I am a private pilot without a current medical, but with a valid drivers license. Can I fly under the sport pilot rules, or do I need to apply for a sport pilot certificate? I have never been denied a medical. Danny Deger

Good day, I got caught in some weather the other day and had to 180 outa there. Punched up goto nearest on the Lowrance, put the Love Boat down, called wifey for a ride home (three hours by car), and the airplane still sits at the unscheduled stop waiting to finish the flight, probably...

What if the FAA was actually on our side with regards to the Cleveland Air Show. Those of you not AOPA Members or AVWEB readers may be unaware that the Cleveland Air Show is under direct threat because of the "Stadium No Fly Zones" that were enacted into public Law. The airport (or the airspace...

Something suspicious here? http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2004/08/25/1093246621809.html "The pilot of one of two Russian planes that crashed almost simultaneously had sent a hijack alert,"...and, in the same story: "FSB officials had not yet found evidence of a terrorist act...

http://itsmyidea.com/gamerschoice/ Hi, Im Dave Taylor, I am 35 years old . Let me tell u a bit about myself first. I served in the Marine Corp USMC during the gulf war and got out when my 4 years was up later started work for Timewarner Cable and S&L communications here in North carolina as a...

Does anyone here have experience in all three of these type a/c? I would like to know which of the 3 would handle cross winds best and which has a safer overall operational record. So far, I've read that the gyro is better with crosswinds (ref Dr. Taggart) than even some factory fixed wings. I...

Ware do airliners go when they hit a building? How big of a hole do they make? Find Out Here. http://pixla.px.cz/pentagon.swf

Our annual Fly-In breakfast is THIS Sunday, 8/29, from 7 AM till at least 1 PM (Sometimes longer, depending on demand), here in Iowa City. (KIOW -- See airport info at: www.airnav.com/cgi-bin/airport-get?s=IOW ) This is one of the biggest fly-in breakfasts in the Midwest. The FAA usually sets...

Hey all, Thought I'd share a story of (unintentionally, of course) my first flight where the weather made me feel a bit uneasy, and learned a good lesson about why maintaining minimums are so important. I'm a new pilot... got my PP-ASEL 5/25/04 with 48 hours. Now I have about 70 with the...

I have been looking at some satellite photos on the web and I got to thinking, I wonder if they have ever snapped a photo just as an airplane was flying by. Has anyone ever seen that in a satellite photo? Some of them are pretty detailed and you could easily make out the bigger planes. -- Chris...

Hello, I'm looking for an headset. I've tryed an Lightspeed 20XL in an Motor Glider and couldn't find it that silent I espect. I tryed the good Quality passive Headset of the other pilot and couldn't find it noticeable louder, he tested mine and had the same opinion. The cockpit communication...

Reading this article certainly made me appreciate the job our military forces are doing in combat areas. It's sad to see how poorly prepared our troops are when we send them into battle. It really pmo knowing that the same politicians that are talking about the support they are giving the troops...

Planning to spend some time in SE Asia, I wonder if there will be chances to do some flying on my own in Laos or Cambodia. Does anybody have some information? Thanks in advance, Heico

From: Geoff Peck ) Subject: CHARTER: rec.aviation.piloting Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting Date: 2002-01-13 00:45:07 PST The charter of rec.aviation.piloting is: ******************************************************************* * Information pertinent to pilots of general...

Here are a whole bunch of pictures -- and videos -- of the MATS Constellation's visit to Iowa City this past weekend. http://www.alexisparkinn.com/2004_iowa_city_fly-in.htm Mary and I were able to log some right-seat time in that big, beautiful bird, with 84 (?) year old Frank Lang in the...

I myself haven't used the airport much, but it sure was nice to do some practice on the relatively small runway, at least compared to what I was used to at KBJC and KFNL at the time. It's a nice little airport, and in the summer, with taller buildings on either end of the runway, makes for...

Listening to audio channel 9 on United, at higher altitudes and during cruise I hear ATC say things like "What's your mach?" and "Maintain mach 77" and at lower altitudes and during approaches "slow to 180" or "maintain 250 for spacing". I appreciate that these are occurring in quite different...

From the AOPA website: AOPA meets with FAA to work toward resolution of sport pilot medical Catch-22 AOPA staff attending AirVenture in Oshkosh today met with FAA officials responsible for the sport pilot rule to work toward a resolution of the medical "Catch-22." Both in questions to...

I have a question I am wanting to go visit some friends that live in Costa Rica but I want to fly my self there has anyone in the group done this trip? if so what would I expect along the route, I know I would be flying through a lot of different country's along the route is their a guide on what...

My new partner and I are looking at a 1975 Mooney M20C. It is a nicely upgraded IFR plane with a 400 hour O-360 engine. It is a rather high time airplane (7000) hours and the price reflects this fact. It is being sold by the owner of the FBO we fly out of for one of his friends. They just finished...