Did I misunderstand my reading on the subject, or should the Manifold Pressure on an engine that's off be the local atmospheric pressure? I've just noticed that this is not the case in my little R182. - Andrew

Shopping for a handheld GPS. Anyone have recommendations, advice, or cautions? What features are "must haves"? Which did you think you'd use but don't? Thanks in advance!

Hi folks, I've had a customer ask me for the URL of a website I downloaded a number of videos of aircraft accidents - a chinook going overboard on a carrier was one of them. I don't have the link saved anymore - just wonding if any of you folks have a link to any of them? Many thanks.

My headset - a 25XL - is starting to have a little issue with the microphone jack. This has prompted me to deal with something on my list of things to do: get cell phone capability in the headset. It's just easier dealing with TRACON around here if I can depart *now* (or in some incredibly...

As some of you may recall, several months ago I dreamily posted the idea of rolling my Pathfinder. I never really intended to try it, but I did wonder if it was even possible to achieve without ripping off the wings. Many of you assured me that it would probably roll just fine, but that the...

This is actually a humerous anecdote, or at least I thought it was. Had an opportunity to fly in a V tail Bonanza Monday during the one day of sunshine we get per week or two up here in Northern NE these days. The plan was to fly from KLEB (Lebanon NH) to Highgate Vt. at the northeastern tip of...

Recently, bangbang posted: In article , Neil Gould wrote: Hi, Disclaimer: I own a Garmin 295, not the AvMap. However, I have a couple of suggestions for your consideration.

http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/pave_techwed_040818.html I was promised my flying car (circa 1950) and I want my flying car!!!

http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/10407489p-11327183c.html Emphasis added... " YUBA CITY - The pilot of a small plane of Canadian registry was killed while trying to take off from a street in a new subdivision, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The pilot died...

A good reason to try and save as many airports as we can. -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways) I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love America Subject: CAA: GA News, "The Value of Small Airports: Relief Effort Centered at Florida Airfield"

A question for you legal beagles. An acquaintance has a medical that states "Corrective lenses must be worn & near vision lenses carried" The typical old farts who wear glasses endorsement. Well his vision has changed, a trip to the ophthalmologist confirmed that he no longer needs the glasses...

http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/10407489p-11327183c.html Emphasis added... " YUBA CITY - The pilot of a small plane of Canadian registry was killed while trying to take off from a street in a new subdivision, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The pilot died...

CB wrote: "VinMan" wrote in message ... "NigelPocock" a écrit dans le message de news: Did you hear of the B52 that was supposed to do a fly past at

The new FAA-H-8083-3A is out http://afs600.faa.gov/srchFolder.asp?Category=traininghandbook Stan

Soaring pioneer Paul A. Schweizer passed away August 18 after a long illness. Paul was renowned as a sailplane builder, competition pilot, author, historian, lecturer and global spokesman for soaring. He was born in 1913, just two years after Orville Wright made the world's first soaring flight in...

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I have a touchy issue I need guidance on.. Without going into any specifics, how can I advise a student of mine about problems he/she is facing while working with a Designated Pilot Examiner towards a rating? Seem this particular DE is using 'questionable' tactics and being unnecessarily difficult...

"H.P." wrote in message ... I'm taking lessons at KHPN. We've been warned about voluntary noise abatement procedures. Has any manufacturer contemplated or actually installed mufflers on piston planes? Muffler-equipped...

I just completed the ASF's online Runway Incursion presentation, and also read the information they have about the Wings program at this link: http://flash.aopa.org/asf/runwaySafety/html/learnmore/wings_program.cfm After reading it through, it sounds as though I've fulfilled paragraph 7, section h...

I know what *most* of the letters that show up in engine designators mean (e.g. TSIO-540, AEIO-540), but there are two I can't figure out and can't find any information about, viz S and E. They seem to show up with T (turbo) and A (aerobatic/inverted) respectively, but that do they actually...