx161/Pilawt/Temp%20Storage/PA-18_1962_01e.jpg
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    Mackay Bar (ID28) is one possibility. Recent...

    Mackay Bar (ID28) is one possibility. Recent photos here:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/Pilawt/Idaho2010#
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    Just remember to secure charts in the cabin...

    Just remember to secure charts in the cabin before flying with the window/door open ... :angel:

    http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8QMooCjx0Is/SPvJ9IuE-lI/AAAAAAAAHMY/g2XwXwSIKlo/s640/P1040895.JPG
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    My CC11-100 Sport Cub is still "PA11" to ICAO and...

    My CC11-100 Sport Cub is still "PA11" to ICAO and FAA. For that matter, so is an AL-11 Legend Cub. But ATC apparently isn't too picky. When checking my flights on Flightaware, I see that I've been...
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    Super Cub Slam Dunk

    http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6506035n

    ... and those morons on CBS call it a "crop duster" ... ??
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    Yep, that's what the '77 Piper ad shows. For '78...

    Yep, that's what the '77 Piper ad shows. For '78 a second, lower stripe was added, thus:

    http://www.pilawt.com/pa-18-150_1978.jpg
  25. Thread: Carbon Cub

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    Carbon Cub

    I think this is the one ...

    http://www.supercub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=19594&highlight=
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