dbenjamin

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   by dbenjamin 9y ago

   Any luck if we weren't quite running test charges yet? Just wanted to use the subscription abilities.
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   by dbenjamin 9y ago

   This was absolutely unsafe and illegal. Regardless of whether they were conducting a flight for friends or not, they were operating an aircraft that requires two pilots at all times (per the FAA) with just one pilot (and a student pilot). T
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   by dbenjamin 9y ago

   This has existed for quite a while. The SR-71 (introduced in 1966) had an astro-inertial navigation system that tracked stars to reduce error in a standard INS. Using spectrum filters, was able to track stars day and night (and I imagine po
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   by dbenjamin 10y ago

   Here's it as a required maneuver in 1995 :) https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/...
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   by dbenjamin 10y ago

   #1 is not accurate but for different reasons. A forward slip is absolutely required for a PPL checkride and has been for decades (if you'd like a source, see page 45 of the definitive FAA ACS: https://www.faa.gov/traini