I have a 9 month old yellow lab. Very well trained - come, sit, stay, down, fetch, drop, heel, crate, etc. Loves the car, jumps right in. Want to start taking him on flights with me. Any comments on introducing him to the plane? Thanks, Michael

I have a 9 month old yellow lab. Very well trained - come, sit, stay, down, fetch, drop, heel, crate, etc. Loves the car, jumps right in. Want to start taking him on flights with me. Any comments on introducing him to the plane? Thanks, Michael

I was sitting on the FBO bench today when a Pitts groundlooped. The pilot is fine - he walked away from the plane. The plane seemed to have suffered pretty minor damage as well. About a 40 degree 12 knot crosswind - certainly not windy conditions. The comment by the FBO owner was "the most...

Just returned from a vacation renting a house on a Long Lake in Naples, ME. Got out for a two hour seaplane lesson from Naples Seaplane Service. What a great experience! I have about 1200 hours in 182's, so my seat of the pants flying is pretty weak. I was flying a Piper Cub, and the first thing...

Hit a mountain wave today near Pikes Peak at FL190 in my TR-182. First I couldn't maintain FL190 (I only have 300-400 fpm climb at that altitude anyway) as my indicated airspeed descended to 80 K. Called ATC, got a block altitude, FL 180 - 200. About a minute later I needed the upside. Shot...

Watched the flight this morning on webcast. Burt is the man. Michael

Go to www.google.com and look what they've done to the logo today.

RD Sandman wrote: Shall not be infringed wrote: What about obnoxious, loud-mouthed cell phone users in restaurants? Or do you think that's too harsh? Well, you should let them finish eating.....after all, their relatives

" wrote: On Jan 20, 6:53 pm, "Scout" wrote: Phone works, too. Not into a cargo hold it doesn't. Mil Handbook 419A covers grounding , bonding , and shielding pretty

Jim Logajan wrote: You are defenseless thanks to TSA, while the other person has a cell phone to bash your head in (or place near your head, causing instant death due to cancer.) They would then escape conviction because it is always justified to kill trolls. Unless both are trolls.

Decided as part of my Wings refresher training to dust off the night flying skills and give them a once over. I am based near Philly and flew to Atlantic City (KACY). As we were approaching from the NW I noticed a bank of very large and bright floodlights pointing back toward me. They were about...

Has anyone else had problems with AOPA's RTFP? Every time I try to connect to the weather server I get a "Session Completed Prematurely" error.

I'm planning on taking my 4 & 6 year olds to their first Oshkosh. However, I don't think they'll have the stamina or patience to make the trip from my Central NJ location into OSH in one day. Probably would be best to fly a few hours and then do some kid-friendly activity for the rest of the...

Thanks to those who recommended Dauphin Island, Alabama, for our flying & camping vacation. It was a delightful break; the people down there are wonderful. And we lucked out with the weather. Since I was asked to provide a PIREP, here goes, in brief: First, as regards approaching the island,...

Anybody have tips for my planned flying/camping trip to Gulf Shores or Dauphin Island? Which is the better destination? Can one tie down for several days at the latter? Thanks, Mike

We're heading out to Denver (by car) to see the in-laws, and I'd like to try to get a mountain flying lesson in. Any suggestions? Good experiences? I'll have to rent a plane; Centennial would be closest. Thanks, Mike

Hello, Question from a complete landlubber. I work outdoors beneath the flightpath to Edinburgh Airport. I take it that vapour trails are the condensed water contained in the air ingested by the engines. My question is, how much air does an engine ingest at cruise? How would you visualise that...

I recently purchased a 1980 Warrior, and I noticed that pages 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6 are missing from the POH. The specific model year serial number is 28-8016209, and the POH publication number is VB-880. If someone who has this same model of Warrior could please scan the pages that are missing...

Aviation diesels have been "on the horizon" for decades. I think Zoche has been claiming imminent certification since the early '90s. It was around that time that I first became interested in aviation and I've been following the progress of aero-diesels ever since. Thielert was, to me, the...

Hi all, My local radio shop only sells Icom for about AU$550. So, a few questions: What of the other brands? Vertex Standard? Sportys SP-200? I imagine they're all pretty decent brands for them to have been around as long as they have. Is any one brand easier to use? Better made?