DC wasn't enough. Now a new ADIZ around NY is coming with an internal flight restricted zone. Will the idiocy never stop? ! We are slowly but surely proving to the world our level of intelligence and learning ability. From locked 3 foot fences to TFRs that serve no purpose except derail...

Guys and Gals, Take a moment tonight for thoughts and prayers for the folks on the Gulf coast. Winds are now 160 knots. To our newsgroupers in the Mobile area I sure hope yall have gotten out of Dodge. Let's all hope that things won't be as bad as everyone is saying. Please do what you can to help...

Rocks Thrown at Border Patrol Chopper Aug 25 3:31 PM US/Eastern YUMA, Ariz. Illegal immigrants threw rocks at a Border Patrol helicopter, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing when one of the rocks damaged the rotor, the agency said. Neither the pilot nor the Border Patrol observer was...

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/travel/escapes/19trip.html?ex=1125720000&en=d0e9f107a37ffefe&ei=5070

I heard what sounded like a twin with poorly sync'd props Sunday. Looked up and watched two Cherokees in close echelon formation flying over. Never thought I'd see Cherokees doing that. Now I want to find someone to do that with. (Joking, our insurance won't allow formation flying). -- Bob...

I guess this pilot didn't get the memo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050830/od_nm/australia_plane_dc

I got in a little trouble with the FAA and they want to take my license for 6 months. Now their case isn't too strong (and based very much on the subjectivity of "safe" and not on any clear cut violation of a FAR). I'm trying to decide whether to fight it (expensive attorney fees) or just suck it...

In another thread, we have been hashing out whether some pilots in training quit flying because of a hair-raising event, such as a brush with disaster, or getting lost. Few ex-students seem to admit that this was a reason for quitting, but the drop-out rate seems to be far higher than it should...

A fellow student and I were dsicussing something, and we certainly intent to ask our instructors. There are some points in the flight where the simple (but important) checklist needs to occur. For example, after takeoff clean-up, after landing clean-up, before landing check list, etc . . . Places...

Our flying club has a large number of different trainers for rent at varying prices, but I am not sure which planes are suited for what missions. Is there any site that offers an overview in terms of max. cruise airspeed and max. useful load (basic configuration), etc. ? Maybe someone in this group...

It's been hard to avoid the Hurricane Katrina coverage, but somehow the raw numbers have a real impact over the media hype. The forecast shows eye passage about 1630-1830Z tomorrow. Here's the TAF from New Orleans NAS: KNBG 282121 06015G25KT 9000 BR SCT030 BKN050 OVC080 QHN2960INS VCTS TEMPO 2202...

A Sci Fi story originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956. Copyright renewed, 1984 Very entertaining story about a CAP crew searching for a downed Russian bomber that just dropped a nuke. Enjoy: http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/classics/classics_archive/blish/blish1.html

Saw this over at LiveATC.net forums. Thought it may be of interest. I thought the controller was very professional and avoided an over the air arguement nicely. http://www.liveatc.net/forum/files/kbos_8-24-05_near_miss_156.mp3 Marco Leon

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/2005_sertoma_fly-in.htm What a great day! (See if you can spot Jim & Tami Burns in the photos... :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

hi: I have a simple question for the piloting physics majors. we all know that planes have less air resistance to overcome at higher altitudes, but that normally aspirated planes have less power at higher altitudes. presumably, both are proportions of what happens at sea level, and are hopefully...

I noticed that last month the FAA activated the ADS-B system in limited coverage on the east coast. Has anyone played with this? I've seen a couple of fluffy demo videos but I wanted to see what you could actually get. I was particually interested in the graphical weather capabilities compared...

http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/jobs_jeopardy/index.htm Scroll down to the bottom -- "aircraft pilot" is listed as the second-most-dangerous job! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

Does anyone know if you need a reservation to land and park at the Island? Can you watch the airshow from the ramp? Any information appreciated.

Just let battery run down with the USB XM weather antenna connected. I did this to see how much battery life I would get with the screen set at half brightness (5+ hours), but when I reconnected external power, the unit begin an endless series of re-boots, never getting past the "I agree" lawyer...

Since, according to The Weather Channel, Katrina is about to wipe everything between N'Awlins and Pensacola from the face of the earth, I put Plan C into effect and flew '87D 150 mi. east to Dothan, AL and drove a rent car back. That gave me a chance to use the Garmin 396 for the first time on...