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	Podcast:		The Pilotcast
	Episode:		Pilotcast #030 - 2006.04.24
	Category:		Games & Hobbies
	Duration:		00:39:11
	Publish Date:		2006-04-24 22:43:00
	Description:		Hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike. Pilot Kent is calling in from Whiteland, Indiana. Hangar flying: Aviation fuel is $4.30 in Connecticut and $4.78 in the San Francisco Bay Area Pilot Kent got his Instrument Rating It was much more difficult than getting the Private License Required two checkrides after descending too far on an approach Instrument currency requires 6 approaches and 1 hold within 6 months Pilots should have their own personal currency requirements that are better than the minimums Got his ticket "wet" just a few days ago by returning from an impromptu fly-in under instrument conditions During his training, he found it both disconcerting and cool when flying an approach in actual IMC and not seeing the runway until descending through 100 feet Pilot Mike had real scare On his first flight after his planes annual, he had trouble maintaining lateral control while in the pattern Managed to get some control and got it back down on the ground in one piece Looks like it was just the rudder trim cranked too far over In a previous incident, he had a door pop open in flight Pilot Dan's club bought a 1966 Piper Cherokee 140 He finds it difficult to get used to the mechanical flap lever Also finds the overhead trim adjustment interesting Agrees with Kent that it's easier than a Cessna to control on the ground The sink rate is higher than a Cessna It has vortex generators on the wings to allow a higher AoA before stalling An update on Connecticut Senate Bill SB520 The plan was to remove the 6000 lb limit from the sales and usage tax Had unanimous consent from Transportation and Finance Committees The bill is sent off to be written up It ended up being written to place the sales and usage tax on all planes, instead of none Still haven't gotten a straight answer as to what happened and if it will be fixed In the news: X-15 Test Pilot Scott Crossfield went down in his Cessna 210 A mid-air collision in Alaska Feedback: Contact us by email at: pilotcast (AT) gmail.com Song: "Truck" by The Lascivious Biddies Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com Pilotcast show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com
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