I am planning a trip including my five year old son to Niagara falls next weekend. We are flying into Niagra Falls International Airport (IAG) and plan to stay only for the day. The problem is how to get from the airport to the falls and back. The natural choice is a taxi, but what do we do with...

Probably been asked before, but I'm too lazy to google it. Is wind caused by being "pushed" (blown) or "pulled" (sucked)?

Hey all, Now that I'm starting to fly more automated aircraft, I'm getting worried about where it's all going. Right now, I really enjoy programming in the flight and "flipping switches," as it's actually very satisfying. Most avionics in the works are keeping the pilots in the loop, but how...

So there I am, rolling on 32 (turf), the tail's just come up... when an Archer blithely rolls right out in front of me on the taxiway for 4. :-| You can't see much of the taxiway from the departure end of 4 because of a hangar, and this guy was rolling along pretty good. He was fully on the...

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message ... "JerryK" wrote in message news:ZbXeb.666994$uu5.108320@sccrnsc04... The purpose of the GPS is to help meet the e911 specification. This rule requires the cell...

Has anyone seen the notice on the NGA website that the USFIF (raw aviation waypoint data for the US) will be discontinued in October of 2007? They tried to kill DAFIF as a whole last year but eventually succumbed to pressure from the industry to allow US territorial data to remain available. ...

For any of you who may have known him... Norman J. Crabtree CRABTREE Norman J. Crabtree, age 80, of Columbus, on Friday, July 21, 2006 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. Retired after 29 years with the Ohio Department of Transportation, Deputy Director for Aviation. Former instructor at Ohio...

A hiker found Steve Fossett's pilot license and other items near Mammoth Lake CA: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081001/ap_on_re_us/fossett_search

I haven't seen any PIREPs about Sun N Fun in this forum this year. Did anyone go? Any new toys? Did anyone buttonhole AvMap about their recent announcement of XM weather coming "soon"? (Something we've been hearing from them for years, now.) Some locals who attended said that the bad...

On our flight from Memphis, TN to Iowa City, IA, today, we were diverted around the Lindbergh MOA. This took us over the small town of Kennett, MO, which brought us over a pretty amazing sight. Just east of the Kennett Airport (KTKX) there is (what looks for all the world like) a "freeway canal"...

Here's a TAF for Elizabeth City, NC: TAF KECG 292350Z 300024 18005KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0103 3SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM0300 16005KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC025CB FM0800 VRB03KT 3SM BR OVC040 FM1400 18007KT P6SM BKN040 FM2000 15006KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN025CB AMD NOT SKCED AFT 02Z what does "AMD NOT...

Hello all, I put away a few pennies here and there and now its time to invest in a good GPS receiver. I've decided that the Lowrance will give me all I need. And maybe more since I won't be doing any IFR. (Yes, I know it isn't IFR rated anyway. The point is I won't need it for IFR backup,...

One of our Class D controllers has taken issuing clearances such as "Seneca 1234X, continuous closed traffic approved, cleared for the option, no need to report base, I'll let you know of any arriving traffic." What he's basically authorizing is operating in the traffic pattern at will without...

Has anyone on this forum seriously considered purchasing a Cirrus, sat throught a Cirrus sales pitch and not purchased an airplane? Tell us your thoughts about the experience?

After watching _Cast Away_ again, I'm still not clear on what supposedly caused the crash of his FedEx plane. Not being a pilot, though, perhaps I've missed clues in the film. Has anyone here been able to figure out what went wrong? Or was it just a "Hollywood crash" suitable for the plot but...

Wow -- you'll have the best campsite in the North 40, arriving *that* early! :) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" "Scott" wrote in message

Not the guy who shouts "bombs away!" -- I'm talking about our favorite Learjet and Rotax manufacturer. How do you pronounce it?

Is it true that 180F is optimal?

from AVWeb: "Frankly, we're a bit frustrated that pilots are still violating it, and we don't know why," the FAA's William Shumann told AVweb yesterday. "It's on the charts, it's on our Web site." *Is* the DC ADIZ on the charts? Not on websites, on actual VFR sectionals and TACs? Thanks!

Hi There, I am coming out to the USA in August to do my IR / CPL / Multi Rating. Can anyone advise as to the style and ofrmat of each of the tests (Oral and Flight) Any advice and hints and tips would be gratefully received. I will be doing my instruction in Souther Florida. Thanks in advance.