Hi, I was wondering what the acronym GUMPS stood on a landing checklist. Larry

I received my private last September, and have rented a Cessna 172 from the same place I completed my training at ever since. Recently, I've been looking for a new place to rent because the 172's at my current FBO are old and always down because something broke yet again. I went to a different...

In article , Paul G wrote: Let's keep out of the debate over aspartame's safety. This is an exercise in getting some primary source evidence. I just want to find out if SWA does indeed have such a policy. Are there any crew out there who can...

My daughter innocently asked that question the other day, and I gave her the usual "because white reflects heat better" answer -- but that really doesn't add up, does it? Automobiles, motorcycles, boats -- you name it -- all come in a rainbow of colors. Why are 99.5% of all planes (except for...

I am not a pilot, but familiar with flight simulation. I know that gliding limits your ability to control altitude. This is extremely risky? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFQc7VRJowk&feature=colike Mainly curious about how difficult that was. Thanks.

It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see. -- Waddling...

I got the following link to this video via the Matronics Zenith e-mail list. What's interesting and fascinating about it is that it contains video from a cockpit camera that shows the impending mid-air collision and the cockpit view when the aircraft hits the ground under the...

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/kelekona-blended-wing-evtol-bus/ Kelekona proposes colossal 40-seater mass transport eVTOL aircraft By Loz Blain May 27, 2021 New York City startup Kelekona is proposing a mass transport-sized eVTOL air bus service capable of carrying 40 people long...

Looks like another save for BRS and Cirrus. Apparently a Cirrus was attempting to land ACK VFR last night when they ran into weather (fog and low visibility after sunset on the island are common in the summer). They pulled the Ballistic Recovery System parachute about 5 miles northeast of...

I'm considering installing a big-screen plasma (or LCD) TV in our meeting room at the inn, for use during presentations, etc. An alternative (and, to me, more important) use of this equipment would be as "God's Own Flight Simulator" for visiting pilots and their families to use. I think it would...

The recent spate of private pilots violating restricted airspace over Washington raises the thought that some lawmaker is going to decide that general aviation is a threat to national security. It's only a matter of time. Just something else for our lobbyists to be prepared for. AJ Harris

We often talk about the BEST aviation movie here, but how 'bout the worst? Having spent nearly a year of my life showing aviation movies every Tuesday night in our theater at the hotel, I am in a somewhat unique position to comment on this. I've seen over 50 aviation movies in a row, and can lend...

I had always planned on getting my instrument rating- within the next year, probably. But last weekend I had a chat with someone who really got me thinking about it. This guy is a friend of a friend and is a retired 20,000 hour ATP. Retired in the 80s flying 707s and I forget what else. ...

I have never really seen the terms used with light aircraft flight planning (G.A), only with heavy aircraft flight planning. Whats the difference between GNM and ANM?

I am a long term lurker and have a question regarding landing tailwheel airplanes in a crosswind. I have about 250 hours in a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser. The other day during a very routine crosswind landing I started heading for the weeds faster than I new what to do. I had a fairly gentle cross...

Jay Honeck wrote in message ... How accurate is GPS for determining altitude, now that WAAS is active? I was in the air over five hours yesterday, and while droning along found that our new AvMap's altitude readout was just about dead-nuts accurate -- it was maybe 50 feet off, at times. In...

How many US tax dollars were lost as a result of this mishap? The article at the bottom of this message suggests that the cost to US tax payers was ~$27.5 million per aircraft. Of course, that doesn't include the cost of accident investigation, damage repair,...

Ontario, CA -- By choice rather than bad weather or negative action taken by the FAA or TSA, over one thousand glider pilots will be grounded in Ontario on February 10 – 12, 2005. They will be attending the annual national convention of the Soaring Society of America, open to the public from 9 a.m....

Does the military _ever_ return its airspace to public use? ------------------------------------------------------------------- AVflash Volume 11, Number 7a -- February 14, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- GA PILOTS TAKE ON MILITARY IN N.M. New Mexico...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/ups-to-purchase-150-evtols/ UPS To Purchase 150 eVTOLs Kate O'Connor April 8, 20217 Image: UPS UPS and its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary have announced plans to purchase up to 150 Beta Technologies Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and...