AvWeb has an article in todays issue saying that only the GPS 400/500 series and G1000 are the only IFR certified navigators that are legal to use.

Appears so :( http://www.gatheringspot.net/news-article/general-discussion/lobbying-report-drones-fly-through-congress-and-american-skys The article originally had a picture of a non-drone SR-71 Blackbird which was removed. ??? My concern is that this certification will lead to...

I am an historian who is writing a nonfiction book involving WWII B-24 airmen. I have done considerable research on B-24s, but I am not a pilot. In my book, I tell of an incident in which an engine died and was feathered. I have been repeatedly told, and have repeatedly read, that feathering is...

Of a commercial airline flight. Is it just out of the question? I have a comm'l ticket and am an avid aviator so we I might have something to bond with the crew on the ground, and can understand the need to stay out of their hair in the air. That said, I'm not a beautiful lady, so I don't have...

Today I was a bit curious about what NOTAMs were issued when Mount Saint Helens exploded in Washington back in 1980. Is there a place on the Web where very old NOTAMs can be looked up (for free)?

I watched the terrible carsh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaimogfse9c I was wondering, after he got on the backside of the power curve and committed to flight, could he have recovered it by putting out more flaps? Cheers

I was just checking the rental terms at an FBO in the city I plan to visit over Christmas. I've got most of my hours in the type I wanted to rent and the FBO said they want 3 takes offs and landings, then a power on and power off stall. They charge the time to do this as dual. I can see 20...

Sorry if this is dumb (I am only at 8.3 hours toward my PPL)... In the email I got from AOPA ePilot training tips today there is a discussion of fuel starvation that makes regular mention of the fuel selector switch. All my flying is done in a CE172 and the first and last time I worry about the...

CONGRESS EXAMINES PILOT MEDICAL RECORD FRAUD (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/910-full.html#195656) Does the FAA need to do more to ensure that pilots are not lying about dangerous medical problems so they can keep their certification? That's the question that was...

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2007/070712senate.html

I recently got my PPL and find that most people are scared sh*tless to go up. One friend came along and was just blown away and had a ton of fun. Just about everyone else is "oh my god, I am so scared of airplanes." This weekend I was going to go with my CFI to celebrate my passing my checkride...

Mx has forged my moniker on several postings in the sim group, so if you see someone post something uncharacteristic for that particular individual, check it out before jumping on them. Mx has a really tough time replicating a normal human being, so it usually sticks out... What a piece of...

Here's a question that anyone with a single engine, constant speed prop might have to deal with sometime. You're cruising along happily when suddenly oil drops start appearing on the windshield. There is no "bang" or anything else to indicate catastrophic failure. The nearest airport is out of...

All, What's the difference between "Air Taxi" and Charter or Part 135 operations? While tracking some flights via FlightAware, I notice that some planes fly under their tail numbers most of the time, but at times there is a "T" prefixed to the tail number in the system. I read that this...

on CNN Jim

Since we are well into winter and snow and ice, how are you coping with it? What are you doing to pick out XC checkpoints now that the ground is covered with snow and everything looks different? How are you going to handle taxiing on slick or ice covered taxiways and runways? Have you ever...

Simple question. Can I fly the NY VFR corridor in a transponderless aircraft that meets the exception requirements of 91.215 (no electrical system)? It looks like the answer is yes, provided I stay low enough (below 500' as I turn the Lady). Any new TFR or other restrictions on this? Any good...

Last week, as I returned to my rental FBO after an evening local flight, the clerk on duty said an instructor and his student were stuck at an airport about 40 minutes away. I spoke to the instructor on the phone and I agreed to fly up and bring them back. He mentioned that, of course, I...

Hi all, I've been a long time lurker in these NGs, but until now I havent had any great items to ask or discuss. But I know the how much knowledge is in these groups, so here goes... A friend of mine is going for his Private. one of the requirements (as I fondly recall from my own training) is a...

Well, without noticing it, I managed to crank over the 500 hour mark yesterday. Not particularly impressive compared to many in this group for sure, but I have paid for each and every one of those hours myself. According to the ASF, I'm now in the sweet spot (between 500 and 1000 hours) where my...