Just two months and two weeks until OSH, ladies and gents! We're already gearing up for two events this year designed by and for pilots: 1. 6th Annual Iowa City Fly-In Pool Party http://www.alexisparkinn.com/iowa_city_pool_party.htm Hard to believe it's been six years since you guys and gals...

Now the FCC is investigating CBS for broadcasting obscene material. BWAHAHAHA! I guess exposing a breast is obscene, but inciting the public to violence against airplanes and pilots is not. I know! We will disguise all our airports as unmentionable body parts, and CBS will never be able to do...

Hello everybody, I want to tell you what's happened during a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Milan, I'm not an expert of flight. During the entire flight, I noticed that the aircraft was continuosly rolling to right, and the pilot was correcting every 10-20 seconds the attitude. I noticed this,...

If my understanding is correct, an aircraft stalls beyond that AOA which, when increased any further, produces no (further) lift. If correct, would it be logical to infer that an aircraft's stalling AOA: a. is dependent on its airspeed, and is independent of its weight and weight distribution,...

Just about all of the major (USA) pilot shops on the web use a "minimum advertised price" for headsets. The actual price for a popular headset, such as Lightspeed or David Clark are not readily available on the website. Instead you only find out the real price after actually ordering or requesting...

As there is no medical requirement for reporting, how will the FAA go after Sport Pilot's with DUI/DWI convictions?

Hi all, A recurring theme seems to be that one should should not rely in fuel gauges. I can understand that from a safety point of view (I always dip the tank before start), but I get the feeling that they are considered just plain inaccurate. Why is that, every car I've driven has a fuel gauge...

Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought us... - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son to lose Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we...

Has anyone here bothered to get the FCC radio license? I've been going down to Mexico for awhile and have never heard of anyone down there ever being asked for one (the officials in Mexico don't even know what it is). Has anyone ever heard of anyone being asked for it in Canada? I'm just wondering...

Apparently at a Young Eagle event: http://www.komonews.com/stories/39753.htm

I just added a wireless networking card to my laptop. I am now spoiled! The airport I fly out of (KOSU/Don Scott Field, Columbus OH) provides free wireless internet access in the terminal and restaurant. It is nice to relax and eat breakfast, pull up all the pertinent weather, discuss it with the...

My original plan was to finish the instrument rating and then do some additional aerobatic training and a tailwheel endorsement before starting the commercial. But for some reason, as I approach the end of the instrument training, I've had an interest in doing the multi. I know that I wouldn't be...

With the crossbreeding of amateur (ham) radio operators and pilots being something on the order of 25%, this is only slightly OT. There is a free online ham radio course being offered and sponsored by RST Engineering. It is intended to take anybody with an interest in getting a ham radio license...

For about three months I have owned both the Bose X headset and the new LightSPEED Zulu headset (actually, three of them). Because of this, I've been asked elsewhere a number of times for my impressions of the two, so I finally sat down to write it up. It is admittedly long, but I hope it helps a...

I just got through watching several skydiving videos trying to motivate myself to plunk down the money to continue my AFF jumps. As a pilot/mechanic, I have continually been alarmed at the seeming disregard for federal regulations in the sport, or are they? Do jump planes operate under a waiver...

Could someone please clarify what the legal FEDERAL minimum a pilot must blow to be charged with a crime? also, could someone please confirm that state or police have no jurisdiction over this offense if the accused does NOT live within the same state or city. Thanks

Today is October 19, and it's starting to look like 49 CFR Part 1552, which covers flight training for aliens and security procedures for flight schools, is going to become effective tomorrow, unchanged. For the full text, check...

Another Boeing Boondoggle Creates Potential Hazard In Skies Over Los Angeles Call me Chicken Little, but.... I take issue with this quote from the following article: "The Metroplex system relies on sophisticated automation and global positioning satellites that will let controllers and...

Recent Political Change May Positively Affect GA It's about time: ------------------------------------------------------------------- AVwebFlash Volume 12, Number 45b -- November 9, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN CONGRESS...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRVdAlY7z2M Looks like I'm gonna be shopping for one of these at OSH '08... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"