I had always planned on getting my instrument rating- within the next year, probably. But last weekend I had a chat with someone who really got me thinking about it. This guy is a friend of a friend and is a retired 20,000 hour ATP. Retired in the 80s flying 707s and I forget what else. ...

Jay Honeck wrote in message ... How accurate is GPS for determining altitude, now that WAAS is active? I was in the air over five hours yesterday, and while droning along found that our new AvMap's altitude readout was just about dead-nuts accurate -- it was maybe 50 feet off, at times. In...

Does the military _ever_ return its airspace to public use? ------------------------------------------------------------------- AVflash Volume 11, Number 7a -- February 14, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- GA PILOTS TAKE ON MILITARY IN N.M. New Mexico...

If there were no airspace restrictions, would it be possible/safe to fly gliders in the Grand Canyon? There's not much of a place to land in the canyon, of course, but I don't know if there are thermals or something (?) that would allow a glider to climb back up out of the canyon after...

The A/C in question is a 1974 Bellanca 7ECA, re-engined with an O-320 so it's effectively a 7GCAA. It belongs to the Offutt AFB Aero Club and has seen very little use, often sitting for weeks at a time until a week ago when I began taking dual in it 2-3 times a week to get my tailwheel...

http://www.wcnc.com/news/topstories/stories/wcnc-032308-sjf-gunonplane.1c4cabd1.html Awfer... there went that experiment. " CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- A gun carried by a US Airways pilot accidentally discharged during a flight from Denver to Charlotte Saturday, according to a statement released by...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/verdego-aero-xti-partner-on-hybrid-electric-trifan-200/ VerdeGo Aero, XTI Partner On Hybrid-Electric TriFan 200 Kate O'Connor November 20, 20200 Image: VerdeGo Aero/XTI Aircraft Company VerdeGo Aero and XTI Aircraft Company have...

It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see. -- Waddling...

That's the cost for your ticket in Europe. (Assuming 55 hours, *not* including the seven tests, materials and ground school.) One hour of dual training in the U.K. - $315.27 One hour of single engine trainer rental in the U.K. - $285.27 One gallon of 100LL in Europe - $13.00 I'm glad I'm on...

Is it time for venerated pilot Harrison Ford to ground himself for less than adequate judgment skills to act as Pilot In Command? The runway is the one with the big "20L" painted on its near-end. This ignominious incident is worse than Senator Inhoff's landing on a taxiway because there was a...

Anyone else see his Oshkosh tirade? Excellent stuff!

Now the British airline pilots are considering refusingto fly if there is an armed security guard on a flight, citing the danger of a gunshot in a pressurized airliner. http://www.guardian.co.uk/ukresponse/story/0,11017,863275,00.html What? Are they using "Goldfinger" as a training film there...

Holy cow. A friend of mine (a like minded person who wants GA to be professionalized and regulated -- no its not regulated now) just referred me to this excellent piece of journalism. A bit dated, to be sure, but still relevant. (Ironic that this was being written at the same time GA schools...

More Evidence of the Pilot Shortage PILOT SHORTAGE HITS REGIONALS (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1004-full.html#196655) American Eagle, the regional subsidiary of American Airlines, has trimmed flights from its winter schedule in part because it doesn't...

I was told by a good source from law enforcement to avoid the Quiet Birdmen As they are related to and have similar beliefs as QAon. Aviation does not need these cancers.

The more of these Cirrus accidents I read about, the more I'm convinced that Cirrus has a serious marketing/training problem: http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/business/10853388.htm I'm not convinced there is anything wrong with the aircraft per se. What seems to be happening is...

What are the rules nowadays for getting your CFI? Is a commercial rating required before you can become a CFI? I imagine it is, since you're "flying for hire"...? I know you *used* to be able to get your CFI without an instrument rating, but I understand that is no longer allowed,...

Well, there is this kit to boost your Tomahawk to 125 hp. However, so far I could not find statements on speed gain and fuel burn. So my questions are o How fast do you go with it? o How much fuel do you burn? Thanks virtuPIC

The local news is reporting that a local CFI (with over 30,000 hours of instruction giving since the early 1960's) ran out of gas just short of the airport after picking up a P210 and flying back from Texas to California. Boy, if it can happen to him, it can happen to anyone. It will be interesting...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/tribunal-rules-delta-retaliated-against-pilot-for-safety-report/ Tribunal Rules Delta ‘Retaliated’ Against Pilot For Safety Report Russ Niles December 27, 20202 A Labor Department tribunal has awarded a Delta pilot $500,000 in a whistleblower case after...