I was reading my umbrella insurance policy recently, and I saw that they don't cover any liabilities related to my use or owning of aircraft. Needless to say I would rather give my money to a company that didn't have this exclusion. Does anyone have an umrella policy that covers flying, if so can...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-based-un-aviation-agency-tried-to-cover-up-2016-cyberattack-documents-show-1.5033733 http://www.cbc.ca/1.5034177 Montreal-based UN aviation agency tried to cover up 2016 cyberattack, documents show November 2016 hack was the worst in agency's...

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That's the official term to be used in describing what happened to me yesterday. I went to HFD for the LDA approach for something different and I sure got something different alright. Saw a flash out of the corner of my eye. First I thought it was fireworks, then an airport beacon, then I...

Wanna see, what happens if you place two former military pilots of the French Navy in the cockpit of an Airbus A380? A vertical take-off and some acrobatic maneuvers are the result. Two pilots who previously worked for the French Navy have been working as test pilots for Airbus since a few years....

If I were renting a Cessna 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, or T206H from a FBO, I'd request to see how the FBO's mechanic complied with the August AD. If no torque test was performed, I'd request that it be done. CESSNA FUEL LINE AD CLARIFIED The FAA has enacted an Airworthiness...

Had some fun this evening at IJD (Willimantic, CT). It's an uncontrolled field. Big runway 9-27, smaller runway 18-36. AWOS is saying the wind is something like 170 at 6 kts. We're flying the GPS-9. Several calls on the CTAF come up empty, so we decide to land straight in, taking the slight...

Excerpt from article at link: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/tech/mg19225806.400-uncrewed-aerial-vehicles-no-pilot-no-problem.html Even if the industry gets its act together in time for the 2011 conference, competition for the desired frequencies - probably between 3 and 10 gigahertz - will...

Betcha can't top this one: http://www.kpho.com/Global/story.asp?S=4022990&nav=23Ku Jay Beckman PP-ASEL AZ Cloudbusters Chandler, AZ

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The fuel shop fixed my fuel servo by replacing the spring that holds the fuel regulating diaphragm. The tech said the previous spring was very stiff and he replaced it with one that was softer. Does that indicate that the previous spring was broken (i.e. stiffer than it should have been) or does...

I just did the "Dunk-U" course yesterday. www.dunk-you.com This was the most interesting thing I have done in a long time. Gives a whole new perspective to flying over water. Required by my pals at www.angelflight.ca Rule #1 -- Wear your life...

Lingerie is a term for women's fashion underwear. It derives from the French word 'lin' for linen. While the term in the French language applies to all underwears for either sex, in English it is applied only to those women's underwears designed to be visually appealing or erotic, typically...

If you have an aircraft that has had an STC done to it, can you remove a piece of equipment required by the STC and take the airplane back to the pre STC condition? Danny Deger

If this technique can be adapted to gliders and other aircraft, imagine the enabling effect it will produce: http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13693-shapeshifting-skin-to-reduce-drag-on-planes-and-subs.html Shape-shifting skin to reduce drag on planes and subs ...

Though I a appreciate aeronautical charts for helping me navigate to my destination without bumping anything, I also admit to having an aesthetic affection for them as well -- especially sectionals. So, I've been thinking of perhaps framing some and hanging them from the wall, not just in the...

I picked up a 1989 book in our local swap shop called "Unfriendly Skies" by Captain "X" and Reynolds Dodson. It's an "as told to" about the deregulated airline industry and a pretty good read. It sounds like not much has changed in the last 10 years except the airlines are losing even more...

Unidentified Ford Fiesta Penetrates Washington City Center, Causes Government Shutdown May 13, 2005, Washington DC (AP) Terror and panic again visited Washington Today. This morning at 8:47 AM. traffic control personnel were suddenly aware that a 2003 Ford Fiesta, driven by an as yet...

OK, I know this doesn't make a bit of difference, but I was always that kid that kept asking why and occasionally a strange question pops into my head and I thought I'd throw it out for the flying gurus to take a stab at if I can explain my question. The AI works on the principle that a spinning...

The Federal government instituted CAPPS II this week. This is a more enhanced version of current passenger screening/profiling where passengers are assigned a risk category of green, yellow, or red based on information a passenger is going to be required to provide before being allowed on the...