Aviation Forum / General / Learning / December 2007

Just pulled what follows off the rec.aviation.military forum. Thought I
might post it here for you Cessna 150 drivers and CFI's and see what
develops in the way of safety pointers :-))
Quote from post;

Hello world !
My name is Noor Hisham Bin Ahmad from Malaysia.
I want to set up the online business but I'm not money.
Can you help me?

Went up to have fun and do something I haven't done in eons!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WltbyqShtgM is a flight around my
subdivision from 2000 feet. Not too shabby a turn around a point
considering the winds were 25 knots at 2000 feet. Strength of wind

Okay, I had hoped one day soon to start taking flying lessons for a private
pilot license to catch up on an old dream. But I was recently diagnosed
with gallstones. Doc says the gallbladder has to be removed.
What information I found on the net seems to suggest that I might not ...

I was given a value of aspect ratio and the span, area
and...lambda(subscripted with '1/2') I don't know what is the last
term and want to know how to decide the length of cord and cord of
root and cord of tip.

Ten miles out I've heard pilots calling in to our untowered airport to get
the pattern in use and winds.
I didn't pay that much attention, but I believe they said, "requesting
airport advisory".  

I just read the following from Basic Aerobatics By Geza Szurovy Page 27
"What is also simple and very important for all pilots and especially
aerobatic pilots to understand is that the airplane can stall at any speed
because the critical angle of attack can be exceeded at any speed. ...

From the Attention All Student Pilots Please thread, Andy brought up "5
solo takeoffs and landings (also to full stop, apparently touch and gos
aren't allowed at night).
Andy, night touch and gos are no problem over here which brings up a

I don't usually do things like this, but this is a special case and I'm
making an exception.
Some of you new students might not know me. I am an instructor who posts
here on the student forum from time to time. I am NOT the Usenet police

Its a sad day
The day Australian courts sold out justice to serve their USA and
Israeli masters
David Hicks , the first innocent man , held to have broken no

Don't know, but I sure hope so!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMg34Ijh-S4
The joys of sharing what we do......
Allen

I'll be flying to one of the few non-towered airports with a FSS this week
(KCXO).  
I guess that makes them an airport advisory area.  I really don't know how
to handle one of these.  I know participation is recommended but not

If you are eligible for retirement from the FAA I hope you
are counting the hours until January 3, 2008 (for CSRS
employees.)  For FERS employees, the magic day is December
31, 2007 according to this article.

Don't know your schedule for next week and naturally I don't have a back
channel email for you, but I want to wish you and your family all the
best for a Merry Christmas and a great New Year.

Making lazy circles in the sky at 1500ft, then suddenly hitting a patch of
1000fpm sink, using full control deflections to roll into a 60 degree bank
to escape, nose down to 80kts speed, coming down so fast that ears pop,
then shooting out of it and back into the lift.