Officials Weighed Shooting at Errant Plane By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer 37 minutes ago As a wayward Cessna flew deep in restricted airspace, national security officials were on the phone discussing whether to implement the last line of defense: shooting it down. The single-engine...

https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/evtols-urban-mobility/verdego-aero-xti-partner-on-hybrid-electric-trifan-200/ VerdeGo Aero, XTI Partner On Hybrid-Electric TriFan 200 Kate O'Connor November 20, 20200 Image: VerdeGo Aero/XTI Aircraft Company VerdeGo Aero and XTI Aircraft Company have...

"Important note: The FAA no longer accepts The Farnsworth Lantern D15." I just happened to stumble on this. I have been planning to take the Farnsworth Lanterns test. Seems it's no longer accepted by the FAA. For AOPA members, here's the...

Today I flew RST (Rochester, MN) to 3CK (Chicago-Lake in the Hills). As I neared Chicago I was listening to 120.55, which is ORD approach for the North side. This was around 6pm, which is a pretty busy time for approach, lots of arrivals and departures in the ORD area. During the 15 minutes...

Today we experienced a new first, when the tower controller at Jefferson City, Missouri decided to cut a Cessa 172 in front of me on a short right base, *after* clearing me to land on Rwy 30. Incredulous, I slowed as much as possible, and watched as the 172 (who was several hundred feet above us)...

So we FINALLY finished the new "Piper Cub Suite" yesterday (some of that artwork has been in our dining room for over three years!) at our aviation theme suite hotel, and we're embarking on our last two aviation theme suites, the "Apollo Suite" and the "Oshkosh Suite" -- both which have been in the...

I fly a small airplane (a Cessna 150) that is well maintained. I fly over forests in good weather and typically during the day. My biggest fear is the engine quits over the forest and I have no place to make a deadstick landing except the tops of large trees. I drive a moderate motorcycle (a...

http://msnbc.com/news/993760.asp?0cv=CB10 Seems to be a little more well written and objective than most articles on this subject. They mentioned AOPA's Airport Watch program among other things. They also have a picture of that C-172 hanging from that building in Florida (it was Florida, right)?...

If I am instrument rated and my aircraft is fully equipped for instrument flight, and I start out a flight with a VFR flight plan, and it gets foggy enough that I'm below minimums, is there a way to switch to IFR in flight, or do I have to have filed IFR from the beginning? If it's possible in...

If you've got a small problem with your plane, do you bother with a ferry permit, or do you just fly it if you think it's safe? Hypothetical: Say your (shared) plane has gotten some damage, say for instance a wingtip strobe/nav light assembly got scraped off against a hangar while it was being...

A bit of neophite comment on simulators. Some years ago I bought a Microsoft simulator, played with it a while and relegated it to a young friend. I'll say this - I wish I had this when I first started chasing instruments for certification. The first major hurdle, at least in my case, was...

If all GA midair collisions were eliminated, ~99% of GA aircraft fatalities would still happen. From Nall Report analysis of U.S. NTSB records: Total fixed wing GA fatalities: 2002: 518 2003: 555 2004: 510 2005: 491

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/05/23/national/a121517D16.DTL&sn=018&sc=478 AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot - Monday, May 23, 2005 (05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small plane that strayed to...

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ Todays "Astronomy Picture Of The Day" - it changes daily so this moonscape is only on today Friday 12/14. Man, what a panorama! And it's not OT, as Frank Sinatra crooned, "Fly me to the moon".... Cheers'n beers.. )

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I was told by a good source from law enforcement to avoid the Quiet Birdmen As they are related to and have similar beliefs as QAon. Aviation does not need these cancers.

has anyone used the Teterboro New Jersey Transit train station after landing at TEB airport? If you go to any of the FBOs along the West side of runway 1-19, the train station is just a mile or so further to the West along Rt. 17 and Williams Ave. The trip time is approx. 30 minutes into the city...

Plan to be in the Phoenix area towards the middle of May, enroute to KMYF. What route would you recommend from the Phoenix area to KMYF ?

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/tribunal-rules-delta-retaliated-against-pilot-for-safety-report/ Tribunal Rules Delta ‘Retaliated’ Against Pilot For Safety Report Russ Niles December 27, 20202 A Labor Department tribunal has awarded a Delta pilot $500,000 in a whistleblower case after...

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/electric-wingsuit-bmw-salzmann/ Dawn of a new extreme sport: The world's first electric wingsuit By Loz Blain November 08, 2020 Austria's Peter Salzmann powers through the air in his 300-km/h, twin-impeller electric wingsuitBMW