| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Long distance | 1/9/2006 | Patrick Smith |
Q: Patrick, any idea about which long-distance flight connections traverse the Austrian Alps in a ...
A: Interesting question. Those could be North American flights headed for the Middle East, for ...
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| I am interested in getting... | 12/29/2005 | Ned Dolan |
Q: I am interested in getting a B737 and/or A320 type rating. Could you recommend a few good places ...
A: sorry I don't have any good info on the most cost effective way to get those ratings. I do know that ...
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| piloting | 12/18/2005 | Dottie Norkus |
Q: How possible is it to have scholarship if i can have a private pilot licence? And would you say ...
A: Your question is not worded very clear, but it sounds as if you are looking for a scholarship to ...
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| landing lights | 12/17/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: thanks
A: Procedures vary between airlines. As a general rule, for arrivals landing lights are turned on when ...
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| helicopter | 12/17/2005 | Marc Eichler |
Q: how high can a helicopter fly.
A: Without special modifications, helicopters are generally limited to about 15,000 feet. The reason ...
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| aircraft lighting/landing & taxi lights | 12/15/2005 | Paul Ruderham |
Q: i have a question , id like to know when do commercial airlines normally turn on the landing light ...
A: here are the rules for lights. landing Light: DAYTIME: If NO taxi light is installed, use is the ...
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| IFR Approach Plates | 12/8/2005 | Colin Woehrle |
Q: Colin, Specifically Houston Interncontinental (IAH) ILS 26L and ILS 27. One of them has a Initial ...
A: This is a REALLY great question. I've looked at the ILS to RWYs 26L, 27, and 26R at IAH. The reason ...
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| IFR Approach Plates | 12/7/2005 | Colin Woehrle |
Q: Colin, I am trying to find out something on an approach plate. On some of the Jeppessen Approach ...
A: All approaches will have an IAF, and a lot of the time a separate FAF. However some IAF's are ...
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| Piloting | 12/2/2005 | Ned Dolan |
Q: I would like to know what has to be done to actually make an airplane take off. In a car, for ...
A: I'm not sure just what items you are interested in. However, if you assume that the engines have ...
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| how to log time | 11/29/2005 | Jeff Davis |
Q: I've just begun my private pilot training, and do not quite understand how to log time in my ...
A: The last column is for tenths. If you're renting an airplane, your instructor will note the time on ...
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| Greetings,
Are there DVD's... | 11/25/2005 | Paul Ruderham |
Q: Greetings, Are there DVD's available that provide a detailed explanation on the following: - FMS - ...
A: Sorry to take a while in replying as I have been moving house. You will have to get them off the ...
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| Greetings,
Are there DVD's... | 11/25/2005 | Ned Dolan |
Q: Greetings, Are there DVD's available that provide a detailed explanation on the following: - FMS - ...
A: I'm sure there are DVDs of the type you need, but have no idea where you could get them. Each ...
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| AIRWAYS/ JETWAYS | 11/23/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: God Day! I am a flying enthusiast. My question is related to commercial flying. What are ...
A: This is discussed to some extent in my book. It's a complicated matter that would take quite a bit ...
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| becoming a pilot | 11/22/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: was becoming a pilot really as hard as everyone says and makes it out to be because my only dream is ...
A: This is something we could talk about all day Jeremy. I don't mean to toss you a sales pitch, but ...
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| Flying | 11/21/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: what is the most fun part of flying?
A: It's hard to say, Chad. To me it's a sort of existential thrill -- the idea of stepping onto a ...
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| I'm not too sure how to answer... | 11/9/2005 | Dottie Norkus |
Q: I'm not too sure how to answer the following on an employment application: Are you currently ...
A: Matthew Sorry it took me two days to get to my Email, but I was at a recurrent ground school for a ...
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| engine noises | 11/6/2005 | Ned Dolan |
Q: The other day when I has flying with my father on a southwest plane, I noticed that the engine sound ...
A: this sounds like an out of sync pair of engines. If the engine speed (rotation speed) is different ...
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| Fear of Flying | 11/2/2005 | Ned Dolan |
Q: Is it true that it is not as safe to fly in the winter months due to the fact that a plane traveling ...
A: I guess you could say that flying is more safe in the summer months as there is no ice or snow on ...
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| Fear of Flying | 11/2/2005 | Paul Ruderham |
Q: Is it true that it is not as safe to fly in the winter months due to the fact that a plane traveling ...
A: It makes no difference. A plane say at 35000 feet doing 500mph is experiencing temperatures of -50 ...
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| Fear of Flying | 11/2/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: My father and I are planning to fly down to Florida sometime in February. My concern is I'm afraid ...
A: Derek, Nothing you typed above is worth worrying about. (The part about the stall, in fact, is ...
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| Flying | 11/1/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: Why some pilots from U.K going to Japan goes above Asia all away round insted of going the fastest ...
A: This is something I've written about in my book and in my column on more than one occasion. The ...
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| Fighter Plane Flying | 10/30/2005 | Jeff Davis |
Q: I was wondering if a maneuver I do with a F-18 computer simulator is an actual real fighter pilot ...
A: Paul. I suspect that you don't have flight training but your observations from the simulator are ...
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| Class E airpace | 10/26/2005 | Colin Woehrle |
Q: What is the reasoning behind some class E airspace starts at 700 feet AGL, and some starts at 1200 ...
A: Good question. The purpose of different airspace designations, as you were assuming, is to separate ...
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| Airspace class E | 10/26/2005 | Jeff Davis |
Q: What is the reasoning behind some class E airspace starts at 700 feet AGL, and some starts at 1200 ...
A: Unfortunately, I don't have an intelligent answer. You are correct in your reasoning about the ...
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| Wright brothers | 10/23/2005 | Lamyl Hammoudi |
Q: What first interested the Wright brothers in aviation? thank you for your time Davide
A: The wright brothers were always interested in mechanical things. they owned and conducted a ...
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| How can one tell a CRJ from... | 10/20/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: How can one tell a CRJ from an ERJ just by the appearance? What in your opinion makes one better ...
A: The CRJ and ERJ are very different looking -- well, at least from an expert's point of view. The ...
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| How can one tell a CRJ from... | 10/20/2005 | Paul Ruderham |
Q: How can one tell a CRJ from an ERJ just by the appearance? What in your opinion makes one better ...
A: The CRJ and ERJ are very similar in appearance. The only way to tell is that the Embraer ERJ does ...
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| How can one tell a CRJ from... | 10/20/2005 | Colin Woehrle |
Q: How can one tell a CRJ from an ERJ just by the appearance? What in your opinion makes one better ...
A: Sorry I didn't get to your question sooner! Great question. The obvious difference between the CRJ ...
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| How can one tell a CRJ from... | 10/20/2005 | Dottie Norkus |
Q: How can one tell a CRJ from an ERJ just by the appearance? What in your opinion makes one better ...
A: The CRJ has much larger engines than the ERJ. Additionally, the ERJ has a very pointynose, almost ...
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| How can one tell a CRJ from... | 10/20/2005 | Ned Dolan |
Q: How can one tell a CRJ from an ERJ just by the appearance? What in your opinion makes one better ...
A: These aircraft (CRJ & ERJ) can be very difficult to tell apart. The CRJ does have an APU exhaust at ...
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| flight path | 10/5/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: Why do planes from Frankfurt, Germany to Newark, NJ, USA first fly north then across then south? I ...
A: Yes, you are correct. This is a question that I've covered in my column and in my book also. The ...
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| What is the best and cheapest... | 10/4/2005 | Colin Woehrle |
Q: What is the best and cheapest way of purchasing the following books: Ground Studies for Pilots: ...
A: I was almost positive I sent a response to your question but for some reason it must have not gone ...
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| window blinds | 10/1/2005 | Patrick Smith |
Q: why do window blinds need to be up on takeoffs and landings?
A: This question is covered in my book, actually, and has been discussed in my weekly column as well. ...
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| piloting schools | 9/27/2005 | Lamyl Hammoudi |
Q: I am 17 and my dream has always been to be a pilot, however I wear glasses and I'm not sure if that ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Well I just have to tell you that any dream can be true and as to be a pilot ...
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| i want to learn to fly | 9/27/2005 | Jeff Davis |
Q: i am currently a sophmore in high school, and have been interested in flying for quit a while now ...
A: According to Allexperts, my first answer disappeared before it was sent, so I'll try to do it over. ...
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| Getting a private license | 9/23/2005 | Jeff Davis |
Q: I've been taking lessons for close to a year, and my seventeenth birthday is in two weeks. I was ...
A: The FARs require 20 hours of solo time before you can test for your private. I have two ...
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| about becoming a pilot | 9/23/2005 | Rosemary Gossage |
Q: the requirements and the possible institutions where i can get admission for such training. do i ...
A: I am not a pilot but a flight attendant. I do know that a college degree is not required. Many ...
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| I am trying to study about... | 9/22/2005 | Ismar Avdic, Eng. |
Q: I am trying to study about principles and operation of jet engines. Also, I am very interested in ...
A: Jascha The modern commercial jet liners are extremelly complicated systems to learn then in short ...
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| F16 loadout capacity | 9/19/2005 | Brad |
Q: Don't know if you play Falcon 4: Allied Force but was wondering if you could clear up a question I ...
A: The -34 manual for the F-16 states that you can have 3 AGM-65's on a LAU-88 and only 1 on a LAU-117. ...
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| Private pilot training | 9/17/2005 | Adrian Beney |
Q: Adrian Beney. I have such a great desire to fly but I understand that I have to start with ppl.In ...
A: Try the Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators at www.gapan.org Also you could see if you could get ...
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