I'm confused about what determines the local altimeter setting. My understanding is that there is a barometer in the tower that measures the weight of a column air extending up into the atmosphere. What factors affect its weight? Is it purely temperature variations caused by uneven heating by the...

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Today I flew into KBFI (Boeing field) which is class D and has extentions that underlie the Class B that require close attention to altitudes and headings so as to stay clear. Today the winds were favoring 31L (and 31R) and I came in from the west on the Vashon approach--the most common approach...

I am not IFR rated but plan to start training. I have an experimental equiped for IFR with Garmin 300XL GPS (+ VOR). It has an expired americas database card. Is that sufficient GPS IFR for US territory? Or should I get USA specifically and whats the difference?

Greetings fellow pilots and aviation supporters, On behalf of the University of Illinois Flying Team, I would like to extend an invitation to a special aviation event. On April 18, 2004, the Flying Team, in conjunction with the Chanute Air Museum, will be hosting a Fly-In/Drive-In Pancake...

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Can anyone point out why the following approaches have minor differences (specifically the minimums and the MAP): RUT LOC/DME 19 RUT LOC 19 (with DME)

I've moved up to a new plane that includes an S-Tec 50 autopilot. It has several very capable modes ranging from Wings Leveler, Track a Heading bug, Follow NAV input, Hold a set Altitude, and approach mode which tracks NAV input more closely. What do the regs say about the permissible use of an...

WASHINGTON — Last year was among the worst for airline delays and 2008 did not start any better, according to government data released Tuesday. Nearly one-third of commercial flights in the U.S. arrived late or were canceled in January, up slightly from the same month last year, the...

Many 1960-61 Cessna 210 new unused NOS parts being auctioned on ebay now. Some of these parts may fit other year aircraft as well. Includes very hard to find and/or expensive nosegear doors, main nosegear ass'y, cowl skins, nose cowl, cowl flaps. Much more coming soon including rebuildable wings...

I am going from El Monte (EMT) to Oakland (OAK) tomorrow. With single engine plane at 120 knt, which arrival procedure / approach can I expect from ATC? Thanks, Robin Hou

There seems to be a lot of questions regarding the new instrument rating PTS. Although it was published in April, it does not take effect until October. The purpose of the new PTS is to incorporate advanced technology such as electronic flight displays and GPS into the program. The "Aircraft and...

There's a software update for the Lowrance AirMap 2000c (version 1.6.0) dated 5/26/06 on the Lowrance website. It fixes the E6B/wind calculation problem, among other things. http://www.lowrance.com/Software/Upgrades/upgrades.asp - Steve

Hi folks, Had a bit of adventure the other night - I was in Stockton, CA on business. Got back to the airport in the afternoon, and the winds were up something fierce. Ground reports from home in SQL showed pretty nasty winds, too. I think it was 15G22 right across the runway. So instead of...

Last weekend I flew my first Angel Flight from MRY down to SMO. There was the remnants of a cold front that passed through the day before between the Bay Area and LA so there was plenty of clouds hanging around, mostly build-ups over the mountains with tops 90 to 110 and some lower layers BKN30. So...

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Flying back from Atlanta to Jackson, my Echo Flight finally received its downloaded Nexrad data. It showed me flying right in the middle of a big blotch of red. I look outside the window. I'm in light 40 F light drizzle with ceilings of about 6000 above a broken 2000 layer. I turn on...

Is there anything I should take into account? I will be filling IFR. Probably stop for customs in Buffalo. Will be leaving Pittsburgh for the return trip back around 12:30am. Do they have any closure times there? -- Anthony Acri (

I seem to remember seeing a nasal cannula that clipped to a microphone boom? The usual loop around the ears models interfere with the anr headsets and are a pain to put on. Thanks.

Just spotted this on AOPA's site: _Garmin releases WAAS software upgrade for 400W/500W models_ http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2007/071206garmin.html ----------------- start of article ---------------------------------------------- Owners of Garmin's GNS400W and 500W models can now get a...