I just talked to FAA Aeromedical, and while it's been in review since about September 10th, they finally granted my medical. I can't tell you how relieved I am to be a pilot again. You can read all about it...

I'm looking for some advice whether I was too onservative he I recenly flew a VFR flight from Billings, MT to Bozeman, MT. About 40 miles east of Bozeman I decided that I needed to delare IFR and filed for an Ifr clearance into BZN in order to descend through a 2500 ft cloud layer. I got the...

I need to purchase an "official" Cessna POH for our 1975 182. I know I can get these from various suppliers but I'm wondering if anyone sells them at a discount? I purchased my last one at what I considered a reasonable price years ago, but looking around online now I'm not having much...

Suppose that I fly from airport "a" to airport "b" and then from airport "b" to airport "c". The straight-line distance from "a" to "b" is less than 50 nautical miles and the straight-line distance from "b" to "c" is less than nautical miles. However, the straight-line distance from "a" to "c" is...

Scenario- Crewed Part 135 jet is climbing out of XYZ airport. FO is talking to ATC, and misunderstands a crossing altitude. Capt is Flying. Crew subsequently busts altitude restriction. No close call/etc with another airplane. ATC asks them to call XXX number, which they do. Both crewmembers...

Jose commented on the UK CAA GASIL article on blood alcohol: The human body manufactures its own alcohol, and it is possible for the level of that self-manufactured' alcohol to almost reach that 20 milligram level, so it would be prudent for anyone who is subject to the Act to think of...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ID/3775771/ Authorities raised the terrorist threat assessment over the weekend after new intelligence indicated that operatives of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terror network, possibly trained and licensed to fly passenger jets, may now be pilots for some foreign airlines,...

Just signed today: "The legislation provides $14 billion for airport construction projects, including $140 million to help small communities attract and retain air service, and $308 million to ensure air service to isolated communities"

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm for some cool new aviation videos! Just finished revamping the page to run the videos better. While I was at it, I added a couple of new ones -- including the infamous "Rolling the Boeing 707 Prototype" video, which has a rarely seen...

No more side-scrolling, I hope! I think I've got the page formatted so that it "scales" to different screen resolutions without requiring side-scrolling to see everything. Fixing it involved converting everything from plain text to "tables" that can be set to a percentage of size -- thanks to...

My flying club just acquired a 1997 Cessna 182S on leaseback. It arrived this past Thursday, and I was the first club member to rent it (today). Interesting comparing it to our 1986 Cessna 182R. Our EAA chapter had our monthly luncheon flyout today, so I got three legs in to sample different power...

AOPA has an article online right now regarding an FAA study to possibly privatize the operation of the FSS system. (http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-4-164x.html) AOPA says, as usual, that they will fight the privatization of the FSS system as vigorously as possible. I fear that some...

I'm using rec.aviation.piloting to try to find a flying partner. I feel like I'm misusing this group... but I really would love to find a partner to share time with. So, here's the 411: - Bay Area, PAO preferred - 210 hour PPASEL - working on IA - flying mostly a Warrior lately (rented from...

Nice! Hopefully anyone travelling this popular route checked NOTAMS before launching today. 3/2133 (#2) IL.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS CHICAGO, IL. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS, EXCEPT FOR MEDEVAC, LAW ENFORCEMENT,...

NPR continued its above-the-rest quality aviation reporting this morning with this story: http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1545986.html Nice of them to include flying links on the page, too. -- Dan C172RG at BFM

Ron Lee's gorgeous 1996 RV6A is the latest addition to the Rec.Aviation "Rogue's Gallery". See it at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm (Go to the "L" section to see Ron's cool bird...) What is this Rogue's Gallery? It's a picture webpage just for participants in the Rec.Aviation...

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Hello everyone, I'm going home over the holidays and would like to take some of my family out for a little ride. Especially my x-P51 pilot grandfather. I've looked at all of the FBO web sites that I can find in the Denver,Co area but can't seem to find any that have rentals. If I was a student...

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_q_-_z.htm to see Ken Reed's beautiful Mooney M20C, based in LaCholla Airpark near Tucson, AZ! Want YOUR beauty added? Email me some pix and a short narrative at ! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder...

I have a C182 w/ KLN 94 and Flitestar. I use a Commander docking station for monthly gps updates. I was give a laptop computer for Xmas. Can anyone give me an overview of how to use the laptop/flitestar with the KLN 94? For example... do I need a new cable that goes from a USB port on the laptop...