Well now I know why it is called the G1000 because that is how much it costs to get checked out in one. This afternoon I finished my checkout in a G1000 equipped Diamond Star ( 180 HP four place). That was my excitement for New Years Eve. After finishing this posting I will be headed to...

Has anybody ever heard of an instructor turning a pre-solo student loose in an airplane alone for taxi practice around an airport without supervision ? It was basically "go taxi the airplane around the airport and taxiways but don't go on the runway and don't take off, I'll come back to check on...

I'm seeing a lot of people leaving usenet quite publicly, in favor of a moderated forum, because the signal to noise ratio on the group has become so poor. This is of course their right and decision. I don't intend to follow them, and that of course is mine. I will, however, point out some major...

In the past I've been accused of being hopelessly starry-eyed about Oshkosh, to the point of waxing poetically sappy. Just to prove that I'm not all sniffly about leaving OSH, I thought I'd list my Top Ten List of things that suck about Oshkosh. Feel free to add yours. 10. Seaplane Base...

There are some mysteries that I've encountered while learning to read VFR charts: 1. I see airports with dashed cyan circles around them that I presume indicate Class D airspace (based on the chart legend). However, the circles are not always the same size, and I don't see any indication of their...

What'd you think of it? Should I go see it? The Monk

Why is it important to see Obama's college records? Because the media has created fantasies around Obama on every issue. You should start dispelling them with the easiest one, i.e. the fantasy of Obama's "academic degrees and honors". Obama has been fighting desperately to block all access to his...

I have been at various airshows, flyins, etc where CAP cadets and adults were present in uniform. As the civilian auxiliary of the Air Force are they expected to salute officers etc? Are members of the Air Force supposed to salute CAP members of higher rank? Walking around at these functions...

Our new hangar lease includes a specific ban on bicycles, of all things. (And cars, and anything else in the hangars not directly related to aviation.) Is this legal? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

As gas -- and corn -- prices creep ever higher, everyone in my great State of Iowa is all ablush with talk of riches pouring in, thanks to ethanol production. They can barely contain their glee at this remarkable turn of economic fortune. (Remember, just a few years ago farmers here had one foot...

I have often wondered, with GA under increased scrutiny, how long it would be before one of us was investigated as a suspected terrorist. I never thought I would be first. I came home from the airport last night to find a business card stuck in the door of my apartment. It had the embossed gold...

Coming back from KCOS to 00V today several aircraft were in the pattern for runway 33 and some people wanted runway 15 since the winds were at the changeover point. With one or two at the runup area for runway 15 I just went east until the fiasco was sorted out (I made several position reports...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/10/AR2005121001562.html -- M. Lattoni Calgary, Canada Skype: marc_lattoni Phone: 403.238.3731

I was reading some of the older posts of this group and was highly entertained by NW_Pilot's carburetor icing thread. My guess is that all of the high time pilots have at least one "big scare story" they might share... How about it, what was your scariest moment? Dallas

For me, it's the King Air. Other opinions?

Not my statement. See http://www.longbets.org/4 What sayeth the group wisdom? I think eventually there will be pilotless aircraft, the question is when.

With the recent spate of Cirrus accidents, the question arises, "Is it time for a special certification review?" In the last twenty years, four general aviation aircraft have been subjected to special certification review following a series of accidents. The Cessna 210, Piper Malibu, Beech...

More great press for GA airport security. ////////// Two 14-year-old boys from Big Bear are doing OK tonight. Police say they suffered minor injuries after stealing an airplane from the Big Bear Airport and crash-landing it in Joshua Tree National Park last night. The boys' apparent joy-ride...

Just got off the phone with NWPilot, calling me from a wake (at Hooters) for a fellow ferry pilot who went down today in the North Atlantic, 50 miles short of Keflavik, Iceland. Here's the story, from...

I tried to go to the AOPA Flight Planning web page today, and found that the only option remaining is to download a Microsoft-only application. This seems annoying. Sure, I was able to go directly to the duat web site, and it was fine. But I'm a member of AOPA, and they've eliminated a benefit...