Is this a real or simulated story? Jon Nomen Nescio wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The simulated FAA has revoked Mxsmanic's simulated license until a simulated medical evaluation by a simulated medical examiner determines

That's just pathetic. Wolfgang Schwanke wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AJ1u-KHHgU

To whom it may concern: Do sim pilots log their simulator time? Is so, why? Possible answers: To show simulated currency. In furtherance of a simulated rating. To prove to the simulated FAA that simulated flying happened.

To all the American pilots and aviation enthusiasts who have made this group so fun and educational for me over the years, please accept my heartfelt thanks and best wishes on this Thanksgiving holiday! We have so much to be thankful for, here in the United States (and so much to be concerned...

I am aware that in real planes most commands are made through the conventional flight controls - however there are some operations that simply *require* a keyboard. Fuel management, for example. Let's say I want to fly my Baron from Boisie, Idaho to Khartoum. I have done in-depth...

From what I heard, Mxsmanic voluntarily gave up his sim medical and started flying LSA in the MSFS. Nomen Nescio wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The simulated FAA has revoked Mxsmanic's simulated license until a simulated medical evaluation by a simulated medical examiner...

Pilot becomes incapacitated in-flight; passengers land the plane safely. Details from AOPA he http://www.aopa.org/asf/epilot_acc/lax05la151.html Get your wife a "pinch-hitter" course for Christmas. I gave Mary that, one year, and she ended up getting her ticket! -- Jay Honeck

Maybe a little OT for this group, but does anyone know what happened to the Kane Aero Company? I was brushing up with my E6-B in prep for the commercial checkride and I have an old Kane Aero MK-6B that I got with my private pilot kit back in 1977. I got to wondering what happened to this...

When I look at pictures of high-wing aircraft, I don't see anything between the wings that would provide structural strength--in some aircraft there's even a window in the top of the cockpit between the wings. What provides rigidity and structural strength in high-wing aircraft? I somehow expect...

November 22, Northern California. Coming back from Placerville to Davis in the late afternoon, the sun is left of my heading, low. While visibility is greater than 10 miles, it's hazy with the Central Valley moisture not willing to burn off completely, typical of the winter months. Until a storm...

So it is a slow day, I have been researching lost and unclaimed bank accounts. I'm making money, but for other people. So far I have found three bank accounts of my Father's uncle totalling close to 700 dollars. He is deceased now but my Father has the will, is the executor and the benificiary,...

You are the President. You can make one major decision that will improve civil aviation in America. What would you do?

The fuel shop fixed my fuel servo by replacing the spring that holds the fuel regulating diaphragm. The tech said the previous spring was very stiff and he replaced it with one that was softer. Does that indicate that the previous spring was broken (i.e. stiffer than it should have been) or does...

Those who have seen the movie "One Six Right" know how perfectly the film's director melded video and music into a seamless, majestic representation of flight. Since the very first time I saw the movie -- and I've watched it a dozen times since -- when I hear the opening bars of that theme song my...

Hello Everyone, I have a PDA phone with wireless Internet. It's running the Windows Mobile OS and has Microsoft Internet Explorer. I was wondering whether anyone found any good aviation websites that were designed for small screens like PDAs, SmartPhones, etc. Please respond to this...

I'm filling out the 8710 for my upcoming commercial flight test and am not sure what to put into three of the fields. I'll ask my CFI next time we meet, but I thought I might get a quicker answer here. For Solo, Cross Country Solo and Cross Country PIC, I'm not sure exactly what they want. I...

Decades ago, in my younger days (okay, waaaay younger), I was asked to leave a drinking establishment or two, and I've had a few women show me the door, over time...but I never thought I'd ever be asked to leave an FBO. To our amazement, it happened to Mary and me today. It all started pleasantly...

At what point does uneven terrain become "mountain flying"? Do rolling hills represent a problem? Is there a threshold of ruggedness or altitude or some other distinctive characteristic of terrain (other than variable elevation) that serves as a warning that mountain flying skills will be...

My flying training has taken a long time, I guess......... I started flying training in 1990, but lack of time and money meant that I stopped after about 10 hours, before going solo. Last year, my wife bought me a block of lessons for my birthday, and I found that I hadn't forgotten everything. I...

Officials have decided that the Hillsboro Air Show will NOT be cancelled due to the Hawker Hunter accident last summer. I am of course glad to hear this. The airshow has been going on for well over a decade, with Intel as one of its primary sponsors. Intel built a factory under the downwind...