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1 bladed IS more efficient ! but only if you have a weak/under-powered engine or if you are emergency crossing the Atlantic and have serious fuel issues
I'm an international applicant seeking a PPL. I used ADD medication while in the USA but stopped in early 2019. I left the USA and have not returned since. How does the FAA handle such cases? Are there specific steps I need to follow for smooth medical certification? Thanks
There should be no restrictions on passengers so long as they are immediate family at a minimum (ideally any quantity of non commercial passenger). Let LSA pilots take their kids with them on trips.
I AM U.S. AIR FORCE VIETNAM ERA VET!...I AM A GRADUATE OF COMPTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 71!...I PARTICIPANTED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE R.O.T.C PROGRAM THERE AND I ALSO PARTICIPANTED IN THE CIVIL AIR PATROL ORGANIZATION DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD BACK IN THE 70'S! I PRAY WE'LL SEE MORE AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUTH IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY ESPECIALLY AS PILOTS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN THE NEAR FUTURE!...I AM JUST SAYING!...GOD BLESS THE CITY OF COMPTON, CA. AND GO TARBABES! 😇
Time to STOP treating these elected public employees like royalty. Disband all VIP TFRs and Prohibited Areas. They deserved the same rights and protections as other American citizens. And no more than that.
Seems appropriate because much of the GA fleet is 85 years old :) We could celebrate it with a concerted effort to rejuvenate the fleet and bring it up to technological speed. Nasa offered 100 million for bringing small jet engines to the GA fleet in the 90s which Williams fumbled and we only got slightly lighter private jets that are today 3+million each. Indeed same price as when the project started. But the potential remains for small turbofan planes that could be vastly lower cost yet have real speed and range. Much lower price point than a Cirrus SR22T while going double speed with better fuel economy. And this could have been done in 1960.
