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I have a Lightspeed Zulu 2 headset which I purchased for my partner at Oshkosh a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, she just doesn't like it. I already have a Bose, so I have no need for the Lightspeed. It's only been used twice, and is absolutely in pristine condition. It's the dual plug...

I'm about 2/3 of the way through my instrument training, using my club CFII as my instructor. He is a fairly new examiner, appointed maybe 18 months ago. He's been instructing forever, has in excess of 10,000 hours, and in my mind, is a good instructor. He's just assuming I will use him for...

Flying between Carroll County, MD and Newburgh NY, a jump plane on frequency: "One minute to drop and....uhhh...well, they all just left the airplane, so I guess I meant jumpers away." It was quite a few seconds before the controller could stop laughing long enough to respond.

My daughter is living/working in Nashville for the summer. I've never been there, and she has been after me to come visit for weeks now. If the weather and airplane maintenance gods cooperate, I plan to take the Mooney down next week. I'll be VFR. Normally, the airport choice would be a...

Hope to be in the midwest with the 182 during AirVenture this year, if the weather gods cooperate, so I was thinking of going up to OSH for a day. Never having been there, and wanting to maximize my time at the show, would I be better off flying directly to OSH, or parking at FLD and taking the...

Apologies if this has been posted previously, but if so, I didn't see it. Thought it was pretty cool! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDMDuRczDI0

I know this topic is beat to death here, but it seems the issues surrounding logging vs acting PIC just don't die. :mad2: It's well-accepted here, and on all the aviation forums, that when a rated pilot is training for a new endorsement (let's say, high performance or complex, for purposes of...

Every year around this time, the number of nurses calling in sick at the hospital where I work increases exponentially. Even accounting for the influenza and other seasonal illnesses, it's a dramatic increase over the baseline. Many of them are surprisingly open about how they are "using up"...

...led me to follow up on something I heard a while back: a somewhat-local guy has a 1977 Mooney 201, pretty well-equipped, with a new GTN 650, autopilot, Garmin 696, HSI, engine analyzer, available for rental. Although he calls it a "club", the plane is actually owned by the FBO, which he...

In my role as membership officer for my flying club, I've received an inquiry from a guy who says he holds a Brazilian private pilot certificate. He will be working in the US for a few months and is asking about flying club airplanes. What's the mechanism for him to obtain FAA certification to...

I have one of these for sale. Model number is WXPO3D9VB. It is as new, with original packaging. XM subscription NOT included. I purchased it in January, intending to use it for XM weather on either my Anywhere Map Quadra or my iPad. However, I subsequently chose to go with ForeFlight and...

I have for sale a pre-owned Anywhere Map Quadra GPS unit with a current database, including sectionals. The unit operates flawlessly and has a good battery. I am including the original packaging, instruction manual, AC power adapter, cigarette lighter adapter, suction cup automotive mount...

Since I started that thread about PnP a couple weeks ago, I thought it appropriate to note that I completed my first flight for them last weekend. It involved five puppies coming from GA to Western NY. I did the last leg, from Greenville, PA to Olean, NY. Other than some brief...

I have thought for a while this would be a good use of my time (and some money). I talked to the reps at the AOPA Summit thing last year. Finally got around to signing up on their website a week or so ago. Responded to a few requests for transport. I only responded to ones which appeared to...

It appears this trip from NY to FL in the 182 for next month is now a good possibility, the weather-gods permitting! :yesnod: So having reviewed the postings on both this site and AOPA Forums regarding flying in FL (and most of the info seems to be from several years ago) I have a few...

Having decided it's time to start on my instrument rating, the club to which I belong has two, both IFR-equipped and certified: a Warrior, and a 182. The differences are, the 182 has the STEC 60 and the Garmin 430 (non-WAAS), while the Warrior has no autopilot and an old Garmin 300XL. Both...

A few things, actually. Decided to make a 40 minute flight to Glens Falls for lunch at the excellent on-field restaurant. I took along another pilot - the first time I've flown with another pilot, which proved to be a good idea. There was some convective activity predicted, which was to remain...

Encouraged by my recent relatively stress-free trip to the midwest and back, I am thinking about planning a trip later in the summer from Syracuse to Ocala. This would be as a low-time VFR private pilot, in a well-equipped 182. Looking at direct routing, it would take me just west of the DC...

Located adjacent to GFZ in Greenfield, Iowa, this place is awesome! There are 16-17 airplanes on display. All have an Iowa connection - either manufactured in the state, flown there, or donated by an Iowan. There are also a number of aviation-related artifacts, as well as an impressive...

Having just returned from a 1700 nm round trip to the midwest, my longest (by far) trip as a private pilot to date, here are a few of my thoughts, in no particular order. The trip was made in the club 182Q with a Garmin 430, STEC 60 and my iPad with ForeFlight: 1. I was lucky. I was able to...