http://ronsvideos.fliggo.com/video/uIgc0dP9 This video was shot in a Cessna 206 taking us to a game reserve in South Africa. Watch the fuel gage in the upper right corner.

Here's a whacky question. I just flew my 250NM IFR x-ctry. The last leg was IMC, bouncing along at 5000'. So the question I have is, do birds ever fly in the clouds? There are many birds at my home airport (KFIT). I got enough stuff to worry about during an IAP, I'd hate to get a bird strike...

Please understand that I am a geezer, and getting crotchety in my old age. I have Summit Aviation's CD-ROM that includes just about every piece of paper issued by the FAA...regulations, AIM, PTS, ACs, etc etc etc. I have searched this resource for two words: flair and flair. My Webster's Ninth had...

Peter wrote There are various documents such as the cert of airworthiness, and (for an N-reg in Europe) the FAA radio license, which some say need to be carried in original. The Radio License doesn't come from the FAA, it is isued by the FCC. Bob Moore

Unnerveing thing happen to me today. I have TIS displayed on the Garmin 430. I was 15 or 20 miles north of Moraine (I73) in southern Ohio and talking to Dayton Controller under Flight Following. I'm at 4500 ft and landing at Moraine. I request (I'm in his air space) the controller that I would...

Ok, I admit to making all three of these mistakes, but: On "meet the press" one of the guests suggested that Senator McCain was considered the most likely candidate for Republican Nominee for 2008. Would McCain, the presdent be able to carry out his "final solution" of user fees for general...

I'm planning a trip for mid-May from WHite Plains, NY (KHPN) to Santa Fe, NM (KSF). I'm wondering if anyone here has made a similar flight and has any advice for me. I will be single-pilot IFR, will be flying a Beech Debonair and am planning to file for a TAS of 165kts at 10,000'. I've broken the...

Hi all, I've begun my IFR taining and at the same time, racking up the cross country hours required for the ticket. I'm wondering what things I could do in these strictly VFR XC's that would help me learn/gain insight or facility with the IFR world. So far I have: 1) My CFII suggested I plan...

ples list your most usefull weather sites for use in Flt planning thanks

Today was the first time I've ever been established on approach, in actual. A bit unnerving if I say so myself. Partly because it's been a month since I've been able to fly. We (another instrument pilot and I) started down into La Grange (KLGC) after we were cleared for the approach and had to...

I'm trying to determine the average hours it took for you to get your IFR rating. Just curious.

When being vectored, and ATC says your 4 miles from X, I noticed occasionally that they state the wrong X. They confuse the FAF with the IF. For this reason, I tell students to never rely on ATC's distance statements to make a descent. How often do others see this?

I'm looking to gain information about preferred routes, interesting/cheap refueling stops or siteseeing opportunities, or any other pertinent information (weather/notams/etc.) for my round-trip flight at the end of this month (July 2003) from the Los Angeles area to Chico (northern California). ...

I have a question about some nuances of the Bendix/King KAP 140 autopilot. Since the ink is still wet on my IFR rating (actually I have not even gotten the new one in the mail yet!) I am working on a personal "post checkride" syllabus. Part of this self training is to fly different routes on an...

So here's a question I had never thought of until getting my instrument rating and owning an IFR-equipped aircraft: how long should records of VOR checks be retained? Do they need to be retained at all? Can the FAA come to me and ask, "Remember that IFR flight to SLO you made 2 years ago? Show...

I can't seem to find the IAF for the LOC BC RWY 03R at LUK. Any ideas why?

Face it, the FAA is on the decline. The Potomac Tracon (Managed by unqualified FAA Government minorities) allowed a Cessna 150 within 3 miles of the White House!!???!?!?!? MAJOR F^&% UP!!!!!! CNN this morning did not mention the FAA at all (Major responsibility area) They also mentioned no big...

Yet another GPS substitution question... It's a given that you can't use GPS to shoot an approach labled "ADF blah" unless it says "ADF or GPS blah", but how do the alternate rules really work? The regs say that I have to have an approach that I'm equipped for other than GPS at the alternate...

I'm trying to figure out the BAF ILS 23 localizer approach. The normal LOC 23 approach has a MDA of 900, and the LOC 23/DME approach has a MDA of 700 feet. After the FAF, there is a step down fix at 2.7 DME with a _1160_ before it. So does this mean that if you don't have DME, you can descend to...

Wait! He can use a GPS in place of the ADF on that approach. Isn't that correct? Rich Raine www.eraine.com "Brien K. Meehan" wrote in message ... "Gig Giacona" wrote in message