I haven't heard a peep from anyone in aviation about this, but now it appears the Northwest can't survive without a NASCAR track, and yesterday the finalist was announced. Marysville, just a hair south of Arlington (AWO). From the...

Is there any problem with controllers or examiners if I cross a stepdown fix several hundred feet above the depicted altitude? I believe that, legally, I can be at any altitude above the crossing minimum, but would this be a bust of the PTS +/-100 tolerance, or cause a problem for ATC? For...

I learned something Friday night while getting in some night solo time. I called Whidbey Approach for a few minutes of flight following and possibly clipping their Class C, and the controller annonced radar contact, and then issued a squawk. I hadn't given my position (I wasn't too sure where I...

When I was young I got my license the week I turned 18. I left flying when I left my first wife. I would like to resume flying, but want to focus on IFR simulation (most cost effective) at home training before beginning actual flight training. Any advice would be appreciated to help me develop a...

Yesterday a coworker and I decided to fly out to Lancaster PA to their pilot shop because he wanted to look at purchasing a transceiver. This was our first time flying together, but we did do the ATOP course at Continental as a team. We decided that we would rent a plane from my FBO and that we...

Posted this one somewhere else, but wanted to share with the gang on the newsgroups. Dave Well, after one year, two instructors, 9 hours actual, and nearly 70 hours of training I passed the instrument checkride. It was originally scheduled for Tuesday, but if you read my other post you know that...

On Saturday my instructor and I flew to Stewart International in Newburg, NY for a few approaches. The plan was to fly out and do the VOR -27 partial panel a couple of times, followed by an ILS. After that we planned to fly to 4N1, Greenwood Lake, before returning to CDW. Partial panel holding had...

Tuesday's forecast for my neck of NJ was for a high of 63, light rain, and 1500 overcast. The perfect day to get some actual IMC. My instructor and I had planned on going to Hartford, CT to fly the LDA Rwy 2 approach. However, by the time I made it to the airport the layers were mostly scattered...

Yesterday we finally had a chance to do the long X/C. For those of you that don't know, I have about 50 hours of dual instrument and I'm fairly close to the checkride. At least that's what my instructor proposes. So as you can see my long X/C came later for me than most. I've also had an...

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...

Yesterday I flew two approaches with my GNS 430, the RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 at KCHO, and the RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 at KROA. In both cases, the 430 reported "Approach Not Active" just s I reached the FAF (JAGAG at CHO and HIBAN at ROA), and stopped sequencing. I am quite certain that I activated both...

I'm considering flying from ROA to CLT for a business meeting at the airport itself next Tuesday -- arriving around noon and departing around 16:00. I've not flown G/A to CLT before -- anyone able to advise on the in/out delays (and fees) that I should expect? I'm having a tough time justifying...

I'm looking for a tool that forecasts cloud bases and tops for a route of flight. I use http://adds.aviationweather.gov to approximate this by viewing the freezing levels, icing potential, pireps, etc., but it seems with all our modern satellite and radar products as well as weather service data...

Hi all, I'm taking a break from the corporate world and want to make something. I'm looking for suggestions that could make your aviation life easier. Is there a electronic gadget or widget that would make your flying or airplane experience better?

I recently flew my first DME arc transition using my Garmin GNS-530. It's always fun and challenging to figure out what the Garmin thinks it's doing; see my list of "Garmin gotchas" for examples: http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Garmin/ Below is the newly-added entry on my DME arc experience. --...

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I got the following from the FAA on their email broadcast.. its normally the way they send out info about local safety seminars.. Interesting how they are addressing a local traffic issue on a national level.. prudent? or overkill? Dave Teterboro Airport Operations & The Teterboro 5 Departure

It IS possible for an instructor to give dual instruction without logging (or being) PIC. In one instance, I did some instrument training in my aero-club's Grumman Tiger. The instrument instructor I used was not yet checked out in the aircraft type in the club. So, from a club insurance point...

wrote: Sorry guys. The spam stuff was not my intent. I do oppoligies and won't happen again. I have never been on newsgroups before and not sure how to work them. I hope you guys can forgive a bad choice. Murphey Not bad for a "rookie"... spamming HUNDREDS of...

I have seen that indication when the antenna did not have a clear view of the sky. The installed aircraft was an EADS/Socata TB-9 with gull wing doors. Coming out of the pad, the pilot's door when up (as it was in the summer) would obscure much of the sky and not allow the GPS to get a...