Does anyone know what the penalty is for busting a Presidential TFR? I've talked with a controller and AOPA and their opinions are pretty varied...Don't ask why I want to know this, it's embarassing!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can explain exactly how a prop governor works for a constant speed prop system? All I know is that the engine Oil pushes a piston in the prop hub that twists the prop to the appropriate angle. Thanks, Felix

I got my first GPS, a Magellan, in April of 1995. I thought it was an absolute marvel - and it was, at the time. I got my second GPS, a Garmin GPS III Pilot, in November of 1997, for about $650. It was a hundred times better than the Magellan. I got my third GPS, a Garmin GPSMAP 295, in February of...

Whenever I can, when I go flying I take my 5 year old daughter with me. She really likes to fly and is quite interested so I was wondering if there were some kind of club she could join (kind-of AOPA jr) or, if not, whether there would be any interest in one if one were started. I was thinking...

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=6151309 ---snip Sat Sep 4, 2004 12:44 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three terminals were evacuated at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday after two unrelated incidents spurred an investigation of a possible security...

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message ... "Iwan Bogels" wrote in message ... Hello Dudley, Just curious: Did I ever state I was pushing flight...

Does Best Glide Speed reduce with weight the same as other airspeeds?

Hope you all can help out a friend of mine with information... My friend has a brother in Vietnam and he wants to become a pilot. He wants out of Vietnam and my friend wants him out of Vietnam to make a better life for himself. He has family support financially from his Sister (my friend)...

I have made the jump to satellite radio for my car, choosing XM Radio as my provider. Wow, am I in love now that I am free of the canned format of commercial radio! :) I was wondering if anyone has taken the portable version of the XM radio receiver, in my case called the Delphi Roadie or Roadie...

Hello, I'm relatively new to IFR (got the rating in Jan.) and also have never flown into the Arizona area. I'll be flying from the San Diego area into Chandler (CHD) and I want to do the flight IFR. I have some questions: 1. Does ATC normally route you to CHD using one of the PHX STARs? I did...

On Saturday I had my first opportunity to fly solo in actual since my IR checkride. One of my biggest concerns since getting the rating was how I would make my first entry into actual without the benefit of an instructor at my side. With about ten hours of actual during my training I had always...

After living in Iowa for the last 7 years, it seemed that we were the only ones left who had NOT been to the "Great Iowa State Fair." This year is the 150th anniversary of this grand old tradition, so last weekend we decided to check it out. After the brief, 0.7 hour flight to Des Moines, Mary...

Answer to this question isn't in the flight manual for my '53 Cessna 180. Hope to get some expert advice. I am planning a long flight Labor Day Weekend and calculate no wind reserve based on my previous fuel burn rate of about 50 minutes. Book says even more. My last leg will be about 170 N mile...

Here's a few screenies of Flight Sim 2004 and the PMDG 737. http://www.thepilotlounge.com/scripts/forums/index.php?showtopic=977 This is the new system I just finished putting togheter and all i have to say is that it's day and night difference between my old POS and this new monster. Pentium 4...

Anybody have any feedback on the Garmin 96C or 96? Thanks, John Bell www.cockpitgps.com

This from the AOPA e-Pilot: ANTI-AIRPORT CANDIDATES GET VOTED DOWN IN FLORIDA Anti-airport hysteria didn't sell in Martin County, Florida. Voters on Tuesday rejected all three of the county commission candidates running on a platform of downsizing Witham Field in Stuart. And it was...

The wife and I will be flying to Ocean City/Wildwood N.J. this Saturday to get our feet wet in the Atlantic one more time before fall and the onslought of Frances up the East coast next week. Just wondering if anyone has gone to WWD this summer. What are the current parking/tie down fees, etc? Any...

For a non-turbocharged piston airplane, does cruise altitude really matter? I made a complicated spreadsheet which produces a fairly simple answer: Unless you climb way above your critical altitude, trip time and fuel burn don't vary much at all. Over a 500nm trip, it only takes about 4% longer...

Alan- I totally agree with you, even to a larger scale. Instructors as of late (and partially driven by pressure from students) are not teaching these "building block" fundamental skills which are essential before tackling radio navigation. I think its a shame. Basic pilotage is so essential...

I remember a discussion recently whether pilots are safer drivers. I believed that to be true until recently. As a pilot, I tend to look up at the sky while driving, particularly if an airplane is flying. The other day I was looking up at the clouds to figure out which direction the wind...