Can anyone tell me what the limits are for flying over built up areas in the UK (not associated with a licenced airfield) I can't see anything obvious on the CAA site. --

I would like to use a flight I took two years ago to show I've satisfied the "Long Cross Country" requirement for my Commercial ticket. On that flight, I flew from SMO to O22 (259NM), then to (124NM) in one day, then turned around several days later and flew back - CIC to SZP (353 NM) to SMO...

I'll be moving to Manhattan from Los Angeles (does it get any more extreme?) next month. Any advice or relevant anecdotes out there to help me gather some leads about continuing my flying hobby from there? I've been renting (in L.A.) - usually from the FBO where I did my training. I'm IFR rated...

I'm considering joining a flying club this week. This one's the closest club to where I live, the members, the planes, and the online scheduling system seem to be great, and I think I'm ready to make the commitment (e.g., buy a share in the fleet). Since I've never joined a club before (have...

Anyone know of, or have experience with, renting a plane and instructor from any of the northwest islands in the Bahamas? I'm planning on being there in July and would like to do some sightseeing & flying (I'm PPL/IA). Would rather do typical "FBO-style" instruction/checkout, but if there are...

On 2010-04-22, Rich Grise on Google groups wrote: On Apr 21, 4:05Â*pm, "Otto Bahn" wrote: wrote And when was it that the beach wear started to be called flip-flops? I haven't yet tried to explain to my daughter that...

Hi everyone. I'm in the process of obtaining renters insurance. The two companies that I'm currently looking at are Avemco and AOPA for insurance. I was wondering if anyone has any positive or negative comments or recommendations about either of the two fore mentioned companies. Please let me...

"Peter" wrote in message ... FAR 91.175 (a) suggests that it is not permitted to carry out a descent in IMC except on an official published IAP. Any views on this? How would it differ if the entire procedure was...

Hi, I have not been able to find the answer to this question just from Googling the words / terms, so I signed up here to ask directly. I've noticed in some general aviation aircraft, like the Beech Baron for instance, there is a small, square area in the center of the front windshield. What is...

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"Blueskies" wrote in message ... "Reality_Check©" wrote in message ... Pilot's Gun Goes Off On Flight From Denver U.S. Airways Pilot Part...

I belong to a flying club whose airplane (67 Arrow) is insured through Avemco. The limits are 700,000/100,000. I work for a company that allows us to fly private airplanes on company business trips providing we meet several requirements such as possess an instrument rating and carry $1MM smooth...

Maurice Hendriks wrote: Hi all, This is not an ng for images. Matt

Can anyone point me to a site that has recommendations for restaurants at small to mid-size airports? Matt

RT wrote: "Brad Mallard" wrote in message ... I have came up with a new product for aviation, and I am trying to do my research. I need to know how many licensed pilots are there in the world. I have heard from the...

Hi, this is Matteo, I'd like to ask your opinion on the European GPS augmentation service called EGNOS and its new Safety-of-Life service that has been just certified for use in aviation. Here is a link ( http://egnos-portal.gsa.europa.eu/news/egnos-gains-ground-at-aero-friedrichshafen-2011 ) on a...

I would like to let everyone know on this historic occasion (December 17th 2003 being the 100th anniversary of powered flight) that I have launched a new website on my Australian designed and built CA-13 Boomerang world war two fighter aircraft. The site includes images of the derelict airframe...

Hi All, I have a couple of questions about the BAe Jetstream 41. In the engine management area of the overhead panel are the automatic and manual starters. The function of the automatic starters is clear as there is one starter for each engine. Below the automatic starters is the manual starter....

Hello everybody, I'm a father of three from Redwood City, CA. I don't fly by myself but I'm interested in flying overall. We actually live just now quite close to San Carlos Airport, where they had the Vertical Challenge show just week ago. We're a family from Northern Europe. This may be crazy...

I seem to remember that back in the '70s there was a requirement for an ATP certificate to act as PIC for aircraft weighing over 12,500 pounds. I also seem to remember that the corporate jets were kept below the 12,500-pound limit for this reason. I can no longer find this requirement in te...