Ok, Im not talking about the commercial carriers. But why would a general aviation plane have dual transponders? Why waste the panel space? So they go tits up that often in flight where its necessary? Scott

Has anyone succeeded in using the automatic route generator in the DTC DUAT system? I've used GTE/CSC/whatever it is today DUAT system for years and the flight planner has always generated routes automatically for me. Not always the optimal route, but at least I get one. I hadn't used DTC in a...

Was I dreaming? Or did I once hear that RNP 1 and 2 stars/sids had been published in the USA? I see type A and B, but these are RNAV, and so must have no RNP requirement whatsoever, and can be flown by any /G aircraft. Anyone provide some info? Stan

Ran into my CFII the other day in the FBO parking lot. I see him once in a while around the airport, but I've flown with him only a couple of times since I got the rating six years ago. After telling me one of his corny jokes, he asked me how long it had been since I had an IPC. I told him I'd...

Hi folx, Here we go again... now it's ostensibly one of "us" selling his soul to the boulevard press devil for a few greenbacks... "How Hard Is It to Fly a 757 or 767?" http://airsafe.com/journal/v1num16.htm It's an exciting reading... the guy is in "unique position to answer that question",...

Hello. I am an IFR student (near the end- Last stage check of a Part 141). I have a question about a DP. The GATEWAY FOUR DP from CPS (E. St. Louis) has a note "For Turbojet aircraft only". Can this DP be used (voluntarily) for piston a/c? On this particular DP, the altitudes only call...

I need to go to Downers Grove the week and am considering taking a 182RG from the local FBO here in Bentonville. I thought Schaumburg Regional might be close, but it shows OTS indefinitely on the web site I use. Next choice might appear to be Dupage. Anyone from around their with some suggestions?...

It's been just about a year since I had gotten my IFR ticket, and have over 250 hours since, about 25 hours in actual. But, my personal minimums have been 1000 ft and 3 miles. Today (Knoxville, TN) we had perfect conditions to safely fly in the soup. (NO ICE) I got my instructor on board and we...

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I got my IR last August and finally got to log my 1st post-checkride actual approach. All while the airport I was landing at was reporting 10 miles and clear below 12,000. More like 1,200. All day long this place was reporting clear skies. All day long it varied between 1,200 and 1,700. ATC read...

Haven't seen anyone comment on this yet (though maybe I just missed the thread). In any case, Don Brown's column this week on AVWeb is clearly based on the situation and question that Chip Jones posted here in August. http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/186249-1.html -- David...

I know Don Brown. He is a good 'ol country boy, and an entertaining writer, but he is not a pilot. His aviation world is circumscribed by the AIM and Air Traffic Control Handbook, with no latitude (no pun intended) allowed. His Avweb column about filing IFR is almost perfect, but there are...

During a recent discussion about calculating glide ratio, I began to wonder what the effects of pressure altitude were on the glide ratio of an aircraft. Since air is 50% as dense at FL180 as at sea level, would the glide ratio increase (glide further) as altitude decreases? AND if there is a...

By googling, I've found that the ELITE flight simulator was working on a simulator for the Bendix/King KLN 94 GPS, but I can't find any additional information on this. Does anyone know if they've got this finished? Is it included in the current 8.0 version being sold? Thanks,

Check this out and let me know if you have any idea why this flight path is so strange. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AIR1 Here is a normal looking flight path http://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA88

Okay, I've read the regulations and still can't figure out the answer to this question: If I received an IPC from a CFII one year after my last BFR, do I need to get another BFR in 12 months or 24 months from now?? Thanks in advance, Larry

Hi, Does a Garmin 530W capture a downloadable track? 496? Al G

Anyone know a vendor I can purchase DOD Flight Information Publication IFR Enroute charts from? Prefer online thanks! tired of updating my international Jepps

If I want to go from Hollywood N. Perry (HWO) to Tamiami (TMB) Do I have to file a IFR flt plan if I want to go IFR. Is it possible to pick up a (local) ifr? thanks Steve