flynhigh

Ah yes, the unexplain "malfunction". I witnessed a guy take off in an R44 from a fairly remote Northern MN lake at 12:30 AM in low overcast and haze and watched him plow into the water no more than 200 yards off shore. He claimed an "unexplained" loss off power. Most of us call BS. His canopy was full of moisture and the horizon was barely distinguishable. He plain and simple flew into the lake. I suspect there is something more to this scenario than an "unexplained" pitch down. I find it hard to believe that the Zodiac 601 has a trim system, or autopilot for that matter, capable of generating enough of a nose down pitching moment to create enough force to punch a guy through the canopy. Not sure of any other malfunction that would result in a nose down pitching moment other than structural failure. I guess it wouldn't be the first time, http://www.eaa.org/n...2-25_zodiac.asp Edit: their vs there...

Frankie's got some good vids. After 10 seconds, go ahead and skip to the 1 minute mark. God bless Frankie...

Did he give the camera the "devils horns" at 1:19 in that vid?

Prelim results indicate Mach 1.24... Have to wait and see what FAI recognizes as top speed. http://eaa.org/news/2012/2012-10-14_fearless-felix-does-it.asp

And for those who prefer to minimize the time between flightline and strip club, the new "locate nearest strip club and pull CAPS" feature. (photo of The Furnace in Birmingham)

Oops. Glad they're okay. http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/10/ap-two-ok-after-academy-crash-100212/

Damn. He did a great tribute to Bob Hoover at OSH this year flying the Shrike Commander routine. Executed beautifully. Him him.

Decent video highlights from OSH.

Cub arrival time lapse at OSH.

After representing himself, Duluth man complains of bad counsel http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/224290/group/News/

That's Wisconsinite, not ist.

Ouch... Being a native Sconnie, I begger to differ.

50 jobs in FL, or 100's of jobs in Wichita? Tough call.

Trojan Horsemen T-28 Crash at Martinsburg

Can't say for sure, but in general, aircraft with conventional tails are most susceptible since the horizontal is in the wings wake. With increasing flap deployment the downwash on the stab is increased. With ice contamination, it is not uncommon for some level of ICTS to occur with full flaps (airflow separation due to the ice and increased AOA of the stab). A variety of FIKI aircraft have flap limitations after an icing encounter, including the SR22 for this very reason. If you can find a Bonanza POH look for a flap limitation after icing encounter.

Ego yes. He was taking questions (moderated by his current wife) and a lady thanked them for being there and said her son would love to shake his hand. Neither he or his wife acknowledged the request, classy!

Not trying to speculate, just passing along what Yeager is spouting off. As others have pointed out, he's destroying his "legacy".

Split from the thread. Yeager spoke last night at the theater in the woods. Apparently he's not afraid to speak his mind in front of a crowd. Don't know if he's got the scoop on what happened, but he bashed the viper driver in front of the crowd. Basically said he has no respect for a Guy who lacks basic airmanship. I thought was pretty bold. But then again, I have no idea what happened.

Looks to be the case! AT-6 CYFB to KDLH Assume they were coming back from the Air Tattoo? Hawker Beechcraft to Feature Trainer and Attack Aircraft at Royal International Air Tattoo Hope to see it at OSH next week. EDIT: Suppose they have AP in that thing? Long trip flying by hand.

Random sighting of an AT-6 in Duluth yesterday. Not sure what brings them this far North? Shitty picture I know.

Definitely a good time. EDIT: For any first timers looking for the SOS Bros Beer Tent, just look for the big yellow balloon.

More from the acquisition solicitation; With regards to glass cockpit; Most GA aircraft come standard with glass cockpits these days. As mentioned above, the request was for a Type Certified aircraft. Sure, an SR20 could be stripped down and certified with steam gauges, but the certification costs to do so would far outweigh the cost savings associated with removing the avionics (at least on the scale of 25 aircraft). Glass panels may be unnecessary for the current PFP mission at USAFA, but the economics don't make sense. Regarding; See above. Not an option. Fairly certain you can't buy a Cessna or Diamond without a glass panel either (I could easily be wrong).

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY SELECTS CIRRUS SR20

Ah yes, jet powered Sonex; Don't forget about the electric version!!!