Over the last month I've "kill filed" or "blocked sender" in IE express all the obvious non-pilot posters. Troll posters AND troll feeders. Only about 10 people left! I know I've "killed" a few posters that were knowledgeable and I admit, enjoyed reading their post when it applied to...

Why didn't rental rates come back down with the price of fuel? Renters saw major increases in rates during the fuel price run up. After the oil bubble burst my FBO dropped their rates a tiny fraction as the price of fuel dropped back down to where it used to be. When I asked what was going on...

I will be flying down to the NASCAR race in Atlanta on March 14th. For those of you who have flown out of races, it is a pain in the butt to get an IFR clearance and get out of the airport quickly. By far, the best way is to take off VFR and try to file and get a clearance in the air. The...

Men are too dumb to fly, they will think of their penises all the time and crash into mountains.Women are far more skilled and not driven by small "joysticks".

Flew today for the first time in two months. I'm a 1000 hour pilot, so it's not as if I'm starting from scratch, but I really felt slow on every thinking step. Had to refer to checklists to remember all the preflight, startup, takeoff drills, which made me wonder what I had forgotten on emergency...

Hi all... I'm planning on flying down to D.C. from northern NJ in a couple of weeks, and was wondering which airport down there is the best these days? I know College Park is the most ideal, but unfortunately it's still not accessible by transient aircraft. Basically, I need the closest airport...

After our last discussion about the SR-71 Blackbird, a debate ensued as to whether the Blackbird actually overflew Soviet airspace, in direct violation of the agreement the U.S. signed with the U.S.S.R. after the Francis Gary Powers incident. This agreement forbade overflights. I was under the...

Has anyone here bothered to get the FCC radio license? I've been going down to Mexico for awhile and have never heard of anyone down there ever being asked for one (the officials in Mexico don't even know what it is). Has anyone ever heard of anyone being asked for it in Canada? I'm just wondering...

I am planning my first international flight from the Seattle area to Port Hardy, BC, Canada during the week of July 4th. I have bought all the relavent Canadian charts (VFR and IFR), and have Googled for previous discussions on flying in Canada. However, I would appreciate any tips on the actual...

I posted a message awhile back about one of my relatives offering me free flight instruction. He's a very experienced airline pilot and has done a lot of CFI work in the past. He's still current on his CFI rating, and the plan is to begin training in June (when I have more money and he has more...

Had some time to kill this afternoon, so I uploaded 18 (yep, EIGHTEEN) new aviation videos to our website. These have been sent to me by folks from all over the world. Everything from video of a new helicopter owner who tried to take 'er for a spin without the bother of flight lessons (oops!), to...

I would love to come and visit sometime, but I doubt if I'll be flying in...not in my plane anyway! Bit far. (based at Bourne Park, Hampshire - UK) You still coming to the States this year, Paul? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

I haven't figured out why TFR's exist. How are they supposed to protect the President and/or whatever else? Does the Secret Service and the FAA really think that just having a "no flight activity" within an imaginary circle sixty miles across will really stop a determined assailant? Besides,...

NTSB Identification: DEN04LA009 Accident occurred Sunday, October 12, 2003 in Las Cruces, NM Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140, registration: N891GP Injuries: 2 Uninjured. According to the commercial pilot, they were repositioning the aircraft for Arizona Aero Tech and were stopping at Las Cruces...

Attention everyone. On CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, there was a 'trailer' tonight announcing that on the CBS Evening News tomorrow (Thursday Night) there would be section on the Wright's and their airplane(s). I plan on watching and seeing what they put on. Big John

Hi all. I've noticed a considerable decrease in flight hours since my son was born a little over a year ago. My wife is also 5 months pregnant with another so flying time may suffer further decline. I'm wondering...what are some of your experiences during the life-changing event of a new family...

We just got back from a Caribbean cruise, so now I can say that I have taken that dam ship to Hell (the Maasdam, to be specific). I was most disappointed that Martin Hotze was not in Hell. I was told he was away on assignment. Against all my previous resolutions, we flew commercial down to...

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I'm working in the avionics integration test facility at Gulfstream... one of the engineers had a question for me (being an airplane person instead of an electrical/computer guy) that I couldn't answer... why do airplanes use 28V DC systems (or 14V)? He says most industrial applications use 24V...

Well.. maybe not... If you fly 2 people someplace and drop them off, that tends to be viewed a little differently than you and your buddies flew someplace, hung out together, then flew back... This operation sounds like an air-taxi service and that you just might be "holding out" (i.e. advertising...