I'm recently received my IFR ticket and flew in actual a couple weeks ago for only the 2nd time. I picked up some rime ice at 9000' in a calm stratus layer. Scared the &#&((*@# out of me! I promptly turned back for home. I just didn't feel like I got any real training for this in the IFR work....

Subject line says it all. In light of the fact that VFR on top subjects you to both VFR and IFR constraints, why would anyone ever choose to fly VFR on top? I can only think of two possible reasons: 1. There happens to be clear air at a +500 foot altitude and not at the corresponding...

The FAA recognized that a mistake had been made in the recent revision to the AIM concerning course reversals; that the wording was in conflict with the 1994 legal interpretation on the issue. At last week's FAA/Industry Aeronautical Charting Forum the following language was adopted to replace the...

Anyone know what the preferred routing ATC likes for getting GA into/out of BWI from/to the south. I'm flying from RDU to BWI and back. (IFR) Tks.

Does anybody know the typical range of the DME signal when DME is installed in conjunction with a localizer or ILS? I shot an ILS yesterday that had it's compass locator decommissioned some time ago, so now the approach requires a VOR or DME, which is fine, because we've got both in addition to...

"Guillermo" wrote: Perhaps... but what if you're in IMC and partial panel? My initial thought was "one emergency at a time, please". If you're partial panel in IMC and you then lose the engine, you're goose is probably cooked anyway. But, then I realized that...

Hello! The new version 3.0 of Seattle Avionics's Voyager just came out, and it has a nice moving map. I want to start using it on my laptop, but need to buy a GPS, first. SA recommends the Pharos GPS360, but I always thought the Garmin GPS 10 may be the better option. Does anyone have...

I am looking for an examiner for my instrument checkride. Height preferably under 6 feet and under 200 pounds. Must not be afraid to ride in an experimental aircraft. Front range location. Anonymous for personal reasons

Greetings group members does anyone have experience with the solid state gyro egyro classic. A portable solid state unit using a row of LEDs as readout. I am thinking of installing one in my Skyranger ultralight. many thanks DavidH

He does all my radio work, so he's willing to give me a break on stuff that he can get, but I could also go elsewhere for. I wouldn't expect him to sell to an unknown at that price. Sorry. "Centurion" wrote in message ... ...

I subscribe to WxServer so that I can quickly check the radar and satellite pictures on my cell phone if I find myself at an airport without a wireless internet connection or a DTN server. But I just got a Treo, and it has a real web browser in it. I can get the Intellicast radar picture for...

Anyone had a chance to view this? Is it a good course? http://www.sportys.com/courses/dinstrument.cfm# Thanks, Dean

I'm parked at Barnes Muni (BAF) and I want to be home in ROC. But there is a AIRMET ZULU for ice in the clouds and precipitation above the freezing level, and there are low clouds layered up to the flight levels, and the MEA is above the freezing level. So it looks like we're going to be driving...

I had a strange experience with our CNX-80 earlier today. Heading back into HPN, we tried to bring up the approach frequency 126.4, and discovered it wasn't in the database. There were the normal secondary freqs (120.8 and 124.65), but no 126.4. Then I looked up DXR (Danbury, right next...

Copying over some information from the GNS480-users yahoo group. The poster claims that he received this information from Garmin customer support. Garmin apparently requests that this information be disseminated. Funny, why don't they just put it on their web site? Anyway: ----- begin quote...

Recommend that you take your Transponder to your/an avionics shop, many shops will fix this for no charge because it is a simple fix hoping to get your business when the unit fails or for other avionics needs...

Flyers: I am selling some more of my aviation DVD's on Ebay if anyone is interested. They a Approach Aviation's "The Educated Owner Series" DVD's: Volume I: Preventive Maintenance http://tinyurl.com/7movt Volume II: The Annual Inspection http://tinyurl.com/clt5e Volume III: Introduction to...

Steven P. McNicoll Steven gave a wonderful presentation as to the conflict of statute and nautical miles to be used in the U.S. during the 1950s to 70s. What he failed to give us who the genius was to come up with both sets of numbers on our airspeed indicators. The main push for a KNOT measure...

Does anyone know how to perform a master reset on the Garmin 196?

My flight instructor is quite upset. He says every single one recurrent pilots is making the same potentially fatal mistake. When they reach MDA or the MAP, they hit the OBS/SUSP button as soon as it lights up. The Garmin 530 immediately paints a magenta line to the hold waypoint....