My understanding is that radar coverage in western Canada is fairly sparse, but what about at the higher altitudes, say FL 220 and above. Thanks for any information. Bob

*LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Four crashes this month have already made August the worst month for aircraft losses in more than three years, according to a major insurance broker.* The string of crashes has caused the loss of aircraft with a total insured hull value of over $170 million, said Aon...

We have been through this over and over to the tune of thousands of postings... Check the archives.. denny

Does anybody have a prefered mobile website for weather info ? (a free one, I'm really cheap;) ) SK

Hey all - Planning on going down to Manassas on Saturday for a tour of the new Potomac TRACON. Has anyone flown from Eastern PA/Northern NJ/NY area down to KHEF? I'm trying to determine what to expect as far as an IFR clearance. I'm trying to do some planning so I can figure out how long its...

I recently purchased a database update for my Northstar M1 LORAN from CMC Electronics and a new battery which they also list on their Web site. Replacing the EPROM database was easy, but I cannot find where the battery goes. Has anyone replaced the battery in the M1? Where is it? Thanks! -Ron...

I pressed MSG several times, and it kept appearing with other notifications such as to remember to use OBS. I'm almost positive I had it on Mode C, but I'll have to investigate these next time...Thanks for the help. On Apr 19, 1:32 pm, Mark Hansen wrote: Once I've...

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I'm curious, why don't they let you use it with the landing lights? If your POH supplement for the autopilot has operating limitations, it isn't legal to use contrary to those limitations. Mine doesn't allow use of the autopilot with the landing lights on, for example. You won't find...

I took a student up yesterday to practice holding on the localizer in IMC conditions. Winds were gusting to over 20 knots and of course it was bumpy in there. He struggled with it for about 45 minutes (boy, does that bring back memories), but he learned a lot about holding, localizers,...

Instrument flying is an unnatural act probably punishable by God. — Gordon Baxter

You may want to check with a computer hardware group, but here are my comments. Hard drives fly the read/write head on the air cushion over the platters. As the air gets thinner at altitude, the head crashes. You may be able to find hardware rated for altitudes up to FL180 or even higher. ...

SnipThe causes of FAA's failures have been well documented and discussed in the media and within the industry. Nowhere is race mentioned as factor. Do you really think in your wildest dreams that any short comings or performance problems in the FAA that involves race or sex will be...

When using a GPS in leg mode going to the IAF for a procedure turn, when you switch it to OBS mode, don't you loose your navigation (except for the moving map)? You don't want to wait too long to switch to OBS, or else it may sequence to the next waypoint when you get to the IAF, but the sooner...

The previous posting of my was premature since none of the links worked except on my computer. The whole thread was spent away from my work on the FAA textbook except for Bob Gardner and a couple of others. Suggest you take a look at the book or better my site to see how your money is 'spent' by...

On 8/15/2005 11:21, Peter wrote: FAR 61.65 details this (A) A distance of at least 250nm along airways or ATC directed routing; I was told to measure the map distance between the airports, but I'm not sure this is correct. I was also told no to count the distance flown in, for example, a...

Ok, I am trying to brush off some of the rust and getting some recurrent training. The task was to plan a flight, KLOU-KLEX-KJVY. (Louisville,KY). So, I looked up the STAR Clegg2 ( http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0702/00697CLEGG.PDF), and the charts. Clegg2 *seems* to make the KLOU-KLEX simple- just...

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Peter wrote: Hi A colleague (who is not on the internet) is looking at one or the other, for his 4-seat IFR tourer. I personally have an EDM700 and after an initial replacement when new (buggy firmware, could not download data to a PC) it has been working fine. I am not impressed...

Anybody who has a DNST12 data card for a Northstar M3 Navigator who would like to part with it, please let me know. Remove the obvious letters from the email address. Thanks. Dave Reinhart