Re: Helicopters with an APU ?

The donk on my 206b was about the right size for a APU

Re: Favourite helicopter?

Pity the first poster to say "Rob........"

Re: How to do EAA Oshkosh?

I sleep under the wing!

Re: Triple-Simultaneous Landings

Oshkosh-3 at a time on same runway,

Re: Engine Start Procedure. Which one first?

My original ME instructor said to start the one closest to the battery.

Re: 2021 NFL Charters

What is the Fly/Bus limit? Iad-Bwi at about 45 miles would seem to be bus to game. How about Cin-Ind at about 100 miles? Many others under 200 miles. Anyone with info on this?

Re: Plane Crash in Waller County, Texas

Google earth would lead someone to think the MD has been based at KTME for at least 4 years.

Re: In a circling approach, how much of a straight path is required before landing.

Aaron747 wrote:

HAWKXP wrote:

Pass this thread on to any HA paniolo's you meet.

Why would they be interested?

Re: In a circling approach, how much of a straight path is required before landing.

Pass this thread on to any HA paniolo's you meet.

Re: UA328 engine explosion at DEN

I live 2 miles from where parts fell. Heard the engine go (didn't see) sounded like a sonic boom. Then a very strange whine.

Re: Light Twin Prop Multi Role Aircraft Old & New

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Re: Personality Testing - Recruitment of Pilots

In hiring Tour helicopter pilots, personality was more important then performance. First, there were 50 applicants for each job. Second was the attitude that we had to retrain them to fly our way anyway. The high mimium hours were insurance driven. A 500 hour applicant might be a better choice then ...

Re: Are there any noise requirements for military aircraft?

making it quiet ,makes lt slower. Not a good compromise in a fighter

Re: What is the deal with this Space Shuttle?

If I remember correctly, that is the mockup that was west across the river at the "Astronauts hall of fame" Go back in time on Google earth.

Re: CO versus UA/WA in the 80's

Re: Incident: 777-300ER Aeroflot at Moscow (SVO)

Will this force Aeroflot into bankruptcy? And then force all airlines worldwide to follow? Downfall of all civilization? Just following a.net logic.

Re: Special military activity routes

If you are 600-800 agl, look DOWN!

Re: Best window seat for views per airport (landing)

Winds do change things so any recommendations are just best guess. Probably right side for HNL, nice city views on right downwind for the 8s. Left side for KOA, normal approach is straight in for 17; new visitors on right side are stretching out the seatbelts to look left.

Re: HA Computer Glitch Massively Overcharges Customers

I was hoping this computer glitch referred to overcharging on mileage tickets. Booked KOA-OGG last week in F---30,000 miles each + tax one way! 35 min flight! Don't ask why and interject comnents about my IQ. There were personal reasons

Re: F18s at Centennial (APA)

I fly out of BJC and we get a lot of military in. Don't know for sure but I think our restaurant is better than the Mess at Buckley.

Re: JASDF F-35A fighter jet disappears from radar over Pacific

Google earth shows about 5000' deep at that 40°40'55.51"N 142°57'32.84"E

Re: Pushback by men, pushback manually

Years ago at an airshow, we had to hand push a F-14. No Navy tug and A.F. couldn't/wouldn't hook up. Probably 12 of us and it was tough.
And I have turned Cessnas for 50 years by pushing down on the rear fuselage. Did it this morning (see handle).

NEVER, EVER ON THE STABILIZER.

Re: What is the best tech stop GA airports in CA to hawaii

We used MRY. When flying private, the owner has many other concerns then the price of fuel.

Re: Logic behind helicopter taxiing

As a KOA helicopter pilot I take issue with "straight up". We normally use "closed Bravo 2" for takeoff runs. Taxi A if no traffic. A helicopter needs to achieve a certain forward speed for a normal takeoff, therefor accelerating along a taxiway/runway. Like slab wing aircraft it...

Re: Hawaii Airports and Aviation Thread - 2019

[quote="RWA380"][quote="WPvsMW"]The rock will be waiting for you. :D Hilo will be the same. Kona will not be the same. I hope it does, I just bought a bigger house, allowing my folks to live with us. But I need to purchase my retirement property now. I think next year I want to l...

Re: Aircraft With The Most Intense Engine Start Up

F-27

Re: Hawaiian A330 HNL-FCO

25 years ago it cost me $10,000 usd to paint a Cessna T210. That has a LOT less aluminum.

Re: Progress: Case for a Dedicated Helicopter / VTOL Forum

yes roto area needed. Also need to separate all of the " follow my geographical area" into a sub category.

Re: Your Favorite Flight School Trainer?

R-44

Re: Jet2 B737 with Airbridge written on the nose

ANY thing that improves safety takes PRECEDENCE over visual.

Re: Ignorant things often said by infrequent annoyed Travellers

16) I fly 500,000 mile a year on XYZ airline and we would have never had a deice delay on XYZ. ( from a pax in E-)

Re: United spend $200mil on Hawaii facilities, adjust schedules

Just left HNL a few weeks ago. What a real disappointing welcome to America for many tourists and even the mainlanders. The UA club is the same one your parents used 40 years ago, good thing they have nice people. The carpet is leftover from the original Sands hotel in Vegas. Staging areas for the ...

Re: Mode C Veil

I think mode C is required above 10,000 IIRC

Re: E170 declares emergency after air Marshall shows firearm to FA

The bad guys know a LOT more than the superficial things being discused here.

Re: Updated: AS employee steals and crashes Q400 at SeaTac

Do the F-15's have VHF capability? Pretty sure the q400 does not have UHF. I would imagine they do. I have tried to talk to an F-16 playing at low altitute (outside a MOA). The only way i could get him was a relay through center. This capability would answer the question if the "pilot" in...

Re: Updated: AS employee steals and crashes Q400 at SeaTac

Do the F-15's have VHF capability? Pretty sure the q400 does not have UHF.

Re: Runway slope difference

There are level runways?? (learned to fly in the Colorado mountains)

Re: Commercial airplane in general aviation

Insurance companies dictate who flys what, not the FAA

Re: Possible Images of Groom Lake/Area 51

Interesting. A couple of weeks ago SFO-DEN, we flew through the restricted area. This according the flight map. Cloud cover so no views. I know exactly where the restricted area is, having spent decades avoiding it north or south.

Re: Airbus A350 Toilet Issue

OT, but I once had a out-of-service sign on the 2L lav on a 75. A 6 hour flight. Got a peek in and it was loaded with FA luggage.

Re: Interflug IL-62 Landing on a Grass Field???

Using Google Earth there is an 18' downslope on that runway

Re: 787 type rating

It took 1000 hours for me to realize how little I knew about flying.

Re: Why do people seem to hate the ERJs and CRJs?

No front Lav in the CRJ. Really limits my wine intake.

Re: Air China 747 just did a round trip to Pyongyang

It occurred to me that the route choice might be influenced by availabity of fighter escort. Friendly countries, countries with USA based fighters, carriers?

Re: Does SFO have a flawed design?

At OSH we sometimes land three planes Simultaneously. On the same runway!

Re: Hawaiian CEO resigns

I live Upcountry, Dry Side Big Island and live on about 1/100 of his salary. Expensive, yes but you adjust your needs. By the way we live next to one of the biggest cattle ranches in the US, do not ship beef in.

Re: Forgot to raise the gear in a light aircraft?

I remember the first few flights in a retract, I was so excited to be flying a "big boy" aircraft that I had my hand on the gear lever much too soon. Not a big chance of forgetting to retract. Had a T210 that would occasionally self elect not to go up (or sometimes down).

Re: Private Pilot Tests

Yes they are. Trust your CFI to know when you are ready. TRY to relax.

Re: Interesting article regarding pilot training

I am afraid that I was a very bad young Inexperienced CFI. No one died and to my knowledge all of my old students are doing OK. After I retired I was much better at transferring wisdom to new students. NOTHING can substitute for stick & rudder experience. Too bad they can not afford me.

Re: Airport Weighing Scales for Airliners

While having a beer with a 737-900 driver a while back; she/he said that a dispatch paperwork mistake sent them off 20K over. They were lucky to get 200fpm climb. This was a 91 not 121 (yes they do exist) non USA flight. A real brown underware moment. They would have loved to have been scaled before...