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The only place within reasonable driving distance from where I live that will do a MES commercial charges $500 an hour in a twin sea bee. I figure it may be cheaper to spend the money on a airline ticket and a week's stay in a hotel in order to get it done somewhere in a Apache or something on...

I've been googling my heart out for some fuel burn numbers for the Piaggio Avanti. Could someone in the know give me even an average ballpark number in pounds per hour?

http://www.bestaviation.net/jobs/airline.asp?ID=24 Acording to this website, Gemini Air Cargo has 180 pilots employed, but only 12 planes in their fleet. Is this typical? That seems like a TON of people for so very few planes...

I'm trying to come up with a list of all possible currency requirements that could possibly be calculated. This is what I have so far: SEL general SEL night MEL general MEL night SEL tailwheel general SEL tailwheel night

Today I was doing some touch and go's in a C152 with one of my students to prepare for his first solo. It was a very hot day (35C), but density altitude was only 2500 or so. I noticed as we were climbing upwind, the plane was climbing very slowly, even right at Vy. The runway is very long (11,800...

I had two recent situations where other pilots thought they'd be cool by being condescending jackasses over the radio, which effected my ability to teach my student. The first time was when I was at a local uncontrolled field with one of my students to introduce solf-field takeoffs and landings....

A few days ago I was getting ready to do a cross country with one of my students. This was going to be his first cross country, so the focus was going to be on pilotage, dead reckoning, planning, cockpit management, and stuff like that. I was going to save the flight following, flight plan, class C...

I'm thinking of doing a night flight to SFO in a C152. Is this going to be difficult? Will they let me in? Is that place very busy at night? I plan on arriving at about midnight. Would a touch and go be possible, or will they make me do a full stop? If so, where can I expect to taxi and get fuel?...

Theres this really weird airport in my area called Crows landing. Its charted on the sectional just like any other airport, except it had the word "(CLOSED)" written underneath. Does anyone know why they chose to chart is like that and not the normal circle with an "X" through it? I've been doing...

I'm in the market for a handheld scanner. Ideally I'd like one that can both receive and transmit on the 108-136 "airband", as well as be able to receive ATIS and CTAF broadcasts from military airports, which I believe are UHF and in the area of 276 MHz. Apparently, such a device is illegal (that...

People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part? Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use GA airport, what...

I'm planning a trip to the Los Angeles area tomorrow (12-2), but am not sure which airport I want to use. The flight will originate from the Modesto area, and I'll be doing it in a C-152. I've never been down that way, so I'm at a total loss as to which airport is best. I want some place thats both...

1) I've always been under the impression that a commercial certificate is required to get the instructor certificate, but once you have it, the commercial license is not needed anymore. This explains why you can still get paid to instruct and sign students off without a valid medical...

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I got a good friend who works for the FAA at a major airport. He told me the experienced controllers and technicians are retiring and leaving by the dozens and the only thing they are hiring are black females and people who are basically unqualified and stupid. Now that's scary. I never thought the...

ThousandsStandingAround What a huge waste of money

A liberal response to what I've read... There's no denying what you experienced. If you were thrilled by something, then that's what happened - whether it was planned or came from a surprise. Whether it was appropriate OR how you handled it is a question for debate. I've really learned something...

"Leroy N. Soetoro" wrote in message ... https://www.foxnews.com/sports/california-helicopter-crash-calabasas-brush-fire-fatalities-reported According to multiple reports, Bryant was on a helicopter flying over Calabasas – a city of 23,000...

I was flying out of VGT last month (North Las Vegas) heading back to SLC in an Aztec after a great round of Golf. After getting VFR clearance from ground to MMM (Mormon Mesa Vortac) which is ENE of Vegas. Cleared for takeoff and given a heading from the tower, then handed off to Nellis aproach. ...