"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... I do expect folks to take care of themselves when they're able, and I expect private charity to take care of those who are not able. ... It sounds cold, but the federal...

Today I was practicing a GPS approach and had been cleared for the approach with the normal, "Cessna XXX, cross ELESE at 3,000, cleared GPS 15 approach." A minute or so later the controllers switched positions and another one took over that slice of airspace. The new one came on frequency and...

I am fortunate enough to spend some time in my Uncle's new 2006 T182 with the Nav III G1000. Amazing stuff. But am spending time "head down". Can't seem to find Victor airways. Lots of amazing stuff - XM weather, echo tops, Metars/TAFs etc. But 530 had the V airways! As not my plane - I cant...

T6 4 ship formation flight over Greenwood MS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B96gfcxci60 Video starts from Engine startup and includes the following formatons: Trail, Finger Four, Echelon and Diamond Formations. A couple of joins and breaks included for good measure. Additional details about...

Instrument Approach and Airport/Facility Directories Library and Flight Planning Software Aviator Trip Pack: 1. Develop your own custom library instrument approach procedures and A/FD. 2. Rapidly develop flight plans by point-n-click and rubber band routing. 3. Create Trip Packs of only the...

Last night I flew from SJC to VNY. To my astonishment I was cleared vectors to SNS, then direct VNY (despite having filed a more standard routing) at 9000 feet. I knew perfectly well that the routing was going to change because I've done that route a zillion times, and indeed, near...

Yesterday I was on an IFR flight about 50 miles from destination. The area was getting covered with TS, including my alternate 20 miles futher west. Home base was 150 mi to the east. I realized I might have to reverse course to escape, but did not have enough fuel to get home for sure. So, the...

When logging safety pilot time, what do you put under the "duration of flight" column? For example, say I'm flying with a friend who is wearing a hood. We decided I'll be responsible for the flight before hand. I can log PIC for the time the other person had the hood on, and under the "total...

We have put up on you tube a Video of an actual Four course Radio Range Station that we built and placed on the air. . The four course radio range system was the backbone navigation system used world wide from 1928 to 1970 until replaced by the VOR. We have actual flying with Audio of what the...

In my Cessna 421C, the pilot-side airspeed indicator reads 6 nts below the co-pilot-side airspeed indicator. When I pointed this out to a mechanic, he said that it was "within toleraance." He said it was possible that one was 3 nts high and the other 3 nts low and so both could be within...

"John Harlow" wrote in message ... Were they of any help other than telling you to "wait for production units"? Seems their customer relations could use a little help. They offered me the "first production unit" by express mail...

Who knows something about 50KHz spacing for glideslope receptors? Traditionally we have 40 GS frequencies, with 150KHz spacing from 329.15MHz to 335 MHz. But I see European ILS's requiring "50KHz Glideslope spacing". Anyone know what receptors do this? Or why we would want to do this? 8.33...

With the Garmin 430W (and presumably the 530 as well) when one flies certain approaches the Garmin has you fly to fixes that appear nowhere on the published approach plate. For example, if you fly the ILS24 approach at ABE from STW (Stillwater) IAF, the Garmin will have you fly from STW to D16.5...

Anybody ever get vectors to final for RNAV approaches? Around here (Mobile. AL), I never hear it, although there are plenty of ARNAVs with lower minimums than the VOR approaches at both airports. If you ask ATC for one of the ARNAVs, they'll clear you to an IAF every time. Is there something...

I'm presuming flying IFR in light snow in a Skylane RG with no deice equipment other that the pitot heat is OK if the temp is low enough to preclude sticking, perhaps -10c or less. This comes up as I contemplate flying to Minneapolis early next week. Just is case there could be other opinions...

Anyone IR without having actually flown in IMC? My checkride is around the corner and I've no actual IFR yet. I'm itching to experience it but the damned weather isn't co-operating (seemed the same way with the PPL!). Iain

I recently purchased an ICOM IC-A23 radio, and I'm disappointed in its pickup. It gets the weather channels fine, but the reception for both the airport and airplane radios is poor. Aside from standing next to the airport or being right under the airplane, do I have any options for improving...

Jack and Jill are both private pilots, neither is a CFI. Jack is out of night currency, Jill is current. Jack and Jill go flying at night under part 91, with Jack sitting in the left seat (I know it doesn't matter) and manipulating the controls, while Jill acts as PIC. 1) Can Jack log the time...

"Richard Kaplan" wrote in message ... If my plane had nothing but GPS-based avionics, what would my options be? Vectors.

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