EAA 650

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Subj: Flying Terminology AIRSPEED - Speed of an airplane. (Deduct at least 25% when listening to a fighter pilot.) BANK - An institution that hold the lien on most pilot's cars. CARBURETOR ICING - A phenomenon reported to the FAA by pilots immediately   after they run out of gas. CONE OF CONFUSION - An area about the size of New Jersey located near the   final approach fix at an airport. DEAD RECKONING - You reckon correctly, or you are. DESTINATION - Geographical location 15 minutes beyond the pilot's bladder   saturation point. ENGINE FAILURE - A condition that always results when all fuel tanks   mysteriously become filled with low-octane air. FIREWALL - Section of the aircraft specifically designed to funnel heat   and smoke into the cockpit. FLIGHT FOLLOWING - 1. Formation flying 2. Bird watching. GLIDE DISTANCE - Half the distance from an airplane to the nearest   emerg...

The Horten H IX V3 "Bat-Wing Ship" is another step closer to moving to the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. Pictured here: shop Foreman Rob Mawhinney conducts the symphony as forklift pilots Amelia Kile, Carl Schuettler, Anthony Wallace, and Carl Bobrow gradually lower the jet onto the stand. More from aeronautics curator Russ Lee in the May update: http://bit.ly/1hoLrwp

http://www.wired.com/2014/05/the-hidden-beauty-of-airport-runways-and-how-to-decipher-them/#slide-id-908071

This is an amazing piece of war footage. The ingenuity of the the people of the time is breath-taking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2D3k0sJ8HM

GPS left on Dashboard in the Sun  --  and Exploded Looks like a good lesson to learn. I would bet this also applies to Cell phones, tablets, digital cameras, and ...

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Subject: Fwd: Aviation Observations -    A good simulator check ride is like a successful surgery on a dead body. -    Asking a pilot what he thinks about the FAA is like asking a tree what it thinks about dogs. -    An airline pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when flying, and about flying when he's with a woman. -    The only thing worse than a captain who never flew as a copilot, is a copilot who once was a captain. -    Experience is gained through making mistakes.  Mistakes are caused by a lack of experience -    Hand-flying an ILS in a gusty crosswind is easier than adjusting the shower controls in a layover hotel. -    A smooth touchdown in a simulator is as exciting as kissing your sister. -    Most airline crew food tastes like warmed-over chicken because that's what it is. -    Everything is accomplished t...

The crazy Canadians do it again! Subject:   [bfc-news] DC3 Canadian Recovery in Antarctica This flim is the story related to the crash and recovery of a DC-3 that had crashed in Antarctica during the 2012-13 winter.  A "recovery crew", I think of 12 people were assembled, along with ALL of the "stuff" necessary to repair the badly broken airplane - owned and operated by a Canadian "adventure company".  This video tells the story..........and, it is well worth the watching - especially if YOU are an AVIATOR!     Enjoy   The Antarctic film, its all about the airplane.   http://youtu.be/9ruArctYYbM

Some great footage.  These guys took a B17 ready to be scrapped, added machine guns to bring up the total to 19.  Took on 17 enemy Zero's suffered 187 bullet holes and 9 cannon shells.  Fought for 45 minutes until the Zero's ran short of fuel and had to return to their base.  Nice footage, The Flight of Old 666 So long ago....It is up to us to remind the Americans coming now to maturity, of this great bravery by these great guys.... Bravery was the creed by which they lived, and often suffered and died. click below: The Flight of Old 666 "

Pix from Tinian Island as the B-29 "Enola Gay" was being loaded. Notice the "Top Secret" stamp on some of the photos. In the last few pix notice the CRUDE sheet metal work on the casing and fins of "Little Boy" - the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima....... Gives a little look into the other side of the engineering on the first atomic bombs, the mechanical and logistical work that it took to handle, store, transport, and load them.            Declassified Historical photographs.                      http://www.alternatewars.com/Bomb_Loading/Bomb_Guide.htm

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Pretty amazing landings and takeoffs.   http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/watch-these-seat-soiling-crosswind-operations-from-birm-1541878105 anything worth doing is worth doing twice.

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Old IU  Airplane pictures

  The Duke Engine Something for my gear head friends, Pass it on if you know another gear head An interesting internal combustion gas engine.  No statement about specific power output, but a very interesting concept. This thing is fascinating to watch in action. http://pixelbark.com/13045/how-the-duke-engines-increases-the-efficiency-of-the-internal-combustion-engine

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS ON TV BY N ow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVdDOonvhcU

South Lakeland Airport Sat afternoon Cessna 170 totaled. Pilot Sharon Trimbley in hospital but doing ok. Parachutist taken to hospital but has been released. Right wing tip caught riser cord. parachutist feet were 2-3 ft from ground at time of impact. notice right wing tip is missing , Ever one was very lucky.      EF

----- Fun Stuff Sage Advice for Flyers Authors UnknownHistoric illustration credits and appreciationgo to Gil Walker Flying Rules to Live By 1. Try to stay in the middle of the air. 2. Do not go near the edges of it. 3. The edges of the air can be recognized by th...