Gloria, I read some of your older posts, and noticed you had commented about military use of RC aircraft. You should see some of the stuff that is actually in use now.
To save everyone wading through it:
'Light-sport aircraft are small, simple-to-operate, low-performance aircraft. The FAA is proposing to limit these aircraft to a maximum of 2 occupants, a 1...
FYI, I just noticed that the Civil Aviation Registry now has online N-number, aircraft, and airmen databases that are faster and easier to use than the ones at Landings. There is also useful informati...
...o said he had several hundred hours in a Fornier Sperber RF4 motorglider and considered it a very desirable aircraft. I have asked around at the local FBOs and the EAA chapter and those who knew of th...
...n be constructed by adding a large reservoir (a thermos bottle) to augment the storage capacity of a common aircraft rate-of-climb instrument. In its simplest electronic form, the instrument consists ...
... thing is catching it before it gets out of the shop.
Don't forget that on certain other Glasflugel aircraft it is also possible to install the rudder actuator backwards. Resulting in right pe...
...lider unless that person: (1) Holds at least a private pilot certificate with a category rating for powered aircraft; (2) Has logged at least 100 hours of pilot-in-command time in the aircraft categor...
I am looking to purchase a Pilatus B4. Does anybody have any opinion/ideas about this aircraft. Or how about an appropriate price for a 1975 build date with approx 2700 hours and the AF modification.
Bidford GC have a booking system for club aircraft which works fine!.
I have a nice H 201B for sale in Southern California. Photos here: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N3PT.html
...a nice H 201B for sale in Southern California. Some photos can be found here: http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N3PT.html
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...ello out the water when it came to price for similar coverage.
They are only able to service west coast aircraft however.
Al...
...ubs seem to suggest that there are not many single seat gliders for hire. If anybody does know of available aircraft please advise.Thanksal...
Glider club in Houston needs a replacement propeller for a Piper Pawnee.
Specs: Aircraft: Pawnee PA25-235 Prop type: McCauley 1A200/FA8452
Need it airworthy, ready to bolt on. Let me know what...
...a grand debate but I would be grateful for some input on what must be a decision as old as aviation - which aircraft to buy when one has narrowed to search to two? Clearly this forum is the place to a...
...grams. I'd suggest a slightly different project sequence:
1. Do the basic design layout, including aircraft performance and cost estimates for all aspects including design, development, testi...
...certainly vote for less chit-chat on 123.3/.5, but are people getting these in addition to or instead of an aircraft radio? And how much chit-chat is on the 2 meter bands they'd be using from 10,...
You might search the FAA database for registered aircraft of that type, and contact the owners. Here's a URL: http://registry.faa.gov/arquery.asp
On Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:56:21 +0000 (UTC), &...
...e out there know how the SH-1 Austria performs? Do you think a low time pilot like myself could handle this aircraft?...
Hi Stuart, Yes It seems like a solid aircraft. I have allot of time before I decide to buy a glider, but trying to do my homework. The Glass ships are nice, but it does seem to have advantages like be...
SZD-59 or Salto H101 or B4 wanted !
Can anyone help making the match to sellers of full-acro-capable aircraft, preferably SZD-59, Salto H101 or B4 ?
If you know about other acro-gliders, please of...
For Sale, 17 meter HP-11a in enclosed trailer. Good condition. Electric vario and panel-mounted radio. This aircraft placed First in the 1968 U.S. Nationals and was the first glider in North America t...
...r blood pressure under
I have seen a lot of Air Force accident reports that read; The pilot allowed the aircraft to assume an attitude from which recovery was not possible. That is what happened t...
...t to. My next step was to install an antenna in the fuselage adjacent to the O2. I found a folded dipole in Aircraft Spruce and Specialty that measures 26.5' tall by 12' deep - designed to c...
...ve an uphill battle to seem sane to the public).
Some nits I would pick would be that gliders are 'aircraft' but not'airplanes' (so the FAA says), and I agree that vintage glid...
...nd right wing at deflection, Flaperons hav a vortice near the fuselage, which improve rudder (e.g. www.eta-aircraft.de/en/technology/control .html)
So from outside the design process, you can...
...ame sorts of materials used in gliders.
Some statistics from our club newsletter this month: 11% of the aircraft registered in NZ are gliders (presumably this means things with a ZK-xxx number, an...
... still take at least an A&P to sign off for the return to service. Unless I was very familiar with the aircraft, and/or knew the builder, I'm not sure I would trust an experimental as much a...
...ight was shorter than that, they had flights three times longer on the SAME DAY. And without breaking their aircraft or themselves.
Lots of people had powered flights before the Wright brothers. C...
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