I was flying into Van Nuys this morning IFR when ATC told us to look 11:00 and we should be able to see the new Airbus's making its first Flight into LAX. I took a few pictures. http://kevinandrews.com/this_is_the_new_airbus_superjum.htm

I see where the widow of Cory Lidel has filed a suit against Cirrus claiming defective design... Maybe she can sue his parents for having had a stupid child... \We absolutely need a 'loser pays' law in this country... denny

I saw a brief thing on the news Sunday AM about a Beechcraft that landed with landing gear issues. The images on the news showed Sheriff's cars on the taxiway with lights flashing. I was busy getting ready to run down to another airport to do some instructing so I couldn't watch it. However, I...

Twenty years ago I almost got into flying, I'd even taken my Discovery Flight and was all set to dive in. Then my wife-to-be put the kabosh on it saying it was too much money. Now money isn't so much an issue anymore and I'm all set once again to follow my dream of having my PPL. But, I've heard...

Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to fog, but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35. That meant using the opposite runway to what I'm used to. Only used it once or twice before. Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go...

Is it normal to constantly fiddle with the throttle on an approach in a small plane? I find myself frequently making small adjustments on most approaches (unless I'm coming absolutely arrow-straight into the runway and there's no wind). From videos I've seen, this happens in real aircraft, too,...

Hello everybody, I want to tell you what's happened during a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Milan, I'm not an expert of flight. During the entire flight, I noticed that the aircraft was continuosly rolling to right, and the pilot was correcting every 10-20 seconds the attitude. I noticed this,...

On our flight from Memphis, TN to Iowa City, IA, today, we were diverted around the Lindbergh MOA. This took us over the small town of Kennett, MO, which brought us over a pretty amazing sight. Just east of the Kennett Airport (KTKX) there is (what looks for all the world like) a "freeway canal"...

Does anyone know what happened to the Flying Turtle Restaurant at Mansfield OH (MFD)? I flew past there a couple of weeks ago and the ATIS stated that it was closed. At the time, I assumed this was temporary, but I was thinking of heading there for lunch tomorrow and I called & found the number was...

Is there a certain speed an aircraft must be going for contrails to form? I have never seen a 172 with contrails but as a kid I used to go to Road America with my dad and watch the (then CART Indycars) and in the morning you could see the contrails off the rear wings, so that tells me it has...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder After some digging I think MX falls into one or both of these catagories. I think there is more to his trolling than just being a jerk, there is a serious disconnect going...

I am totally amazed at how many aviation related Podcasts are available for free on the internet. Not to mention that there are some really great Video Podcasts out there. Am I the last one to find this out? Has anyone else in this group ventured into the world of Podcasts? It is overwhelming, a...

Ah, what is it about burned steaks and cold beer that just tastes SO good at the hangar? Especially that first nice evening of the spring, when the sun is finally up late enough to actually see the grill, and we don't have to huddle around the jet-fuel space heater to keep warm anymore... Today...

I am totally amazed at how many aviation related Podcasts are available for free on the internet. Not to mention that there are some really great Video Podcasts out there. Am I the last one to find this out? Has anyone else in this group ventured into the world of Podcasts? It is overwhelming, a...

I'm going to buy a 296 this week. Is there any reason not to buy a used unit from these discount houses like JA Air Center? Did Garmin improve the processor or make any changes that would make a new unit preferable to a used unit?

Does anyone have a PIREP for Shelter Cove, CA? Is the beach, interesting areas, etc in walking distance from the airport. Any recomendations for that area? -robert

Has anyone ever made their own in-flight recorder? I'm curious how this would be done. I don't think it would be that difficult if you use a regular cassette in one of those small fire safes. Just drill a small hole to accomadate the mic wire. But how would you hook it up to the intercom? Or would...

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Hi Folks, Here's an interesting phenomenon I observed recently and I was wondering if anybody else has seen anything like it. About two weekends ago, I was doing a cross country in actual (IMC) with one of my Instrument Rating students near Cheyenne, WY. We were at 11,000ft for a while and the...

Anyone notice what seemed to me to be rather large deflections of the rudder during landing at LAX the other day? The video is on CNN -- can't provide direct link so go to CNN video site and search for "Gigantic jet arrives in U.S.". Was there a significant crosswind that morning? On...