Congratulations to the recent poster who just got his instrument ticket! That got me thinking about my instrument ride in Corsicana, TX many years ago. My two biggest weaknesses during training were holding pattern entry and NDB approaches. I practiced them both until I was absolutely...

Hi, The title of this post implies that I know why airplanes fly. I don't, not completely at least. But I do know that I have read a lot of "official" explanations that are just plain wrong. Before I begin my exposition about what keeps the plane afloat, I would like anyone who care to...

Flyers, For absolutely no reason, except that I want it, I have been taking Multiengine lessons (including Multi-Instrument and Commercial). The flight school has a Piper Seneca I (PA34-200) circa 1973. It fly's like a flying Bulldozer on Codeine (sp?). It's a beast...really. The controls...

Has anyone else noticed that the time you're on hold to talk to a briefer is getting longer and longer? I noticed this about a year ago when I still lived in Florida and thought it was just a local problem. Now I live in Virginia and they have the same problem here. It used to be you could get...

Bertie This is a repost. Went to Wings Over Houston Air Show today and spoke to several Pilots about military trim tabs on current A/C. B-2 Pilot B-2 has coolie hat trim tab. Used only when gear is down. After gear

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider Hell of a save from one HELL of an oooops. Dave

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Blakey Marion Clifton Blakey (born March 26, 1948) was the 15th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. She was the second woman to hold the position, serving as a successor to Jane Garvey, the first woman...

If you thought that the user fee issue was important, this proposal is far more onerous to the GA community. You can access the 100 page NPRM from this AOPA website: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/ADSB_PilotRequirements_2020_196268-1.html This NPRM to mandate ADS-B Out avionics on aircraft...

I guess the Diversity workforce in the FAA is working great huh?? I believe the first video mentions the word "Incompetency" The same word I was chastised for using a few years ago by FAA Management Maybe I was just a little ahead of my time perhaps?

B wrote: Password wrote: A mutiny is brewing amongst FAA employees and in the Air Traffic system. Buckle your seat belts pilots it's going to get rough My previous post of yesterday disappeared. I have it on rumor that the FAA has a well-developed plan to turn control of air...

Government "Diversity" Hiring and "Charity" Hiring should read this powerful quote. "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies(Civil Rights and EEO...

I've got a friend that has been having problems with his 396 dropping all satellites. He just emailed me the following: "First, I finally isolated the problem to my audio panel. I had all the radios off and still no GPS signal. Then just for fun I shut off the audio panel and instantly the 396...

cpw wrote: I passed my instrument checkride (ASEL) yesterday! Woot! Just in time as the clouds roll over northern Michigan for the season. Now I just have to learn how to use it safely. Good for you. The instrument rating is by far the most useful for pilots who live to the right of the...

Hello, I am computer scientist and usually really like fancy technology. But I just had my first flight with a "glass" PFD (Avidyne) and must say I am not impressed. In particular reading altitude and airpeed from these scrolling bands requires a lot more attention than with regular gauges, just...

Does anyone here use the eFlyBook EFB-1 (which is essentially an iRex Iliad w/ charts) - or the like? I'd like to get an idea of how practical it is. I saw a demo of the consumer (non-aviation) version, and the page turning seemed slow. Though it might be acceptible if it's organized well enough...

This was on cbs last night-- just a great story on a ww2 vet who used his knowledge of aviation to invent the respirator http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/05/60minutes/main3334433.shtml

Anyone else hear our own Dan Ford talking about the Flying Tigers on XM Public Radio's Bob Edwards Show this morning? Very nice, long interview with Dan about the AVG. -- Dan T-182T at BFM

We attended APOP Expo in Hartford, CT last Saturday. I had several key items to check 1) self-flying tours 2) buying a new plane cover and 3) checking various EFB/tablet PC options as alternate to Garmin 496. Items 1 and 2 were completed quickly with armloads of brochures and even a DVD on...

Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the...

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