Anybody know what the limitations are on flying IFR with passengers in a single-engine under a single-pilot, single-aircraft part 135 cert? Thanks for any info, I can't glean it from reading part 135.

Last week, I was doing approaches in actual IMC, and returning back to MBO (Madison, MS), I broke out right at minimum ceilings 4.8 miles DME from the JAN VOR. Ceilings were just above 900 feet. Missed minimums are 5 DME an 900 feet ceilings (NOTAM raised it from 860 to 900). The approach takes...

Today I was practicing a GPS approach and had been cleared for the approach with the normal, "Cessna XXX, cross ELESE at 3,000, cleared GPS 15 approach." A minute or so later the controllers switched positions and another one took over that slice of airspace. The new one came on frequency and...

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We have put up on you tube a Video of an actual Four course Radio Range Station that we built and placed on the air. . The four course radio range system was the backbone navigation system used world wide from 1928 to 1970 until replaced by the VOR. We have actual flying with Audio of what the...

In my Cessna 421C, the pilot-side airspeed indicator reads 6 nts below the co-pilot-side airspeed indicator. When I pointed this out to a mechanic, he said that it was "within toleraance." He said it was possible that one was 3 nts high and the other 3 nts low and so both could be within...

T6 4 ship formation flight over Greenwood MS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B96gfcxci60 Video starts from Engine startup and includes the following formatons: Trail, Finger Four, Echelon and Diamond Formations. A couple of joins and breaks included for good measure. Additional details about...

Yesterday I was on an IFR flight about 50 miles from destination. The area was getting covered with TS, including my alternate 20 miles futher west. Home base was 150 mi to the east. I realized I might have to reverse course to escape, but did not have enough fuel to get home for sure. So, the...

Last night I flew from SJC to VNY. To my astonishment I was cleared vectors to SNS, then direct VNY (despite having filed a more standard routing) at 9000 feet. I knew perfectly well that the routing was going to change because I've done that route a zillion times, and indeed, near...

When logging safety pilot time, what do you put under the "duration of flight" column? For example, say I'm flying with a friend who is wearing a hood. We decided I'll be responsible for the flight before hand. I can log PIC for the time the other person had the hood on, and under the "total...

With the Garmin 430W (and presumably the 530 as well) when one flies certain approaches the Garmin has you fly to fixes that appear nowhere on the published approach plate. For example, if you fly the ILS24 approach at ABE from STW (Stillwater) IAF, the Garmin will have you fly from STW to D16.5...

Who knows something about 50KHz spacing for glideslope receptors? Traditionally we have 40 GS frequencies, with 150KHz spacing from 329.15MHz to 335 MHz. But I see European ILS's requiring "50KHz Glideslope spacing". Anyone know what receptors do this? Or why we would want to do this? 8.33...

"John Harlow" wrote in message ... Were they of any help other than telling you to "wait for production units"? Seems their customer relations could use a little help. They offered me the "first production unit" by express mail...

I'm presuming flying IFR in light snow in a Skylane RG with no deice equipment other that the pitot heat is OK if the temp is low enough to preclude sticking, perhaps -10c or less. This comes up as I contemplate flying to Minneapolis early next week. Just is case there could be other opinions...

Anybody ever get vectors to final for RNAV approaches? Around here (Mobile. AL), I never hear it, although there are plenty of ARNAVs with lower minimums than the VOR approaches at both airports. If you ask ATC for one of the ARNAVs, they'll clear you to an IAF every time. Is there something...

Jack and Jill are both private pilots, neither is a CFI. Jack is out of night currency, Jill is current. Jack and Jill go flying at night under part 91, with Jack sitting in the left seat (I know it doesn't matter) and manipulating the controls, while Jill acts as PIC. 1) Can Jack log the time...

"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message ... If my plane had nothing but GPS-based avionics, what would my options be? Vectors.

Anyone IR without having actually flown in IMC? My checkride is around the corner and I've no actual IFR yet. I'm itching to experience it but the damned weather isn't co-operating (seemed the same way with the PPL!). Iain

Well JEPP has released a free app for JeppView on the iPad (free if you already have a subscription, of course). There are plenty of reviews out there for different tablets serving as EFB's, but from what I've seen the reviews focus on functions and navigation ease. I have not seen any serious...

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