Suppose you're PIC with a pilot friend on a long flight. You decide that to save time, one of you can nap while the other continues the flight. The aircraft requires only one pilot. Is this legal? In particular, can the pilot in command sleep during the flight? Or does the active pilot become...

SOMEWHERE on the net I've seen somebody who rents out equipment to degauss the area around where the compass goes. In Cessna 180/185s the compass rests between a steel "V" brace and this sometimes gets a magnetic set, or something. Does anyone remember who rents out that...

Long last few weeks 336 from U.S. to Nicaurauga, 3 hours hold in U.S. Customs they did not like my Lebanon stamp in my passport, 172 from Mas. to WA now home home sitting having a rum & cola relaxing and it's annual time on my buck fifty should be rather straight fwd simple this year but who...

The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the Sunday, December 3, 2006 COLUMBUS DISPATCH. It relates to procedures at the Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus Ohio (KCMH) Agency doesn’t make air travelers feel safer Sunday, December 03, 2006 During the Thanksgiving weekend...

If I buy an older plane that qualifies for Sport Aviation (e.g. less than 1300 lbs), but was certified "Utility", do I need any paper work to fly it under Sport. Also, I have a private with an expired medical. Do I need to do any paperwork or do I need to take any certification flights to fly...

Been lurking and not posting but think this will be of interest to all. Wheee. Look at the numbers :o) Big John ********************************************************** FLYING THE SR-71 AT A "LEISURELY CRUISE" OF M3.0+ AT FL800

Ok,this is probably an obvious question to many of you, but I'll ask anyway. I usually fly in C172s and C182s with the Lycoming oil cooled engines that many of you are probably familiar with. I still see planes with the large radial engines (for instance, like what you would see on a Dehavilland...

If you are looking for a way to fly that is less expensive, more fun, and will make you a better pilot, check out the Eight Ball Flying Club, located at Van Nuys airport. We're putting our third aircraft online at the end of this week - a 2002 180hp Cessna 172. Killer avionics (including weather...

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...

Mr Kim's death resulting from his decision to attempt to walk out of an area he was unfamiliar with after becoming stranded, raises some thought provoking questions for aviators. In years past, this forum has carried several threads on surviving a crash in a remote area. I behooves us all to...

It was under 20F here in Atlanta yesterday morning, but there was zero wind and the sun was shining bright. AND, I had the timer set to activate the sump heater from 4 AM until 8 AM. Unfortunately, I didn't get to the airport until 9:00, so the engine was lukewarm, not "oil temperature in the...

Remember the video of the really small plane I sent you yesterday. Here are some photos of the plane outfitted with small turbins. http://www.amtjets.com/gallery_real_plain.html -- Regards, Ross ________________________________________ 972.952.3170 Phone 972.949.9249 Pager

It would be nice if Airnav had a space for flying clubs based at the airport. Since a flying club is non-commercial, it would make sense that it not be a paid advertising space, but a courtesy. Is this something you folks think would be useful? Is the airnav denizen still around? Jose --...

A question for those of you more adept at chemistry/physics than I: How fast does the aluminum skin of the standard single engine GA aircraft take to cool to surrounding air temperatures? For example, how long would it take for the skin to cool from a heated hangar at 65 degrees F to outside air...

I hadn't flown in 7 yrs until last week when i went on a vacation. My question is that the plane i flew in had the tips of its wings bent or inverted upward. I had never seen this before. Someone told me that this was done to save fuel, but is that it?

When I fly cross-country VFR, I like to get flight following. It's very nice to get the warnings about possible conflicting traffic. When I do this and I'm talking to controllers, I obviously need to stay on the frequency to acknowledge anything they say. If I want to talk to Flight Watch to get...

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If an aircraft is taxiing out from the ramp and controllers notice that the pilot sounds obviously drunk, what can be done? In a car, the cops can pull him over, but what do you do when a drunken pilot is taxiing out for take-off? What do you do if he's already in the air? And how does handling...

I received the e-mail message below this morning: ====================================================================== Dear Larry Dighera, As an aviation enthusiast, we would like to invite you to try AVweb Flight Explorer Personal Edition! Flight Explorer Personal ...

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...