https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/drone-operator-faces-federal-charges-in-police-helicopter-collision/ Drone Operator Faces Federal Charges In Police Helicopter Collision Russ Niles November 21,...

Once again, I'm not a real pilot. Yesterday my daughter was confronted at school by some (6th grade) classmates, they said her father was not a real pilot. To give you a little back history, my daughter is so proud of her father that she's always telling anyone she meets that her father is a...

Does the average weight calculation for passengers on commercial flights include an allowance for their carry-on luggage? The reason I ask is that, if the carry-on weight is shifted to the hold, calculations that use an assumed average weight for passengers and their carry-ons in conjunction with...

I have always been under the impression that lift is the product of airspeed and angle of attack, and that lift is the measure of upward force acting on the plane at a given time. For instance, if you are doing slow flight, your wings are producing the same amount of life that you would be if you...

I'm kind of curious - does anyone with more than 100 hours do a flight plan, with winds and all, before they fly cross country? Most of my planning is of the fuel stop, or occasionally detour for weather variety - but it is rare for me to include more than one or two waypoints in my "plan", and I...

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...

H2 Powered Drone: 3.5 Hour Flight Time VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lzvsctwbL2c https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2020/tu-delft/tu-delft-maritime-hydrogen-drone-flies-longer-and-greener/ TU Delft maritime hydrogen drone flies longer and greener NEWS - 10 NOVEMBER 2020 - COMMUNICATION A drone that can fly...

How do autopilots make coordinated turns even when they cannot control the rudder?

Recently a 72 yo went blind in flight (stroke?) and safely landed in the drink in FL. Several comments were that age should be considered in keeping your PPL. I can see this makes sense /but/ it would prolly be illegal. Too old? If so, at what age do you place the cutoff?

I was listening to LiveATC.net's feed of Syracuse, NY, yesterday (Sunday) during the approach of a large thunderstorm line that was moving towards the airport from the south. At one point a VFR a Cessna 172, approaching the airport from the west, checked in stating his intention to land at SYR. As...

I was trying to explain to a non-pilot why increased power is required with altitude. She said "isn't the air thinner up there so there isn't as much resistance?" I said "yes, but the plane needs to fly fast enough for the air over the wings to feel like it does down low. So the speed required...

Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) just referred me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA schools...

Nomen Nescio wrote: "You have to leave, NOW, sir!", he replied sternly. Now this brings up an interesting question. Are we, as US citizens on public land during peacetime, required to abide by the orders of military personnel? On what grounds did he have authority over your actions and...

http://tinyurl.com/24og9o Read about the bewildering details of a number of long-suffering non-resident pilots who have been caught in the FL tax trap, (otherwise known as the "Florida Landing Fee"). It starts like this... you buy a new or used aircraft and sign the bill of sale... which starts...

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...

In the mid 80s I was in flight training at a part 141 school, Navarro College, In Corsicana, Texas. I would not recommend this college to anyone seeking an aviation college, by the way. I'll let you know more privately if you wish. I took the nice 172 to Gilmer, Tx. for an overnight visit to part...

A CFI I had lunch with last week suggested I should always do full stop taxi backs instead of touch and goes when practicing landings. I've frequently done touch and goes for about an hour when I wanted to do some quick flying, but I tried his suggestion. I also ran into an old AOPA Flight...

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,...

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...

The Honorable Norman Mineta Transportation Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, S.W Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: We write to express our grave concern about the recent conduct of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in lobbying Congress for the