In case you missed the discussion, following are a few comments posted on the General Aviation News website this week. Care to join conversation?
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Questions from the Cockpit: Low passes, low blows
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"Fun part about being an AGI is realizing that for every brave student who asks a question, there are probably 50 more who would like to ask that exact same question, but don’t want to be thought poorly of by the other students, so they stay quiet,” says Miami Mike. "When I get a question, I realize that *I* didn’t make something clear, and try to improve by revising my lesson plan and notes for the next time." Read more…
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How often should you change your airplane’s oil?
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"What about a plane that is flown for 1 – 1.5 hours a week and has had Camguard added at the oil change?" asks Bob Barnes. "It won’t be at 50 hours in four months but I would doubt you would see much corrosion in that time with this frequency of usage. Is the 4-month suggestion due to the assumption that lower hours mean that the plane sat for long periods of time? This isn’t necessarily true." Read more…
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Cessna pilot has problems with J-3 Cub rudders
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"In a tailwheel airplane, if you land while moving laterally, say to the left, the left wing will dip, the tail will swing left and the nose will turn right," says Chris Martin. "From that point recovery is possible using rudder and brakes but only if it doesn’t get too far out of hand and it depends on the airplane. Happy feet is a good description since overcorrecting is a problem if you apply rudder and hold (wait). Tapping the pedals instead of holding steady pressure works well on my TW airplane." Read more…
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The Four Steps Of Spin Recovery, Explained
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Have you ever practiced a spin? If you have (and even if you haven't), you've probably heard the recovery acronym "PARE". So how do you fly each step in the PARE maneuver? We'll explain… Read more…
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