"While the new series has just begun to fly, the Air Force has the next generation already in the works. The GPS 2F satellites are under construction at a Boeing plant in California. They will feature the original and the new modernized signals, plus offer a third civilian signal of particular...

I was at the Northwest EAA fly In this weekend and attended the Garmin forum. The Garmin Rep.... if I understood him correctly? stated the New 400/500 unit would contain a new 12 channel GPS reciever, refurred to as the "GPS engine" (faster for WAS) and new faster processor too. I thought? I heard...

As many of us have experienced, the response of FSS briefers to phone calls has been sometimes ... um... desultory, and when we're at a remote airport with no radio link to Center, waits on the phone of 15-30 minutes for clearance have been common. Lockheed-Martin FSS has now segregated a group of...

Just bragging. I passed my CFII checkride today. That should be the last one for a good long while. Had to do a DME Arc. Ugh. I haven't done one of those since... well *my* IFR checkride. :-) Time for bed... --

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Picked up my plane from the avionics shop at KJAN. Had a Garmin 30SL installed and a VFR Garmin 250 XL installed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAkMEINXVE8 is landing and departing traffic at KJAN Jackson MS and my return home at KMBO Madison MS for a couple of landings. NICE to be back in the...

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I am new to your group and want to pass on my aviation web site containing lots of Light-Sport and Experimental aircraft certification information and data. In addition you will find aircraft and hot air balloon inspection checklists with full FAR references. The site can be found at...

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Now with editable fields for 'permanent' information such as your name, tail number, home base, etc., per request, and FREE at: http://www.wizardofdraws.com/main/wxbrief.html It has been tested in Acrobat 5 & 6. Please let me know of any problems you may have with it, although I can make no...

Maybe another way to describe what I'm looking for, is a Consumer Report's type of grid that shows features of each of the GPS's and ranks them as "good, better, and best" Anyone know of comparative review of several GPS's in one place? Thanks for answering here.

For those of you upgrading and have excess equipment.... my VOR/GS/LOC indicator died and I'm looking for one of the following: GI 106A KI 209 ND 200-306 It's got to talk to an SL30. Remove the Dark Matter (the blackhole) to respond by email. Or

I just noticed that my instructor rating expires at the end of Sept. I was thinking it was the end of Oct. Anyone know of a quick way of renewing it? I am in the Denver area (KBJC). Thanks

Folks ! I am planing to get my IFR ticket. preferably in one of accelerated programs. I have read about a few but I am still looking for one where they take you on a cross-country ride to say west-coast or Alaska (I am in east) and you don't shoot same approach twice. AT the end of the trip you...

Folks: I've got to take a trip to BKL on Sunday...does anyone know how the routing normally works for an IFR arrival in a 172 from the south? Or any other things to be on the lookout for? thanks

I'm planning on flying into Calgary next month for a few days. I'll go IFR and have the Canadian charts, maps, etc., have Customs info, but a few questions remain. (1) Airways or Direct crossing border? My US(LO) 17 and 7 show only two Victor airways ... V-181 HML to YWG going north out of...

I got an old NARCO LRN-840 LORAN-C that I want to reanimate. Sadly I only got the unit itself, no manuals or cables. What I need is a pinout of the rear card-edge connector and informations about what voltage it requires etc. If someone has a manual as pdf or any other electronic format it would be...

I have a KMA20 installed with 2 KX175B's. Where do I set the AUTO,COM1,COM2 toggle and rocker switches? I do have a 4P intercom and speakers. I would like to set COM1 as primary and COM2 on 121.5 for monitor. Thanks Cliff

My club just got a very nicely equipped Bonanza with a King KFC-200 A/P system installed (along with a CNX-80 GPS). I think I've got most of it figured out, but yesterday something happend which I didn't understand. The active leg in the GPS was a course of about 230, with a stiff wind from the...