There is a CRANKSHAFT GEAR RETAINING BOLT AD 2004-10-14 effective June 25 2004, pertaining to certain types of Lycoming engines, which redefines "prop-strike" and states: "(e) Compliance with this AD is required as indicated before further flight if the engine experiences a propeller strike after...

I tried to go to the AOPA Flight Planning web page today, and found that the only option remaining is to download a Microsoft-only application. This seems annoying. Sure, I was able to go directly to the duat web site, and it was fine. But I'm a member of AOPA, and they've eliminated a benefit...

I have no flight experience, but I'd like to persue some kind of career as a pilot. My problem is that I have two DUI's and I don't know how that effects my opportunities. Does anyone have any knowledge on this subject? I'm 23 years old and I don't neccessarily have to be a commercial pilot, but...

Under what conditions, if any, would you explicitly tell ATC that you are rolling, that is, actually rolling on the runway for take-off? I hear this used occasionally, but I don't know if there are any formal circumstances that merit it, or if it is just at pilot discretion, or what. It is...

Hi all. I'm a 39 year old guy who has loved flying and dreamt of being a pilot for a long time. This year I finally realized that I had more than enough money to start and figured I owed it to myself to book a discovery flight with every intention of seeing it through to my private pilot's...

Since it is possible to fly without voice radio equipment, and given that (if I understand correctly) pilots are supposed to have their altimeters set correctly to a reference located not more than 100 miles from their position, how does an aircraft without a radio keep its altimeter properly set...

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick_spa.php?site=DVN&map.x=121&map.y=125 (or http://tinyurl.com/39s8j5 if that URL wraps...) Does anyone else find it disturbing that the National Weather Service in the United States is paying out taxpayer money to a government employee to create a...

The FAA is about to make it a whole hell of a lot harder for people to build safe amateur built aircraft. Richard VanGrunsven, founder of one of the most successful kit aircraft companies, has written up a warning and a call to arms about the issue. You can read it beginning on page 3 of this...

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:20:47 GMT, Dave Hyde wrote in Message-Id: : Larry Dighera wrote: the NTSB report fails to find that the military pilot contributed to the cause of this mishap despite his failure to see-and-avoid. That is a glaring...

We can only hope. I have found out the Truth. William "Billy Bob Bear" Bottoms, ex aviator/drug smuggler was ordered to Cease And Desist from posting to Usenet. It seems that Jacqueline Bottoms name was associated with Bear Bottoms notorious Usenet posting history and this denigrated her status as...

So oil is now over $40/barrel and this is being blamed for the fact that gas is now over $2/gallon and avgas is well over $3/gallon. As one news report put it, oil is the most expensive it has been since the 1970's. Ummm, anyone remember what the price of gas was in the 1970's when oil was pushing...

http://news.airwise.com/stories/2004/02/1077659102.html An assailant stabbed to death the air traffic controller who was on duty when two planes collided over southern Germany in July 2002, killing 71 people, Swiss police said on Tuesday. The 36-year old Danish national, whose name was...

To those who fly with STCs for motor fuel instead of avgas, is the phase-out of MTBE affecting you? The federal government hasn't banned MTBE outright (some individual states have) but will not protect oil companies from MTBE lawsuits so MTBE is being phased out by next week in most places. MTBE...

If you want to see and read more about the Hustler, click on the link to my B-58 web site, below. Don't forget to sign the guest book. The More B-58 Pictures Annex link takes you to 3 more pages of pictures and text. -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: (see...

40 years ago today I was ferrying a F-89J from the Maine Air Guard at Bangor, ME to the Oregon Air Guard at Portland OR. Chugging along at 20K, keeping under the big jet stream blowing east, I was about 150 out of Oklahoma City, my next refueling stop, when ATC came up on frequency and announced...

Mary and I just returned from a wonderful weekend at the Cherokee Pilots Association national fly-in, held annually in Osage Beach, Missouri, at the Tan-Tar-A resort. We had a wonderful time, catching up with old friends, and making new ones. We bought some cool stuff from the vendors, gave away...

Does anybody have a good way to get around on the ground to explore? Once I get to an airport, I have to walk because a bike doesn't fit in a 150 or 172! (Rollerskates are Okay but a little weird in a restaurant) I love flying to the islands of lake erie but I want some better ground travel. ...

The latest Military-Civil MAC occurred Tuesday, January 18, 2005. The military pilots stated the Air Tractor impacted the right side of their...

Recently I've had to make various trips down south due to my father's health. As he's 88 even a simple cold can and often does turn into pneumonia, the bane of senior aged folks. And rather quickly. Anyway, in my area, so-termed "enhanced security" is in effect. I mention this because various of...

Other than the 'holier than thou' aspects of taildraggers and their pilots, what are their real advantages? Has it to do with prop clearance on unimproved fields, or fatter mains being better in that same environment? Does anyone know if, with the same level of experience pilots, they have a better...