Okay, I know I've seen a lot of engineers and technical folks on here. I have a complex math problem relating to the classic wind triangle that I posted on sci.math and received little response. I don't know if they're stumped or just not interested. :-) Here is a copy of my original post and the...

http://www.invensense.com/news/112806.html The short take on this: MEMS or micromechanical technology, basically integrated circuit technology used to make microscopic mechanical features, having been used to make $1 accelerometers, is now being used to make $1 gyroscopes, with a full internal...

http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/examiners_inspectors/8700/ 8700.1 General Aviation Operations Inspector's Handbook (Includes Notices) (4/6/2006)

Hi everyone.! This is my first time on this site I would like to tell what I really like this project "Aviation Usenet Newsgroups" I've been reading it for a while, and I have learned so much here So, I decided to try my luck asking a few questions... How can you IM, PM or whatever you call it...

www.niborex.com E6B with W&B (free trial and free if you buy their portable copilot) Pocket FMS (www.pocketfms.com) brilliant free fight planning moving map GPS etc etc for PC and PDA. I use it exclusively - has W&B with graphs on both PDA and PC (and did I say it's free). If you pay US$60...

I need to get my FAA license upgraded. Currently it is ME, VFR, based on my Canadian ME IFR ATPL. To have it include IFR, I have to write the FAA Knowledge Test "Instrument Rating - Foreign Pilot (IFP)". I cannot find/google what exactly is being tested for the IFP: Is it questions from the...

Please pardon the repeat question and the cross posting. I'm looking to join a flying club, or find a flying buddy, for flights out of FRG, ISP, HWV or HPN. I can't seem to find a good source. I've fumbled around the internet and come up with: WFC-HPN (HPN), Nassua Flyers (FRG), FEFC (FRG) and...

Does anybody know where you can find scanned images of IFR en-route charts on line (like skyvector.com does for sectionals)?

Ok, here's something I noticed running up to State College yesterday. about 20 miles south of State College there's a class E transition area with no airport in the middle of it (there's Stottle Mem 02P, I think that's a hospital helipad on the edge of it, but I don't think that's the reason for...

I flew up to Abilene (ktpl-kabi-ktpl) to pick up my daughter Sunday... I took off at about 4 into 200 and 1 1/2. I had gotten there early and planned to do a couple of approaches before I left, but I decided to go ahead and top off (had about 3.5 hours in the tanks), and there were a couple of...

I just posted this in the old thread, but it might be missed: Everett M. Greene wrote: Roy Smith writes: wrote: Can anyone explain the reason for the note "maximum procedure turn

Can anyone explain the reason for the note "maximum procedure turn entry altitude 6000 feet" on the ILS or LOC RWY 20 at KALW, Walla Wala Regl, WA? Is this a TERPs thing? Other approaches the same? Here's the link, I think http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e290/dpullan/KALWils20.gif

Hello, My flight school (a very small flight school) is looking at getting a Sim. Can any people recommend approved sims that are affordable and easy to run/install? They would just be using it for IFR training and multi training. Right now the school has a 172, 150 and Seneca. Any advice...

A couple of weekends ago I was at Half Moon Bay Airport (KHAF) a non-towered field near San Francisco, CA. It was a beautiful, sunny, Sunday afternoon, so that traffic pattern was full. I made calls in each leg of the pattern, except base and final, because I could not get a word in edgewise....

I have a new widescreen monitor. Is it possible in any of the recent MS flightsim setups to park the radio stack off to the side instead of on top of the Course Deviation Indicators?

Where has Steve gone?

I can't find any guidelines on the type of fixes or waypoints to be included in the routing description of an IFR flight plan. I presume you can use things like VORs and (?) airports, as well as airways and anything indicated on IFR charts or procedures. But can you also use VPxxx waypoints or...

I have started another thread to get a consensus of opinion about what navigation equipment I will be allowed to use on my instrument check ride. Recently I installed in the Archer a complete new Garmin left stack including the GNS530. I kept one of the old KX170B's and its glideslope indicator...

We recently put a 530 in one of our planes. Garmin says the upgrade to WAAS is only going to be $1500. Sure, that's what they charge for the guts, but what is this likely to run to once the shop starts adding their labour costs, etc. Is another field approval needed, or what sort of paper...

The other day I was under the hood with a safety pilot, but I was not IFR current. I requested a "practice approach in VFR conditions" and was cleared for an actual approach. I advised ATC that I just wanted a practice approach and they said, "We have to put you in the system for ." So I...