Flying Tips and Advice from The Colonel!
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Last post by John Swallow
Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:22 pm
Top Gate
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Colonel » Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:59 pm
Hard to follow an act like that.
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Last post by Colonel
Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:25 pm
The drunk pilot routine
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JW Scud » Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:29 am
Do you like watching those drunk pilot routines at the airshow. They are pretty entertaining....
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Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:29 am
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Last post by Colonel
Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:55 am
Gerry Younger
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Colonel » Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:43 am
He's old now - maybe 90? He can't possibly still be flying,
so I can tell tales about him I heard...
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Last post by Liquid_Charlie
Fri Oct 30, 2020 2:31 pm
TC Discovers The Wind
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Colonel » Fri Oct 23, 2020 5:43 pm
Just got this emailed to me:
potential for damage to components of flight control systems if...
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Last post by Colonel
Tue Oct 27, 2020 12:47 pm
Oil on prop
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JW Scud » Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:38 am
Have you ever heard of this?
Hartzell also recommends wiping metal props before each flight with...
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Last post by Colonel
Sat Oct 24, 2020 3:14 pm
What about hydraulics?
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JW Scud » Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:29 am
I just read this:
Just curious if anyone runs 83282 hydraulic fluid in the oleo, instead of...
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Last post by Colonel
Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:55 pm
Going Solo
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Colonel » Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:48 pm
Had a discussion with some beginning pilots recently. One was nervous
about going solo.
I told him...
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Last post by JW Scud
Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:15 am
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Last post by Liquid_Charlie
Mon Sep 28, 2020 6:21 pm
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Last post by Colonel
Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:19 am
Power setting for approach
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JW Scud » Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:52 am
Found it on another forum and sounds like it makes sense. Mind you, a lot of times I just do it by...
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Last post by Liquid_Charlie
Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:52 pm
Fuel Tanks
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JW Scud » Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:05 am
Any fuel tank tips from the Colonel,
Aircraft designers typically implement one of three methods...
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Last post by JW Scud
Mon Sep 07, 2020 3:19 am
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Last post by Colonel
Mon Sep 07, 2020 2:26 am
Taildragger Tip
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Colonel » Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:46 pm
See how Juan flicks the tail up at 0:10 during takeoff?
You don't Juan to do that. You want to...
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Last post by Colonel
Sun Sep 06, 2020 8:12 pm
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Last post by Colonel
Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:05 pm
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Last post by Colonel
Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:04 pm
Wheel Landing
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Colonel » Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:53 pm
Most of the time, in little taildraggers, I three point. But it's important
to learn how to wheel...
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Last post by Colonel
Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:53 pm
Aerobatics
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JW Scud » Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:27 pm
Was watching the video posted below and I was wondering if you could watch for about two minutes...
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Last post by Colonel
Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:51 am
I Hate Fucking Carburetors
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Colonel » Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:01 am
On airplanes. Come on. They are suitable for a tractor made in
the 1920's. There will be no new...
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Last post by Colonel
Wed Jun 24, 2020 3:11 pm
Mixing alloys
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JW Scud » Sat May 09, 2020 7:29 pm
Are you a metallurgist or just an engineer.
Anyways, I found this interesting about aluminum...
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Last post by Tailwind W10
Sun May 10, 2020 3:25 pm
I think I want a Pitts
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Slick Goodlin » Thu Feb 06, 2020 1:00 am
The more I think about it, the more I think I want a Pitts Special in my life. Nothing extravagant,...
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Last post by Colonel
Sat May 09, 2020 12:15 am
John Moses Browning
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Colonel » Thu May 07, 2020 1:46 pm
This guy was incredible, and is lost to history:
John Moses Browning (1855 – 1926) was an...
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Last post by Colonel
Thu May 07, 2020 8:30 pm
Pale Horse
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Colonel » Thu May 07, 2020 4:23 am
I have flown many airplanes. I have flown many Pitts.
There is something special about the Pitts...
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Last post by Colonel
Thu May 07, 2020 4:23 am
Agpilot talk
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JW Scud » Tue May 05, 2020 3:17 pm
I agree, Paul, with the extra energy potential of using the entire runway. You reference altitude...
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Last post by Colonel
Tue May 05, 2020 4:48 pm
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