Hi, I was wondering what the acronym GUMPS stood on a landing checklist. Larry

Flyers, I am flying from N14 to Gatlinburg, TN (KGKT) in mid-April for an anniversary trip with my wife. My wife HATES turbulence and asked me to do everything in my power to mitigate it's effects on our flight. My first thoughts are to fly: 1) in the early morning 2) on the downwind side...

http://tinyurl.com/24jyqb Have had recent past with XCor folks, they are straight shooters. I would have the tendency to believe their timing not disbelieve it. YMMV

I've been using AOPA's Real-Time Flight Planner, but CSC DUATS GoldenEagle FlightPrep looks more comprehensive. I'd like to know which one is better and I'm also wondering what else might be out there that I don't know about. My question is, what flight planning software do you use? -- Dallas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7316835.stm

This got me thinking, a rudderless Ercoupe in a multi-directional wind landing...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l2NJFrvYls Do you (I) really want a home that close to a GA landing strip? Yet I see megabuck homes in my neck of the woods http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?prt=85&t=1217861

Hello- Is there some kind of easy trick to understanding what type of weather to expect at certain weather systems and fronts in term of explaining this to the DPE during the checkride? I am not trying to avoid learning weather theory...i just wonder if I am looking to far into the meaning of all...

Hello- I was totaling up my hours and I wanted to ask about item 5-iii here. I have gone on two solo x-countries totaling over 5 hrs and two dual x countries, one night and one day. The day one was 2 hours and the night one was about the same. First Q Does the night+Day x/c training count...

I posted a lot of pictures from my USAF Pilot Training at Williams AFB, Arizona at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aviatorr727/sets/72157601902012851/ Here is the story of how I soloed in the T-37 Most Air Force instructors in the Pilot Training program were calm, reasonable men who used...

"Blueskies" wrote in message ... "Reality_Check©" wrote in message ... Pilot's Gun Goes Off On Flight From Denver U.S. Airways Pilot Part...

A short video clip showing a near collision between a skydiver and a light single was just shown on "Fox & Friends". The airplane looked like a Navion with the gear extended, but it went by rather quickly. Anyone have any additional information on this?

Eeyore wrote in : wrote: HYDERABAD: In a slip up hours after the Shamshabad airport opened for business, a KLM flight from Amsterdam which was supposed to land at Hyderabad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080301/ap_on_bi_ge/northrop_eads_air_force_tanker Whooo-weee. The political feathers are gonna fly on *this* one. Now we're outsourcing the military, too? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

"I don't know what he is doing up there".....ATC Controller I just returned from my first West Coast trip in the RV-6A. The plan was to go to Page AZ to take photos at Antelope Canyon, hike out to the Wave, go to Catalina Island via Bear Lake airport, then up to Fresno to see Yosemite. The trip...

Just heard the double sonic boom in Lakeland a couple of minutes ago and the shuttle is about 2 min from landing at the cape. What a treat. TP

Just got a "service Letter in the mail from Parker. Dated Feb 15, 2008 It states that "All Parker/Airborne engine driven air pumps are beyond their mandatory replacement time and must be removed from services" Bascally they are saying that if you have a Parker/Airborne Vac Pump that its toast,...

On Mar 25, 4:24*pm, john smith wrote: My thoughts are to take care of flying in the following order: 1. airspeed - increasing... pull back on the throttle; decreasing... push in on the throttle 2. pitch attitude - nose down... pull back on the yoke/stick; nose up... ...

Hello- I am a student pilot getting studying for my checkride. One question that I want to get right is the issue mentioned in the subject header above. My instructor said that because we do not have a MEL, we use the POH and anything that is considered Optional but is defective can be deferred...

Folks, Was listening to a geek podcast a while back and heard that MIT was making their courses available online. If one like to learn more about the subjects taught there, give this link a check: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm Enjoy

I use my plane for family transportation. So the wife and kids don't see a lot of difference between running out to the plane to go to Mexico vs. going out to the car. So when the family runs out ahead and we have the car I hit the remote unlock. The other day my wife asked why the plane doesn't...