Does anybody know why on the Denver Terminal Area Chart, the Byers (BVR 113.5) vor/dme facility is charted without the compass ring that are on most vortacs? It's the only one I've seen charted like this. Byers is located 33NM on the 090 radial of DVV (the Denver International Vortac). Thanks,...

What is the diameter of the helium balloon needed to life 200 pounds total load? Thanks.

June 2007. I failed my 3rd class medical exam and was grounded. I am 50 years old, 5'9", 158 lbs. No family history of hypertension. But due to a number of current stress factors in my life, mother in law and father in law both passing away recently and suddenly, the work of disposing of...

What does "below the line" mean, apparently with reference to checklists? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

Hi everyone, Hilton Software has spent over a year developing WingX. Earlier this week, we announced general availability of the product. "WingX is a Microsoft Pocket PC application designed by pilots for pilots. WingX was designed from the ground up using the latest .NET technology...

I fly a 172 F. The fuel selector says to select single tank operation at or above 5000 feet. If you leave the selector in the "both" position, under 5000 for any prolonged period of time (couple of hours) the right tank appears to go down more quickly than the left. This is confirmed at...

Where can I find information about passes in the rockies to use when flying over them? John

Separate cockpit and passengers by wall with no door, no window, just plane wall. No mechanism of communication whatsover with cockpit from passenger area. That will discourage hijacker because whatever he do, pilot will not know. When terrorists know that even flight staff can not talk to pilot,...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6294778.stm Interesting that a "Go Around" is considered here as an "unfamiliar manoeuvre" - and that the pilot was "put in a situation beyond his experience" - okay he only had 15 hours of flying time and it was only his second solo, but I was doing...

Hi everybody We are two Danes and two Austrians who have thought of flying around the Carribean for about a month in late winter/wpring 2004. Just from looking at the map we figure it should be possible to do some loop around the Caribbean Sea (Cuba - Haiti - Domenican Rep. - Puerto Rico -...

FAA 20-Year Forecast Predicts Gradual Decline In Light GA http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3624-full.html Fleet size and hours flown are expected to decrease roughly 0.8% annually over the next 20 years, says the FAA in its annual Aerospace Forecast. The Aerospace Forecast predicts that...

It is all relative. A 5000 foot paved runway that is 150 feet wide can be challenging to a 747 pilot.

Our EAA chapter had a 40' hangar door that split in the middle and folded sideways (each half). The ends were hinged and the center had a single roller that ran in a track above. The bottom was not attached in any way and just hung. It was held closed and open with large steel pins that dropped...

We could have inexpensive aircraft. They do not violate the laws of physics. However it probablly does violate laws of human nature. You must have, first, a large potential market. Consider: Wichita. In the benighted Kingdom of Sedgwick, no one flies. The overwhelming vast majority of aircraft...

I downloaded the some good books from http://www.e-publishing.af.mil thanks for the links C J C Is there an online source for "Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators"? Blue skies to all.

1. If the principles of flight are universally applicable, why is it that birds don't stall or spin? I wonder especially because I'm sure I've seen some gulls hover in mid-air doing pretty much nothing except having their wings spread! 2. We know it's possible for an aircraft to fly at angle to...

If you are following a road or river or other feature on the ground while flying VFR, and that feature runs north/south but often veers off to one side or the other, are you expected to change your altitude each time you move from a heading of 0-179 to 180-359 or vice versa?

https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Privatization-Fight-Continues-230992-1.html Privatization Fight Continues By Russ Niles | June 18, 2018 To no one’s surprise, those in favor of splitting air traffic control from the FAA are busy planning their next move. After a last-minute grassroots...

The Maydays post got me wondering. I don't monitor except during the long flights, maybe ~2 hours or longer...

This weekend the Cessna Pilots Ass'n put on one of their 2-day Systems & Procedures classes at Sporty's in Batavia Ohio. This one was for 182S, 182T and T182S/T owners. About 20 owners attended, and it was well worth the trip and cost. Anyhow, one of the best tips I picked up from John Frank...