Hi Everyone, Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I purchased a backup handheld radio for cross country flights, etc. and was wondering if it is permitted to use it so I can contact my family while flying over the local area. I would use a frequency not used locally for any other...

A friend recently asked me to explain the magenta circles seen around numerous airports on sectionals. It got me to thinking about how useful they are. Personally, if the weather isn't good enough to fly VFR in Class E airspace, I'm not going to fly VFR, even if it is legal in Class G airspace. So,...

Hi All, I need some advise. The summer is starting and my plane is a rotten climber, certainly on hot days at MTOW. The best it can do in these conditions is about 300fpm. My idea is to use thermals to climb (much)faster like gliders do. Is this a stupid idea? If my idea is not that stupid how do...

Hello, I'm just playing around a bit with Jeppesen FliteStar/FliteMap, tying to find out how I can use my own (scanned) paper charts with this otherwise very satisfying product. Besides Jeppesens own RasterPlus format there seem to be some other possible raster formats: BSB

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I just aquired a large collection of USN & USAF glass airplane slides from the 1940's & 1950's that are nice. If interested please email me for information and i can also include a picture of 1 back to you so you can see what they look like. Thanks.

Someone has posted some cool pix from the launch of the new super carrier over on the binary channel (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation), which got me wondering... Is the new USS Ronald Reagan a *replacement* carrier? If so, which one is being retired? Or did we just add another battle group to the...

Hello, I am new to thie board. Recently I moved to SLC from Orlando. I always wanted to try Bush/mountain Flying and was wondering if anyone here knew of a flightschool where I can get mountain flying lessons. I am a CMEL with IFR @400hrs. Also, if there is someone in this area who would be...

Hi, I know Cecil asked if anyone had a PIREP about the explosion a few days ago while chemicals were being mixed. Well, I flew over UTC today and this is what I saw. There are a bunch of buildings pretty close to each other. The building that was demolished was a couple hundred yards from the...

The UTICA TRSA (western New York) is situated around both towered Oneida County (KUCA) and non-towered Griffis Airpark (KRME), formerly Griffis AFB. It is centered on KRME, so perhaps that is where the radar antenna is. The outer perimeter of the TRSA is a large circle, about 14-15 nm radius,...

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Hey all I have been using ac-u-kwik, Well UVweather sent me a copy of their UVtrip Planner I am finding UVtrip Planner to be far more superior updates every 28 days great uptodate handler and fuel information... Cons: Advertising in the form on image banners If I am going to pay for it should...

After last month's debacle, with anti-war-indoctrinated college kids refusing to honor Medal of Honor winner (and UW alumnus) Pappy Boyington, it's nice to see that reason has prevailed in...

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We have a free v speeds database. Use it, add your aircraft's v-speeds. It's free. This could benefit everyone; especially students. have fun: www.aviationist.com/vspeeds-form.html -- --

VNO is Maximum Structural Cruising Speed per definition in CFR FAR Part 1. If you were to ask what is VNO? Why do some Pilots constantly believe its Normal Operation Speed. The Green arc is the normal operation. The yellow arc is cautionary range. The white arc is the range in which we can use...

I have been playing around making V-n diagrams for the various airplanes I rent from my flying club. I made one for our P28T-201RT and was looking for the numbers on the PA32-300. The one item for the PA32-300 that would not follow the formula for calculating the lift line was Va. The book shows...

We have a database of different aircraft v-speeds. Please fill in a quick form and give us yours for your aircraft. Upon submission you'll see other v-speeds. Also, if you're in the NY/NJ area you might want to come to a meeting. www.aviationist.com/vspeeds-form.html

he picks it up by Friday, January 19. The prison itself was built right after the Civil War. There are tons of roaches and graffiti in all the cells which dates back to the fifties - the last time it was painted. There are 1200 inmates. Currently Cummings is imprisoned...