As many of us have experienced, the response of FSS briefers to phone calls has been sometimes ... um... desultory, and when we're at a remote airport with no radio link to Center, waits on the phone of 15-30 minutes for clearance have been common. Lockheed-Martin FSS has now segregated a group of...

I was at the Northwest EAA fly In this weekend and attended the Garmin forum. The Garmin Rep.... if I understood him correctly? stated the New 400/500 unit would contain a new 12 channel GPS reciever, refurred to as the "GPS engine" (faster for WAS) and new faster processor too. I thought? I heard...

"While the new series has just begun to fly, the Air Force has the next generation already in the works. The GPS 2F satellites are under construction at a Boeing plant in California. They will feature the original and the new modernized signals, plus offer a third civilian signal of particular...

So what does everyone think about the proposed new IFR currency requirements? The major changes seem to be that 1 hour of cross- country time will be required, along with six approaches, consisting of BOTH precision and non-precision, and two types of holds. Some of this can be completed in a...

Hey all... just figured I'd share that I passed my IFR checkride a week or so ago. If anything, actually passing made me more leery of going out on own. Don't want hubris, but need to figure out what I can do. Just as a side note, I got to use it a bit last weekend coming back from Ohio. VFR at...

One of the latest developments has been the Asus R300 and R700, two GPS systems with similar characteristics except... http://www.freegpsguide.info/2008/04/asus-r300-and-r700-gps-devices.html

Is there an examiner on board that can summarize the significant changes in the new PTS? For example, is the GPS required to be turned off during one of the approaches?

There is just about a month before the new instrument rating PTS takes effect on October 1. This is a major re-write with standards for GPS and autopilot coupled approaches (now required if the aircraft is equipped), guidelines for partial panel approaches in aircraft with glass cockpits,...

http://www.naco.faa.gov/content/naco/SpecialNotices/Reconfig_of_Enroute_Low_Charts.pdf

Ocean Airlines is expected to operate a flight for Cargolux through Luxembourg. ETA: 09/1800z ETD: 09/2000z Pictures of this 3 month old italian all-cargo airlines can be found under http://decker.antoine.free.fr http://decker.antoine.free.fr/News_3/Ocean_Airlines.htm

Anyone know why New Kent, VA's VOR approach is NA at night? And does this prohibition apply to part 91 operators? http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/NorthEast/W96_vA.pdf -- remove underscores to email

Has anyone seen a chart for a new localizer approach into KASE? The localizer data is in the new DAFIF cycle, but neither MyAirplane.com nor AOPA have a chart for it. http://www.airnav.com/airport/ASE/ils/15

I am pleased to announce the beta launch of a new on-line instrument approach plate service at http://siap.awun.net/ This service collects all the plates you need for a trip into a single PDF file. Try it out and let me know if you think it's useful. (There's a feedback form at the end.) The...

I just wanted to inform Seattle area pilots about a new school that started in Renton Municipal Airport. We are AcuWings, a family owned business. The reason we started the school is because we felt the void in Renton Airport for an alternative outfit. We currently have a Piper Tomahawk that is a...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzTgKjGgWtY "God is watching you" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR_CN8112J8 "Fall landing at KMBO - my best landing at KMBO" http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=BeechSundowner is where all the videos are housed. I am keeping my channel "aviation themed" as much as...

If you have been out of aviation for a time, there are some new terms to learn if you fly IFR. 1. RNav GPS which is lateral Navigation approach (LNAV) 2. Waas enable approaches or Approach with Vertical Guidance (APV) 2 a. LNAV/VNAV is Lateral Navigation /Verical Navigation (Not a precesion...

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