I don't. It stays on 24/7 (you know what I mean). 1200 unless given a code. It effectively prevents "Maule, check your transponder" unless using the wrong code. I make no attempt to turn it off or go to standby while taxiing or anything else. I've never been asked to go to standby or...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday. I wonder what the Boeing service manual says about this? :-) -- Jay Honeck

Hey, all. I'm looking for a bit of wisdom here. Background is, I'm a system administrator whose job just dissolved in a corporate buyout and, after being promised that if I came over I'd keep my salary and title, I was sleazed into a 30% paycut (given a single day to either sign it or hit the...

I left this morning for my first supervised solo. My flight instructor is a new guy, about 25 who's never taught students before a month ago. But he seems to know his stuff, so I've put up with him for this long. Until today. We take off from Addison to McKinney TX airport, arrive at...

Interesting article on Aviation Week's website. http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_busav_story.jsp?id=news/accid0906.xml I've always maintained that GA's accident record could be significantly improved if there was an effective "wash-out" process that removed the "sludge" at the bottom...

well if anyone knows you guys should! what is this phenomena all about? we all can see normal contrails but the other sort - the ones that just hang in the air and spread wider and wider forming fake cirrus clouds, are we being poisened, are they reflecting back sunlight? and who is involved with...

Concerening arrival and flight through Class C airspace... 91.130(c)(1) Each person must establish two-way radio communications with the ATC facility providing air traffic services prior to entering that airspace and thereafter maintain those communications while within that airspace. Note the...

We enjoyed a 45 knot tailwind all the way to our favorite fly-in restaurant today (The CAVU Cafe, in Janesville, WI ). This blessing naturally switched to a 45 knot curse on the way home. Droning along has its advantages. The headwind gave my kids ample time for a nap, and gave Mary and me...

It appears that a lot of pilots are violating airspace even with GPS on board. I would like to hear some feedback as to how pilots are violating airspace with GPS. I address this in my online book, www.cockpitgps.com. I have my hypothesis, but I would like to hear your experience or scenarios...

CNN video: NEW looks bad; partially under water. Heavy damage to most buildings, particularly the large Millionaire FBO west of 18/36. Wonder how long it will be before we make the $100 muffaletta trip to Lakefront again--if indeed we ever do? -- Dan C172RG at BFM

I have long expressed my opinion that public displays of low level aerobatics entails risk vastly out of proportion to any benefits, perceived or real... Aerobatic displays do not improve public support for general aviation nor for the preservation of local airports... Aerobatic displays do not...

Yesterday was one of those glorious early spring days that can only happen in the Midwest. The air was crisp and dry, so that when you stood in the sun you were warm, but a step into the shade required a sweater. The wind sock was just flopping around, the horizon was razor sharp, and the pattern...

Hi folks - I'm somewhat new to flying. I heard references to "forward slip" to get rid of altitude on approach. Can someone give me the 2 sentence (or how ever many is adequate) to what a forward slip procedure is? Thanks! Gary

OK--get ready for this: I'd really like to hear pilot comments about this. http://www.overclockedgaming.com/pentagoncrash.html www.Rosspilot.com

The B-17 bomber owned by the Experimental Aircraft Assn. was damaged yesterday at Van Nuys airport when its main gear collaped. From the videos on TV, you could see its tail wheel firmly on the ground, when the main gear retracted, and the aircraft dropped onto the runway. The crew must had had...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59369-2003Nov18.html Legislators Protest Beer Logos on Museum Exhibit By Jacqueline Trescott Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page C01

Over on the binary channel "alt.binaries.pictures.aviation" someone has posted a supposedly authentic picture of an experimental DC-10 jetliner dropping a prodigious (to say the least) amount of water on a ground target. It looks like they could have extinguished the recent Southern...

Mighty lucky that there wasn't a fire and all crew are still alive... http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/25/belgium.aircrash.ap/index.html Ramapriya

The state cops could file all kinds of charges -- no plate, no inspection sticker, blocking traffic, the list goes on and on. All charges are of course optional. The real issue is, what actions will the FAA take. If the fuel exhaustion was an unforced error on the part of the PIC, it should...

Hi, Right now (1pm West Coast time) on cnn.com, there is a picture of numerous overturned planes. Presumably insurance pays for this and since I pay for insurance, should I feel a bit bummed that these owners didn't fly their planes to safety and help lower my insurance costs? Taking it to the...