Plane and Pilot back issues from February 2006:
Letters
Feb 01, 2006; ... Speed Tip In the article "The Need For Speed" in the September 2005 issue, you forgot to mention roughing up the prop for more speed. Air racers use coarse pads to rough up the surface of their props to get more bite out of them. A smooth fuselage and wings, but a rough surface on the ...
Partial panel
Feb 01, 2006; ... "O, For A Horse With Wings!" -William Shakespeare Thanks to Hollywood, I grew up in a world filled with cowboys. They had great names like Chance or Colorado or Paladin. And they always had a special horse, one that stuck with them through thick and thin, often saving a cowboy's ...
The Eve of Adam
Feb 01, 2006; ... The all composite, centerline thrust A500 is certified and customer deliveries have already begun. The first Serial Number 005, was handed overto a Colorado Springs businessman. Adam Aircraft hopes to make good on its goal of producing six of the Rutan-designed twins per month. As much as 65% of ...
In Print & On DVD
Feb 01, 2006; ... 1 Corky Meyer's Flight Journal by Corwin H. Meyer (Specialty Press, m 2006, ISBN: 1580070930). Meyer, Grumman's first chief experimental test pilot for carrier-based fighters, shares his 50-plus years of experience in the aircraft industry in this exciting autobiography, which covers everything ...
Ask P & P
Feb 01, 2006; ... AVIATION'S LEADING EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS SEND AN E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO OUR EXPERTS J.C. Boylls 1998 Federal Aviation Administration and Industry Flight Instructor of the Year. Q How does one learn additional flying skills from you as an instructor? Do you ...
The Alcan Intent
Feb 01, 2006; ... No matter how much planning is involved, some trips are just not meant to be How soon we forget. I receive far more e-mails about international ferry flying than on any other subject. Readers are understandably enthused about the process of flying overseas, and I'm happy to provide ...
Acrophobia & High Flyers
Feb 01, 2006; ... Ironically, many pilots have the fear of heights I've been frightened of heights all of my life. Psychologists say that it's a malady of both learned and genetic predisposition. Counseling acts upon and alters the learned response-any intense but irrational fear of an object or ...
25 Great Aviation Websites
Feb 01, 2006; ... Flying the Internet is shifting from a flight of fancy to an icon of information Anyone looking to find the facet of flying that has grown the most over the past decade will discover that it's the part of aviation on the Internet. What began as a mere curiosity some years ago is now a ...
The Latest For Your PDA
Feb 01, 2006; ... Those little handhelds are becoming ever more convenient. Here's a rundown on the newest services available. It used to be that aviation software meant dragging your laptop into the cockpit. The laptop's cables added to cockpit clutter and meant that you were flying alone or that your ...
TOMORROW'S Aeronautical MUSEUM
Feb 01, 2006; ... You won't believe what these kids are doing Every day-yes, even Christmas-between 50 and 150 kids show up at Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum (TAM), an incredibly unique nonprofit flight school in Compton, Calif. First they must finish their homework (there are even tutors there to help), ...
MONEY-SAVING Maintenance
Feb 01, 2006; ... Getting smart about the things the law allows you to do on your airplane can cut the cost of flying by as much as 50% It's 2006, and the price of aviation fuel will probably never go down fit significantly. My Cessna 210 burns g 15 gallons an hour on the average. At $4 per gallon, this ...
THE Lowdown ON Descents
Feb 01, 2006; ... PILOT PROFICIENCY There's a right way and a wrong way to bring your airplane down Descents are too often regarded as throwaway maneuvers. Pilots place great emphasis on proper techniques for takeoff, approach, landing and cruise, but few are educated in the best techniques for ...
Wanna Buy A Fixer-Upper?
Feb 01, 2006; ... Here's some practical advice on looking before you leap It's hard to tell if the dogs-those older airplanes that are still flying but are really ugly-have always been there or not, but as the general-aviation fleet ages, its population appears to be growing. They look like good handyman ...
Why Do We Fly?
Feb 01, 2006; ... One pilot's experience explains it all Ill bet that every pilot the good of US of A been asked at least once during their flying experience, "Why do you fly?" each of us has been asked that question by a well-meaning friend neighbor, passenger, relative or colleague, regardless of ...
Flight Of Discovery
Feb 01, 2006; ... Aviation shows kids there's so much more If you were to look at the sky over the winding waters of the Missouri River today, you might see something that would have been considered fairly unusual during the days of early exploration. In those days, Lewis and Clark explored the Northwest ...
FlightSafety Academy
Feb 01, 2006; ... Continuing the tradition of highly trained professional pilots In 1951, FlightSafety International-the parent company of FlightSafety Academy-began providing upgrade and recurrent training to airline and corporate pilots from around the world. FlightSafety International quickly gained an ...
Bounce Recovery
Feb 01, 2006; ... Better training for recovering from bounced landings is in order Almost all of us have had them at one time or another. Usually they're barely noticeable but on rare occasions, they leave even experienced pilots and passengers with white knuckles. I'm talking about bounced landings, of ...
So Long, Old Friend
Feb 01, 2006; ... Mama, they took my Kodachrome away! I couldn't believe what I was seeing: right behind the heading "Kodachrome 25" on the Kodak Website was the word "discontinued." My first reaction was that I had read it wrong, like seeing the word "canceled" pop up on the airline schedule board next ...