I usually have more night time than my BFR's CFI ;-) For me, my
favorite flight is the night flight in Michigan's winter with a snow
covered ground and a high overcast - preferably stratoform clouds over
population. I request clearance into the DTW class B and fly at about
4,000 msl for the sa
A flight under a full moon and a clear sky is must for any pilot.
I will start long flights before first light to get down safely later.
Both of these practices make me nervous. So does flying in the daytime.
Be current, be prepared, practice for the worst.
?Always fly (or drive for that matter)
All this talk about night flying reminds me of a poem I wrote a couple
of years ago after a rather impressive night flight back home in the
Tripacer. In case you're wondering, the small magic box was my GPS.
Those of you that have considerable night flight time should recognize
some of the thi
I have a NVFR and my instructor always insisted that the rating is exactly
for what John outlines, arriving just after dusk and leaving just before
daybreak.
If you want to do extended night flying get an instrument rating and do it
in a certified IFR platform.
Paul
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As to night flying,
I agree with Mark's comment about the pucker factor.
The reality for me is that when I go flying (or go to do pretty much
anything else I enjoy alot like sailing) and plan a day of it, I rarely
get home on time. When the good times are rolling, who wants it to end?
So I sta
Todd,
Yes, well, I guess you could argue that it could be just as painful. Some
will argue that the "experimental" nature of the KR, or any other
experimental, will increase the degree of probability of having an
engine-out/forced landing sometime in your flying career. I've had one in a
sta
To continue the thread that Mark commented on (solo vs. two-up),
there've been plenty of discussions in the past and an archive
search will turn up enough to keep you reading for hours. I'll
throw in my own comments, along with the understanding that my
Pietenpol is open-cockpit, which makes it a
Mark; the System Three website says that T-88 may be applied to damp wood
as long as it is worked well into the surface.
Yet another reason to use T-88 as a structural adhesive.
Oscar Zuniga
Air Camper NX41CC
San Antonio, TX
mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com
website at http://www.flysquirrel.net
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