Hello I am helping a friend sell an airplane and a home in an airpark. I would like to get suggestions from this group as to good online forums and marketplaces to post these items. I've never been in the market for either of these items, so I don't know much about where to go. Where do you...

Hi, all, Does anyone have any suggestions for cutting down noise for the dogs? We have 2 toy poodles who we love to take with us on plane trips. Unfortunately, they don't enjoy it and I think it's because of the noise. I don't think there are any "doggie" headsets available. Any suggestions? TIA,...

My wife told me about a single engine amphibian that crashed Monday with one (of two occupants aboard) fatalities. A man and his son were in the airplane. The father was able to call 911 with his cell phone after the crash. Rescuers had a hard time finding the crash due to the extremely dense...

When I did my training my CFI taught me to stop at the run-up area and go through the run-up checklist. This was done at airports that had run-up areas readily available. Fairly recently, I went with an instructor that taught me to do a run-up during taxi on airports that don't have a run-up area...

Does anyone know the actual reason you're required to file a flight plan when crossing the boarding between the U.S. and Canada? Does someone sit down at the end of the year and try to count operations based on them? They carry NO customs benefit since customs are handled separately. Usually, when...

We had a flight of F-16s fly over for the July 4th festivities today. We're guessing that they were from the Wright Patterson AFB and flew into Columbus on request for the parade. We watched them fly over and were wondering how fast they normally fly. Basically, we were trying to figure the time...

It seems AOL has initiated some sort of an anti-Spam blocker that no longer accepts group emails. Of course, the unintended downside is that AOL users in our "Friends of Iowa City Airport" mailing list can no longer receive email updates -- unless I'm willing and able to send each of them their...

Making a first time visit to Florida for a business conference and always give myself an extra day to do some local flying with an instructor. Any recommendations for an airport and FBO around Tampa? I'll have to get there by cab. Thanks! Robert LWM

What is the reason for the TFRs West of Seattle? I overflew then the other day (above the TFR altitude) and there didn't appear to be anything interesting down there. Its really, really sad when a TFR is so old, they start putting it on the sectional. Makes it hard to continue to call it...

How about Van's RV-10? Cessna could buy the design from Van's and certify it. This might be a win-win, as Cessna would receive most of the r&d already done for a dandy new design, and Van's could pick up a nice chunk of change and still retain rights to produce experimental kits. -- Dan C172RG at...

The prog charts show IFR weather along the entire west coastline. I understand how advection fog forms in the winter. But what is causing this persistent fog this time of year? Upslope fog?

I noticed that the FAA has a nice site where you can enter questions and the answer appear in their FAQ. They even have you log in and you can track the status of your questions. The only problem is I've never had then actually answer any of my questions. It also appear that if you don't update the...

I have to make a decision that could have a big impact on a fellow pilot and I would appreciate knowing what you would do in my situation - Here are the basic facts: Today I, along with a pilot passenger (witness) went to a fly-in - lots of planes arriving in short time frame. Active runway was 14,...

CAN YOU HELP? OBJECT OF ENQUIRY: I'm seeking proof that either/both the transatlantic pioneers Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown stayed at the `Red House', West Byfleet, near Weybridge, Surrey at or around the time of their flight in June 1919. If proof can be found, there is a strong...

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Should you clear a fouled plug on run up with the mag on "Both" or switched to the side that is running rough? Since it's just heat, I can't think of any reason why one way would be better than the other. -- Roger Long

Hello, I am planning on flying to Nashville next week and will most likely file to MQY. I have a couple of questions. Any opinions/comments are welcome. 1. FBO comments? (Corporate Flight vs Smyrna Air Center? friendliness, special fees, fuel prices etc. ?) 2. BNA vs MQY? (Is there any...

I'm trying to set up message rules to filter out all the smut that is starting to show up here. I notice that, when I set up subject keywords to delete, the messages that have a subject line ending in a number don't disappear. These are all 17 KB long. Does anyone know how this creep is...

A couple of weeks ago, the bank that issues the AOPA VISA card called me to inquire about some suspicious charges against my card. I said they were not legitamate, VISA refused them and canceled the card. They sent me a new card with a new number, which I received last Monday. Today I got...

Can a pilot flying an Experimental airplane use it to fly powerlines for inspections. Of course he is compensated for that work. Did not find it in the AIM