Interesting article talking about the first woman to get a commercial pilot's license in Saudi Arabia, where women are still forbidden by law from driving cars. She's been hired by one of the princes to help fly his fleet of private jets. As one expects it has caused some controversy. Also...

Below is the preliminary NTSB report. What I find interesting is that there's no mention of the tower informing the Navajo pilot he has a problem. I was doing a T&G right behind the Navajo as he climbed out - I saw smoke from the RIGHT engine and that's what the tower told him as well. Question:...

If you have a family that relies on you for financial security, you need life insurance. However, many policies do not cover death caused by small planes. Check your policies!

A month or two ago AOPA had a article about a "good samaritan" bill that would help protect pilots who fly for charity. AOPA asked the members to write to their congress critters to urge them to pass the bill. I haven't heard anything about how that turned out. Anyone have information on it? I...

Discovery can't take off because of a bad fuel sensor ? Are they kidding us ? The crew is already strapped in, number one for departure, cocked and loaded. We just put gas in the thing. I saw the line guys top the tanks earlier in the day. Stick the tank, placard the gas gauge inop and let's...

Okay, here's the info. I've done as objective a job I can with Vref, scouted through Trade A Plane, poked around here and there on the Internet and come up with a value of $45,000 to $49,000. Let's split the difference and call it $47,000. If it makes any difference, the airplane is an older model...

The wife and I are contemplating a trip up to Mackinac Island, Michigan the last weekend in August. Have any of you been there (flown or otherwise)? If so any recommendations for lodging , eats, etc... I looks like it will be a really neat flight up there and it is kinda like stepping back in...

Where is a good place to buy a replacement JPI EGT probe? It looks like JPI wants $300 directly, is there a better outlet? -Robert

Hello, does anyone know, if the Garmin 430/530 can interface to an air-data computer and a fuel computer (like e.g. the King KLN 90B)? The question rose when watching the FlightVideoProduction Piper Meridian DVD. When the pilot used one of the utility pages of his 430 to calculate wind direction...

If you are going to Oshkosh, you may want to consider a stop at our little small town airport. 3LF http://www.litchfieldil.com/airport/ take a look at the photography, the young eagle links, the pilot info and then.......... stop over here for a night. Gas is guaranteed at $2.85 a gallon...

Trip to Michigan and Illinois, June 29 - July 4, 2005 Rick & Hai Longworth Hai and I got our instrument ratings last Memorial weekend. After a dozen or so of practice flights shooting most of the approaches at nearby airports including one filed IFR trip to from Poughkeepsie, NY to Hartford, CT,...

Anybody know how much these watches sell for? No info on the Breitling site. I recall reading years ago when these first came out that these watches were only sold to pilots (doubtful) with the intent to limit the number of false ELT signals. Then again, I doubt the transmitter is powerful enough...

I have long expressed my opinion that public displays of low level aerobatics entails risk vastly out of proportion to any benefits, perceived or real... Aerobatic displays do not improve public support for general aviation nor for the preservation of local airports... Aerobatic displays do not...

I have an old Square D Kollsman 3 pointer altimeter that I think it's about 50 or more years old and seems to be in working condition. The body is about 2 13/16 diameter. The label on the back says part no. 371K-05 The three altitude pointers give the usual altitude readout. The little Kollsman...

I filed an ADIZ/FRZ flight plan yesterday that went to the wrong Center. Not once, not twice, not three times, but four times. It turns out that even if you file with Leesburg FSS for a DC area ADIZ plan it can be automatically routed to the wrong facility. I called Friday evening checked weather,...

Here is an entertaining 5-minute video that shows the fun, affordability, and accessibility of private aviation in southern California. You can view it at http://www.pilotgetaways.com/index.html?view=video (Unfortunately, the pilot seems a bit of a chauvinist.)

I just learned about this littel ultralight rotor craft: http://www.airscooter.com/ My question ia about the rules of where you can fly such a thing. On the radio program I was listening to the inventer and host talked about flying it around town. However, on their website where they quote the FAR...

This is purely theoretical - it is not something I am planning for next Saturday : If you are to fly over an expanse of water or other inhospitible terrain, for a distance long enough to require re-fueling immediately prior (US-Europe ferry, for example) - You watch to see that they put the right...

Does anyone know why planes are landing on this lake? There are alot of boaters and kayakers around, and it seems like a risky thing to do. When the planes land on the lake, do Coast Guard regulations or the FAR's apply?

The other night, when we were working the pattern as an excuse to watch the sunset from 1000 AGL, it dawned on me that I hadn't practiced any emergency procedures since my last biennial. I like to do these things once in a while, in an effort to remain sharp, and now seemed like a good time. With...