A newspaper reporter discovered that 41 commercial airline pilots in Minnesota have had their car drivers' licenses revoked due to drunken driving, yet they are still flying jumbo jets. - from the Transportation section of www.odd-info.com

FOUR KILLED IN MINNESOTA SR22 CRASH (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1006-full.html#196677) A Cirrus SR22 was on its second try to land at the Faribault airport in southern Minnesota on Sunday afternoon when it flipped over and burst into flames by the side of the...

Urinalysis Drug Tests Testing is most frequently performed on small samples of urine, although hair, saliva, and blood can also be used. Urine samples are collected by personnel under carefully controlled circumstances to avoid mismatches resulting in false positives, and to prevent adulteration...

Hello- Does anyone know a good source for finding someone that would be interested in leasing back their Cirrus sr20 for flight school purposes? Thanks.

Building it in China, OH JOY! I would think this would be a negative. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Cessna_Skycatcher_MadeInChina_196672-1.html Cessna has chosen the Chinese-government owned Shenyang Aircraft Corp. to build the Model 162 Skycatcher. Earlier this week, Cessna announced it...

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A USMC sniper was real good at his job. This sniper had a method. He would yell out some insult at the enemy and when someone stood up to reply, BANG!!! - one less terrorist! After every mission the company commander would ask "How many terrorists have you shot today?" However, on this...

I should know the answers to these, but have gotten some conflicting opinions without much authoritative reference, so wouldn't mind some more from this NG :). When approaching a towered airport (Class D), suppose I am told a few miles out "report a 3-mile right base, runway 23"... as often...

Every once in a while during a TAP browse I encounter a "WSI" weather system. I've looked at their site but it seems short on information. Is this the system that requires the GDL49/69 box to display on a Garmin screen? Anybody know about cost compared with XM?

ADS-B COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1006-full.html#196664) The transition from radar to ADS-B is expected to take more than 13 years and may cost you, personally, close to $9,000. The FAA is now giving you an extra 60 days to add your thoughts on its...

I'm considering setting up a controller/pilot user group locally. Does anyone else here have experience with such groups? I'd be interested in the format, content, and involvement of such meetings. Thanks

....in ice. It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds of ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor woman...

My Terra TRT 250D transponder has two serious problems... the second I caused while working on the first! If any of you have or know someone who has a "dead" or unused TRT 250D, I would like to make a deal. Please reply direct to:

Acronym: FAA Mission: To ensure the safety of civil aviation. The Federal Aviation Administration also encourages research and development with respect to the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics; develops and operates a common system of air traffic control and navigation for both...

I have a Treo 750 running Windows Mobile. Is there anyone out there running an aviation GPS package on one of these, or similar? I've done some digging and googling and found several options for a Palm based treo and for a new IPAQ, but I'm looking for something to run on my current...

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Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year? I need some ideas for Joe -- our new pilot. I'm thinking maybe a cheapie used handheld GPS, so he can stop following roads everywhere. (And, of course, more flight time!) ...

The FAA is marching toward sole dependence on GPS. However, the FAA engineers and controllers are screaming from the mountaintops PLEASE do not single thread North American airspace navigation on satellite only. Yes GPS is awesome. Yes GPS has and will change our lives. But the signal is small...

More Evidence of the Pilot Shortage PILOT SHORTAGE HITS REGIONALS (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1004-full.html#196655) American Eagle, the regional subsidiary of American Airlines, has trimmed flights from its winter schedule in part because it doesn't...

I'm planning a trip to the Los Angeles area tomorrow (12-2), but am not sure which airport I want to use. The flight will originate from the Modesto area, and I'll be doing it in a C-152. I've never been down that way, so I'm at a total loss as to which airport is best. I want some place thats both...