We're relaxing in the cool evening air on row 564, just north of RWY 9/27 at OSH, digesting burgers & beers from Friar Tuck's. The field has closed for arrivals and things have gotten quiet after a busy day. Looking forward to the first day of the show tomorrow and the N40HOPS party...

This past Sunday, my wife, son, and I met the Midwest hopping Honeck family in Baraboo, WI for a mid afternoon buffet at the Ho-Chunk Indian Casino. Baraboo is technically on the south end of Wisconsin Dells as indicated by airport and VOR identifiers KDLL / DLL. The casino is only a mile up the...

Would anyone be kind enough to point me to a wiring diagram for a general aviation radio? I need to know the pinout configurations and voltage for the mic connection. Thank you and regards in advace! Gary

This has been a recurring topic with no clear answers. I say, hoof it over to the hilton. They have wireless for their guests. There is no sign on page, but I have no idea what their range is. John

I am compiling information on wire strikes for both airplanes and helicopters. I would appreciate any help you may give. Stories, news clips, videos,pics, etc. I much prefer actual stories and not hangar rumor (got plenty of that already). I have some info from NTSB but feel there is a lot of info...

So this afternoon was perfect VFR, after the storms of yesterday. Realizing that we wouldn't be able to fly for at least another week, due to upcoming holiday commitments, it was obvious what needed to be done: Fly -- right now! Problem: Two inches of snow had fallen yesterday, on top of heavy...

This will be my first winter flying the club's Lance. One instructor told me that you want to tap the brakes before retracting the gear to dislodge any slush or snow so that it doesn't freeze in the wheel well, and I read somebody else saying that you should hold off retracting the gear...

Just came back from a week-long winter flying trip from Seattle to Sedona, Arizona, exchanging freezing wet Northwest winter with magnificent views of red rocks and the dry desert air. My wife and I departed on Sunday 1/14, after a horrendous and uncharacteristic winter storm that froze the...

For you folks who fly in more temperate climates, I thought I'd post a couple of videos that show what real winter flying is all about... Here's Mary departing from Washington, Iowa, a couple of days...

Since we are well into winter and snow and ice, how are you coping with it? What are you doing to pick out XC checkpoints now that the ground is covered with snow and everything looks different? How are you going to handle taxiing on slick or ice covered taxiways and runways? Have you ever...

Today we have uploaded our new "WinNotam" software tool: - Download and organize worldwide Notams for locations of your choice - Display in OUTLOOK style window, print at your discretion - Automatic download function with selectable time intervals - Send e-mail when new Notams have arrived - Setup...

Hi, Just wanted to let the group know about our new WingX Browser Beta. It'll display color-coded METARs, TAFs, winds aloft, temperature aloft, trends etc. Take a look at the screen shots (landscape mode too): http://www.hiltonsoftware.com/Beta.html We'll add more as time goes on, so please...

Hi, WingX 2.5 for the Pocket PC has just been released. It has DUATS support and you are now able to get a DUATS weather briefing, as well as file, close, and cancel flight plans right from your Windows Mobile phone. WingX 2.5 runs great on the Pocket PC Phone Editions such as the Cingular...

Hi, Wow, ages since I have posted here, although I have been reading almost every post every day. Just a quick note about where I've been, first off, kids! I'm 3 for 3 - yip, another girl, Sarah arrived a couple of weeks ago - she's cute! Also, been working nights and days on WingX 2.0 which...

You get the strongest wingtip vortices when an aircraft is flying heavy, clean and slow. But why? It has to do with the amount of lift being generated by the wing. HEAVY I can understand. Heavier aircraft - you need more lift to keep it aloft. But CLEAN? SLOW? Why do you get less vortex with...

I just received my first WINGS pin the other day. I'd not known what to expect, and the little pin and certificate were nice to receive. But I'm wondering now about a couple of aspects to this with respect to timing. Understand that the various requirements to this program were satisfied over a...

What's necessary in a logbook to indicate that a WINGS level completion is serving in place of a BFR? AC 61-91H merely mentions in (6) that the completion serves in place of a BFR, and in (9) mentions "...logbooks or other proficincy records...". At various WINGS-fulfilling events, a form is...

I always thought taking a wings seminar was a simple way to get your BFR out of the way. After a little Internet research it seems they require three hours of dual flight instruction to qualify as a BFR. Is that correct? It would be much easier and cheaper to just do the BFR.. I don't see...

Is it just me, or has whoever does "Wings To Adventure" set up their sound levels wrong? I normally have my volume set to around 20 - but when "Wings To Adventure" comes on I have to crank it up to around 35. That makes the narrator audible, but the commercials are painfully loud. -- Paul...

An upcoming WINGS event has instructors volunteering their time to participants for the flying portion for free. However, the notice says that satisfied customers will not be discouraged from tipping their instructors. What is considered an appropriate tip for this situation (assuming I'm a...