For those who think ethanol is a fuel that can't be made to work in aircraft, I present the following: http://makeashorterlink.com/?E6EB52F8D and http://makeashorterlink.com/?N40C13F8D These folks, photographed by me at OSH '06, are burning ethanol in

1956 172, rainy/low cloud kinda weather, hills, 9pm at night, 2 kids on board... http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/22/MNGC9GC0ED8.DTL

While making a turn to base and final recently, I was aware that I was going to be wide with my normal turn from downwind through base to final, so I banked more to keep as close to the runway centerline as possible. I kept thinking about the infamous and usually fatal stall/ spin by some pilots...

Is it normal to have throttles set to the maximum during cruise, in small aircraft? I always set them all the way forward because that seems to get the best speed, and the engine parameters still stay in the green areas, but I don't know if this is actually a good idea. Obviously it would be a bad...

Hypothetically speaking, what happens if a student wanders off course and clips the inside of a class B ring. I've heard stories of the FAA waiting for violators at the airport. If these stories are true, how does ATC figure out who the pilot/aircraft is and which airport to find them? ...

Time moves along... The old V-tails are no longer the status symbol... It appears to me that the Cirrus line of aircraft has become the new "fork tailed doctor killer", along with stock broker, dentist, lawyer, etc... http://tinyurl.com/yqt94a denny

The feds have just designated a plane with retractable gear, flaps, and FADEC as a complex. Bob Gardner

I've seen that John Denker in his article advocating pilots to keep practicing recoveries from stalls and spins at a safe altitude... which prompts me to ask the following: 1. Since I don't think I've experienced a stall or spin before, is it a nice sensation to experience as a passenger, or...

Alright, I realize that Oshkosh is so very last week, but with my drive home to Southern California and going back to work it's taken me until now to weed through all 1992 pictures I took. I weeded them down to 539... obviously not all of them are interesting but at least they're broken up into...

I am getting tired of comments like "controller should have warned the pilots", or "taxiway was confusing", or "runway lights were off" etc.. One could not find a better example of a pure and simple pilot error. The runway was clear, the weather was VFR, and the airplane was working fine. It is...

We attended a safety seminar on Tuesday during which the FAA presenter (who was otherwise outstanding) went over a list of unapproved radio calls. (Number one being, of course, the despised and now-specifically prohibited "Any other traffic please advise...") To our surprise, he claimed that the...

I was watching the PBS documentary they were showing this week about AF1, and as they had shown the progression from the planes used back in Franklin Roosevelt's tenure as President, to the B707 from Kennedy to Reagan, to the current AF1 (at least that they showed in the documentary, since Bush Jr....

Today Rep. Jim Nussle -- potentially the future governor of Iowa -- was reported as proposing that all gasoline sold in Iowa be required to contain 20% ethanol additive. Presumably, this legislation, if passed, would make the sale of regular unleaded gasoline illegal in Iowa. See the story...

What are the weather overlay capabilities of these units? Can you overlay a radar map on top of your airspace map? Across a route you are navigating? The reason I ask is that the Bendix/King AV8OR I have does not have these capabilities and I'm trying to get a better understanding of what...

And I'm still giggling, probably from sleep deprivation. Here's how it happened: Mary and I were at the inn yesterday, working desperately to get our new Blackbird Suite ready for prime time -- it was booked for the weekend, and we still had over 20 pieces of art to hang! (And you don't just...

I have always had a First-Class medical, not because my aviation activity (PPL/IR) requires it, but mostly in case I don’t get in to see the doctor in time, so it derates to a second class instead of leaving me grounded. That happened this year for the first time, because my doctor told me she...

Having just returned from a 3-day motorcycle camping trip, the riding experience is once again fresh in my mind. (Alas, I don't get to ride much nowadays; but there was a time when Mary and I rode coast-to-coast...) I'm always struck by the similarities between riding and flying. Basically,...

This is a follow-on to the various discussions on the future of GA. Why aren't the kids who grew up with cell phones and iPods not interested in aviation? One key factor is the antiquated airplanes we fly. If we could only drive a1975 Chevy Nova or something similar, with bolted down...

Hi All! Can anyone direct me to an on-line supplier of new/used plastic interior parts, wing tips, fairings etc for our "new to us" C-172? TY! Dave

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0311020421nov02,1,1068995.story FAA report rips DuPage flight school Records falsified to pass students, investigator finds By Jon Hilkevitch Tribune transportation reporter Published November 2, 2003