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Hum Along With Us
With reference to Dr. Brent Blues article Mid-teens Physiology (November 2004), I may have discovered a way to stretch the bodys ability to process and retain oxygen just a bit more effectively while flying at altitude.

I routinely fly our Cessna T210 at FL190-230 on long trips from St. Paul, Minn., to Providence, R.I. The typical 50+ knot tailwinds let us accomplish this nonstop. Its not uncommon for me to have five of the six seats filled, and of course, we have oxygen strapped on from 14,000 all the way up. With five pairs of lungs sucking my precious O2, however, somewhere over western New York, the gauge is starting to get a bit low. So, not exa…

Thats what a taildragger is like. Yet anyone can learn the deft use of rudder and brakes to keep it on the runway. Heres how.

The following information is derived from the FAAs Service Difficulty Reports and Aviation Maintenance Alerts.

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American General Model AG-5B
Seatbelt Plate Installation
While replacing the rear passenger seatbelts, a technician discovered the reinforcement plate (P/N 5102330-6) had been installed on the forward side of the aft seat bulkhead under the seatbelt attach bracket. The -6 plate should have been installed on the aft side of the bulkhead in accordance with AGAG drawing 5102299. Furthermore, MS20364-1032 (thin sheer nut) was used to secure the AN3-5A retaining bolts. MS20365-1032 or MS21042-3 nuts should have been installed as indicated on the drawing….

It’s tempting to say that before the September 11 terrorist attacks we had nearly total freedom to fly as we pleased in our national airspace. But that would be a delusion. Access to much of our airspace has not been unfettered for decades, and the right to fly in very large portions of airspace has […]

I knew the trip West after AirVenture from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to North Big Horn County Airport (U68) in Cowley, Wyoming, would bring this flat-land pilot closer to mountain peaks than I’d been for a while and require some changes in my normal operating procedures. With MEAs (minimum en route altitudes) over the Black Hills […]

Its again the time of year when icing forecasts can figure prominently in your go/no-go decision. Heres how to find ice and avoid it.

Fatigue can have a measurable impact, even when you think youre rested. Heres what the studies say and how you can fight back.

Handling a crosswind correctly means maintaining directional control. Here are six common tools you can use to prevent runway excursions.

Few things demand getting the airplane on the ground more quickly than an in-flight fire. Heres why.

Each flight involves assessing risk and making judgment calls. How does your decision-making ability stack up against other pilots?