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  1. PeterNSteinmetz

    Robots for baggage handling

    This is what happens when your union cranks up your wages too high - https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/japan-airlines-tests-having-robots-instead-of-humans-handle-travelers-luggage/
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    Trying out the Garmin inReach for in flight use

    I am excited to take a trip up to MN and IL this week in the S35. Enroute I will be trying out the Garmin inReach Mini2 communicator. Supposedly this does a better job inflight with messaging than a cell phone and also permits tracking position more reliably than ADS-B by using the Iridium...
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    Upgrading plane to IFR suitable for training and practical exam

    How do you find the AV-30? I have heard bad things about them, like them never really being configurable properly.
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    The $100,000 Overhaul: How the FAA Ruined The American Engine.

    The prices are perhaps a bit exaggerated here. But it is steadily increasing. Perhaps more and more of us will just convert our certified planes to experimental. We will have to deal with the 100LL issue though.
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    AA regional jet - Blackhawk midair - Washington DC - 29 Jan 2025

    https://airguide.info/warnings-ignored-before-deadly-dc-midair-crash/ So two near misses just the day before! But you know it is so important those politicians did not have to drive over the bridge on the Potomac -
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    Ending helicopter see and avoid at busy airports

    I think a good thing - https://avbrief.com/faa-ends-see-and-avoid-for-helicopters-at-busy-airports/
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    Joke Thread

    RIP Chuck Norris, obviously best known for his appearance on an airplane safety card, on his way to seek revenge on whoever brought down his plane
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    What do people think of these guided visual approaches?

    Likely trying to boost Garmin revenue I suspect.
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    What do people think of these guided visual approaches?

    This seems to me like it could cause accidents by people mistakenly thinking clearance is guaranteed. https://avbrief.com/garmin-guided-visuals-decoded
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    Parachute jump today

    So we always wear parachutes when doing aerobatic flight and often in gliders. So I thought it might be a good idea to get some training in how to do a proper parachute jump, just in case. Went out this morning to do the first step, which is a tandem jump with an instructor. The view when you...
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    Tribe trying to ban flights below 20,000 feet

    It does seem sort of crazy. I have to wonder what the politics of this are. Poor owner probably just has to buy another ship for now.
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    Challenger 40th Anniversary

    False memories are quite common actualLy Grant. I imagine you saw video of it later.
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    A piece of the Gimli Glider

    So my wife bought me for Christmas a coaster made from a piece of the fuselage of the Gimli Glider. Fun.
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    Bought a Bonanza S35

    Just a regular T-hangar, so only one airplane and some additional shelves and equipment.
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    Bought a Bonanza S35

    Finally got hangar JJ09 at KFFZ for this bird. I think I have been on the list there close to 3 years.
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    Houdry and high octane aviation fuels

    Interesting article about invention of the process to produce high octane fuels - https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/wizard-octane-0
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    Velocity V-Twin - Nashua NH - 17 Dec 2025

    Just pilot on board and non-fatally injured. https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-plane-crash-26a664667bc4acc28d527acd6b53dbb9
  18. PeterNSteinmetz

    “Understanding Flight”

    Here is a nice video of a talk by one of the authors that covers many of the main points
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    “Understanding Flight”

    This is a great book which explains the underlying physics of flight from an intuitive perspective. Very accessible no matter what your comfort level with math. https://a.co/9zlDYDV
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