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Visual Flight Rules
03-28-2006, 12:40 PM
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When am I "in" the pattern?
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N297NW
Good point
That is the crux of this question.
The CFII that I was having this discussion with said, "You are never in the pattern".
When I cried foul, he used the old, "but if anything happened the FAA would...
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Visual Flight Rules
03-28-2006, 12:34 PM
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Entering the pattern question
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N297NW
Entering the Pattern
Dan,
I agree with you on both this post and the other one you just replied to.
I was looking for a legal answer (as in FAR X.X.X says...) in this case since both of these questions came up while...
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Visual Flight Rules
03-28-2006, 12:21 PM
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When am I "in" the pattern?
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N297NW
When am I "in" the pattern?
I often practice GPS approaches during fine VFR weather.
The standard T shaped approach has you on about a five mile final to the runway. Let's say I am flying the approach in VFR conditions and...
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Visual Flight Rules
03-28-2006, 12:15 PM
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Entering the pattern question
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N297NW
Entering the pattern question
Ok, admittedly this is both Off Topic and a FAR/AIM question...
I got talking with another pilot and we ended up on this question.
He started off by saying that he thought the airport we were on...
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Close Calls / Lessons Learned
03-08-2006, 01:46 PM
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That uneasy feeling ????
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N297NW
And if you think it only happens to us weekend fliers...
- Time and Date: 2000Z on 22 Sep
- Aircraft: T-38A, TN 65-0442, 394 TS
- Details:
-- The aircraft was preparing to launch for Whiteman AFB, MO.
-- As the dual crew taxied out,...
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Close Calls / Lessons Learned
12-22-2005, 06:44 AM
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Dumb things
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N297NW
Dumb things
Last night I did a couple of dumb things with my RV-8. One of which was mostly not my fault and one of which was definitely my fault. The result was a really good (cheap) lesson that could have...
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RV General Discussion/News
10-06-2005, 01:15 PM
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Engine Out Glide Distance?
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N297NW
Engine Out Glide Distance?
Last week end, I flew 250 miles home in my RV-8 on one of the most beautiful VFR nights I have ever seen. Not a cloud in the sky and stars everywhere. I was flying at 8,500 feet and could see city...
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RV-8/8A
09-06-2005, 08:41 AM
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Flying an RV-8 without the canopy
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N297NW
Flying an RV-8 without the canopy
On a very hot day I got the thought about how nice it might be to fly my RV-8 without a canopy on occasion. I have flown several older (slower) open cockpit planes but have never even heard this...
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RV-8/8A
09-06-2005, 08:34 AM
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Flap motor woes
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N297NW
Flap motor woes
I have a three year old RV-8. Over the weekend the well known flap motor failure got me. The problem is that grease from the acutator gets into the motor and contaminates it. The airplane flies...
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