Which Came First, the Santa Monica Airport, Or Those Who Chose To Build Their Homes Adjacent To It? SANTA MONICA VOTES TO RESTRICT RUNWAY DESPITE FAA (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/859-full.html#195115) City commissioners in Santa Monica, Calif., voted last week to cordon off...

I saw an announcement on Aeronews this morning that the FAA is proposing that the "taxi into position and hold" process used at virtually all towered airports be discontinued. This is really gonna work great at places like Newark, LaGuardia, and OHare.

If I ever meet a hotshot pilot in real life they would not walk away from the experience. I keep a bayonnet around for idiots like that who bomb innocent people for their own egos. Except for the lower halfs of the hot black ones. Labia Veteran

Wild. http://www.glumbert.com/media/flylow

I just returned from one of the hardest evenings of my life. Mary, my kids, and I just attended the visitation for Blane Anderson, our friend and fellow pilot who lost his life in the crash of a Spencer Air Car (and amphibious homebuilt craft) last Friday, just west of Iowa City. He was less than...

I have a Lightspeed 15XL ANR headset and I like it. It really cuts down on the noise. However, when I pulled it out to go flying a couple of weeks ago, I discivered that the headband was broken. I was depressed. I have had it for about 18 months and I figured I was going to be royally screwed...

Can the list, succinctly, refresh my memory on updating the 196 by download, both the firmware and the latest database for the USA... I have done this on the 195 years ago so I have some idea how, and I have the USB adapter for the 196... Do I need a download a driver first? What are the...

I don't have my ticket yet -- and I'm really committed because I want to buy my own plane to train and fly -- and I want to take advantage of the tax write-off about to expire at year end. I've been at this since August. But, hell, they're not making it easy. All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and...

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I'm looking to gain information about preferred routes, interesting/cheap refueling stops or siteseeing opportunities, or any other pertinent information (weather/notams/etc.) for my round-trip flight at the end of this month (July 2003) from the Los Angeles area to Chico (northern California). ...

Sydney Hoeltzli wrote: Lightspeed is sending replacement UPS red. But. This is a known (though infrequent) problem. Caveat Lightspeed User; don't leave your **** battery box lying on anything expensive or any plastic part of the plane it would be a PITA to replace. 'Cuz that puppy was...

Good day all, With regards to fuel tanks in a C172, why does the takeoff and landing checklists both call for the fuel selector handle to be in the "both tanks" position? The only time that fuel is set to one particular tank is on the ground. I've never used fuel from only one tank in flight. ...

My local Delta base (HFD) will contact nearby BDL TRACON and obtain a squawk code for VFR flight following or traffic advisories. This service is "advertised" on the ATIS and is requested from ground control on initial call up by departures. Ground calls you back with a code and the proper...

A pilot crashed on a NH mountain in fog yesterday. He survived, but his 17-year-old son did not. Rescuers were able to find him in part because he was blowing a whistle. I just added one to my flight bag. (http://makeashorterlink.com/?J3AA12BB8) --Gary

https://newatlas.com/airbus-vtol-vahana-first-test-flight/53228/Electric self-piloted Airbus VTOL aircraft completes first full-scale test flight The race is most certainly heating up in the world of autonomous flying taxis. From the Intel-backed Volocopter's recent debut at CES to Ehang's...

I have had the opportunity to test out the new XMRadio Satellite Weather system (www.wxworx.com) enroute to Oshkosh... The unit is a demo unit which has been somewhat delayed from the initial planned production date of July 1 -- I am planning a Forums talk Wednesday 7/30 at Oshkosh on portable...

Excellent pictures of Berlin Airshow. Big John http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=13613

....32C and bumpy at 5500 feet. 10 kts more headwind every 2,000 feet higher. Un-freakin' fair. I hate summer. -- Dan

As posted in Anthony's blog... http://aprenta.blogspot.com/ ....which is linked from his website... http://www.atkielski.com/default.html Thursday, November 23, 2006 This was a bit of a bad day.

I read an article in the GA News last night about the Iowa City airport. Seems the airport struck a deal with Wal-Mart. They sold 22 acres of airport land to Wal-Mart for a Supercenter. The sale apparently pays off the airport's massive debt and allows airport revenue to now go towards airport...