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KJFK Live ATC Feed Added

We have added a link to the live feed from JFK's control tower.

Come on over to Letsflywa.com to listen to KJFK live and please let us know what other air traffic control towers you'd like to hear.

Enjoy!

Listen to KJFK air traffic control tower.

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Must complete Private Pilot Lessons before deployment

I hate to say it but my lessons have come to a halt once more.

Not only have I had to work more than normal and had some MAJOR personal issues to deal with, now I'm out of cash and running up on a deployment with my Army unit to Iraq.

I hope that you all will understand the need for this request but I'd really like to get further along with my training, but when each hour of flight instruction costing about the same as a full days pay it can be hard.

This was a goal of mine before I deployed to Iraq the first time back in 2004 and I started my training in November of 2006 but have been hung up by weather, club closures, personal problems, Army training schedules and money problems.

I don't expect anything from anybody but a little help wouldn't hurt as I only have 6 months before I head back to the sand box for one more year at war.

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ME 262 Video Collection

Here is a few videos of the worlds first operational jet fighter....the ME262. While this was an invention of the Nazi government and their for a tool for evil, it is a wonderful advancement for the world of aviation. Enjoy these videos and let me know if you have any that you'd like to share.








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Aviation Quotes

Here are a few aviation related quoes, please feel free to add to the list by sending me a comment or two.

"Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil.For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing."At the entrance to the old SR-71 operating base Kadena, Japan

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"You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3."Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire."

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"If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, it's probably a helicopter ... and therefore, unsafe."

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"When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash."

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"Without ammunition, the USAF would be just another expensive flying club."

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"What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots? If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies; If ATC screws up ... the pilot dies."

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"Never trade luck for skill."

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The three most common expressions (or famous last words) in aviation are:"Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Sh*t!"

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"Airspeed, altitude and brains --At least two are always needed to successfully complete the flight."

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"Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!"

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"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."

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"The Piper Cub is t he safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you."

Attributed to Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)

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"There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime."Sign over squadron ops desk at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970

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"If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to."

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"You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes fullpower to taxi to the terminal."

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As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives, the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks "What happened?".The pilot's reply: "I don't know, I just got here myself!"

Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)

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New web page to share my videos

I just set up a page to share my favorite videos on.

Click on over to share your favorites and pass out my play list!

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More Patty Wagstaff Videos

What can I say...... I love this woman and what she can do with a plane.

Got a sister?

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U.S. Army Aviation Video

Take a look at these fearless young men in their flying machines!

Hope to join you some day soon!

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Landing at Catalina Island Airport Video

Here is a wonderful video by Frank. He is flying from Corona California to Catalina Island in his Super Viking. His videos are what get me through on the days that I can't fly.

Keep them commin' Frank!!

Short S.17 Kent Flying Boat Video

I love these older planes for their style and the creative way that the builders made them come to life.

There is something about a flying boat that just grabs your imagination, make it a true amphibian and there is no place that you can't go.

Enjoy this video of an early British flying boat.

Piper L-4 side slip, landing and high tail taxi video

Now this is some fancy flying, I can't even handle a 1/4 of that slip.

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Sideslip to Landing Video

I guess this is what my CFI means by keeping the pattern close.

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Alaska Bush Pilot Video

This is who I want to learn from...
Hell, I have a hard enough time landing in a straight line on a 6000 foot runway!

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Crosswind Landing 2 Video

I can't believe the winds that these guys deal with.
I couldn't imagine landing one of these big fellows on a day like this.

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A different way to fund your training

I have found an alternate way of funding my flight training and possibly the purchase of an airplane through a web site called Prosper. This site offers peer to peer financing for everything from paying your credit card debt to building a business from scratch.

By clicking the image at the top of the screen you will be taken to my group page that is set up to attract members with both military and aviation backgrounds.

The idea of this site is that lenders bid on loan requests and compete for the interest rate that the borrower will pay. Loans can be from $1,000 to $25,000 and are for a 3 year term.

Check it out and finance your way to being a private pilot, airplane owner or just pay down some debt.

More info

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Make the dream of owning a plane real

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Cessna Skycatcher LSA Intro Video

So, how many of you are looking to buy this LSA? I know its from Cessna but is it really worth the price tag, its close in price to a nice 172 but can only carry half of the load.

I don't understand exactly how this will bring aviation to the common man like they say in the video. I guess the common man that they speak of drives a new Mustang and has a hot blond at his side.

Me, I'm just an Army Sergeant....I guess that means I'm too lowly for a nice new plane with a brand name on it.

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C152 Clear Prop Safety Gear Video

New safety equipment for 2008!

Now just stylish....soon to be required! ;)

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Forward Slip and Engine Out Video

Just thought I'd share this with you all. No, its not me but this is what it should look like.

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Flight Lesson # 11

Well, its been awhile since I've posted and as you can see I've skipped talking about a couple of lessons. I had lesson number 11 on 13 November 2007 after a little over 2 months off due to some personal issues and the closing of the club at Ft. Lewis. I am now training with Glacier Aviation out of KOLM with the same instructor that I had over at KGRF.

The last 2 flights I had at KGRF were simple review before I had my first solo but my life went in to a tail-spin the week I was supposed to take my pre-solo written test and do the deed.

This flight (#11) made me nervous but I was excited and ready for the challenge. As I climbed into my "new" airplane (N856DA) I saw that even though its roughly the same year of C152, things are a little different. I only have one radio to work with so that's a little harder to manage than my last plane but I'm ok with that. The cockpit is in better condition but the plane requires a little right rudder most of the time during flight.

Most of our time was spent getting familiar with the different plane, a much busier airport and knocking the rust off after a long break from flying.

My takeoff from KOLM was pretty smooth and we flew to the training area to the north over the southern part of the Puget sound where we did a few steep turns, slow flight and power off stalls. My first stall was pretty bad, as the stall broke I found that I was out of trim and the nose slipped off to the right pretty quickly. I wasn't quite fast enough setting the plane back to level and didn't release enough back pressure to break the stall correctly.....arrgghh!!!

This is something I've never had a problem with before but by the second one I was back in the game and did a pretty good job of making corrections on my own.

We headed back to KOLM (after trying to find it *wink*) and I made my first T&G from a straight in approach. I was still carrying a little bit of power during the landing but other than that I did pretty well. I found that the pattern is a little harder to fly properly without knowing the area but I didn't get too wide on any of the legs. My next landing was a little better than the first and my third was even better than that.

Overall both my instructor and I were pretty happy with the flight after such a long break. My next lesson will review power on stalls and emergency procedures with a forward slip to landing thrown in here and there.

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