OK I picked this topic after reading through the 'flying to hamvention'' thread. Being a non-instrument rated private pilot, not sure what constitutes a 'legal' alternate airport. If VFR, weather minimums must be met just to get there. If IFR, I assume there is visibility minimum (decision height?)...

I think it is time someone started producing Learium again.

Last night on Discovery Channel there was a story of a Peruvian 757 that went down because the two static ports had been taped over for cleaning and not removed. As you might imagine, the airspeed indicator and altimeter gave erroneous readings and fed the onboard computers erroneous data; after...

A very high pressure settled in Pacific NW: KPSC 020453Z 31006KT 6SM BR BKN007 BKN075 M07/M08 A3066 RMK AO2 SLP389 T10671078 That's the highest that I've ever remember seeing. I always thought that the NW seems to have larger pressure swings (probably more so in Alaska). We can go from 2960...

Here's one that may seem silly: to what height, precisely, is an altimeter calibrated to? The bottom of the landing gear? The height of the static port? the chord line of the fuselage? In a Cessna, the difference between these is minimal, but on an airliner, you're talking about a possible +/-...

I did some more research and found interesting tidbits about altimeter calibrations. References at end. As mentioned before, the altimeter is tested for calibration, friction, case leak, and hysteresis as per F.A.R. 43 appendix E paragraph (b). The static system is tested for leaks as per F.A.R....

Last weekend I had an interesting experience at a samll airport... I was inbound, 15 miles out and above pattern altitude and descending. I dialed the field to get runway in use and wind. He also gave me altimeter, which I started to dial in, and in and in... I slowly realized this was not right...

The other day I saw a watch advertised as a watch for pilots that includes an altimeter. While I have seen these before for mountain climbers this is the first I have seen targeted at pilots. My first question in seeing it was "Where is the Kollsman window?" I tried to find more data online but...

I am confused by this practice commercial nav question. ( at least I am confused by the answer in the book which was b. but I think both a and c are correct), but I appreciate some other opinions. Day 1 Altimeter reads elevation of 1390 feet with 1013 HPa set on subscale ( thats...

I have a question regarding the relationship between an altimeter setting and sea level pressure. Here is the current METAR for Abilene Regional Airport, Texas: KABI 280152Z 17014KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01940161 As you can see, the altimeter setting is 29.87" and the Sea...

At sea level, the change in atmospheric pressure with altitude is close to 1"Hg/1000'. Logically, this would mean that the air pressure would drop to zero somewhere not much above 30000'. It doesn't, because as the density drops the variation with altitude also changes. Which brings to mind the...

Here's the real life scenario: The bearing (GPS track ) from Mojave (KMHV) to Inyokern (KIYK) California is 006 Mag up along the east face of the Sierra Nevada. Heading home the other day in VMC, the airmass spilling off the Sierra was giving me a healthy quartering tail wind from the left (port if...

Anybody know the status of Alton Bay? I'm kind of assuming no runway so far this year. Can't find their site for this year. mike

Ever landed on a frozen lake? It's quite fun! Every year, Alton bay, NH Plows the snow off Lake Winnepesaukee to make a runway at it's seaport base (B18), which is tens of inches thick this time of year. The Aviation assoc. of NH sponsors a fly in event, to make the trip up to the ice even...

I've just finished machining my instrument panel. It is (I say with no small pride) nice. Milled out of 2024T3 3" thick, reduced to .120 with .120 webs between each instrument and around the perimeter. Now the question is: how should it be finished? Polished? Engine turned? Anodized? Clear...

The link should be free for about 24 hours or so.. after that its for a fee/subscribers.. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4282326.html *Oct. 23, 2006, 11:26PM* New mission for 'Flying Fortress' Vintage bomber brings history to the public at Ellington Field By ROSANNA RUIZ

The old Tuskegee airman was 87. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

I dutifully followed the checklist, which called for checking flight controls free and correct after starting the engine. After fifteen years of flying never having had any problems with the flight controls, today I was in the runup area and found that my right rudder pedal didn't have full...

I am contemplating buying an airplane mostly for business trips, but I know a 172 or something like that will not stand the test of time since I frequently travel to Wichita and the headwinds are brutal sometimes. I have been thinking about a Mooney or Bonanza but I wonder if I am setting myself...

I was able to get my family to OSH again this year (usually its a "guy's trip"). We had a great time and enjoyed all parts. But, as usual, I do have some gripes. Number one of those a Did anyone else notice a marked increase in the number of vehicles running around the flightline? I know...