According to AVweb, John V. Salamone was the drunk pilot who flew through controlled airspace near Philadelphia on Jan. 15. The FAA alleged that the pilot endangered the lives of others and forced diversions of several airliners. His breathalyzer was .13 alcohol level. The FAA has revoked...

Hello, I've been reading news on flying for quite a while and these seems to be the most well-informed groups (the googles)on the net. I would therefore like to have your personnal opinion on a question. I live in Northern Quebec (Yes, I'm french speaking so forgive the spelling mistakes) and...

I saw an announcement on Aeronews this morning that the FAA is proposing that the "taxi into position and hold" process used at virtually all towered airports be discontinued. This is really gonna work great at places like Newark, LaGuardia, and OHare.

Wild. http://www.glumbert.com/media/flylow

Ok, it's the year 2025. If man is still alive. You are in a little Cessna 150. You're plane isn't pressurized because it will implode, so you're wearing a pressurized body suit. You have an oxygen mask. You plane is powered by a very powerful hydrogen atom splitting energy source. Supplied by a...

If I ever meet a hotshot pilot in real life they would not walk away from the experience. I keep a bayonnet around for idiots like that who bomb innocent people for their own egos. Except for the lower halfs of the hot black ones. Labia Veteran

I'm looking to gain information about preferred routes, interesting/cheap refueling stops or siteseeing opportunities, or any other pertinent information (weather/notams/etc.) for my round-trip flight at the end of this month (July 2003) from the Los Angeles area to Chico (northern California). ...

I just returned from one of the hardest evenings of my life. Mary, my kids, and I just attended the visitation for Blane Anderson, our friend and fellow pilot who lost his life in the crash of a Spencer Air Car (and amphibious homebuilt craft) last Friday, just west of Iowa City. He was less than...

Excellent pictures of Berlin Airshow. Big John http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=13613

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https://newatlas.com/airbus-vtol-vahana-first-test-flight/53228/Electric self-piloted Airbus VTOL aircraft completes first full-scale test flight The race is most certainly heating up in the world of autonomous flying taxis. From the Intel-backed Volocopter's recent debut at CES to Ehang's...

Can the list, succinctly, refresh my memory on updating the 196 by download, both the firmware and the latest database for the USA... I have done this on the 195 years ago so I have some idea how, and I have the USB adapter for the 196... Do I need a download a driver first? What are the...

Good day all, With regards to fuel tanks in a C172, why does the takeoff and landing checklists both call for the fuel selector handle to be in the "both tanks" position? The only time that fuel is set to one particular tank is on the ground. I've never used fuel from only one tank in flight. ...

I don't have my ticket yet -- and I'm really committed because I want to buy my own plane to train and fly -- and I want to take advantage of the tax write-off about to expire at year end. I've been at this since August. But, hell, they're not making it easy. All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and...

A pilot crashed on a NH mountain in fog yesterday. He survived, but his 17-year-old son did not. Rescuers were able to find him in part because he was blowing a whistle. I just added one to my flight bag. (http://makeashorterlink.com/?J3AA12BB8) --Gary

I have had the opportunity to test out the new XMRadio Satellite Weather system (www.wxworx.com) enroute to Oshkosh... The unit is a demo unit which has been somewhat delayed from the initial planned production date of July 1 -- I am planning a Forums talk Wednesday 7/30 at Oshkosh on portable...

My local Delta base (HFD) will contact nearby BDL TRACON and obtain a squawk code for VFR flight following or traffic advisories. This service is "advertised" on the ATIS and is requested from ground control on initial call up by departures. Ground calls you back with a code and the proper...

A pilot friend sent me this. It's probably already made the rounds, but I hadn't seen it before. Sorry if it's a repeat. -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love America

....32C and bumpy at 5500 feet. 10 kts more headwind every 2,000 feet higher. Un-freakin' fair. I hate summer. -- Dan

First time for me going down to near ILS minimums by myself. Video includes how I brief my IFR approaches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCk_RRMemnM Video I think does a good job on demonstrating why the runway may not be always exactly in front of you after wind correction angle considerations...