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by challenger_nami
Sun Jun 06, 2021 8:38 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: 2 days after Annual, Piper Navajo Crashes Shortly After Take Off, Myrtle Beach South Carolina, 21 May 2021
Replies: 2
Views: 1354

VIDEO: 2 days after Annual, Piper Navajo Crashes Shortly After Take Off, Myrtle Beach South Carolina, 21 May 2021

. On 21 May 2021, only 2 days after Annual Inspection completed, Piper PA31 Navajo Crashes Shortly After Take Off from Myrtle Beach Airport,(KMYR) South Carolina. NEWS COVERAGE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_l3HpNiPk7s NTSB’s Preliminary Accident Report: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/Rep...
by challenger_nami
Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:48 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff
Replies: 40
Views: 4575

Re: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff

. The surface winds can make a big difference: If you have 20 knots straight headwind on takeoff, then you will have 20 knots of tailwind helping you get back to the field during and after you make the turn. If the wind was relatively calm at let’s say 5 knots, then you won’t have that helping tailw...
by challenger_nami
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:26 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Forgot to Extend the Gear Thread
Replies: 37
Views: 11484

Re: Forgot to Extend the Gear Thread

. If I had a close connection/proximity/information to any incident I would recuse myself from discussing that incident. Examples of the above are: knowing the pilot, being a passenger in the incident aircraft, having provided flight training to the incident pilot, being the AME of the incident airc...
by challenger_nami
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:04 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Class 4 instructor pay?
Replies: 13
Views: 2175

Re: Class 4 instructor pay?

. With cost of living considered, $31 in Manitoba can pay for rent nearly 3 times as much as it can in Metropolitan areas like YYZ and YVR areas. In the metropolitan areas, the wages from Flight Instruction will not be enough to pay the bills unless the person has a second job, savings or parental s...
by challenger_nami
Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:11 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: Hijacking (!?) Averted
Replies: 0
Views: 733

VIDEO: Hijacking (!?) Averted

. On 4 June 2021, Passengers and cabin crew of Delta Airlines restrained a man who allegedly was attempting to hijack the aircraft. RAW VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bey3Qfko6c4 TV NEWS COVERAGE: https://youtu.be/3jURof4yIws The Delta flight departed LAX en-route to Nashville and had to divert to Albuquer...
by challenger_nami
Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff
Replies: 40
Views: 4575

Re: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff

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I stand corrected :smt040

So FAA does not require their pilots to learn spins and how to recover from them, but make them pilots bank 5 degrees more than what we do up here. I got it.

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by challenger_nami
Fri Jun 04, 2021 5:24 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff
Replies: 40
Views: 4575

Re: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff

They should have all been tested at MTOW. I fully agree. Any idea why they decided on 45 degree bank? They seem to play with other variables, but the 45 degree bank for the turn seems fixed. Is there some reasoning that makes this the most efficient bank angle? For Most pilot training standards, PP...
by challenger_nami
Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:18 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff
Replies: 40
Views: 4575

VIDEO: Testing the urge of attempting the Impossible Turn after Engine failure on takeoff

. Informative Video by AOPA’s Air Safety Institute testing the viability of the 180 degree Turn following an engine failure to land on the runway the aircraft just departed from, AKA the Impossible Turn. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dFVFKq3QqXo Aircrafts tested: . Piper PA18 SuperCub with one pilot, Full...
by challenger_nami
Thu Jun 03, 2021 5:47 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: ANCIENT VIDEO: Dude claims to have worked in Area 51 and Describes His Alleged Experience There, 80-90’s ??
Replies: 2
Views: 901

ANCIENT VIDEO: Dude claims to have worked in Area 51 and Describes His Alleged Experience There, 80-90’s ??

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This dude Is claiming to be a scientist and have worked in Area 51. He Describes His Alleged Experience There in Area 51-S4.
The video seems to be from 1980’s or early 90’s.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/4UjqFaQq_7I


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by challenger_nami
Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:58 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Class 4 instructor pay?
Replies: 13
Views: 2175

Re: Class 4 instructor pay?

. Circa January 2020, in the good old days of the biggest pilot shortage in the history of mankind ...., I personally saw an ad from one of the major/reputable aviation schools in Canada for class 4 instructors. The advertised rate was $25/flight time. These days, With all the pilot surplus in the m...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 7:04 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?
Replies: 42
Views: 6469

Re: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?

At the prohibitive cost of post secondary education today? I am giving financial advice, and that is not to take on a massive amount of debt without a darn good reason, and that advice crosses career boundaries. I've paid my own way, every step, every dime, and so I'm frugal. If the Bank of Mom and...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:48 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: VIDEO: Aftermath of Emergency Landing & Engine Fire, Adelaide Australia 1 Jun 2021
Replies: 0
Views: 735

VIDEO: Aftermath of Emergency Landing & Engine Fire, Adelaide Australia 1 Jun 2021

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During the flight, Australian Pilot notices smoke in the cockpit and makes an emergency landing. Moments after landing, the engine goes up in flames on the ground.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/IJaZS5-j-eE

1 June 2021, Adelaide Australia
Job well done. No casualties or major injuries.

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by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:10 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?
Replies: 42
Views: 6469

Re: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?

Ah. Please Enlighten us then. How would an aviation diploma specifically make one a safer pilot? I am neither For Nor Against The Aviation Diploma. Not the route I took; I went the traditional route and it worked for me. However, I have seen the diploma open doors for some at lower Flying Total Tim...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:38 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?
Replies: 42
Views: 6469

Re: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?

. I wrote: You have zero experience beyond your basic PPL... and I doubt you have ever gone through any Pilot Job hiring process... Correct me if I am wrong. No. I am not 100%. That is why I said correct me if I am wrong. . How much high density altitude, single engine piston ops time do you have? ...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 5:26 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?
Replies: 42
Views: 6469

Re: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?

. I wrote: You have zero experience beyond your basic PPL... and I doubt you have ever gone through any Pilot Job hiring process... Correct me if I am wrong. No. I am not 100%. That is why I said correct me if I am wrong. But I have a very good feeling that you do not have the credentials it takes t...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?
Replies: 42
Views: 6469

Re: Is a Aviation Diploma Worth It?

This again? If your chosen profession requires it. (Medicine, Law, Architecture, Engineering, Computer programming, and the like). If it doesn't, too often that piece of paper is about as useful....as TP Save your money. Hey Rookie, You have zero experience beyond your basic PPL... and I doubt you ...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:58 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: How bad is commuting
Replies: 76
Views: 16380

Re: How bad is commuting

. You probably get a lot of conflicting answers on this topic. Some people tell you do it, others say don’t. That’s very normal: some people love to commute, some hate it. On this forum, some users will give you advice on whether or not commute without themselves having any sorta commuting experienc...
by challenger_nami
Tue Jun 01, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: VIDEO: Alien Spaceships Encounter OR Future Military Technology being tested?
Replies: 3
Views: 617

VIDEO: Alien Spaceships Encounter OR Future Military Technology being tested?

. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dPrYVmYkL5w Video and RADAR Information released by PENTAGON regarding USS OMAHA’s encounter with flying objects flying for approximately 2 hours in the vicinity of the warship. DATE: July 15 2019 LOCATION: Pacific Ocean, west of San Diego, California. So was this an Alien ...

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