Has anybody been watching the new TV shoe, "Jericho" on CBS Wed. nights? It is about a small town in northern Kansas, after nuclear devices have been set off in Denver and several other US cities. The town is "isolated," but the apparently have a small airport, which was the scene of some...

Any comments yet on the AV8OR ?

I need to get a push to talk switch for the Cessna's I rent now. I have noticed that they are very expensive for what they are (a switch). Is it legal to build my own from Radio Shack type parts? If so, does someone have the specs? Tyson

Someone told me a while ago that if you have a "must wear corrective lenses" restriction on your medical and wear contacts, that you have to carry a pair of regular glasses while flying. Is that true? And if so, does anyone have a reference?

http://aviation.beloblog.com/archives/2007/10/dots_peters_calls_for_jfk_cong_1.html DOT's Peters calls for JFK congestion summit U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is convening an Oct. 23-24 summit to discuss reducing airline delays at New York’s John F. Kennedy International...

*NASA or NAACP? * There is controversy as to whether or not space exploration is worthy of federal (tax payer) funding. Space exploration has helped to create many medical advances among other more common household products that we take for granted. Project...

KPAO - KBIH - KPAO Trip PIREP: The goal here was to do a quick weekend trip to Bishop, California, to so some rock climbing at Owen's River Gorge, the "Premier Sport Climbing Area of the Eastern Sierras." There were several challenges to this trip. 1. equipment was /A IFR Cherokee 180 2. pilot...

Gee, it's only been a week and I'm going thru withdrawl again. Didnt help that it was "clear anna million" in NE OH from about 10 AM on today. Temp -3C, dpt -7C. Clearest day I've seen in many months. And I had to work at 2 PM....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife has never been...

At low altitudes the rule of thumb is that a one thousand foot increase in altitude results in a one inch of mercury decrease in pressure; at least that is what happens when I turn the little knob on my altimeter. Since commercial planes flight well into the FL300+ range, clearly that rule cannot...

CHAPTER 5 AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORTS SEC. 5-11. USE OF HYDROPLANES ON CITY PROPERTY. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a hydroplane upon any reservoir or any lake belonging to under control of the city. (Ord. Nos. 8213; 14384) Presumably because they're Hydro "planes". --

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS01/702040341/1006 Police drone plan draws fire Palm Bay wants to fly device; FAA, pilot group raise red flags BY J.D. GALLOP PALM BAY - -- Police Chief William Berger vows to deploy an unmanned aerial vehicle despite...

https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AOPA-NBAA-Decry-WSJs-ATC-Stand-230331-1.html AOPA, NBAA Decry WSJ’s ATC Stand By Mary Grady | February 19, 2018 A Wall Street Journal editorial last week said it would be a good idea to privatize the air traffic control system, and singled out the opposition...

Jack Allison's discussion of the Hartzell AD for his Arrow has gotten me to thinking. What aircraft do you fly/have you flown/do you have first hand knowledge of which have a red zone somewhere in the green arc of the tachometer? For example, I know there are/were certain models of Cessna 210's...

I have always read and been taught that a turn coordinator is usually powered by electricity. Is the turn coordinator, in itself, an electric motor? Or does an electric-powered fan supply the air to spin the gyro? Anybody have any insight for me? Thanks.

At other times, in other restaurants, he would be the guy to be studiously avoided, like a stray dog that looked friendly. In a freeway restaurant, or a hotel lobby, he would be the old guy that would cause you to avert your eyes and quicken your step, for fear of endless, repetitive...

We can take pictures of objects on the Earth from space that are 2 inch's wide. We can take pictures of objects on Mars that are 12 inches wide. Why can't we find a wrecked airplane in Nevada?? A place that is mostly dirt and sand with very little vegetation? Makes no sense

http://kevinandrews.com/1967_cherokee_180_c_for_sale__as.htm I hope it ok to post this in here.

All: I heard a lot of air activity over my Washington, DC home today, and was told later by a friend that an 84-year-old pilot had a total electrical failure on the way from Stafford, VA (KRMN), where maintenance was being performed on his plane. According to my friend, the pilot landed at Indian...

Hello, Here is my question: On regular aircrafts, like C150, C172, PA28, when we perform the magneto check where we select Left, than Right, while looking for RPM drop... what is the switch doing? When we select Left or Right, do we short that particular magneto or are we shorting the other one?

Just got around to reviewing all the comments under "Simulators". I guess it was inevitable that it ended up as disagreements with MX. While I don't want to get involved with that dead end, I have had an experience that kind of parallels. As I mentioned before, after I lost my medical, I tried...