That's the cost for your ticket in Europe. (Assuming 55 hours, *not* including the seven tests, materials and ground school.) One hour of dual training in the U.K. - $315.27 One hour of single engine trainer rental in the U.K. - $285.27 One gallon of 100LL in Europe - $13.00 I'm glad I'm on...

Does anyone else find it ironic that the President's very presence at the celebration of 100 years of powered flight has shut down almost 2,000 square miles of airspace? Couldn't he have phoned it in? Rich Russell

Feb. 24 - The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association on Tuesday provided initial support to four Massachusetts pilots - all AOPA members - facing a lawsuit filed by a few residents. The suit alleges that the noise signature from the aerobatics performed by the pilots caused significant harm; they...

The subject line says it all. I declare from this moment on all rec.aviators should, on all possible occasions, pick on Jay Honeck for not having an instrument rating. Margy

tonight I went for a night flight with a buddy. We had a great trip there, but on the way back he started fooling around with the GPS and somehow I missed what he did. He changed our course to go straight east instead of southeast. By the time I realized this, we were way off course. I fixed...

Today I was shooting approaches at MHR. Wx was 001OVC 1/8SM. When I got handed off to tower they would say "Mooney 1234, not in site, landing own risk, landing runway 22L". That doesn't sound like a landing clearance to me. What does "landing runway 22L" mean in the tower ATC phrase book? Why would...

The current issue of AOPA Pilot has a fascinating article about the two pilots (one certificated, one student) who penetrated the Washington ADIZ last spring, and brought the wrath of the government down upon us all. What struck me was the entirely casual way in which it all happened. Troy Martin...

There is a trick for drawing a line from one side of the sectional (one airport) to the other side (an airport on toe opposite side) whan planning a route, but I cannot remember it and cannot find it in any of my reference material. can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance Doug

The Honorable Norman Mineta Transportation Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, S.W Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: We write to express our grave concern about the recent conduct of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in lobbying Congress for the

To those who fly with STCs for motor fuel instead of avgas, is the phase-out of MTBE affecting you? The federal government hasn't banned MTBE outright (some individual states have) but will not protect oil companies from MTBE lawsuits so MTBE is being phased out by next week in most places. MTBE...

So oil is now over $40/barrel and this is being blamed for the fact that gas is now over $2/gallon and avgas is well over $3/gallon. As one news report put it, oil is the most expensive it has been since the 1970's. Ummm, anyone remember what the price of gas was in the 1970's when oil was pushing...

Is airline passenger abuse on the rise as a result of passenger reaction to airline delays? http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/10/14/bc-taser.html?ref=rss Man dies after Taser shock by police at Vancouver airport Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2007 | 5:04 PM ET A man in...

In the mid 80s I was in flight training at a part 141 school, Navarro College, In Corsicana, Texas. I would not recommend this college to anyone seeking an aviation college, by the way. I'll let you know more privately if you wish. I took the nice 172 to Gilmer, Tx. for an overnight visit to part...

Officials Weighed Shooting at Errant Plane By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago As a wayward Cessna flew deep in restricted airspace, national security officials were on the phone discussing whether to implement the last line of defense: shooting it down. The single-engine...

Recently I was at a local airport talking to some pilots. One of them (obviously a real pilot) said that doing a simulator with a force feedback joystick and then flying a plane made for a smooth transition. I'm not a pilot so I didn't argue with that, but I was thinking "huh?" Isn't the...

I have no flight experience, but I'd like to persue some kind of career as a pilot. My problem is that I have two DUI's and I don't know how that effects my opportunities. Does anyone have any knowledge on this subject? I'm 23 years old and I don't neccessarily have to be a commercial pilot, but...

One of the most important lessons, I think, coming from the war on terrorism is that poor intelligence is becoming very costly. Satellites are predictable and are unable to loiter over an area, while drones can cover only relatively small areas. From Desert Shield up to now we have been basically...

I remember a recent discussion with a pilot mate where I was mentioning how illogical a crash-shortly-after-takeoff is, given that beyond V1 takeoff can safely be continued even with just one good engine. I'd even told him that if I saw an aircraft airborne following takeoff, I'd presume it...

Does anyone have a means to trace to t least a general location the following IP address? 72.191.163.46 Many thanks -- Dudley Henriques

He has been posting quite a bit lately and a recurring theme has been he flys sims because he can't afford to fly planes. He has made mention of a monthly income of 650.00 per month and his inability to earn more. However I've also seen him write on detailed medical and mathematical subjects...