I am a student presently attending Everett Community College Aviation School in Washington State with one quarter to go and will be obtaining my license this summer. I presently work at Goodrich ATS as a avionics tech on 737s, 757s and 767s. I started as an intern last year and became full time in November. […]
What the NRA stands for
I would like to reply to a letter written by Lohren Applegate pertaining to the comment he made about the National Rifle Association in the Feb. 25 edition (Don’t bond GA with the NRA). The NRA is probably the most patriotic organization in the country and believes in the Constitution and the Second Amendment. Contrary […]
Peak oil
A phrase that is becoming more publicly accepted every day is “Peak Oil,” meaning the time when production of oil will no longer exceed or keep up with consumption. Propaganda is telling us that we will have to buy cheaper running cars, cleaner burning diesel trucks, insulate our homes better, ride bicycles, cut back on “non-essential uses,” etc. I […]
How did two Cessna 150 pilots cause worldwide hysteria?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From January to mid-April of this year, Blackhawk helicopters patrolling the sky in the ADIZ around the Washington/Baltimore area have responded to more than 280 incursions. That averaged three a day. But one last month — when two persons in a Cessna 150 came close to the White House — generated worldwide […]
Is a reground cam as good as a new one?
QUESTION: My Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine will be majored sometime early next year and I am trying to educate myself. The facility I plan to use for the overhaul says that a reground cam is just as good as a new one. Could you please explain how a cam is reground. I don’t understand how if […]
Cetane ain’t octane
Dr. Jason Gislason from ConocoPhillips points out that one of the problems with aircraft diesel engines using Jet A is that there is not a minimum cetane rating in the ASTM D-1655 specification (the spec for all Jet A sold in the U.S.). Dr. Jason Gislason from ConocoPhillips points out that one of the problems […]
BBQ Mecca
I may be a bit late throwing in my 2 cents worth about barbecue, but feel constrained to do so inasmuch as no one, as far as I know, has mentioned the absolute Mecca for barbecued rib fanciers: Dreamland Rib of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Dreamland is a few miles out of town and when you get […]
The other Liberty Bell
In the April 2005 issue were pictures and story of the B-17, “Liberty Belle.” There was another B-17 in the 8th Air Force with the name “Liberty Bell” (note spelling). This “Liberty Bell” flew with the 365 Squadron, 305th Bomb Group out of Chelveston. The pilot was Richard Wolff (deceased) and I believe he was […]
Never been in a civil war
As a “repentant Yankee” and voluntary citizen of the South, I feel I would be remiss if I did not point out to you that there has never been a “Civil War” since the founding of the U.S. To my knowledge, the Confederate States of America never attempted to overthrow or remove the government of […]