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Has there ever been consideration of a middle ground IFR rating that would allow instrument privileges en route but not require them for approach and landing? It seems to me that the skills and experience required for en route, cross-country flying are different (and more forgiving) than...

Greetings to all, especially those based in or familiar with South Dakota or western Iowa. In a few days I'm flying from Seattle/BFI to east-central Illinois (C16/Frasca). With prevailing westerlies, flight time in my C182 will be 11-12 hr. There will be an overnight stop, and 6-8 hr on day 1...

I don't get to either POA or AOPA webboard as much as I used to, but on both forums there seem to be fewer threads than there used to be on recent accidents. That may be good, perhaps a sign of reduced morbid interest. But I have to say I miss the dialog--even speculative comments--about...

I got some pretty good photos on my recent trip from Seattle to Atlanta 10 days ago. The weather was bad over the northern Rockies, so I took a roundabout route, south into central CA, then east over Las Vegas and Arizona. It took a few hours more, but the route took me straight over the Grand...

Having gone through the SI process (cardiac) for 8 years, I have seen approval take virtually the entire 3 months in the late 1990s, improve to ~4 weeks ~2001, then back up to notification exactly at deadline in 2003 and 2004, and then only with last minute phone calls and a "wire" (fax) June 1...

VFR, getting radar advisories. When not in special use airspace, I suspect I am not obligated to inform ATC of altitude change or modified route--although I would always do so as a courtesy. But what about these circumstances? Is there a requirement to inform ATC or to follow ATC vectors etc...

Can't help posting two shots I took recently. Mt. St. Helens/Mt. Rainier photographed 3 days ago; Missouri River near sunset (in western S. Datota, I think) a little less than 2 weeks ago. Hunter