Im Alive

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Flight 232
Flight 232 departed Denver at 1409 CST, filed for Chicago (ORD) and then on to Philadelphia (PHL). The United DC-10 was at Flight Level 370, with the autothrottles set for a mach .83 cruise. There were 285 passengers on board, with a Flight crew of 11. One hour and seven minutes (15:16:10 CST) into the flight, over Alta, IA, all Hell broke loose. The center engine exploded, taking out all three hydraulic systems. What does that mean, if youre flying a DC-10? Ok - Captain, You have No ailerons, No elevator, No rudder, and No flaps. What Crew Resource Management Paradigm are you going to use?

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Not all Cardinals are flyers

A Cardinal RG took off from Harvey, ND, for a flight to Flying Cloud Airport (MSP). The Cardinal had a recently over-hauled 200 hp Lycoming engine. An aircraft vender was selling non- certificated connecting rod bolts, that were used in the over-haul. At 7,000 ft east-bound, a connecting broke loose. Now youre down to three cylinders, with a really grumpy engine. The connecting rod holed the oil pan and oil was hitting the muffler and smoking. Soon after, the remaining connecting Rods separated from the crank shaft. The PIC put the Cardinal down, on the westbound lane of I-94 and walked away.

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The Pool was closed

A lawyer for a Flying Club in MSP was flying a Cessna 206, on a fishing trip. The flight was East of Grand Marais on the North Shore of Lake Superior, when a brand new 300-HP Continental, swallowed a valve. The PIC stalled the 206 into the top of the trees and was so successful in the landing; the nose gear was bent forward. In the aftermath, four lawyers and two judges crawled down the tree and walked to the Grand Marais airport.

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A Lesson in Relativity
Before we begin, we have to find out what you think you know you dont know.
kistnerism

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Does Age make a difference?

How old are 915CP and 988CP?

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Im Older And Better

Considering the average age of general aviation aircraft you, the pilot, should expect and plan for a considerable difference between what the POH said about the aircraft when new and what will happen when it flies years later. The hazard of performance expectation and anticipation from the POH has become a continuous and ongoing flight problem. It was not until 1979 that G.A. aircraft were required to have a Pilot Operating Handbook specific to that aircraft as opposed to the traditional Flight Operation Manual for the whole model production line. It has not been uncommon that manufacturers would find way to fudge the performance numbers of their aircraft. When performance contests occur, some makes and models never win when held to the performance numbers of the manufacturer. 2010 North Central Region Conference

Im Older But, Better?

Tests have shown that takeoff distances of older aircraft can be from 15 to over 40 percent longer. Time to climb times can be expected to require up to 50% more than book time. At cruise power settings you should expect to get at least 10% less than book speeds. The specific air range of an older aircraft (Speed and fuel consumption) can be 25% below book figures. Not only will it take longer to fly; it will take more fuel per unit of time flown. Any time you fly over three hours in an older aircraft you risk fuel exhaustion.
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Good Question?

Who certifies the performance data, that will be published in the POH?

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Cessna 172R Hard Numbers

CAP 2688
N988CP Cessna 172R

VS0 = VS1 = VX = VG = VY = Vref = VFE = VFE = VA =

40 48 62 68 74 52 110 85 105

KIAS (For 00 to 100) KIAS (For 100 to 300) @ 2,550 lbs. @ 2,200 lbs. 98 Kts @ 1,900 lbs. 90 Kts

VNO = 129 VNE = 163

Normal Take-Off = 70-80 KIAS Short Field Take-Off = 57 KIAS (Until Obstacle Cleared). Soft Field Take-Off = 57 KIAS (Until Obstacle Cleared). Normal Landing = 65-75 KIAS (Flaps Up) = 60-70 KIAS On Final. (Full Flaps) Short Field Landing = 62 KIAS (Until Flare). Soft Field Landing = 62 KIAS (Until Flare).

Cessna 172R Hard Numbers

But, what if theyre wrong?

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Cessna 172R Hard Numbers

What was the First Thing you figured out, when you soloed your Airplane, for the first time?

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V-Speeds, You dont know

Flight Instructors teach their Students that higher weights and steeper bank angles, increase stall speeds.

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Cessna 172 SkyHawk

V - Speeds Light

V SPEEDS LIGHT

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Drag Bucket

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CANPA
Constant Angle Non-Precision Approach

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CANPA
Constant Angle Non-Precision Approach
Flight Technique The continuous descent approach technique can be flown using almost any published non-precision approach when the control of the descent path is aided by either (a) A recommended descent rate based on estimated ground speed provided on the approach chart; or (b) The descent path depicted on the chart In order to facilitate the requirement above, the operator should either Provide charts that depict the appropriate crosscheck altitude/height with The corresponding range information, or such information should be calculated and provided to the flight crew in an appropriate and usable format. To achieve a continuous descent flight path on an approach procedure Where step-down fixes are specified, descent may be delayed until after passing the FAF in order to avoid a level-off at the steps. Alternatively, the FAF may be crossed at a higher altitude after obtaining prior Alt clearance.

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Do You Believe?
When once you have tasted flight, You will forever walk the earth With your eyes turned skyward, For there you have been, and There you will always long to return.
*Leonardo DaVinci*

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Hart, H H. Jr. AERODYNAMICS FOR NAVEL AVIATORS . USA: WM. C. BROWN CO. Anderson, John D Jr. INTRODUCTION TO FLIGHT . USA: McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1978 Clancy, L J. Aerodynamics . New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1975. Coyne, Michael. V-SPEEDS YOU DONT KNOW. IFR. October, 2010, p. 14 16 Namee, Jim Van. Vref - WHAT IS FINAL APPROACH SPEED [Online Available] http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueJA05/BasicsJA05.htm Smith, Darren Non-Precision CFIT [Online Available] http://www.cfidarren,com/r-canpa.htm Smith, H. C. Skip. AERODYNAMICS. USA: TAB Books, 1992. Wright, Robert A. Train To Mitigate Risk Aviation Safety . September, 2010, p. 4 7, 23.

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