Aviation Forum / General / Learning / March 2007

Just got off the phone with Gene's wife.  Gene's been transferred to
a rehab facility.  He had a good day today, was able to get into a
wheelchair and move around using his feet on the ground and his arms
on the wheels.  This is a very good sign considering that he was

Hello  folks
To day i when i was landing  the headwind was 25 knots and  i have putted 30
degree flaps like allways  do
and speed was 60 knots  :

See this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqrCH32xZdc

I was listening to AWOS yesterday and he said the density altitude was 3000ft. I
fly a C172 and the POH says " above 3000 feet, LEAN to obtain Maximum RPM". My
question is where should I do the leaning?  The book has it as part on the
takeoff procedure. There are planes waiting to ...

Lonny and I dropped in on Gene Sunday afternoon.  He was sleeping when we
showed up, so the nurses suggested we go for lunch for an hour or so.
When we got back, he was still sleeping, so we wandered the hallway for a
bit.

My CFI said sometimes you might have to use full power on landings? I
can see using some power in the beginning or to do a soft field
landing but he just smiled and told me to do some research and we'd
talk about it some more.

Recently I saw a movie where student pilots are put on an office chair and
spun around as an anti diziness training.
Does this actually work? How often and how hard do I have to do this
exercise to reap any benefits?

http://www.dca.gov.my/download.php?FilePoolID=281
This is a complete description of to how to become a pilot in Malaysia
issued by the DCA, the aviation authority in Malaysia.
Interesting points are:

This came up in training a couple of weeks ago
and it's still bothering me.
At my airport the runways run 16 - 34.  The published
patterns are right for 16 and left for 34, keeping all

I am totally amazed at how many aviation related Podcasts are available for
free on the internet.
Not to mention that there are some really great Video Podcasts out there.
Am I the last one to find this out?

Question:
I've done all the relevant checks and done a few circuits with the
instructor. We land and he gets out and sends me off to do some solo
circuits. The engine hasn't switched off.

What does "below the line" mean, apparently with reference to checklists?

I found a new store in Red Deer alberta,called GPS Depot http://www.gpsdepotrd.ca/
they have good prices on equipment and have free  training.
when you buy a GPS system from them. I picked up A Nuvi $1000 it is
the best system I have ever had. even plays MPS. "Canada metro guide"

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