Hi, I'm writing a song lyric that refers to "cabin glare". But I'm not exactly sure what it is and I can't find a single definition on the internet. I want to be sure I'm using it correctly. Can someone share a brief description/definition? Thank you.

SAILPLANE RIDE GIFT CERTIFICATES - great for pilots, friends and prospective pilots. Over 500 given each year from Jean, NV and Cle Elum, WA airports. Silently ride the air currents over the airport for a one hour scenic ride into the desert or mountainscape ($175). (Price same for one person or...

Taylor wrote You meant retarding the spark for gasoline with lower anti-knock performance, not advancing it. I meant dynamic control of the spark advance, such as is normal in automotive engines. Spark advance refers to how far in advance of TDC (top dead center) the spark...

SAILPLANE RIDE GIFT CERTIFICATES - great for pilots, friends and prospective pilots. Over 500 given each year from Jean, NV and Cle Elum, WA airports. Silently ride the air currents over the airport for a one hour scenic ride into the desert or mountainscape ($175). (Price same for one person or...

I have often wondered, with GA under increased scrutiny, how long it would be before one of us was investigated as a suspected terrorist. I never thought I would be first. I came home from the airport last night to find a business card stuck in the door of my apartment. It had the embossed gold...

Every so often, we have people post here and complain. Flying isn't useful. It's too expensive. It's inconvenient. The customer service at FBO's is terrible, and the planes are always broken. It's taking forever to solo and the CFI (is always late/is just looking to move up/has no clue/is...

I was flying the LOC BC RWY 31 approach in Brownsville, Texas last week when I lost contact with Valley Approach as I was being vectored to the IAF - CALIA intersection, which is in Mexico. Not a big deal, since I had a backup frequency from the previous frequency change - I swirched to it, got...

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 23:18:37 GMT, B A R R Y wrote: If you ACTUALLY own one... Would you buy it again? I've had ANR DCs and Lightspeeds. Own a set of Bose, would never fly with anything else again.

I've done a number of these over the years, but prior to tomorrow's, I'm thinking about how the preflight routine changes. I'll check all the screws on all the inspection panels, pull off the engine cowlings and poke about, looking for anything obviously loose. Check that the seats are on the...

There is an article in the Feb/March Air and Space called Falling with the Falcon by Tom Harpole. Unfortunatly, it is not available on the web, or at least I could not find it. This is an amazing story about Ken Franklin and his Peregrine Falcon, Frightful. Ken is a 17,000 hour pilot who has...

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/travel/escapes/19trip.html?ex=1125720000&en=d0e9f107a37ffefe&ei=5070

I have a 9 month old yellow lab. Very well trained - come, sit, stay, down, fetch, drop, heel, crate, etc. Loves the car, jumps right in. Want to start taking him on flights with me. Any comments on introducing him to the plane? Thanks, Michael

Hit a mountain wave today near Pikes Peak at FL190 in my TR-182. First I couldn't maintain FL190 (I only have 300-400 fpm climb at that altitude anyway) as my indicated airspeed descended to 80 K. Called ATC, got a block altitude, FL 180 - 200. About a minute later I needed the upside. Shot...

I was sitting on the FBO bench today when a Pitts groundlooped. The pilot is fine - he walked away from the plane. The plane seemed to have suffered pretty minor damage as well. About a 40 degree 12 knot crosswind - certainly not windy conditions. The comment by the FBO owner was "the most...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3606903.stm

If you have high bandwidth and flash, this is a pretty interesting site. If you happen to have 50 million or so, it is even relevant. http://www.gulfstream.com/index.html Examples of EVS (Enhanced Vision System) technology. Amazing technology. http://www.gulfstream.com/gulfstreamevs/ Michael

A thread in RAO referenced nice guys in aviation. Let's give them credit. Give an example when someone went above and beyond for you. I got to the airport around 4:00 on a summer morning in Indianapolis. During preflight I switched on the master to lower the flaps and check the fuel gauges....

I promise, promise, promise there is no political agenda here. I just think this is a great photo. Don't know how far the runway is from the stands, but the illusion is that the wings are practically over the race crowd. Michael http://makeashorterlink.com/?C43163D67

Sorry if this is a repost - I just changed news accounts and it may have shown up in the old one as well... Going to NY in a few weeks. What is the most convenient GA airport to land and take public transportation into midtown? Thanks, Michael

Going to NY in a few weeks. What is the most convenient GA airport to land and take public transportation into midtown? Thanks, Michael