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Any recommendations on how to test a headset without being in an airplane?

A hefty little storm just moved through Southeast Texas. I was outside watching the wall cloud moving my way when I notice a 172 headed straight towards the darkness. Not sure what he was thinking. About 5 minutes later the wind must have been gusting to 50 mph or so. Anyway the storm did some...

Just watching Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Man I love that plane more than ever. Now I will spend the next week trying to figure out how to get a ride in one. I seem to recall it was some sort of Ag plane only flown in Australia. Any other cool movie planes out there?

HD Radio Any of you guys using HD radio? I bought a new Ford pickup a few months ago and am just now discovering the joys of this new device. What's the deal with no commercials on the secondary channels? Not complaining just wondering.

Does anyone subscribe to this service? Prior to today I had never heard of these guys. Looks like they have some pretty good content. I am curious as to if the content is downloadable. http://www.aerocinema.com/

So I finally bit the bullet and started work on obtaining my tail wheel endorsement. I had a great time. Flew a 1995 Citabria. It was nice flying a plane that didn't have a consistent puke smell and wasn't all beat to hell by student pilots. My instructor had me flying with my shoes off...

I was just watching the opening sequence of 16 Right and was wondering what kind of plane was in the aerial sequence. Check out the clip at about the 2:14 mark. Looks like a pretty cool little plane with a radial engine.

When making my daily rounds through craigs list I found a posting by an owner who had his 430W stolen. Turns out several were stolen the same night. The thief broke a few windows to get in. Man this would tear me up if it happened to me (and if I actually owned a plane!)...

I was reading another thread where it was mentioned that certain medical conditions would cause one to fail a 3rd class medical. ADHD was mentioned. Is this really a disqualifying medical condition? No issues here but man, every other kid these days is taking medication for ADHD. The...

I was fortunate enough to meet Gene Kranz today. My Bro-in-law goes to church with Gene and he invited us on a tour of Johnson Space Center. I can tell you that there is nothing like having Gene Kranz give you a personal tour of NASA. Other than meeting Gene the coolest thing was being able to...

We all know there is no money in aviation (somehow lots of my money goes somewhere, go figure) but somehow I keep thinking about starting something up. What would you say would be a good aviation related business to get into? Jet cleaning, leasebacks (Never mind, I know I know), broker, other?

Apparently a new crew in Chicago thought a fake plane crash was real. I just had the laugh especially when the anchor figured it out and suggested that they notify news stations before they do something like that. Link

I was just looking the the GSA Auction site and they have several Cessna 206's up for sale. Each one has a special log book entry saying that the aircraft are unairworthy due to "suspected and unknown damage caused by being operated on multiple flights in excess of manufactures recommended gross...

Hey Guys, Later this week I will be headed to Eastern Kentucky for 6 days. Is there anything aviation related that is interesting/fun in the Louisville/ Cincinnati area? I will be staying somewhere in between.

So the Shuttle is in Houston today. It stopped for the night on its way to LA. I tried twice to drive to Ellington Air Force Base but the traffic was just to bad each time I went. So I said to myself, self you are a pilot and fly out out Pearland which is only 10 miles away get the plane dummy...

Is there anything in the FARs requiring that a current chart and or AFD be in an airplane when flying as a private pilot? I could not find anything under part 61. I did find a few references under 91 and 135. 91 ans 135 reference "Pertinent" charts which I assume means current. A second...

I just returned from a driving trip that took me half way across the U.S (Texas to California) and back. I saw all sorts of cool things like the Arizona Crater, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, L.A, Santa Monica Pier, Warner Brothers Studio, etc…. None of those things were the highlight of my trip...

I will soon depart on a cross country driving trip from Texas to California (and back) and was wondering if there are any cool aviation tours that I would be able to take in. Any aircraft factory tours etc. along the Western part of the country?

A couple of days ago I was watching a rerun of Pawn Stars. Had to be somewhere in the first season- 2009 I think. Anyway this guy comes in with a beat up old coke machine. I recognize the guy as Ricks brother from American Restoration, which is a Pawn Stars spin off. I tell my wife, "Watch. He...

Rather than work on a cost analysis for my day job I thought I would put together a chart that brings to visualization what I have learned from watching my favorite weekly aviation themed reality show (I make fun but I really do enjoy the show).