Folks: So after a year of dithering, I finally got my Instrument Ticket by taking an accelerated instrument training course with Bill Zaleski, out of Schenectady, NY. I've written up my experiences at: http://www.cozybuilders.org/2005_Instrument_Training/ Bill taught me in MY experimental...

I've searched the threads on Google, but given the emerging technologies involved, I'd be interested in any thoughts or recent experience that anyone can provide regarding the in-flight satellite weather in particular. We have a Cherokee with StrikeFinder (which works to avoid the big stuff) and a...

Hello: I just wonder if there is a place where you can check which is the last date changed were made to a Jepp approach chart of Low-Altitude Enroute Chart. Our club has 49 / 50 enroute charts, that are supposed to be current (last changed Jul 04), but I found out a frequency was wrong. How do I...

Howdy, I fly a Cirrus SR22, an all-electric plane. It has dual-redundant power busses, which makes total electrical failure unlikely, but if it does happen in IMC it can really ruin your day, so I'm thinking about a backup plan. Obviously a portable GPS and Comm unit are first on the priority...

When entering an ATC region, we often get an altimeter setting, usually at some fix. So for example, when entering the Chicago center ATC region, they say something like, "Midway altimeter is xx.xx." I have some questions. 1. So, do they pick some fix for the region and give everyone...

Well Newps, The bids have come out for displaced Flight Service controllers to enter the terminal ATC environment. Looks like KBIL is one of the places they will be selecting into. I don't see a single ARTCC on the list, just ATC level 6,7 and 8 terminal facilities. Good luck... Chip, ZTL

Got a little memory jog in the April 2006 Designee Update...other than "Basic Instrument Flight Maneuvers," there is nothing in the 2004 (latest) PTS about timed turns OR compass turns. Nothing. Nada. So instrument pilot wannabes need not be concerned about demonstrating either one to the examiner....

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A recent issue of Scientific American had an article about the Earth's magnetic field reversals. The article presents some plausible explanations of the reversals that have occurred repeatedly throughout geologic times. It also presents some indications that another reversal is like to happen...

www.atlasaviation.com/FAA%20Phone%20Numbers/FAA_Phone_Numbers.htm This list contains both the business and Watch Desk telephone numbers.

I just tried calling the Covington/Cincinnati Watch Desk and business telephone numbers, both have been changed. That's typical for the Federal Government telephone system. Try the telephone numbers on the list before you need them. There is no date associated with the published list on the Atlas...

Who can explain this approach to me - VOR + DME RWY 14 (LIEE) http://www.vatita.net/download/planning/files/LIEE_ial.pdf I flew as a passenger in an Alitalia MD80 the other day, and we apparently flew this approach. As we made our left turn to final, I could see the PAPI lights on RWY 14 - all...

I'm just starting out my instrument training in a Cessna 152 that has a compass mounted at the top of the windshield. Here's a sample picture for those who have never seen it, http://www.airliners.net/open.file/643201/M Can anyone tell me if it's still possible to do compass turns under the...

ventmode I am an inexperienced instrument pilot and I just don't understand why we file routes on our flight plans at all! I never get what I filed, anyway, and it's not uncommon that the route I actually get shares not a single waypoint with what I filed. It is an interesting game to try to...

When you're determining if you need an alternate, and whether you can use an airport for an alternate, do you use the minimum of the normal forecast, TEMPOs and PROBs? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Unix is great. The Unix culture is magnificent. Life in a Unix...

Does anyone know of a VFR climb gradient. The only possible thing I can come up with is what Part 25 says an aircraft must be able to meet concerning the takeoff path. From the start of takeoff to 1500 feet or when transition from takeoff to enroute configuration is complete. an aircraft must be...

Eclipse Aviation, Albuquerque, NM, is seeking FAR Part 23 aircraft engineers... Mechanical Systems Certification Engineer: Must have a minimum of five years experience certifying mechanical systems on FAR Part 23 aircraft. DER or Organizational Delegation experience required. go to:...

The following from avweb.com: By Mary Grady Newswriter, Editor Garmin issued a service alert on Wednesday warning users of some of its brand-new GNS 430 and GNS 430A units not to use them for IFR operations. It was the company's second service alert this month to include those units....

hello In exercise of help on the ski resort http://www.airliners.net/open.file/807772/M/ franck

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:33:36 GMT, wrote: Does anyone have a copy of the NTSB report which was posted a while back concerning the guy who launched IFR in IMC in uncontrolled airspace into VMC above and was dinged for "careless and...