Years back I was doing FAR 91 corporate flying with a Merlin IIB out of SNA. I had a trip for my boss down to his house in Cabo San Lucas. There was one of many charity fishing tournaments happening that he participated in, and one of the guys asked him if he could add some color to this particular...

My wife and I spent about an hour sitting in the grass under the approach to 09 at Oshkosh at midday watching and listening to the arrivals. All you folks who have yet to fly down, be careful, the crazies are out there. When we first got out of our car at the Friar Tuck's parking lot and I turned...

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...

....to almost unbearable levels! We've received word that several far-flung friends have already departed their home bases, en route to Oshkosh (via Iowa City). I'll be putting "Welcome EAA Pilots" up on the big sign out front, the pool are is just about ready for the party tomorrow, the beer and...

It has been incredibly frustrating during the past few weeks to continue with my pilot training. Many problems I have encountered and many solutions I have tried to find. When I encounter a brick wall, I go into problem solving mode – it is both a positive and a negative trait in me. Often it does...

Senator Schumer is notorious for his aggressive attempts to gain media coverage. This latest shot across the bow of FAA administrator Blakey, due to leave office in two months, appears to be another meritless attempt to make headlines. Clearly his allegations are accurate, but how calling for...

Hi, WingX 2.5 for the Pocket PC has just been released. It has DUATS support and you are now able to get a DUATS weather briefing, as well as file, close, and cancel flight plans right from your Windows Mobile phone. WingX 2.5 runs great on the Pocket PC Phone Editions such as the Cingular...

Any experience with Hillsboro Aviation in Oregon? They're hiring instructors. Not sure if it would be worth the 50% pay cut and the additional 45 minute commute each way... ....but it just might be. I'm having one of those "Don't talk about what I'd like to do to management on public...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19806380/ "Although all airline pilots are trained to the same standards ... there are certain intangibles that only come from experience," said Patrick Smith, a U.S.-based airline pilot and aviation writer. "(Like) skill and a solid familiarity with...

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...

DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, SANK DOWN ONTO RUNWAY WITH GEAR RETRACTED, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Is this an example of putting the gear lever up before advancing the throttle for takeoff?

Okay, so I spent a couple of hours today ("Honest, Mary, the guys *asked* me to do this!") setting up some OSH arrival scenarios in the Kiwi, our full-sized flight simulator at our aviation-theme-suite hotel. (See it he http://alexisparkinn.com/flight_simulator.htm) The first scenario starts...

Not IMHO a bad idea really. When I was training and flew to controlled airspace for XC flights it was suggested that I mention I was a student and they did seem to slow things down a little. I can see how a uniform way of doing this might be helpful both in controlled and uncontrolled airspace....

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CNN's Web page has a video segment from The Situation Room that describes the serious problems with international pilots who cannot speak English well enough to communicate with air traffic control. They provide a recording of communications with Air China flight 981 in April in which the pilot...

After one spooky experience several years ago, I am very discriminating about who I'll fly with. First, I have to know a pilot well enough to form an opinion about his/her abilities as a pilot and about the owner's mechanical aptitude and ability/will to properly maintain the aircraft. Second,...

If I'm told "maintain at or below 3500 make left downwind departure" for a VFR departure, do I climb immediately to 3500 (or my intended altitude) or do I level off at pattern altitude until I leave the downwind leg of the pattern?

It appears that I am having a little bit of trouble with my heart. It came on rather suddenly, as an EKG last December showed no problem at all. But apparently I have developed something called an atrial fibrillation. It doesn't look good for my flying status, but we shall see. -- Waddling...

I had 2 Dui's (one when I was 21 and one when I was 22) and I'm now almost 28. I was working on a degree in communications and I'm at about the junior level, but my old dream of flying just came back to me all of the sudden and I thought I would make absolutely sure if those DUI's will be more...

Berk, the pilot who crashed in Idaho earlier this summer, is quoted briefly in the August issue of Air and Space Magazine. http://www.airspacemag.com/issues/2007/august/burning_man_airport.php?page=1 The rest of the folks quotes manage a mailing list I'm on and they're already improving things...