xsbank wrote: In helicopter mode below 1600 feet, engine failure would not be survivable There are few rotary wing aircraft that are as safe as fixed wing but the Osprey's common drive shaft allows it to fly (or at least make a safe landing)on one engine. So as long as the pilot doesn't run out of g...

Thanks Spartacus.

And I suppose you would expect the full support of the rest of the passengers who witnessed a Muslim saying his (final?) prayers prior to taking off?

Yes, I would do the same.

Most of my christian passengers are in the habit of saying prayers before they get on board one of my flights but I draw the line with muslims.

Caley wrote Check it out. http://www.uflymike.com I agree, I've had mine for a couple of weeks now. They're just about as light as a Telex 750 but have the Bose noise canceling. The mike itself is top notch and the single AAA battery is mounted in the headphone so you aren't dragging around a batter...

Got a light while taxiing for take-off a couple of weeks ago and shut it down (low overcast - no direct sunlight). In the -200 you can certainly see the engines from the cockpit. Does anyone know if you could expect to visually confirm a fire in all cases? Personally, I think that if you decide not ...

No one who has any political or financial association with the native community will ever petition for any meaningful change. If a native wants to live a respectful and productive life there are few options short of leaving the reserve. Native money in Canada has great deal in common with the finan...

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Forgive me a brief thread jack please. Concestor, I'm completely bafled by your coment that a person's spirituality is limited by his DNA. Could you clarify for me? I have seen no evidence at all for spirituality of any kind outside of mankind's naive desires. DNA's all we have to work with - let's...

Let's not make fun of Jesus, he was probably a great guy, but let's all remember that a person's spirituality is limited by his DNA! A god's spirituality is limited only by our imaginations.

Now, does anyone have any good "believers" jokes?

We also have an ancient impulse towards self-preservation. Protecting yourself our your family with a gun in a life threatening situation is a valid purpose in my books. How many people in Canada do you know feel the need to keep a gun in their house to feel safe? Do you? I doubt the gunman wouldn'...

Sure, there are plenty of ways for people to kill each other if they choose - but why make it easy? Guns are single purpose. Recreational shooting? I suppose it can be explained by our genetic makeup but why give in to an ancient impulse to be violent. If someone wants to buy a bad ass gun to blast ...

You still think your car makes statement?

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Flying an aircraft happens to be of of those activities where critical decisions are often made independently and quickly. Economics are always pressuring use to make the least expensive choice. Throw in personal pride, peer pressure, inexperience etc... and the wrong decision often seems like the r...

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (The Wisdom of the Sands)

I've landed there a few times but only with tail draggers. Runway 36/18 is in the best shape. You have to watch out for the cattle tracks, ant hills and such so do a good thorough overfly. It's been a few years but with the right AC you might be OK. The only way to be absolutly sure is to walk it fi...

The 02 valve may have been frozen. Our SOP's on the '200 require us to turn on the 02 above 10,000 before there is a chance of it freezing shut when you need it. In any case my FO and I where sailing along at FL260 yesterday and discussing how strong the '200's actually are - I guess I know now! "Th...

I fully support someone looking for for an almighty supreme being if that is what they choose to do but if you're going to tell me that you have actually found one I would appreciate some specifics. Could someone rational please fill in the blanks: -what is it made of -what created this thing -how l...

Cloudcounter's strong convictions to irrational ideas demonstrates very strongly how the human thought process can be highjacked by the human belief process . Remember Pilot Decision Making (PDM) training? This training is centered around the knowledge that what pilots think and do is highly influen...

Koran 5:33 The Punishment for those who oppose Allah and his messenger is : Execution or Crucifixion or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides or exile from the land Cloudcounter, If you really want to end the ignorant and self deceiving way of life that is religion, the mindset that...

This site includes Richard Dawkins and many others lecturing on the same topic. The best speeches were given by Dawkins, Shermer, Harris and Porco so far. There's quite a bit to watch but well worth it.

http://beyondbelief2006.org/Watch/

No doubt it's a common problem but fairly easy to prevent. If you're two crew, verbally indicate to the second crew member that you are turning off/down a particular frequency that you want them to monitor. If you're single pilot keep you're finger on the volume knob for the few seconds it takes you...

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He is in Hell now with no end in sight ha ha

All the same...he seem's to be having a good time.




Better a wolf than a wolf in sheeps clothing.

The issue here is inebriation of any kind. Counting the number of drinks or pills or puffs is a convenient way of estimating how long you should wait to fly again but the effects of fatigue are harder to judge. My pet peeve is how often a pilot will show up totally unrested and then work a 14 hr shi...