It was a clear calm morning. The sun was just coming up over the ocean. The temperature was around 70F. I had an easy commute in to work. The employee parking shuttle bus driver waited for me to walk over and board instead of making me wait 15 minutes for the next one. I had only one Jeppeson...

I went downstairs to the hotel restaurant and ran into a friend who recounted a recent experience he had. He was inbound to LAX on the Civet arrival to rwy 25R at night. His FO coupled the autopilot to the ILS about 30 miles out. Approach control pointed out traffic from the northeast that was to...

The TSA has changed the wording in it's regs to reflect reality. Once in a while a smart person infiltrates Washington DC. I hope they don't catch the perp. After 9/11, any operator with aircraft of 12,500 pounds or more had to comply with a burdensome security program. Many, many aircraft have a...

And so we must part again. Economic obsolescence brings despair once again. The joy, the inner peace, the relaxing comfort that comes with a familiar trusted colleague slips away once more. The anxiety of starting over with a new partner is facing me, again. The future is daunting. My first...

Some years ago, an A&P designated examiner was convicted of fraud for issuing mechanic's certificates without giving much of a test. He was located in Sanford, Florida. Nearly 3000 certified letters were mailed out last week to everyone who used this examiner from October 1995 to Aug 1998. The...

I usually don't read the posts about electronics, so please excuse my ignorance if this subject has been visited previously. I'm wondering if there is a device similar to a handheld GPS receiver (same size, portable antenna that suction cups to a window, battery powered) that I can use to surf the...

With all the ranting about TSA, most of it deserved, I thought ya'll might want to hear something nice for Thanksgiving. It was a random act of kindness in a city not known for such things. I was sitting in the cockpit for an O'dark:30 morning departure. Boarding was about half-way done. A gate...

It was a beautiful day in land that Mickey built- 76 degrees with full sun while the northern folks got their first freezing blast of winter. We headed off-shore over the islands of the Caribbean. I was on the second radio talking to old friends and catching up on news from all the islands that...

From the FAA website- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- " Regis#: 889JB Make/Model: SR22 Description: SR-22 Date: 01/15/2005 Time: 1723 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage:...

It seems a little strange when Havana Center says "Cleared to flight level three zero zero". It seems a little strange going eastbound at FL 310. It seems a little strange when Atlanta Center actually has a different altitude available while going to O'Hare. It seems very strange when another...

"Wind 285 at 186". That's the highest I've ever seen outside a hurricane. I was coming from the Windy City going south to the Sunshine State at FL330 and crossing the jetstream. The ride through it wasn't too bad, just occasional light chop. I'm sure glad I wasn't westbound! D.

"n-e-w-s" wrote in message German police stop Delta pilot on alcohol suspicion I've taken the liberty of removing the cross-postings. For those in the educated group which remains, I'd like to point out that for the airline I'm employed at, since the start of 2004 until the present, 3.7% of...

I was heading down island on Easter Sunday to do a little bone fishing, cruising at 11,500' in a Navajo Chieftain with a 20 knot tailwind, just me and some calypso music on the AM radio (ADF for you student pilots). The autopilot was doing a fine job. Then the right engine hiccupped. It was a small...

During the winter, I usually overnight in warm places- Florida or the Caribbean. I figured that by late April, I could safely bid the northern overnights without having to take my trench coat. Wrong.... We broke out at 300' on the ILS at DTW with RVR of 1800'. The snow was blowing horizontal....

I'm trying to find a Fill-Rite AV4211 DC Avgas Aviation Pump System. If anyone has one of these for sale or knows where I can locate one, please write to me, . Thanks. ** Captain Infinity

Recently, I had the opportunity to fly north and discover the tranquil beauty of a New England’s fall season via my Beech Bonanza. What a great combination. Our intermediate stop along our aviation pilgrimage was the Fitchburg Airport (KFIT) located adjacent to a small lone mountain located in...

Hello. Does anyone know of any lists of currently produced 'Special Light Sport Aircraft'? I've seen some lists of homebuilts and kit planes, but I'm interested in seeing more of the (soon to be) certificated planes. I've seen some interesting looking planes like Jabiru's 'Calypso Sport' and the...

Howdy. I'm currently having a problem with the FAA Medical Division. The situation is as follows. I have a minor endocrine disorder that is easily managed by a medication that is already FAA-approved. Neither the disorder nor the medication has *any* side effects that could remotely impact flying,...

Howdy. Does anyone know if a copy of the FAA's 'Airplane Flying Handbook' (FAA-8083-3) is available online in a PDF or HTML version anywhere? The book it replaces (The old Flight Training Handbook, AC 61-21) was available for download on the FAA's AC site, but I can't find the new book except in...

Hello. I'm finishing up my CFI training. My CFI and I went up in a 172 (certified for spins) and tried to get the plane to spin for my spin training. The airplane was loaded properly in the utility category. We could not get the airplane to enter a fully developed spin. It would enter the incipient...