Comments on: ‘Twas the night before…hey, wait a minnit! http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255 A place to discuss safety-of-flight issues, procedures, techniques, and judgment. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:42:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Robert Chapin http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-61222 Robert Chapin Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:17:53 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-61222 Is Santa required to carry flotation equipment for flight over water?

]]> By: Stefano perer http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-61148 Stefano perer Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:41:41 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-61148 I volonteer to performe the maintenance to his sled and engines at its nearest FBO anytime. I’m the president of FLAPA (flight lunatics almost pilot association)
Merry Christmass to all of you.

]]> By: David Bowman http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-61037 David Bowman Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:25:12 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-61037 How does he take off and land on those short and angled runways? He must have STOL on his sleigh. That may answer the take off and landings but the angles hmm.

]]> By: Bruce Landsberg http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60930 Bruce Landsberg Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:24:03 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60930 Great questions, everyone – keep ‘em coming. The “fabulous” prize opportunity ends Sunday evening and we’ll all be enlightened by magic of S. Claus and his annual flight!

]]> By: Chris http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60929 Chris Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:40:42 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60929 Given his delivery route and timeframe I can only assume that he exceeding the 250 knot speed limit below 10k and he must be well above the speed of sound I have these questions:

Did he get a waiver for the excess speeds?

Are reindeer the secret to eliminating sonic booms in supersonic flight?

]]> By: Don Desfosse http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60907 Don Desfosse Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:13:58 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60907 Thank goodness for Santa, the North Pole isn’t under the jurisdiction of the FAA, so none of these concerns matter…. to him…. ;)

]]> By: Nanji Chandra http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60894 Nanji Chandra Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:47:08 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60894 Does Santa’s sleigh need a new 406 MHz ELT in parts of the Caribbean?

Has Santa made the switch to a Mode S Transponder?

How does Santa feel about his new touch screen GTN 750 he got for Christmas last year in Arctic turbulence?

Is Former FAA Administrator Babbit on the Naughty or Nice list now after the acquittal?

Does Santa have to file the new ICAO format flight plans or does he get away with the old FAA format?

Does Santa use a special Ram mount for his iPad?

Rudolph has a red nose – Is Santa going t get a green nosed reindeer – Greendolph perhaps – so he has the right position lighting for night flight?

Santa never seems to fly straight and level – its always a wave like flight path. Are those pilot induced oscillations?

Santa has a short time window to get everywhere in generally bad weather. Has he ever busted minimums?

]]> By: Wayne Schneider http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60892 Wayne Schneider Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:15:28 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60892 Does his magical abilities – “put his finger aside his nose and up the chimney he rose” – require a medical waiver.

And speaking of medical issues, how does he keep all the cookies he must eat from affecting his blood pressure?

]]> By: Gabe http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60676 Gabe Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:04:39 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60676 Is Santa RVSM certified?

]]> By: Richard Jacobs http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255&cpage=1#comment-60650 Richard Jacobs Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:38:09 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3255#comment-60650 How does Santa deal with pilot fatigue?

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