Tales of Aviation:
Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on frequency
124.7"
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure. By the way, after
we lifted off we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff behind Eastern 702, contact
Departure on frequency 124.7. Did you copy that report from Eastern 702?"
BR Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, roger; and yes, we notified our caterers
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Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - to gain more insight into general aviation, check out their web site.
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Sport Flying - If you have interest in sport flying or building your own aircraft, the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) is the place to check out.
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Corry Lawrence Airport - This is the airport I fly out of. The three letter identifier for Corry is 8G2. To check out a good site for the airport, check the following link:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/8G2
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This is my aircraft, the Phoenix:
My aircraft is a Piper Arrow (PA28R). The airplane is a high performance aircraft with retractable gear, constant speed propeller, auto-pilot, modern avionics, etc. It flies at true airspeed of 130 knots. Avionics consist of dual ILS receivers, GPS, Two navigation and communication radios, encoding transponder, etc. It is a great IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) airplane! We call the aircraft "The Phoenix"
Flying is one of the best and rewarding things you can do! You can start as a VFR (Visual Flight Rules) pilot which allows one to fly on nice days. One can then move up to a IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) that allows you to fly in the clouds and low visibility weather. From a Private license you can move up to a Commercial (can fly for hire) and finally an ATP (Airline Transport Pilot - this has nothing to do with flying the airlines, it is just a name). There are many, many more ratings could can get to add to your license. Float, twin engine, etc. can all be added. Most people think an airline pilot can fly any aircraft. Not is not the case. They may have an ATP license but be only rated for single twin and a 737. That being the case, they cannot fly a DC9!
General Aviation (GA) is an important part of the aviation community. GA is all pilots/aircraft minus the airlines and military. Yes, even a corporate fleet is consisted General Aviation. Without GA, packages would stop shipping by air, sight-seeing would cease, Angle flights would stop and a huge industry would die resulting in the loss of billons of dollars. To learn more about how General Aviation serves America check out the following link: www.gaservingamerica.org
I fly out of the Corry-Lawerence Airport which is identified as 8G2. The airport has both VOR and NDB instrument approach. The runway is 4,100 feet (75 feet wide). Pilot controlled lighting is also available. Both Jet A and Avgas is available at all hours. Rental cars are also available.
The Phoenix - In case you wonder why the airplane is called "The Phoenix"...it is because several years ago at 9,000 feet I lost (well I didn't really lose it) the engine. In other words it crapped out!! I was above a cloud layer and had to descend below it. The ATC controllers did a great job of helping me down - all with no engine. My airplane at 9,000 feet can glide for over 25 miles. I finally landed at the Utica International Airport. What a rush!! This occurrence is one in a million but that is what it is all about. Believe or not my son with was with me. He never was worried. He put his faith in my training and abilities.
