Aviation Forum / General / Learning / June 2006

I met a young forty-something guy at a cocktail party about 3 weeks ago who
said he ordered a Citation III from Cessna at last year's Oshkosh.  He went
on to say that he's got a Piper Malibu and about 350 hours as a
non-instrument PP-SEL.   I chuckled and asked him how he was going ...

Y'All.
I'm finding that I am no longer able to keep up with my web site.
I'm looking for ideas, offers and/or suggestions as to how to
keep it available to the group.

A Steep Landing with serious consequences, as seen here:
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/landing.html

Last week I flew with a couple of CFIs. I was surprised to see the
super-extra-massive-large flight bags they brought out to the plane
before each flight. What could be the purpose of such a massive bag
sitting out of reach in the back of the plane? I don't bring a bag this

I have a room in Taylor Hall that I will $hare. Rooms are AIR CONDITIONED in
this dorm only.
UW-OSH dorms are two miles from the field. Shuttle buses, which run
frequently, pick up near to the dorm site.

Please understand that I am a geezer, and getting crotchety in my old age.
I have Summit Aviation's CD-ROM that includes just about every piece of
paper issued by the FAA...regulations, AIM, PTS, ACs, etc etc etc. I have
searched this resource for two words: flair and flair. My ...

Just to inform you that we are coding since 3 years an open sourc
scheduling online software called OpenFlyers
You can find it here : http://openflyers.or
Christophe LARATT

Airplane Taxies Into Car: Video Footage
A airshow pilot's worst nightmare happens when he taxies this classic
World War II tail-dragger right into a parked car.
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/airplane.html

Another thread about CFI's and what they carry prompted this. I have a
bag that is about 14" X 14" X 4". In it I carry the local sectional,
the local IFR charts, a couple of small pelican flashlights, a signal
mirror, a small D cell strobe light, a Swiss army knife, some candy, a

My CFI emailed me this morning as soon as he saw the email from the FSDO
rep, from a day or two earlier.
My CFI-A checkride is scheduled for July 12, 2006.  Oddly enough I'm more
jazzed/excited than nervous.

When and why did Piper change its name into the "New Piper" ?
What happened to the original company ?

I got my Airframe Mechanic ticket today!
Unfortunately, no one has written any classic verse to celebrate this
occasion. :-(
-Mark

My FBO charges $30 bucks an hour for the instructor.  I'm getting the
impression that the CFI gets half of that.
My instructor said he put in 110 hours last month which would give him
$1,650.00 for that month.   I just wonder how you pay the rent, buy food,

On rec.aviation.piloting, somebody raised a question on looking for tips on
landing on grass strips.
My take was that if you are going to land on a grass strip, you incorporate
the soft field landing technique.  A couple of folks over there were

Someone asked me what flight training was like and I was at a loss trying to
come up with a comparison.
Is it like learning to snow ski?.. no.  How about freshman year in
college?.. no.  How about boot camp in the Army?... no.