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Archive for September, 2009

What Happens If I Lose My Logbook?

• September 30, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Where Did the Term “Whiskey Compass” Come From? Is There Really Whiskey in a Whiskey Compass? And While We’re at it, a Look at the Pilot Drinking Rules

• September 25, 2009 • 1 Comment

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What Does it Mean for a VOR to be Unmonitored?

• September 20, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Under Pressure: Prescribed Meds That Would Ground Me; Can’t I Just Flush ‘Em, Forget About it, and Keep on Flying?

• September 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Why Do the RPMs on the Tachometer Drop When I Check the Carb Heat?

• September 15, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Can I Get a Commercial Pilot Certificate Without Also Getting an Instrument Rating to Get a Job Firespotting for the US Forest Service?

• September 10, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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What’s Up With Drooped Wingtips? Getting Snoopy About the Droopy: Bernoulli’s Principle, Winglets, and Wing Tip Vortices

• September 2, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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  • Delta Offering Vouchers to Flight 253 Passengers http://ow.ly/R8yW 2 days ago
  • Somali arrested at Mogadishu airport with chemicals, syringe http://ow.ly/R7I1 3 days ago
  • Intoxicated? Man detained after Delta disturbance; Bomb threat delays JetBlue flight; DFW gets $2.3M grant http://ow.ly/R4Qk 3 days ago
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