L39Guy said his L-39 has a stall speed of 89 knots. The stall speed of the CL-41/CT-114 is significantly slower. It is capable of a wide performance range, possessing a top speed at altitude of 795 kmh (429 kt) and a diving speed of 885 kmh (478 kt) against a relatively low stalling speed of 71 kts....

Speaking of "NATO brevity" I recall an RAF Ascot Hercules respond to my inquiries by saying "That's all charlie, all charlie" I responded by saying "Say again". He of course responded by repeating "That's all charlie, all charlie". He of course meant "That is all correct" The use of the phraseology ...

goingnowherefast said "How about a Tudor 2...?" Tudor? Again? It is a Tutor, as in "teacher". The Tutor was designed as a jet trainer. Refer to my post on page one (1) of this thread. In my 40-plus year career in aviation, I have seen this annoying error made by the popular media, printed in air sho...

Total thread drift, but there was indeed an aircraft named Tudor. A four-engine pressurised, taildragging airliner developed by AVRO. Based on the wing and undercarriage from the AVRO Lincoln bomber, the Tudor was produced from 1945 to 1949. Only 38 were produced, but with nine variants. BOAC cancel...

RippleRock wrote: "The Tudor is --so-- Canadian" May I gently remind him The Tudor period occurred between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales. Tudor was also an architectural style that developed in England between 1485 and 1558. The Tutor period however, started in Canada in the early 1960's. Cana...

What percentage of travel from the U.S.A. to Europe is essential? I am guessing less than 20%. Modern digital connectivity can easily reduce air travel, especially for business. Many phone-in radio shows are now entertaining the question of "How have your travel plans been interrupted by the viral o...

Indeed guard your aeroplane, but as a photographer as well as a pilot, I must say ropes and fences around aircraft make for crappy photographs.

All good, but a brand-new airframe would be better. Sell a bunch to Australia, Spain and Greece too.

Piper Cheyenne crashes shortly after take-off from Lafayette, LA.:



https://www.npr.org/2019/12/29/79217437 ... -playoff-g

Turns out her parents owned the King Air. She observed the "start up procedure" many times.

"piperdriver" said "...make ends meat". Isn't that what they do to wieners at the old Schneider's Plant in Kitchener?

"vermont" said that "in the US all that matters is the individual", yet they are a patriotic society, and usually identify as "American" when asked, yet a Canadian, two generations removed, just might identify as "Hungarian". Funny that. Actually stoopid-sad. Canadian trade barriers on trans-provinc...

Max Take-Off Weight (MTOW) for a Private Pilot? Weight should be proportionate to height, but I am thinking around 300 lbs/136 kg would be near max.

Nothing new here. In June of 2014, Canada's DND, (Dept. of National Defence), recruited and took-on-strength experienced RAF pilots to fly the CF-18. Canada's provider of air traffic services, NAV CANADA also hired a few experienced NATS ATCOs from the U.K. Yes, they had to qualify under routine on-...

Wreckage found in the Drake sea on Dec. 12, 2019. No survivors.

Actually, a Global 7500 would suit His Highness and His Sycophants perfectly, however, the entourage of media and support miscellany would require an additional aircraft, such as a second-hand Boeing 737-900ER once owned by a Middle-East potentate. Ultimately, a two (2) aircraft minimum is required ...

Passengers are always left "fearing for their lives" regardless of the intensity of anything non-routine. Is it possible the WX Radar was inoperative? Minimum fuel situation? Hot date awaiting at destination? Anywayze, the Dash-8 is robust.

End of fossil fuels? According to what source you seek, an "average" automobile tire, (size not specified,) requires approximately 7 U.S. gallons of oil to be produced. If it weren't for taxiing and landing, we just might meet the Paris Accord goals.

Unfortunately, a single volcanic eruption the size of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption would negate all the of G12's efforts in CO2 and hydrocarbon emssion reductions for several years.

George Carlin on Freak Accidents:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8pwV056d0Y

From the 1964 movie "Fate Is The Hunter" story board, "...ignoring the fire warnings on both engines. The plane returns safely to the airfield. McBane is disheartened that he was not able to solve the mystery of the identical second engine failure, when he notices the pilot's coffee cup on the conso...

With increased public acceptance and adoption of robotics and automated systems, I envision a future of single-pilot jet airliner flights. There are several single-pilot IFR capable multi-engine (Cessna 402) type scheduled flights in the U.S.A. Cape Air comes to mind. They have been operating for se...

Switchflicker asked why the American Airlines DC-3 Flagship was taxiing with the cowl gills closed. Early civilian versions of the DC-3 were powered by The Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 cylinder engine, and may not have been equipped with cowl flaps, unlike the fourteen-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Tw...

TCAS 1 too expensive or impractical for this type of operation? Sad.

Indeed. The DA-20 needs a new cowl design. A skilled aviation upholsterer with access to some ergonomic and orthopaedic foam should be able to correct the seat problem, with a next-to-zero weight penalty. I do know a guy... Anywayze...Cowl flap(s) on the Diamond? Of course! A singular lower cowl ven...