Just got around to reviewing all the comments under "Simulators". I guess it was inevitable that it ended up as disagreements with MX. While I don't want to get involved with that dead end, I have had an experience that kind of parallels. As I mentioned before, after I lost my medical, I tried...

The FAA sent inspectors to check on a plane that towed a taunting banner and claimed it had a seatbelt issue, grounding it: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100409/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_masters_banner_plane I'm glad to see that the FAA doesn't abuse their police powers when asked by the rich and...

Good day, I got caught in some weather the other day and had to 180 outa there. Punched up goto nearest on the Lowrance, put the Love Boat down, called wifey for a ride home (three hours by car), and the airplane still sits at the unscheduled stop waiting to finish the flight, probably...

A new generation of barely audible, fuel-efficient passenger aircraft described as "flying wings" with "virtual windows" could arrive in two decades, engineers from Britain's Cambridge University said. "The noise level we're looking for would be to take it below the background noise that people...

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What are the odds I can get away with taking my ICOM radio and listening to the cockpit?

What's the highest altitude that you ever saw a bird swoop past your plane? The other day I was flying at 5000' MSL, over land that was mostly about 1000' (so 4000' AGL) and saw a flock of birds, hawks of some sort I think, one of which came close enough to make me quite nervous (although from...

Listening to http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kjfk_app_final , I hear a lot of instructions from the tower to follow other traffic, but the pilots don't always know what aircraft they're following. It sounds like the tower expects them to be able to recognize an airplane (type, airline, etc.) from two...

The only solution to this numbskull is ignoring him... I beg you all, please do, this newsgroup is pointless if the sort of discussions he creates continue to exist.

Ladies and Gentlemen: Is it not time to move beyond trying to spar with the witless? He can't afford to fly so he tries to convince us we can't either. Small aircraft are beneath his contempt.... however he has no ability or experience in them. Large aircraft are more his forte apparently,...

I just received these images from a fellow pilot. Good thing there wasn't a copilot in that seat. "Yikes! Meeting a goose at 11,000 ft. And 185 kts can ruin your...

I am not an expert on aerodynamics so I do not know much about the pros & cons of a monoplane vs. a biplane or triplane. I've a re-kindled interest in the Red Baron recently and was looking at a Fokker Triplane replica picts & videos and doing a bit of reading about it's flying characteristics. I...

Is Branson going to certify White Knight Two and SpaceShipTwo? http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080124/NEWS/801240838/-1/HELP07 NEW YORK -- A select group of rich tourists may be blasting into space within a few years in a craft that developers say is about 70 percent...

I was recently on a flight where I was able to listen to the Pilots speak to Air Traffic control. It was quite fascinating but I understood very little of what they were saying. Does anyone know of a good resource for their terminology? Also, I was wondering if anyone knew what the following...

Texas Air Aces, T-34A out of Hooks Airport north of Houston, crashed this morning (Tuesday). Both in aircraft deceased. Flight (two A/C) had not started air combat maneuvers per media and did not have a mid air????? if you can believe the media. Other A/C retured to Hooks and landed safely. Sone...

Here are a few suggestions for the future Garmin GPS-596... - flat panel package, one-inch thick (max, including battery) - replaceable Li-ion battery pack; optional AA battery pack - a five-inch diagonal screen (as on the 530) - landscape or portrait viewing select - XM weather and radio - higher...

CBS noon news reported the crash of a Bonanza out of the Lufthansa Flight Training School at Goodyear Airport. The student pilot was a 22 yr-old woman, here from Germany since December, with 49 total hours, 5+ solo hours, on what was supposed to be an hour-long solo flight. No emergency radio calls...

For some reason known only to the FAA, both Dunkirk, NY (KDKK), and Wellsville, NY (KELZ), two small, uncontrolled airports in southwestern NY state that are about 60 nm apart, share the same ASOS frequency. For pilots flying to Dunkirk from the east, retrieving the current ASOS broadcast is not...

Hi, all, Does anyone have any suggestions for cutting down noise for the dogs? We have 2 toy poodles who we love to take with us on plane trips. Unfortunately, they don't enjoy it and I think it's because of the noise. I don't think there are any "doggie" headsets available. Any suggestions? TIA,...

Having experienced and successfully survived my first complete electrical failure, hence no radios (at night mind you), I am looking for suggestions as to which hand-held transcievers I might looking into buying. All suggestions are welcome... Thanks in advance.