Another in the long line of stories and articles about our Federal Guvment corruption and waste and fraud. Reminds me of the FAA and Southwest being little love birds and all cozy People we need to slice and dice the Government out of everything THEY ARE the problem. Washington DC is a...

I reside about 6 miles off the departure end of MSP runway 12, so I'm used to hearing a lot of jet traffic. I've only lived here for 6 months but I quickly adjusted to the noise. It's acutally not that bad, excepting the venerable DC-9. Today, though, what looked like an F-18 flew over. Wow. I...

An Air Canada DC-8 crashed in 1970 because spoilers were deployed before landing, which "by the book" is a definite no-no (cf. Air Canada 621 disaster). How come the first officer (with over 5500 hrs with that type of aircraft) made such a decision to deploy spoilers while still in the air? What...

Santa's wife has decided that she would prefer that I fly with oxygen even below 12.5K and especially at night. So I've been given a tank et al. I was shocked today when I had it filled at Merucry Air. It is a 415 L size D tank. Because the pressure in their filling tanks were a bit low, they...

pardon my ignorance... Is a rolls-royce O-200 the same as a continental O-200? I mean specifically same overhaul times, same parts, same maintence, etc? I'm interested in a homebuilt with one but don't want to get into some orphan engine. Thanks, Ryan in Madison

He is not a pilot - yet argues with the most experienced of them. He does not participate in any threads other than the ones he initiates, which should serve as ample proof of his disingenuous nature. He throws out threads to provoke regulars here, admitting he "knows nothing" then argues and...

When the weather is bad and the examiner gives you the option of delaying for better weather, don't say "Well, if I can't pass my checkride in IMC I'm probably not qualified for the IFR rating." First attempt at the checkride. Icing forecast at 6,000. Examiner said "No problem. We probably...

“Warm up the engine at 1,000 to 1,200 rpm unless it’s necessary to reduce rpm to keep from exceeding the oil pressure redline. As the oil warms up, the rpm can be increased. Allow plenty of time for the engine to warm up,” Steven W. Ells advised " “The system, although simple, does have one major...

Does anybody know of any wind-tunnel tests for analysis of tie-down behaviour? I tried a google search without much success. Having seen the Charley pictures from Orlando Executive and Punta Gorda, I'm wondering if we are doing the right thing. The standard for tricycle gear GA planes seems to...

I usually will pass on posts like this one, but I'm left with this horrible feeling that somehow, an absolute idiot who is stupid enough to actually believe something like this might have somehow squeezed through the system somewhere and be flying an airplane in the same sky and endangering people...

I have been trying to purchase a Narco CP-136 audio panel for almost two years. Mine works just fine, but is cosmetically flawed, and I need a new faceplate. Unfortunately, Narco no long sells faceplates for this unit, so I am stuck in the used market, which means Ebay. For at least the last...

This news is a bit shocking: ------------------------------------------------------------------- AVflash Volume 9, Number 49a — December 1, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDBERGH'S SECRET LIFE CONFIRMED Three German siblings said last week that DNA...

So this afternoon was perfect VFR, after the storms of yesterday. Realizing that we wouldn't be able to fly for at least another week, due to upcoming holiday commitments, it was obvious what needed to be done: Fly -- right now! Problem: Two inches of snow had fallen yesterday, on top of heavy...

Can you point me to a tutorial on "3D Solid State gyroscope". GeorgeC

ever seen an ultralight seaplane? http://www.saf.net/seadays/ (PICT9733.jpg) thought you might like it. regards, Friedrich

Original article (in French): http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/un-avion-heurte-une-passerelle-a-orly-07-07-2010-992696.php Excerpts (translated): Passengers on a flight operated by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus were unable to take off from Orly Wednesday afternoon. One of the wings of...

Long ago it occurred to me that a twin-engine jet running with one engine out might be putting tremendous eccentric stress on the plyon and mounting of the running engine (meaning stress not aligned with the normal thrust vector of the engine). Today it occurred to me that this might not be true...

Please excuse me for cross posting. There are two separate discussions going on about the Lowrance Airmap 1000. Mike, I just bought an Airmap 1000. I placed a pirep over on rec. aviation.piloting last night. I've never flown with a 195 or 196. It sounds like they are very nice, but cost more...

Hi! Has anyone experienced being struck by lightning in a small plane? Can it be dangerous? What happens? Loud bang? I was flying VFR to and from the west coast here in Norway the other day, and on the way back, I passed through some showers. I was within VFR limits all the way, and suddenly I...

See http://tinyurl.com/j3hy3 This "special software" bears an uncanny resemblance to the Microsoft Flight Simulator that I played with last night. In fact, I tried the very same thing on my PC last night that CNN is now using in its highly scientific demonstration today. I didn't mention my...