"The PapaGolf Chronicles" Great blog about a weekend formation flying school. http://n466pg.blogspot.com/2007/05/formation-clinic.html -- I bet a real big problem in Yodeling class is people just coming and yodeling right off the bat. You see, we build to that. - Jack Handey

Included in a reply to my email to AOPA about the current state of FSS was a list of FSS direct-dial numbers that are still active. Both AOPA and Lockheed Martin are now advertising these direct dial numbers as a work-around to the long hold times experienced when calling 800-WX-BRIEF. Lockheed...

This past week I spoke with a CFII out of Michigan who lamented that his and his students hold times awaiting a live FSS briefer had significantly increased to between 30 minutes to one hour. Coincidentally both AOPA and Avweb had articles this week discussing the frustration of long hold...

After 33 years in the hot sweaty UW-O dorms, Gail and I decided to venture far afield to see what was available in the area. One of our brethren in this ng emailed me about a very nice Bed'n'Breakfast he found in Waupaca. I checked it out and it seemed like a hell of a deal. $100 a night for...

The sky was pure blue for most of the morning, with not a breath of wind, or a wisp of cloud to speak of. My flight was booked for 3pm, but I called earlier, and was told I could fly at 2:30 if I wanted. I arrived in time, and after general chit chat about how perfect the weather was for flying, I...

Relatively new pilot here, trying to optimize flight time/cost for distance flights. I belong to a flying club that charges different rates for Tach/ Hobbs. I use the airplane mostly for longer trips (not flight training anymore), meaning the advantage of the Tach/Hobbs difference is mostly lost,...

After an additional 5.5 hours practicing forward slips to a landing and soft field landings, I got my ticket today. I will admit it is exciting to finally get your ticket checking to see if it's truly mine, yep, has my name on it. Now that the "pressure" is off, I plan to just fly and...

I went down to the airport (KPAO) the other day, not really knowing what I was going to do. When I got their the wind was 260 variable 320, 15 gusting 20. I thought about whether doing some pattern work in that would be manageable, and decided, I was up for it. I rented the club's rattiest 172 (no...

My wife has been wanting to go to the Tillamook Cheese factory in Tillamook. Can any of you Oregon chaps tell me if I can rent a car or get a Taxi at the airport? I looked on their web page, and there was no mention of any sort of transportation. I tried calling them and get an answering...

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I just finished reading the Jeppesen "flight discovery" series for their Multiengine manual, and just started reading the ASA's The Complete Multiengine pilot. I noticed in their book that they mentioned several times that, for best performance, you don't need 5 degrees of bank that planes are...

Thanks all for the info concerning Tillamook OR (KTMK) was S47 I was given this reference which I'd like to pass on. http://mscfprod2.iservices.state.or.us/aims/general.asp?fk_object=400&TabName It covers all airports in Oregon with a lot of info. Cheers:

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Anyone fly into Stafford on an IFR flight plan? I'm planning on going there this weekend and I was wondering if there were special procedures considering it's so close to the ADIZ. Do IFR flights keep their squawk until touchdown just in case? I'm coming from the NY area. I'd appreciate any...

Has anyone else noticed a tendency for FSS briefers to give you a "stay on the ground" weather briefing for isolated thunderstorms? 90% of the time on a summer day in Texas there are some storms. Usually easy to see and avoid. But I have in the past had a controller that obviously didn't want...

Subject heading says it all. Prospective pilot cracking manuals and learning all I can from freely available sources. After I pass (and I will) the FAA exam, I'll need to start flying. Every source I've seen says that a Flight Club is the best way to meet people with similar interests and...

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I spent a week in the Caribbean in early April flying charters out of San Juan. Our planes were stuffed away out of sight on apron 7 at SJU. Interesting place there - we shared ramp space with a grounded DC-3, a pair of Convair 440s, a few freight 1900s & Metros, a hunk of 727 fuselage, and a...

In my area there is a C right next to D airspace. After establishing radio contact with class C approach and the D airspace being in my flight path, do I need to talk directly with airspace D to get cleared through it, or is that all taken care of by the approach controller? Thanks.

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