Up till now I have been using the /G Flight plan equipment suffix. I have IFR rated GPS Garmin 300XL + Narco 122D VOR/LOC/GS. But with the cost of Jeppesen $kybound service "skyrocketing" (30% jump in one year) I plan not to update the card full time and use GPS for VFR only - I am not wealthy nor...

Is it possible to purchase a one-time update to the 430 database using the Skybound adapter? I don't fly enough IFR to require a current database year round and I'd like to just update it during certain times during the year. When I check their webpage all I can find is a one time mail in option...

I've flown with the Bose X in my pal's Navajo (he has two up front and two Sennheisers in back) and love it. The thing weighs nothing and the sound quality is fantastic (esp with the CD player piped in). My bitch is they're twice as much as the next cheapest ANR headset and by now I'd figured the...

A couple weeks ago, I posted a message announcing that GPS Visualizer could draw Google Maps from your GPS data. Now I'm happy to say that you can also use it to generate KML files for display in Google Earth: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=googleearth Pilots, take note that you can choose...

I found this on the FAA "Pilot Medical Certification-Frequently Asked Questions" page and I need to know what this disqualifying condition means: "Coronary heart disease that has been treated or, if untreated, that has been symptomatic or clinically significant." I recently underwent...

CHECK THIS OUT! Download the video at: http://www.flynik.com/HHJuniors05.wmv -Nik

We're supposedly heading for Lansing, MI, so spend a few days with my sister. Given the wonderful weather on the lee-side of Lake Michigan at this time of year, our fall-back trip is to Minneapolis, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Montblack for a day or two. If the weather *really* sucks, we'll hole up in...

I generally never post links to things like this but this video clip is an exception... I think it's a 737, and its landing gear proved to be much stouter than I'd ever have expected it to be. Yikes! http://www.jokaroo.com/extremevideos/badlanding.html

Yee-hah! Don't get too close to this whale... Change in Rules Needed for Wake Of Big New Jet By ANDY PASZTOR and DANIEL MICHAELS Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL November 22, 2005; Page B1

Does anyone know of any sites that have free aviation videos available for download in Podcast format?

Does the 430 have extended runway depictions like the 196 and other handhelds have? Does the 430 have the VNAV profile for descents like the 196 and other handhelds have?

There is a CRANKSHAFT GEAR RETAINING BOLT AD 2004-10-14 effective June 25 2004, pertaining to certain types of Lycoming engines, which redefines "prop-strike" and states: "(e) Compliance with this AD is required as indicated before further flight if the engine experiences a propeller strike after...

It was a beautiful flying day today in New Jersey. Went up this morning and the air was smooth, the vis great, the traffic light. Nothing else to say. Just love days like today.

Not sure, if you or someone else can give me a month/year I will see if I can run it down. Mike OK, I think I understand now, but this isn't the one I was thinking of. I was thinking of the last article published when he "retired" from writing the Bax Seat column. My recollection has faded,...

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Saw parts of this movie late Saturday night on the Sci-Fi channel (while flipping back and forth from the USC-Fresno State game). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299988/ The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (2003) There's a scene where the pilot-wife (steals) a dirty old, polished aluminum(?), Cessna...

Hello all, I was thinking about flying the family up to NYC to see the Thanksgiving Day Parade. Anyone recommend an airport to fly in to? I would rather not rent a car, just get into town somehow and then the walk or cab it while in the city.

Well, I see that a couple of turkeys are showing up for Thanksgiving! "Skyloon" and "jgrove" are back! -- Remve "_" from email to reply to me personally.

Hi everyone. I was reading about Petersen's STC to use mogas in the O-235. Apparently the STC for the O-235 only allows premium (91 octane) to be used. I would still be reluctant to use premium since it is a "step down" in octane for the O-235. I would not have a problem if I was flying an...

In case you missed this: http://www.onesixright.com/ Now out on DVD. Jay Beckman PP-ASEL AZ Cloudbusters Chandler, AZ