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How much roughly has it likely cost in legal expenses during the whole process from the first NTSB ALJ, to the Full NTSB and now to the US court of appeals? Honestly have no idea? If I had to guess, probably $30K?

Hey everyone, on the heels of the thread about the new guy who was asking about flying regularly from LA to Aspen for Ski trips, I wanted to ask you guys about my own mission. Fairly experienced pilot. 3000+ total, 1500 hrs multi, living in CT and looking to make regular trips, year round to...

So I really don’t understand…..why is GA excluded in umbrella policies when it’s very clear that the risk of having one kick in is extremely small? One would first have to exhaust usually 1M on the normal policy, and that has to be an extremely rare (any one have stats??) occurrence. If you...

A few weeks ago I finally got the chance to launch into some worthwhile IMC, and while not perfect, it was the best I've flown in for a while. 500 ovc with tops around 4000----give or take. In this video, I filmed from 3 cameras simultaneously, and overlayed each. After mounting 3 Gopro's I...

OK Guys and gals!! Here is the intro video to this trip! The other videos will come when I post those days. After months, even years of anticipation, I FINALLY am ready to publish a trip report documenting my journey the absolute fringe of civilization-----and back again to the NE Shore of...

Video with ATC and background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8k3S3wxIvM Last weekend, I had mostly been keeping an eye on the WX for Halloween as I was planning to fly 2 pax to BID and back that day (yesterday, which was a blast, but VFR wx), but fairly suddenly, about a week ago...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNfgGw40Ils Flew solo over the weekend in a C172SP and mounted a Gopro on the ceiling, off to my right and just behind me, showing the panel and outside view. On departure, I pulled the power back at 600' and then waited 4 full seconds to simulate the "oh...

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDGOlE-x_9E&feature=youtu.be Stills: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56841718@N06/albums/72157658528046726 After what has been a very long dry spell when it comes to flyable IMC (at least that's worthwhile), I finally got out there early this...

This isn't your average LIFR write-up that you are used to seeing me post. This flight happened to be my dad's first flight in IMC!! In 300-400' ceilings, none-the-less!! HD Video: http://vimeo.com/115367549 Still shots...

If you liked my trip report from my vacation to the Bahamas in 2012 and my travelogue from Subarctic Quebec last year, you will LOVE what is about to come your way shortly!! After considerable blood, sweat and tears, I have FINALLY reached the next level of Bahama Out Island Exploration and...

Its about time a posted another write-up in actual IFR:D That being said, it seems as if my passion for flying in LIFR has been watered down a notch compared to 2 years ago or more. Why? For no other reason other than water tends to find its own level. What excitement I've lost...

If you are in cruise flight at lets say 2500 RPM and 110 KIAS, how would you calculate what the wind velocity would be directly behind the prop (say on the windscreen)? I figure it must be faster than the speed of the plane, but just how much faster, I don't know.

I seem to remember about a month ago, someone here posted a sample letter for the DL medical propsal that went into a bit more depth than the standard form letter provided by the EAA. Specifically it talked about how the 3rd class makes pilot LESS safe by encouraging them not to seek treatment...

HD Video from 2 camera angles, and ATC recording: https://vimeo.com/91134317 Last Sunday (March 30th) I had yet again another fantastic flight in IMC, with some fantastic scenery from Mother Nature! Departed Rwy 2 at HFD and entered the clag at 500'. Upon reaching 3000, we were just about...

HD Video of the flight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wx44ycMtog&feature=youtu.be The forecast as early as 6 days out was hinting at a good chance for IMC for several days prior to Saturday so of course I was watching pretty much every run of the GFS, NAM and ECMWF (Euro) for most of last...

Subarctic Quebec trip report. AKA: The "Bahamas of The North" So I finally got the chance to fly up to Subarctic Quebec after wanting to go there for almost 11 years, along with actually having planned it firm for the last 6 months. Background and Introduction: So before I go any...

used a GP Hero 3 Black Edition to record the ATC and cockpit audio while flying the other day. Here is a link to that video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir4gL9OzUnA&feature=youtu.be While decent, I still would like to be able to get more audio clarity in the radio transmissions. How would...

Mother Nature cooperated again last night and gave me some decent IMC. Took off from Westfield, MA (BAF) at 7 PM bound for Worcester, MA (ORH). Here is the video in full HD 1080P. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir4gL9OzUnA&feature=youtu.be Here are the various pics...

For a long time, I had always wanted to say that I’ve flown an ILS to 200 and 1/2 on my B-Day. Since May 22nd is late enough in the year where ice is no longer a concern, but early enough that you still have organized frontal systems and lows passing through as well as before t-storms become...

Poor Azure who is going to HATE me for posting this as he is trapped in Michigan craving an ice-free IFR day! http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1150134#post1150134 Here is a 5 min edited video I made of the best parts of the flight...