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The Owner-Assisted Career

AV Web

Frosty air combined with wet leaves blowing up against my hangar door signaled that this is the season for an owner-assisted annual for my humble Cessna 140. Henry, my IA, was busy looking at my aileron cables while talking with me about the wisdom of frequent air filter changes for my mighty 85-horsepower plant.

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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

I dont exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospaces GB1 GameBird But theres always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. Its first-class team, led by Ian Waghorn, ensures that pilots leave the training program feeling confident, competent, and safe in their new or new-to-them GameBird.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

Pilots avoid vortices by maintaining safe separation and adjusting flight paths. When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed?

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Rebirth of FG-1D Corsair 92460

Vintage Aviation News

That year, however, saw the airframe and a set of wings being donated to the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut so it could be transformed into a memorial honoring the pilots who flew Corsairs in combat. This was brainchild of World War II (WWII) Marine Corps Corsair pilot, and then the manager of Bridgeport Municipal Airport, Nick Mainiero.

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The Albree Pigeon-Fraser: The First American Fighter

Vintage Aviation News

In October 1914, Albree and Timson drew up plans for a new monoplane, the Model G Scout, which was first flown by test pilot Clifford Webster on July 15, 1915, at Nahant Beach, just south of the Swampscott garage. It would not be until WWII some 20 years later that American pilots would fly American-built fighters into combat.

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AOPA Offers Advice For Securing Aircraft In A Storm

AV Web

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has responded to numerous requests from members for advice on how best to prepare an aircraft for surviving extreme weather, such as the hurricanes that are savaging the U.S. Check the Pilots Operating Handbook for best advice on whether to set the brakes or not.

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A Rare Robin

Plane and Pilot

Its owned by Lee Smith, 69, who keeps it hangared at Long Island Airpark (NC26), in North Carolina. A former Marine and airline pilot with 30,000-plus hours, he has owned two of the 10 Robin R2160s imported to the U.S., Erica is another pilot I have been working with, and she just passed her commercial check ride in this Robin.

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