http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ Todays "Astronomy Picture Of The Day" - it changes daily so this moonscape is only on today Friday 12/14. Man, what a panorama! And it's not OT, as Frank Sinatra crooned, "Fly me to the moon".... Cheers'n beers.. )

has anyone used the Teterboro New Jersey Transit train station after landing at TEB airport? If you go to any of the FBOs along the West side of runway 1-19, the train station is just a mile or so further to the West along Rt. 17 and Williams Ave. The trip time is approx. 30 minutes into the city...

Is it safe/wise to fly a Cessna 172R from Telluride to Aspen? If so, what conditions or restrictions (if any) should be observed?

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/volocopter-singapore-tickets/ Volocopter sells out its first tourist eVTOL flights in Singapore By Loz Blain December 10, 2020 The Volocopter 2X made its first manned flight over Singapore’s Marina Bay in October 2019 The Volocopter 2X made its first manned flight...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/bye-aerospace-introduces-eight-seat-eflyer Bye Aerospace Introduces Eight-Seat eFlyer Kate O'Connor April 22, 20217 Image: Bye Aerospace Bye Aerospace officially unveiled its new eight-seat eFlyer 800 all-electric twin “turboprop class” aircraft design on...

Is anyone else getting SSL security errors when trying to access the FAA Web site's Pilotweb pages? I tried to look up TFRs today and got an error message saying the certificate issuer was unknown. One URL that does this is: https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/center.html

I got a demo flight in a Diamond DA-40 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 glass cockpit this morning. We departed IFR from Tacoma Narrows and flew west for some maneuvers. This plane was the second one out of the factory with the G-1000. I had a difficult time maintaining my altitude; the altitude...

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,...

So I'm on my way home from Green Bay today (where Monday night my son and I saw his first pro-football game, and my first game at Lambeau Field), and the weather is fairly crappy. By noon conditions had risen to VFR along our route of flight (KGRB to KIOW -- Iowa City, IA), with ceilings in Green...

Just got off the phone with NWPilot, calling me from a wake (at Hooters) for a fellow ferry pilot who went down today in the North Atlantic, 50 miles short of Keflavik, Iceland. Here's the story, from...

Total stream-of-consciousness post here... Anbody learn to fly in a high performance complex aircraft? Bonanza, Saratoga, 182RG and the like? I know it's possible, just wonder how much longer it'd take for a student to master something with significant power and prop & gear controls. (I did all my...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can explain exactly how a prop governor works for a constant speed prop system? All I know is that the engine Oil pushes a piston in the prop hub that twists the prop to the appropriate angle. Thanks, Felix

How does MS flight simulator simulate the symptoms of hypoxia?

I had 2 Dui's (one when I was 21 and one when I was 22) and I'm now almost 28. I was working on a degree in communications and I'm at about the junior level, but my old dream of flying just came back to me all of the sudden and I thought I would make absolutely sure if those DUI's will be more...

Can anybody point out a good bibliography or article that describes the differences in landing on a grass airstrip for the first time, tips and advices? Thanks

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...

Once again I will post below for anyone interested in serious aviation related discussion the following alternative web based newsgroups. I will repost this notice periodically. Many of the pilots who used to post here are now posting at the following forums. It's a slightly different format...

When you make a coordinated turn in an aircraft, are you taught to let your head tilt with the bank angle of the aircraft, or are you taught to keep your head normal to the horizon?

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...

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...