there is a nice checklist in front of the PTS Charts for the area, IFR and VFR and approach plates and AFD All of your IFR library you can carry, but at least the FARs and the Instrument Training book you used. IFR Hood Current medical and pilot certificate Aircraft Logbooks extra headset aircraft...

I am looking for an examiner for my instrument checkride. Height preferably under 6 feet and under 200 pounds. Must not be afraid to ride in an experimental aircraft. Front range location. Anonymous for personal reasons

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A manager at an Arizona flight school that trained one of the Sept. 11 pilot-hijackers testified at the Zacarias trial Wednesday that she called the Federal Aviation Administration with concerns over his qualifications for a pilot license, but her concerns were dismissed by an FAA...

Is it OK for the FAA or Airlines to pass over white males for black females so the diversity numbers look better? Just curious how airline and private pilots felt about safety positions being filled by unsafe and/or unqualified (Other than White Male) employees?

My flight school, got a new Frasca simulator which has every airport in the world in it's database. I want to be able to make my students fly all sorts of weird/unusual/difficult approaches, but the only approaches that I am familiar with are the ones around here. There was this one my instructor...

I got a good friend who works for the FAA at a major airport. He told me the experienced controllers and technicians are retiring and leaving by the dozens and the only thing they are hiring are black females and people who are basically unqualified and stupid. Now that's scary. I never thought the...

The following NOTAM was issued because of the thread on this news group. The NACO chart should incorporate the NOTAM in the next chart cycle (probably late October). In the meantime the NOTAM does modify the existing NACO chart. !FDC 7/2605 SMO FI/P SANTA MONICA MUNI, SANTA MONICA, CA. VOR...

We get foggy here at Tacoma Narrows this time of year (which is the reason I post more on these groups in the winter than in the summer). One thing we see a lot of is guys who fly the ILS too fast. I have no problem with flying the ILS at 90 or 100 knots if the ceiling is well above minimums, but...

The Air Force manual "Air Navigation" is on line he http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/11/afpam11-216/afpam11-216.pdf This manual answers several FAQ that have come up that even some instructors have no definitive answer for. Examples of things contained in this pamphlet a How to...

May God bless you and yours throughout the coming year. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA Ne Obliviscaris

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,...

There is just about a month before the new instrument rating PTS takes effect on October 1. This is a major re-write with standards for GPS and autopilot coupled approaches (now required if the aircraft is equipped), guidelines for partial panel approaches in aircraft with glass cockpits,...

OK, I know I said I would not get to fly this plane until tomorrow, but it arrived early and so I took a flight. This is a new turbocharged Cessna T182T. For those that have not seen the 182T (either turbo or normal, introduced last year), you might be a little startled the first time you take a...

I got a demo flight in a Diamond DA-40 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 glass cockpit this morning. We departed IFR from Tacoma Narrows and flew west for some maneuvers. This plane was the second one out of the factory with the G-1000. I had a difficult time maintaining my altitude; the altitude...

There seems to be a lot of questions regarding the new instrument rating PTS. Although it was published in April, it does not take effect until October. The purpose of the new PTS is to incorporate advanced technology such as electronic flight displays and GPS into the program. The "Aircraft and...

"Ditch" wrote in message ... Are there any alternatives to the Jeppesen binders? Even their plastic ones are kinda pricey. Thanks... Of course. The Jeppesen binder is the same size as a classic Day-Timer (desk size),...

There was an earlier thread on whether it was legal to fly an airplane under part 91 into known icing if there was no specific prohibition against it in the airplane's operating handbook. I asked the Seattle FSDO what their take was on the issue. This is their reply: Dear Mr. Campbell: Thanks for...

As I understand the new RNAV approaches support three types of approach: Lateral-only navigation (Basically the traditional GPS approach?) LNAV/VNAV LPV Now, IIRC, only the LPV approaches *require* WAAS, while the LNAV/VNAV approaches support use of barometrically-derived *or* WAAS VNAV guidance....

What are your standards for taking passengers up into actual conditions? I've developed a decent feel for what people will tolerate VFR- who can take a few bumps, who will get scared if its windy, etc. But I haven't got any idea what to make of taking pax into the soup. Is it as disorienting...

Saw on AvWeb that the preliminary file on the Hendricks King Air crash that spawned much discussion here has been posted: http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20041104X01760&key=1 For reference, here is the approach plate: http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0411/05648L30.PDF My take-away: