Flying Tips and Advice from The Colonel!
Armistice Day
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Colonel » Mon Nov 11, 2024 5:59 pm
Try not to think of Don Cherry today.
My father’s father and his brother flew biplanes in War One....
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Sun Dec 01, 2024 11:00 am
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Thu Nov 07, 2024 4:03 am
Gord Price
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by
Colonel » Sun Nov 03, 2024 3:52 pm
Cool guy. Amazing life.
I remember many years ago at an airshow, it was raining and we were all...
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Sun Nov 03, 2024 4:55 pm
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Sat Nov 02, 2024 7:27 pm
Handley Page Victor
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Colonel » Tue Oct 29, 2024 3:47 pm
Back when pilots could fly
I came for the aerobatics, but stayed for the wonderful accent :)
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Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:21 pm
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Tue Oct 22, 2024 3:51 pm
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Sat Sep 14, 2024 3:09 pm
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Mon Sep 09, 2024 2:33 pm
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Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:31 pm
RCAF crisis
by
Colonel » Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:33 pm
You won’t see that on the CBC.
TL;dr Canada has 50 fighter pilots to fly 80 ancient F-18's from...
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Last post by Colonel
Thu Aug 08, 2024 11:33 pm
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Tue Aug 06, 2024 3:02 pm
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Sun Jun 23, 2024 2:42 pm
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Fri May 03, 2024 3:03 pm
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Last post by Squaretail
Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:23 am
Vmc or Die
by
Colonel » Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:50 pm
Learn to control yaw from day one. Do your first 10 hours and solo in a tube & fabric taildragger...
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Last post by Colonel
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:50 pm
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Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:32 pm
Taildragger Pilot’s Code
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by
Colonel » Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:46 pm
Never push a bad approach into a bad flare.
Never push a bad flare into a bad touchdown.
Never push...
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Last post by David MacRay
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:32 am
Icing
by
Colonel » Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:48 pm
I am now old and soft. I live someplace which is warm and sunny every day because I am weak.
But...
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Last post by Colonel
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:48 pm
Can't get a CFI
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by
Colonel » Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:35 pm
So Eric and I are getting gas yesterday and there's a new kid driving the fuel truck.
I ask him if...
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Last post by Colonel
Mon Dec 25, 2023 9:04 am
Why no parallel runways?
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by
Colonel » Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:25 pm
Every airport here, big or little, has parallel runways. SFO, SJC, RHV, LVK, etc.
Why isn't that...
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Last post by Colonel
Sat Dec 23, 2023 3:16 pm
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Last post by dumbbell daddy
Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:01 am
Nice coin for a Regional
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by
Colonel » Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:21 pm
NEW YORK (WABC) -- American Airlines is poaching cargo pilots at FedEx and UPS to captain...
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Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:25 pm
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Last post by David MacRay
Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:09 pm
IFR with an iPad
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by
Colonel » Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:43 pm
Private pilots sure love their iPads. I had no idea that they were TSO'd.
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Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:43 pm
Maule panel upgrade
by
Colonel » Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:37 pm
A friend of mine is looking to upgrade his Maule panel.
US$107k for parts and labor.
Holy fuck. A...
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Mon Oct 23, 2023 2:37 pm
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