Y'all, I have been flying in an aircraft where ATC has occasionally mentioned that there is a 3-4 hundred discrepancy betwee our communicated altitudes and that of our blind encoder. We have acknowledged the difference. The altimeters were certified some 300 miles away only three months ago. ATC...

All through my primary training I learned never to turn more than 30 degree bank in the pattern, and keep that ball centered. For four years and about 230 hours I've flown by that doctrine. Now I'm doing instrument and on circling approaches I'm learning that to keep it close enough in on...

I am tired - just landed from a 12 hour, 20 minute flight from LAX to Taiwan. I got a good laugh though today when our PDC was INOP, and the F/O had to call to get the clearance. It was for sure the longest clearance I've ever heard! Here it...

This morning I flew into Erie (KERI), a class D airport in northwest Pennsylvania along Lake Erie. Weather was low IFR with 500 foot ceilings, 4 mile visibility, and winds out of the southwest. An ILS to runway 24 was in...

Hi! Sorry if this has been beaten to death already..... I am going to get an instrument rating soon, and are considering my options. Has anyone here any knowledge about taking an IR couorse in the US and converting it to a JAR license in Europe? What is involved?

I have a trip for my boss starting on Sunday July 10, through Sunday July 17. My usual Co-Pilot is not going to be able to do the trip. The trip will start in Santa Barbara, CA and we will fly to Auckland, New Zealand (NZAA). We will overnight for two days, then head over to Tokyo (RJAA), and then...

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Saturday was my first night IFR cross country. I was flying right seat in a 172SP with an instructor on the left. The flight was from KHHR Hawthorne CA to Bermuda Dunes. All was well and as expected until Palm Springs approach. They vectored us to a point south of the VOR-C approach approx...

I'm an Instrument Airplane student, and am having a disagreement with my instructor on one topic - that of Aircraft Approach Categories. According to 14 CFR Part 97.3 (b), it provides the speed ranges for the different aircraft categories (A-E). In all the documentation I've read, this "speed" is...

All, before we get going on the whiz wheel vs electronic, plastic vs metal discussions that e6b questions always seem to lead to let me state that I have seen the plastic ones, own a metal one, use an electronic one on my palm that does it all (e6b+ from jim eli, best $7.50 ever spent...

I am a relatively new CFII looking for some advice. I am starting an instrument student in a 172 that is bare bones IFR. The plane has a single nav with glideslope, a VFR GPS installation, and no ADF or DME. I haven't flown the plane on an IFR flight yet, but it seems that the way to make it...

Yesterday, I stopped by a small VFR airport in western NY state and struck up a conversation with a few locals. During the interesting aviation chat I learned that the FAA had been to their airport a year or so ago performing a survey that would hopefully result in a GPS approach. On average, how...

In the June AOPA Pilot "State of General Aviation" issue, Bruce Landsberg gives a gold star to Cessna, for their new production singles, which, according to the article, have not suffered a single fuel mismanagement accident. Well, I know of one near-miss, which could have broken that record, and...

I thought you folks might get a kick out of the reaction of the fellow who will be staying with us during EAA. Here's some of what he's written (with his permission): ************************************************************ HOLY COW!!!!!! i don't believe it. i've been dreaming about going...

I have acquired a KX-155, KLN-89B and a 209A indicator. The 209A has a built-in relay to switch between the GPS and NAV. I'm trying to figure out what 'annunciation' is _required_ for this setup. The MD41 annunciator is about $950. I can get the control head only for about $700. The real...

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It IS possible for an instructor to give dual instruction without logging (or being) PIC. In one instance, I did some instrument training in my aero-club's Grumman Tiger. The instrument instructor I used was not yet checked out in the aircraft type in the club. So, from a club insurance point...

Hi all. My currency just ran out last month and I was wondering within the next six months Im allowed to have a safty pilot with me or do I need a instructor to perform the six approches holds and tracking? I looked through the FARS and it really says nothing about who can be with you during the...

Standard disclaimer applies: I still have my copy of Flight Training next to the porcelain throne. Ahem. However, as I flip the pages of this magazine, I cannot help but think that companies like Garmin are getting off a bit easy. Being a software developer, I am very suprised to discover that...

I am looking for pictures of thunderstorms for research purposes. Specifically I am interested in the tops (anvils) of Thunderstorms. Even though most airliners / jets do not go over them for turbulence reasons that I am aware of, maybe pics at a distance could give me a look at what I am searching...