To get back into practice I fired up MSFS 2002 and grabbed a random (out of date) chart to fly. It was the Bangor BGR ILS 33 approach (amdt 10B 03079, regular NOAA chart). So I gave the chart a quick glance, set up the nav frequencies as listed in the chart, and went flying. It took a few...

Last week I again experienced ATC confusion near Phoenix. Background: On 6 Apr 09 I used AOPA's flight planner to plan IFR from Longmont, CO (KLMO) to Falcon Field, Mesa, AZ (KFFZ) via the low altitude route HYGEN V85 FQF V389 PUB V611 FTI V60 OTO V12 ABQ V190 BARGN at 12,000. When I attempted...

Canceling a flight because of weather can lead to some unusual pursuits. While getting a weather briefing, I came across the following snippet which is part of the Fallon (NAS) TAF: KNFL 2312/2409 VRB06KT 4800 BR VCSH SCT009 SCT060 OVC080 650809 651703 QNH3003INS Now I must confess that I had a...

Monday, 15:00Z, Tuscaloosa, AL: Area forecast: VFR Nearest TAFs: Better than 5,000-and-5 for at least 12 hours. Nearest METARs: Better than 5,000-and-5. Surprise! KTCL ASOS: Visibility less than 1/4 mile, freezing fog. Indefinite ceiling 100. Temperature -2, dewpoint -3.

Today's flight, figured to video how I preflight my plane. Comments here or on the video most welcomed. Always nice to hear input to make me a safer pilot! Preflighting an airplane Part 1 Walking to the airplane - Preflight inside the...

Startup, runup, take off enroute and landing at 1R7 Brookhaven MS and landing KMBO Madison MS Text overlays on what I am doing for startup, runup and listening to AWOS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7f3DTmQOO8

Does anybody know a way to load IAPs into Golden Eagle so that the feature is available WITHOUT having to pay for their subscription? thanks

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/954-full.html#196146 "An air traffic controller didn’t tell Scott Crossfield he was headed for a storm, but then Crossfield didn’t ask, either." The avweb article links to this Washington Post...

I can't seem to find any significant data on the web about this panel mounted GPS. Even Southeast Avionics website has very little information about the Trimble product line and they usually are an excellent reference point. Does anyone still use this GPS and are current databases still available?...

What's up with the FAA STMP reservation site? http://www.fly.faa.gov:80/estmp/ OSH doesn't show up. Even if all the sservations are full, it should still be listed. -- Dan T-182T at BFM

Anybody know whether this is an airworthiness issue? I was flying CAP cadets today and discovered the problem. We have a kid taking a private ride on Monday and would not like to switch airplanes on him. Obviously it's not on the required VFR equipment list, but since without it you no longer...

I had a bizarre problem on my KLN94. The display itself is totally fine (i.e. the moving map shows everything correctly, all pixels are OK); however, on almost all other text pages, there is information missing. For example, the groundspeed is not showing on the NAV page, or a frequency on an APT...

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If you are an independent plane owner or like to fly in smaller plane's, what might be a good idea is to get your hands on R.H. Tuttle Jr.'s new epic Novel, "The Masconi's", to read after you have taken your plane for a nice flight! Only inteligent people like to broaden their horizons by taking...

Regarding AUTOmated METARs, the AIM says there are two different kinds of automated stations: "AO1 for automated weather reporting stations without a precipitation discriminator, and AO2 for automated stations with a precipitation discriminator. (A precipitation discriminator can determine the...

With the GX-60 in my Bonanza, I can look at any waypoint in the database (eg VOR, NDB, intersection, airport, etc.) and press the "INFO" button. I can then get distance and direction to that waypoint without doing a "go to" and without disturbing my current route. I flew a trip today in another...

I'd like to start better using my 396 and am looking for suggestions. I'm using the internet to keep the database up to date. I'd like to load STAR's, routes, etc. using a pc program. Is there a program for doing this? I have the auto option with the Mapsource program - is that what...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A manager at an Arizona flight school that trained one of the Sept. 11 pilot-hijackers testified at the Zacarias trial Wednesday that she called the Federal Aviation Administration with concerns over his qualifications for a pilot license, but her concerns were dismissed by an FAA...

Does anybody know where I can get preferred IFR routes when coming back from the USA, say from Teteboro to Oshawa? I have the rotue when going to Teteboro

My medical is expired, I have not flown in 3 years, and I am very anxious to get back in the air. Is anyone flying into or through Pittsburgh, PA? Alleghney Co. or Pittsburgh International Airport? I have ~1,600hrs tt from ERAU in Daytona Beach, but have gotten into all kinds of other stuff...