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Amendments to the FAR making the ACS regulatory go into effect May 24 along with new ACS. I have not reviewed all the changes. Most are expected to be minor, but the new Instrument ACS has the big one many have discussed - the removal of the requirement to use at least one land-based...

I'm looking for pilots who file IFR out of airports with no instrument approaches. It's for a possible article on the subject for IFR Magazine and I'm looking for real-world examples. Feel free to message me privately. If you answer here, I'll probably end up contacting you for details Edit...

We know that when ATC point out traffic, the only response that satisfies them is reporting that we see them visually. But twice now, I’ve had this conversation (no not the location of the traffic) with ATC. Same facility both times. ”Traffic one to two o’clock, 5 miles, 500 feet above.”...

October 18, 2023 California Pilot Indicted for Interfering With a Flight Crew On October 18, 2023, a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah indicted Jonathan J. Dunn for interfering with the crew of a commercial airline flight. The indictment alleges that, on or about...

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I am going to be back in Colorado for a few days next week. I'm planning to fly with a friend for brunch/lunch Saturday, 10/14. We've been thinking of the old standby, Barnstormers but it looks like the place at KPUB is under new (to me, anyway) management and even has an outdoor patio. Any...

Just a shot in the dark. I'm going to be in Philly (Convention Center area) a few days next week. No dinner plans for Tuesday or Wednesday evening if anyone is interested in getting together. I have no car so my travel radius is limited.

For our Canadian pilots. Is there a widely used templates for a VFR flight itinerary? For those who don't know, Canada rules require either a filed flight plan or an itinerary left with a responsible person for VFR flights. If leaving one with an FBO, I can see just using a regular flight plan...

For those who fly pistons in the northeast corridor... V16 between RIC and JFK (a standard routing) is gone! I came across it while planning a flight next month. And no, it's not a charting or EFB error. It is one of several airway segments which were removed effective yesterday. I'm a bit...

We've been wanting to visit. Finally did.

The report was an outgrowth of the Germanwings incident where the copilot purposely crashed the airplane killing all 150 on board. Summary: "FAA's ability to mitigate safety risks is limited by pilots' reluctance to disclose mental health conditions. According to FAA and aviation industry...

A first for me. I'm no stranger to picking up clearances at nontowered airports. I'm one of those old enough to remember doing a preflight, running to the FBO, calling Flight Service on a pay phone, getting my void time clearance, running back to the airplane, starting up, running up, setting...

Over the past few years, I've seen all sorts of confusion over visual approaches. I know it's a topic that gets (almost?) no attention in training, but I'm at a loss to understand the confusion. To me, a visual approach is what a student pilot does (IFR version is less restrictive). Special...

I thought I'd relate a very recent experience - the past few days. But it's not the first time. Enterprise will pick you up. I've used that in the past. It means they will drive to where you are, pick you up, bring you back to their office, and then you'll have your rental. Same for the return...

Does anyone who flies in that area happen to have an email address for Duluth TRACON? I know I can call but email will make my inquiry a lot easier.

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I received an email about this this morning. This is a paste from the post I made on one of my Facebook pages: FAA Aircraft Registry update: "The FAA Registry is now offering limited online aircraft registration services here. Individual aircraft owners can complete self-guided aircraft...

I flew to Philadelphia the last week of November. This was from fairly early in the flight but I thought this 4-minute video would be interesting on its own. Kudos to the Washington Center controller for patience and taking the time to spell things out.

Yesterday I played the role of the presiding judge in a round of a mock trial competition. Some of you may be familiar with the program. The American Mock Trial Association is the governing body of an annual collegiate mock trial competition. It's not just for potential lawyers. Both lawyers and...

I'll start by saying I'm behind the times when it comes to the GoPro brand. I've been using inexpensive knockoffs - primarily Apeman - which have served me well. But I wanted to do a better job with cockpit audio so I bought a HERO3 on eBay. When that ran into this problem I figured it was the...