Alright, I realize that Oshkosh is so very last week, but with my drive home to Southern California and going back to work it's taken me until now to weed through all 1992 pictures I took. I weeded them down to 539... obviously not all of them are interesting but at least they're broken up into...

Never one to pass up a good beer or good beer joke, I thought I would share this with you all: At a world brewing convention in the States, the CEOs of various Brewing organisations retired to the bar at the end of each day's conference. Bruce, CEO of Fosters, shouted to the Barman: "In 'Strylya,...

We have been in the Philippines a few months now. Missionary work is going fine, but I still have not found any place to rent a plane here in Laoag. I will probably have to plan a trip down to Clark or something like that. General aviation does exist in this country. Several of the more wealthy...

I'm an instrument rated private pilot. My CFI was going to fly with one of his student pilots to an airport an hour away to go to the student's vacation home, providing instruction along the way. Then he would leave the student there for a couple days, and return to pick the student up. Now the...

Does a special issuance show up on the airman's registry web site? A chap I know needs a special issuance for diabetes. I bought a plane from him some years back and had been letting him fly it from time to time. I got a bug and checked him out on the Airman's registry. There it said his last...

Today promised to be the quality weather day to attend the (usually blisteringly hot) Iowa State Fair, held annually in Des Moines, Iowa. The weather was in the 80s, but the humidity was low and a broken cloud cover promised to keep the UV exposure down -- so it was off the fair for the Honeck...

Hello, I pratically never post in this group but love to read other people experiences, it is so "enriching". A friend of mine and I wrote a script ( some kind of program ) that allows me to add my logbook entries in a more informal way than my normal paper logbook. You can check it out at...

A Temporary Flight Restriction is like ... 1. An _invisible_ concrete K-rail barricade instantaneously placed in the path you routinely drive on the highway. 2. Unidentified Robo-Cop traffic violation cameras arbitrarily and instantly placed at road intersections within an area of 3,000 square...

Steven P. McNicoll wrote: "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... Slightly, but having another airplane land on top of you delays your departure even more.

I have been looking for a grand list of all available (running) GA aircraft, whether or not theyre still being manufactured. Apart from the yahoo group: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Transportation/Aviation/Aircraft/Manufacturers/ .... theres no other list I can...

REVISED AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT SUFFIX TABLE FOR FAA FLIGHT PLANS: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 1. Introduction. a. Effective September 1, 2005, when filing an FAA Flight Plan (FAA Form 7233-1), operators will use a new set of aircraft equipment suffixes to indicate Advanced RNAV and RVSM capabilities....

During primary training, many moons ago, I was growing frustrated with the sedate nature of our flying, so I asked my flight instructor (Bob -- a guy with 20K hours in every known flying machine) when we were going to get to the "fun stuff"? He didn't know what I was talking about, so I told him...

What is the collective experience on flying young children? I realize each child is different, but is there an age at which *most* children become decent passengers in light aircraft? How do you address protecting a young child's ears? Stories? Dos? Don'ts?

Last week I went for my annual eye exam and they sent me off for further testing to see if I may have Glaucoma. This was not because I have any vision loss or anything, simply based upon family history. With that said, if I assume that my testing (which is scheduled for next Friday)...

I need a medical reason for someone to fail their 3rd class physical. A character in my story is needing to be rejected for medical reasons, but whatever is the reason it should not interfer with normal life. Does a childhood history of epilepsy with no adult events lead to a medical failure? What...

Does anybody have definite word if FAA physicals (private pilot, not commercial) are or should be covered by health insurance?

So here I am in sunny (OK, heavy marine layer overcast) southern California. Always looking for interesting/stupid/expensive things to do, I see that there are a lot of outfits here offering taildragger instruction, some aerobatic, some spin training, some just tailwheel endorsements. They use a...

Some small jets are currently certified for single pilot operation. Is the only pilot required to don his mask above some altitude? Do they actually do it? Does single pilot operation require a smart "descend if pressure is low" autopilot? I read a recent review of the new gulfstream that the...

http://www.hdl-3c.com/customer/mainmodules.php?section=pilot quote: The patented HDL-3CT lens technology was designed specifically for the Aviation Industry. :unquote Yet, a search of google archives does not come up with a single instance of this technology being discussed in any aviation...

If you want to know, you have to read Gordon Baxter's last column for FLYING magazine, PILOT HEAVEN.(See the September 2005 issue, page 28.)