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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:


Given the number of older a/c flying, the issue of aircraft manufacturer liability came to a head in the 90's, and tort reform came about, which positively impacted the aviation industry by stimulating mfrs. to design and manufacture new models. I'm not sure how relevant a topic it is today, somewhat certainly, but perhaps aircraft age and liability would be an interesting topic to do a paper on.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:


Given the number of older a/c flying, the issue of aircraft manufacturer liability came to a head in the 90's, and tort reform came about, which positively impacted the aviation industry by stimulating mfrs. to design and manufacture new models. I'm not sure how relevant a topic it is today, somewhat certainly, but perhaps aircraft age and liability would be an interesting topic to do a paper on.

This would be an interesting topic, full of all sorts of impacts. What are the liabilities and limitations, maybe find some cases, see how it has worked in practice.

There were essentially no single engine piston aircraft built in the US for 15 years or so until the new law limiting liability was enacted.

Before, if some good old boy with a current medical dug a 1948 Cessna 120 out of his uncle’s barn, got an annual signed off, then took off with weather info from the cute blonde on Channel 6, and ended up dead in a hillside, Cessna was going to be sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars over an airplane they had not seen in ~40 years and sold for $~1500. That had to change.

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Originally posted by sns3guppy:
There are already numerous private ATC facilities throughout the country, and many of the temporary towers that go up are private or contracted.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
LDD, whatever topic you choose, I hope you'll consider sharing your paper with us.

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Originally posted by LDD:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:
LDD, whatever topic you choose, I hope you'll consider sharing your paper with us.

The Meig's field incident (and similar) sounds like it'd have some meat to it.

We'll be reading about Bob hoover next week.

I will share the paper if I think I have anything to contribute. I don't fly so everything I dig up may be old news to you guys.

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Originally posted by air:
The space between seats and aisle width requirements is interesting. Probably not twelve pages worth of info but relevant with most flights having filled and oversold seats.

As a commercial aircraft mechanic, if I saw a pilot do a walk around then go grab some tools, I'd assist! or at least get the AMM reference for them.

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Originally posted by slosig:

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Originally posted by air:
The space between seats and aisle width requirements is interesting. Probably not twelve pages worth of info but relevant with most flights having filled and oversold seats.

As a commercial aircraft mechanic, if I saw a pilot do a walk around then go grab some tools, I'd assist! or at least get the AMM reference for them.

The only thing more dangerous than a pilot with a screwdriver is a CFI with a screwdriver.

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Massacre at Meigs Field

‘Twas the night before takeoff, when all through the field
Not a joint was squeaking, not even a wheel;
Wind socks were hung by the tower with care;
In hopes that St. Therese soon would be there;
The pilots were nestled all snug in their beds;
While visions of CAVU skies danced in their heads;
And ATC in his headset and I in my cap,
Had just signed off for a long spring nap,
When out on the field there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.
Away to the windshield I flew like a flash,
Tore down the gangway and gapped at the crash
The moon on the taxiway cast all in yellow
Gave a luster of midday to beacons below,
When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But Mayor Daley and eight huge John-Deere,
He screeched and shouted and called them by name:
Now Basher, now Crasher, Now Smasher and Imminent Domain!
On Condemnation, on Reclamation, come now Parks, and Recreation!
As I watched with my head, spinning around,
Down on the runway came Daley with a bound.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up in a sneer,
And the eyes on his face, dark like oil smears;
With the tilt of his noggin and a wipe of his brow,
The only runway on Meigs, his dozers did plow;
X shaped trenches they dug in the cold;
For this there would be an air traffic pattern hold.
Having destroyed 55 years of aviation in a night,
Mayor Daley skipped away feeling, most definitely, in the right:
"To do this any other way would have been needlessly contentious."
Some thought his pronouncements just a wee bit pretentious.
But on the field there were stranded planes a plenty
To which City Hall responded, "that's why we left the taxiway al dente."
Nevertheless, that's how Meigs Field died in one night.
And so ended this proud chapter in flight.

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Originally posted by Phantom229:
A fun topic would be the effects of privatization of ATC on general aviation.

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Originally posted by LDD:
I am delivering my small paper tomorrow on protecting general aviation airfields from encroachment, but I need some help.

I've written the following poem as a cheeky introduction to my paper, but I have to delivery it verbally:

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Massacre at Meigs Field

‘Twas the night before takeoff, when all through the field
Not a joint was squeaking, not even a wheel;
Wind socks were hung by the tower with care;
In hopes that St. Therese soon would be there;
The pilots were nestled all snug in their beds;
While visions of CAVU skies danced in their heads;
And ATC in his headset and I in my cap,
Had just signed off for a long spring nap,
When out on the field there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my chair to see what was the matter.
Away to the windshield I flew like a flash,
Tore down the gangway and gapped at the crash
The moon on the taxiway cast all in yellow
Gave a luster of midday to beacons below,
When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But Mayor Daley and eight huge John-Deere,
He screeched and shouted and called them by name:
Now Basher, now Crasher, Now Smasher and Imminent Domain!
On Condemnation, on Reclamation, come now Parks, and Recreation!
As I watched with my head, spinning around,
Down on the runway came Daley with a bound.
His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up in a sneer,
And the eyes on his face, dark like oil smears;
With the tilt of his noggin and a wipe of his brow,
The only runway on Meigs, his dozers did plow;
X shaped trenches they dug in the cold;
For this there would be an air traffic pattern hold.
Having destroyed 55 years of aviation in a night,
Mayor Daley skipped away feeling, most definitely, in the right:
"To do this any other way would have been needlessly contentious."
Some thought his pronouncements just a wee bit pretentious.
But on the field there were stranded planes a plenty
To which City Hall responded, "that's why we left the taxiway al dente."
Nevertheless, that's how Meigs Field died in one night.
And so ended this proud chapter in flight.

TL: DR: How do I pronounce "CAVU?"

(Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited)

I asked our NTSB inspector and she didn't even recognize the term.

Maybe it's out of style so is there a better acronym to describe ideal flying conditions?

And if there is, please type it out both technically and phonetically, because I need to know how to pronounce it.

Thanks for everyone's original suggestions.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:
CAVU.... just like it sounds “kah vu.”