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LOP debate goes mainstream

Posted on December 6, 2005 by David Megginson

The lean-of-peak debate, which I’ve written about before, has just gone mainstream — check out this Forbes piece, part of a series of online articles about institutional stupidity. The focus is on Lycoming’s business practices (deny evidence that you cannot … Continue reading →

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Flying and the Metric System

Posted on October 28, 2005 by David Megginson

The featured article of the day on Wikipedia for Saturday 29 October is Metrication, the process of converting a country to metric from various historical units of measure. Now that Ireland has switched, the only three countries left not officially … Continue reading →

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FedEx flying spares

Posted on October 10, 2005 by David Megginson

According to this New York Times article (via Kottke), FedEx launches five mostly-empty jets every night — from Las Vegas, Duluth, Laredo, Fort Myers, and Portland (ME) — all heading for Memphis through various meandering routes. These flying spares often … Continue reading →

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Air France Flight 358: Factual Information

Posted on August 3, 2005 by David Megginson

Update #1: preliminary info from the TSB on lightning, touchdown point, and thrust reversers Update #2: Environment Canada noticed the crosswind as well Other aviation bloggers have posted sensible things about yesterday’s accident at Pearson, mainly slapping down the media … Continue reading →

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Canadian ATC Strike Tomorrow

Posted on July 19, 2005 by David Megginson

[Update: tentative settlement.] The Canadian Air Traffic Controller Control Association (CATCA) has served notice of strike action beginning tomorrow, Wednesday 20 July 2005. As far as I can tell from reading the CATCA bulletins, there is no intention of withdrawing … Continue reading →

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Float Planes, redux

Posted on July 18, 2005 by David Megginson

A short while ago, I wrote about the problem with float planes — the fact that there’s normally no way to get out when they flip upside down or sink — and about the war of words between the Canadian … Continue reading →

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How airshows hurt aviation

Posted on July 11, 2005 by David Megginson

It’s airshow season, and (unfortunately but predictably) the fatalities have begun, with three pilots dead and one missing in two separate incidents over the weekend: a midair collision at an airshow, and a midair collision practicing for an airshow. It’s … Continue reading →

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Fogged in without an ILS

Posted on July 2, 2005 by David Megginson

[Update at bottom.] Halifax airport is fogged in, all ops are shut down, and hundreds of flights are cancelled, stranding people all over the place. After reading the CBC story, I decided to pull up the notams for CYHZ. They … Continue reading →

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Google Maps and Flight Planning

Posted on June 29, 2005 by David Megginson

Google has just made an announcement that could have a profound effect on the resources available for flight planning online: they have created a free API (application programming interface) to Google Maps. The flying geeks who read this blog will … Continue reading →

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The DC ADIZ

Posted on May 24, 2005 by David Megginson

This time, it was a Canadian plane’s turn to violate the DC ADIZ, the enormous restricted airspace around Washington, DC (the plane did not go anywhere near the White House or Capitol). In fact, planes violate the ADIZ all the … Continue reading →

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