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    It's a very old and incorrect term. Never used by people in the game.. Nev
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    "PLUNGED" 6000 feet in 3 minutes. That's a moderate rate of descent at height. This is getting to be unabated BS.. IF the seatbelt sign had been ON no one would be hurt. It's easy to put people out of their seats. A sudden altitude restriction on climb will do it.. The slightest negative "G" and you're floating around. You're moving at 480 Knots. Nev
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    IF you have good seat of the Pants feel you will avoid stalls if an instrument and/or your calculations are wrong. Every different flap setting has a different stall figure and is weight and Cof G position affected as well. Spoiler float will require added speed and so will icing. AoA or Reserve lift Indication is essential to be safe. IF you don't have that seat of the Pants is a definite help. When you first did S & L , as you slowed you noticed the controls getting lighter and less effective , wind noise reduced and pre stall Buffet when you did stalls . Remember? Nev
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    Also never use a rattlegun on anything with gears opposing it. Use a soft steel washer to protect the flange surface. Scratches are crack starters. I see pictures of the engine being supported by the drive flange. I wouldn't do that either. Nev
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    I hear this morning it hit an airpocket. There's no such thing.. Certainly attracting a lot of Media attention. Nev
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    You might have to reclaim your lifestyle, at some stage. Not many can do "craftmanship" these days Nev
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    When you lack speed or height you won't make the field. Raising the nose won't help. At the other extreme when there's a lot of thermals around you can go around from 20'.. Spoilers make the job easy. Nev
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    I'm not in any way critical of your product. Be assured of that. Nev
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    It's the Inter Tropic Convergence zone and is near the thermal equator. When I used to fly F 27's from Darwin to Baucau (Timor L Este) at certain times of the year the clouds went to over 60,000feet and looked like a wall of green Ice. Planes have disappeared without trace in that area. Nev
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    Depends on what plane they are in. Just strikes me as amusing.. Hope you get the response you wanted. . Many times I've made stuff for people who suddenly seem to get other priorities when the product is ready. . Nev
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    A good pilot should make a fair go of it in clear conditions. Adding a bit of speed is acceptable and desired. IF the plane feels like it's losing lift even though the ASI says OK . I go a bit Quicker. When it hardly floats during the hold off I confirm my instincts were correct. Seat of the Pants shouldn't be ignored. Even works for big stuff but you fly them to one knot so don't ignore the Gauges. Sometimes in a holding pattern SOME people have gotten a bit slow, so picking up a bit of buffet will save the day and wake you up. Nev
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    Weather radar is specifically designed to show precipitation and dense clouds. You can pan up and down to determine vertical development If you have no idea what you are doing you can mistake a lake for a storm cell. Radar is ESSENTIAL for safe flight. Downwind of a big CB is also no place to be as you can get large hail in clear air.. You can also pick areas where a lightning strike is less likely and avoid major cells in a frontal line. I have NEVER gone through a thunderstorm cell . You may have to deviate well off track. but you do it IF you want to manage risk..Nev
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    Overstating the Capabilities of the link trainer. Nev
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    It's about the minimum height you'd lose in any upset in the thin air where you're cruising. Nev
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    Completely unlikely. Nev
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    Passengers like to be able to stand up in it. Nev
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    The cruising height for most of these planes is quite close to both stall boundaries, (VMo and Mmo) Under those conditions an "upset" is quite likely in a turbulence event. Turbulence or control input will slow the plane down.. Nev
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    That would be a very poor rudder from the point of spin recovery effectiveness. Nev
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    The Comets broke up due to a design fault around the windows. Fatigue when a lot of pressure cycles have been attained. If there was storms about it would be evident on the weather radar and the seat belt signs would have been activated and a PA made. If it's Clear Air turbulence CAT. there's little or no warning and usually associated with Jetstreams which can reach over 200 knots and naturally turbulence at the boundaries, all around the jetstream occur. Nev
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    It was CASAs recommendation to go that way rather than do a night VMC, and I completely agree.. . Nev
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    I don't think there's anything stopping a PPL from getting an Instrument rating. You just cannot fly for hire or reward. Nev
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    You are supposed to have continuous reference to the ground or water when flying VFR. You can still have SOME cloud below but more than the odd hole. (and hope) Nev
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    The early ones when they had Jabiru's motor were pretty nippy. I never liked the throttle position though. Nev
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    Can you use it at the Planning stage? Nev
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    Why did you get so low then.? Nev
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