x-no-archive: yes What are Class III and Class II medicals going for in you area, for example metro Boston or metro Philadelphia? I've run into the problem that the AMEs I've called are too busy with their regular practice to do medicals. Unfortunately, the FAA only permits so many AMEs per each...

Hi everyone, I am an instrument pilot who hasn't been able to fly but once every 2 months in the last year or so, because of the fact that I got married, and have a little one. I am looking for a place or organization where I can volunteer my time as a pilot, not have to pay too much for the...

Hi all, I seem to remember a few years back there was a program run by one of the airlines where for a fee of around $1500 or so you would go and train for a weekend on a Boeing 737 and at the end you would actually get to fly one for half an hour or so. Does anyone know if that program still...

Well, our upcoming trip to Dulles has been expanded. Weather permitting, we'll be leaving this coming Wednesday, heading up to Door County, WI, spending the night there, and proceeding up to Mackinac Island on Thursday for brunch. From there we ill be heading direct to the Washington, D.C. area,...

A Cessna Conquest landing at gross weight over 50 foot trees in no wind and perfect pilot technique needs 2150 feet. You are flying for hire a Cessna Conquest. The runway is 3,501 feet long. The 7 knot winds favor runway 8. You're in perfect position for a landing on runway 26, with trees over...

Went to Mobile Downtown Airport this morning to fly my airplane out of harm's way, and ended up leaving it there. I saw the line guys putting the bizjets in their hangars and, with minimal begging and pleading, got them to stuff '87D in there with the Citations and Lears. The building is supposed...

When I totalled up the hours in my log book after the OSH trip Friday, they came to over 1,000. As I did when I turned 500 a little over three years ago, I stopped to reflect on what has changed about flying for me in the last 500 hours: * I used to do a lot of just flying around the local area,...

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...

I talked to someone who has seen a drawing of the new Cessna line of models. It will be high wing and it is planned to have four doors. Up to six seats should be possible. The cabin width will be 54". The interior will be more "automotive" style with G1000 avionics. It will be as fast as the...

From the Aero-News Propwash newsletter this morning: AOPA Lobbies Congress For Cell Phones In GA Cockpits Aviation Advocacy Group Says The Time Is Now General aviation pilots should be able to use cell phones in the cockpit while they're airborne. And they should be able to do it now. That's what...

Just seen on Monday's World News Tonight... Gaping holes! Lax Security! Nothing like some sensationalism without BALANCE.. Dave

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...

For those of you who were following the posts about the model B52 a few months back- http://www.stukastudios.se/b52.htm

I've lived in this country for many years, paid my taxes, been a schoolteacher and a Scout leader, and now this: http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResultsSimple.cfm?numberValue=19147&searchType=docket. The restrictions recently placed on 12500 training is being extended to all aircraft. TSA claims...

Suppose *both* pilots in, say, a B-737, were to die in flight due to some incredible, but unfortunate coincidence. For instance, one could die of a heart attack, and the other, say, of an aneurysm. Now, I'll admit the chances of this happening are remote, but it could happen; stranger things...

What's buzzing? I've heard it's some kind of a feel-good maneuver.. Ramapriya

Hi guys, I was doing closed traffic at an unnamed airport with a 'No touch & goes at night' rule. On downwind, I made the following call (because I am aware of the rule) "XXX ground, Cherokee 1234 Sierra on downwind, request full stop." The tower responds back "Touch and goes are prohibited at...

I haven't seen it posted yet, so I'll jump in... BOTH SpacehipOne and the Global Flyer will be at OSH this year. If you've been putting off scheduleing your time off from work, this should get you off your butt! Jim

By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of airline pilots gave the U.S. government failing grades on Thursday in several areas of aviation security including the screening of employees and cargo, and defending planes from shoulder-fired missiles. The Coalition of Airline Pilots...

A few months ago there was a discussion here about positioning on the runway at an angle to better see traffic from the rear while awaiting takeoff clearance, and I opined in the face of dissent by Steven McNicoll that it was a good idea. I had a chance to fly a 172 while I was out west and was...