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  1. apcooper

    TAF question

    What does SG stand for? Never seen that until now.
  2. apcooper

    Best place for a forced landing?

    http://www.webrealite.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=179 If you were flying here where would you set it down if you lost the engine. I would say my number 1 choice would be just at the edge of the waves that come onshore as this looks like it would still give 50 tp 100 ft of clearance from the...
  3. apcooper

    How intelligent/smart must you be to be a pilot??

    At first glance I'm sure that seems like a silly and dopey question. However, my brother and I were arguing about this yesterday. He states that you must have a high IQ and be smart to be a pilot. I couldn't stop laughing! I told him a plane can be flown by an individual with avg...
  4. apcooper

    Definition of a minor vs. serious injury?

    When reading NTSB accident reports what criteria is used to determine if an injury is minor or serious? Is there a specific cutoff like being taken to a hospital or what?
  5. apcooper

    Would you takeoff 25 lbs over gross?

    On saturday I will be taking two friends up in a Cessna 172 and just realized that since I'm the first flight of the day for the rental that the tanks will be full. I calculated that based on all our weights we will bean issue here. I will be at sea level with a 45025 over max TO weight. I'm...
  7. apcooper

    Anyone hear NY app yell at 888BW last night?

    Was listening to Ny approach online last evening (can't remember which sector) and heard a PA-28 VFR at 7500 get yelled at for misunderstanding ATC. I was reading some threads here so I was not fully paying attention to what casued the mis-com but I seem to remember he descended on conflicting...
  8. apcooper

    A-330 Glider!! Flt 236

    At the moment on MSNBC they are having a documentary about the A-330 that had a double eng failure that glided into the Azores! Hope the media gets it straight!!
  9. apcooper

    Flat pitch or feather???

    In a piston twin if you lose all oil pressure will the prop seize in the feather position even if you leave the prop control full forward? I've heard this is the case but am puzzled by this since every time you shut down the engines on the ramp therefore depriving them of oil P the prop is in...
  10. apcooper

    Do pilot's really get more chicks??!!

    ..."Oh really what kind of pilot are you." she askes in an impressed tone of voice. "I fly freight." "Oh, OK" she replies. Ackward silence soon follows and we now have a starving CFI going home and getting laid while a $170,000/yr UPS 747 CA has balls as blue as the sky!!! How ***** up is...
  11. apcooper

    pilotless airliners in the future?!

    Just read this article which talks about someday using the brain from a mouse to guide an airliner (or something crazy like that!) Of course all the legacies would love this and so on. I just hope this doesn't happen anytime soon since I'm only in my twenties and working my way up the ladder and...
  13. apcooper

    freelance CFI in own aircraft?

    How much would insurance be to give freelance instruction if you owned your own 172? Did I also hear you need commercial insurance? This doesn't make any sense since flight instruction IS NOT considered a commerical activity by the FAA. It is a part 91 op as we all know so why comm insurance...
  14. apcooper

    Ideal major carrier-please vote

    Since I don't know how to use the poll feature if all of you could take a second and out of the 6 carriers listed below, pick the one that YOU would most like to fly with taking into consideration where you live, commuting, time away from home, type of flying and other factors suited to your...
  15. apcooper

    Takeoff w/full flaps!!

    Today I rode along with a 65 hr private pilot in a 152 for a video project and surprisingly as he is going through the checklist he doesn't notice the flaps fully down even though the lever was set at zero. When I'm flying I obviously go through the checklist and visually verify they are up or...
  16. apcooper

    Fracts and non-revenue flights

    Can pilots for the fractionals non-rev or jumpseat on any carriers? Never seen or heard anyone mention it one way or another?
  17. apcooper

    weather deviations in non-radar IFR

    It is my understanding in non-radar IFR, ATC usually wants you to be on an airway. This made me wonder how they feel about approving deviations around CB's and stuff like that. Obviously FAR 91.3 applies in that no sane pilot would fly through a cell since if ATC denied a deviation request...
  19. apcooper

    Best entertainment in Vegas?

    Looking for recommendations for the best clubs in Vegas!!!! Also best strip joints and other good places for debauchery and all out partying!!
  20. apcooper

    flying while fatigued

    flying while fatigued?? What do you find are the first specific skills to deteriorate when flying tired? For me it is situational awareness followed by inst scan followed by forgetfulness. Just curious as what others seem to experience.
  21. apcooper

    Same BA 747 loses engine again!!!

    Check out this article. Could this be a strange coincidence or something more!
  22. apcooper

    Vref in Navajo

    If you are flying the Navajo for example and you have a lot of ice while on the approach how many kts should you increase your Vref by? What flap setting is recommended as well?
  23. apcooper

    MEA vs MOCA?

    As you all know on IFR enroute charts you see an MEA and sometimes an MOCA on each airway. Since the MEA guarentees adaquate terrain clearance as well as nav signal coverage if flying /G can you fly at the MOCA even when farther than 22NM from the navaids since obviously GPS is independent from...
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