Sorry for the delay on this comcast has horrable retention, For the private pilot that was wishing to ferry airplanes logged time is considered compensation unless you pay for all expenses. http://www.aviationlawcorp.com/content/traps.html#fivetraps Fourth Trap: A trap for the unwary lies when...

What does the expression "landing on the numbers" mean? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo is reporting that according to flight recorder transcript aboard the Legacy, ATC had ordered that plane to the same altitude as the 737. Radio contact between the Legacy and ATC was subsequently lost. The AP story is available at several web sites, including...

Many pilots here have expressed dismay at the direction the original "The $100 Hamburger" website has gone. You now must pay a membership fee to access the site, and -- although we're actually a paid advertiser on the site -- I, too, am disappointed. I think I've found a free alternative,...

About the Video: There are volumes of information available regarding the construction of tube and fabric aircraft. Unfortunately, most of this information is geared toward older techniques and traditional welding methods. This DVD covers the techniques that I would recommend to a new generation...

What's the proper procedure to execute a forward slip, how should the aircraft be expected to react when it is performed, and what are the main uses of the forward slip? And why is it called a _forward_ slip? I've been reading about this, and from what I understand, the procedure is to roll to...

Are small GA aircraft often equipped with things like autopilots, GPS units, and EHSI displays? What about a radar altimeter? The Baron I fly in simulation is equipped with these (as is the A36), but fancy instruments are free in simulation, so I'm wondering how likely one is to have them in real...

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/15866220.htm It's a gray crappy day here in Charlotte, about 50 miles south of Statesville. Rain everywhere... some places are supposed to get up to 4" but we've just had a steady soaking rain here. No word yet if the Cirrus was coming or going but my...

I may be renting a DA-40 and I'm interested to find out how much time a typical safe checkout takes on this plane. The plane has conventional gages (no G-1000). I've got quite a bit of high-perf and complex time in faster aircraft, but I've never flown any of the Diamond planes. Can someone who...

From AvWeb: "Larry S... was originally found guilty by an FAA administrative judge of flying a right-hand pattern, in his personal aircraft, a Christavia, at Chetek instead of the standard left-hand pattern. He appealed to the National Transportation Safety Board and the charge was...

I have a nice (U) video of the first Raptors over Norfolk. If someone can tell me how to put it up on a web site, I'll be happy to make it publicly available.

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Plane enthusiast dies in freak accident By Heather Ratcliffe ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 10/24/2006 Mark Birke never pursued a pilot's license because his wife worried about his safety. So he became an airplane enthusiast. He hung model jets in their Webster Groves home. He named his dogs after...

Has anyone flown to the Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village? What's the closest airport and how did you get from airport to museum and what hotel and so on. -Much Thanks -Charles Talleyrand

Hey, sorry to be kind of crashing this group since I'm not a pilot. I bet y'all can help me though. My current house in the Warm Beach area of Stanwood, Wa 98292 gets buzzed by small planes all the time - I seem to be on some sort of regular "route" for planes from Seattle to the San...

The ultimate ditch the wives incident: http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/breaking_news/15873540.htm -- Mike Schumann

Got this article in an AOPA email about black boxes being installed in the Cirrus SR20 and SR22. Do you think that all flight schools should have these type of black boxes installed in their aircrafts? 'BLACK BOXES' SOON AVAILABLE FOR CIRRUS AIRPLANES A Massachusetts manufacturer, which was...

I am based in Boundary Bay BC and am thinking of flying south into the US for the first time. For a flight to BFI what is the best plan? Who do you talk to and where? What is a good route? Also I'm interested in Port Townsend. I note it is surrounded by MOA's. Are these always active? Is there any...

Peddle faster or crank up another hampster, you're not coming through clearly. drop me an email. Jim

Today is without a doubt the windiest day we've seen up here in the northeast in quite a few months... METARs all around NYC are reporting anywhere from 15 - 25 kts, gusting anywhere from 30 - 40 kts. Some of the spreads between standing winds and gusts are around 20 - 25 kts, so a typical C-172...