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http://kxan.com/2015/09/27/plane-crashes-in-lee-county/ The pilot at skydiving place in Lexington is dead from a crash last evening. Knew him personally, was very close with some of my best friends. This one hurts. Word from the ground was plane was on final, he aborted the landing for...

Ah, I think you are right, I should've looked at it on the computer and not just my mobile before commenting.

I don't see any pontoons, looks like a 172. Lucky he's ok and doesn't have any diseases from that pond. I've pulled many seaplane out of that swath. I can't figure out why the hell he landed there, two parallel runways only a few hundred feet away and no way he would survive an east west entry...

Are you drunk?

My company has equipment on this vessel. Sweeeeet....

Welcome! Good luck on your journey. My only regret was not starting at your age.

This reminds me of the first time I went solo in to one of the busiest class d airports in the country. I was a 35 hour pilot that only had worked within class g and a sleepy class d up north. I flight planned, studied, and had all my tools in front of me when I enterred the airspace. I almost...

Yes! An operator vs. engineer ****ing match. This almost always turns out the same for those without the hands-on experience, at least in my industry.

I'll be there with my aircraft assuming we get decent wx, so I might take you up on that.

You are the sole responsible party when that plane becomes airborne, so why would you ever take off if you weren't comfortable with the machine? As a PP, your mission should never override your safety concerns. Intensified with your limited experience, any time your confidence is shaken, you are...

Since I'm bored at work, I got you a quote. Gas - 12 hrs @ 10 gph = 120 gal (x2 for round trip) 240gal x $6.00 = $1440 Assume 4 days minimum - that would be $2000 for a CFII rate, plus per diem. SWA 461 departs Hobby and arrives 3.5 hours later into LAX. = $588 round trip for the...

Check on the loctite. I actually was able to pull a few off of an old vacuum amp input that has been collecting dust in my garage while kicking myself for not thinking of that, but thank you for the offer!

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you for the help.

Please pardon any incorrect terminology - I have recently lost 2 nuts that thread to the outer diameter of my 66 Cherokee's headset jacks. I believe they are called mounting nuts, because I don't see any other purpose they could serve. From what I have deduced (by peeking in other planes and...

Sunday evening - it looks like a CFI/student died from a forced landing caused by an engine failure while doing some pattern work. The plane missed a buddy's hanger by about 20 feet. No names released yet, but it is definitely one of the United (UFS) rental planes. Another poster on here had a...

Which one is it? I'm headed there for lunch today :)

Neither, as I tried to clarify in my original post. My curiosity was regarding whether the FARAIM addresses and/or regulates pattern work including low approaches over a private airfield. (Beyond the extent of restrictions for a public class E/G)

Say we are wanting to do the same thing at an abandoned/closed airport. Does it violate the "suitable for landing" requirement by its closure alone? When is it considered trespassing? When a wheel hits the ground or when the pilot hops out? I assume the former...

I would definitely offer that or a fly in booze delivery to get out there on a nice weekend. Still curious about the regs though. I've been picking through the far/aim and my only restriction I can find so far is 500 agl minimum for VFR daytime when not landing or taking off. Don't know if this...

I was flying over a private airstrip yesterday and thought about doing a lap in their pattern and low approach. Their runway is right on a really nice lake against rolling hills and looked like a great view coming in. Then I decided against it, out of courtesy and ignorance of the rules. That...