As much as you have wanted to visit the Hangar Hotel, you definitely made the right decision about the direction of your vacation. We're about 70 miles east of Fredericksburg, and here's a synopsis of what we've enjoyed lately. Sunday: solid IFR, light rain. Sunday night-Monday...

Does anybody have any suggestions on flying down to Dayton to see the museum at Wright-Pat? Good airports to use, good places to stay, etc? Is there public transit to Wright-Pat or will I need to rent a car? -- Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/ May all their sendmail.cf...

A Hell-USA Helicopter crashed at Princetown Thursday, killing the pilot and three passengers. Then yesterday a Smoky Mountain Tours helicopter crashed on Kauai. One person died of a heart attack, so the news media are saying that it was a fatal crash. There have been something like 8 helicopter...

I replied to your e-mail but Earthlink's spamblocker intercepted it. The spamblocker wanted a Gotcha text insert but that doesn't work as I have Javascript disabled. Let me know if you get my reply. D.

I just realized that today is Pi day. -Robert

What are the possible reasons for the following statement on the Airmen Certificate Information web site?: "For information on this airman's certificate you must contact the Airmen Certification Branch."

Just saw a new lowrance airmap 500 on ebay ( australia) and am thinking of bidding for it. anyone here have experience with this unit? is it suitable for a low hour PPL flying C172 or warrior. Did a google and they seem cheap compared to Garmin. Is there a good reason for that? terry

================================== "I think it's key that AOPA members understand that NextGen is more than equipment, it's integrated information management, so that we pilots in the air and the air traffic managers on the ground all have the same picture," said Boyer, this year's honorary...

I still need a used transponder. Really, It my little Kitfox! LJ

RESULT rec.aviation.announce will be removed The Last Call for Comments (LCC) on 09 Mar 2007 initiated a five-day period for final comments. Following the comment period, the Big-8 Management board has decided by consensus to remove the newsgroup rec.aviation.announce. This...

I'm still working on my private but if my company sends me overseas can I keep flying with my license? Real good chance I might be in the Phillipines for a while. Jon

I recently had occasion to pass through DFW on American. How many control towers does that airport have? What do they all do? I was looking out the window like a kid. I think we passed a "35C". Sure is a GIANT airport to a 172 driver. Was into McCarren once; it was child's play compared to what...

I just got a Garmin 96 and am practicing how to use it on my arm chair. Does anyone know an easy way to have it give radial/distance from a VOR? I can easily get inbound course and distance, but would like radial instead. Danny Deger

They don't typically have an A&P rating do they? By what authority do they sign off repairs and how do they get that authority? I haven't been able to find anything specific to avionics in FAR/AIM.

Hi. I am a bit confused. I saw this watch on Amazon and a reviewer states it is not a real EB6: "The E6-B rule bezel is incomplete, however operational. For a perfect calculation, you must have a "mirror" of the main functions of the rule bezel printed within the watch, just like any Jeppesen...

Hi all. I've been reading this group for a while, but this is my first post here. I have a US PPL, and I travel to Montreal frequently on business. I went over to the Montreal Flying Club at St. Hubert last week to see about flying in Canada. Evidently, under reciprocal agreements, I can easily...

I received the following from a friend: Here is a funny episode with a JFK ground controller and numerous aircraft taxiing on the ground. Ground control at busy airports like JFK is the busiest and most complex position in the tower. There can be a hundred different taxi ways...

Well, I had another flying lesson today. The winds were about 22kts, which is quite strong for the little Gazelle I'm learning in. We went out into the training area today, rather than just doing circuits. I was pleased, as I was getting bored with lying circuits all the time, and I wanted to...

Another NDB on the way out.... If you fly into Hanscom Field in Massachusetts IFR, the ILS 11 approach has just undergone a rather large change. The ILS 11 approach is now the ILS or LOC 11 approach. All references to BEDDS, the LOM and an IAF have just been deleted. In its place is the ZELKA,...

Student pilot Eric Johnson kills himself and his eight-year-old daughter by slamming a plane into his former mother-in-law's house. The Indiana Star notes that as a student pilot he was not allowed to carry passengers... Apparently he practiced a few touch and goes before killing himself. This...