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    Basic weather question

    Got a question that has had me puzzled for a while. Does a cloud always form when the temp of the air reaches just below the dewpoint? For example on the ground the temp is 12 and the dewpoint is 8. Assuming a standard lapse rate of 2 deg C per 1000' your air temp would be 8 at 2000' assuming...
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    Lear hits elk at AST

    Just heard on the news this morning that a lear on takeoff tagged a elk on the left wing and caught on fire in Astoria, OR. Everyone made it out OK, no word on the elk. There is a herd of elk that frequent the airport. Anyone else have any interesting animal avoidance stories? Fly safe
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    Cool Boeing stuff as well

    Here is the companion site for the Boeing. 737 and 767 only it appears. http://smartcockpit.com
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    Cool Airbus stuff

    Pretty cool website about the Airbus 319/320/321. I do not know if this stuff is accurate or good for a real bus driver but I thought I'd point it out for those that haven't seen it. http://www.airbusdriver.net Fly safe!
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    Just checking

    Prior to sending in your letter you may want to run grammer check. I think it should be "their" mins.
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    Spreading ashes

    Hello, I have a friend who wants to spread ashes over a piece of property. I would be flying a 172 and I was wondering if anyone can offer any advice to accomplish this task successfully the first time, seeing as we only have one chance. Thanks for the help. Fly safe!
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    Turbulence in the clouds

    Got a question about turbulence in the clouds vs. not in the clouds. Is the turbulence in a cumulus cloud the same as the turbulence just below the cloud? My thinking is this. The updraft or whatever that created the cloud has to start below where the cloud is forming, the cloud just simply...
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    It finally happened

    After reading about how it will eventually happen to most pilots, I had a attitude indicator partially fail in IMC. I was skimming along the tops straight and level and glanced down at the AI and it showed a 12 deg. right bank. Luckily it was a broken layer so I could pop out and verify that I...
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    What do you do?

    I have a question about flying IFR and navaids. Say you are putting along on a victor airway navigating towards a VOR. You are past the COP for the previous VOR on the airway. You are not in radar coverage. The VOR suddenly goes out of service and you loose your nav signal. So you are...
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    Changing logbooks?

    I was wondering if it looks bad to the airlines or 135 operators if you change logbooks before filling it up with entries? I have a logbook that I got before I knew I was going to go after a career in aviation and it doesn't have enough columns to fill in different types of time. Thanks. Fly...
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    Spring flying

    Spring flying question As a newly minted instrument pilot I was wondering about what people in general aviation do when flying around towering (or non towering) cumulus clouds. I'm talking about a pretty good size buildup that isn't yet producing showers (or maybe just light showers) that are...
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    Comm rating questions

    I have some questions about the commercial rating requirements. I'm at 190 hours and my old instructor said I could sort of kill two birds with one rock and take the comm single, multi, and instrument around the same time. His plan is to start flying the multi around 210 hours and by the time...
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    METAR question

    Saw this remark today in a METAR I got off of DUAT's. METAR KBFI 281953Z 33008KT 10SM SCT025 BKN035 BKN050 08/01 A3040 RMK AO2 SLP292 MOD CU ALQDS T00780006 What does the MOD CU ALQDS mean in this? Thanks.
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    Overweight TO's in GA

    So where is the line? Just wondering what the general thoughts are on takeoffs when you are overweight. General aviation only. Would you takeoff if you are 5 pounds over? What about 50? I don't do it, just wondering if others do or if there are any interesting stories about it. This thread...
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    V1 question

    Not that it matters much flying a 172 but I had a question that I'm sure someone can enlighten me on. Does V1 depend somewhat on runway length? The way I understand it, V1 is the go no-go speed. I think??? that it is the speed at which you can still safely abort the takeoff with the runway...
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    Another IFR question

    I have a question about clearances related to radar vectors. I was flying approaches a couple of days ago and was cleared to my second airport for an approach via radar vectors. Sitting there I was thinking about the 'what if' scenarios. After receiving my first vector for the airport what...
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    When is it an approach?

    Just wondering if anyone has any input on the following. When does flying an IAP become an approach done? i.e. You are flying in VMC on an IFR plan and fly an approach not under the hood. Can you log this as a completed approach? What about if the ceiling is 3000' or so and you punch...
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    METAR question

    What does the "COR" mean in this METAR I downloaded this morning? The rest of it is easy, I've just never seen the COR before. METAR KPDX 071455Z COR 28004KT 1/8SM R10R/1600V2000FT FG VV001 04/04 A3057 RMK AO2 SLP349 T00390039 51009
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