Search results

I received a 61.39(a)(6) endorsement on July 7 to take a practical test. According to the 2015 FAR/AIM, the wording in 61.39 says the endorsement must be given within "60 days" prior to taking the practical test. However, I have found numerous references other places (NAFI, for example) that...

For a LONG road trip, what would be an easy way to setup streaming/sharing files in a car/van to different wifi-enabled mobile phones or tablets? I'd like to do it without needing to purchase an app for the mobile devices (Plex charges $5 for their app). I'm thinking XBMC on a Raspberry Pi, but...

Can/should a flight school ask its students to sign a liability waiver? Would it really offer legal liability protection (except for gross negligence)? If you were a primary flight student, would you sign one? Or, if you were the parents of a teenager seeking flight training, would you sign...

I am supposed to come up with six sets of three groups of 13 people so that each person is with each of the 38 other people on the list in at least one of those sets. Basically, this is a campout where I have 39 kids coming, and we have six different activities. There will be 3 groups of 13. I...

Suppose that a friend has a server setup to run from a set of 4 300GB SAS hard drives configured for RAID5, and two HDDs failed. Perhaps one had failed earlier, but was undetected, then a second one failed. Is there any hope for data recovery? Going to the backup, unfortunately, is not an...

I just built a new computer, and I am planning to use VMWare ESXi 5.1 to create a few virtual machines here at my house. My goal is mostly to learn about networking, but also to have some fun with technology. Planning on Win 7, Win 8, WS 2008 R2, WS 2012, maybe a hackentosh setup, and some Linux...

I understand parts (a) and (b). But how should CFIs handle part (c) of this reg? Which records must be kept for 3 years: only the endorsements? Or a record of the normal training flights (and ground training)? Can these be kept in the CFI’s logbook? I have never asked to see my CFI’s logbook...

We had a situation with the Cessna 150 I help operate that presented itself as an overcharging situation. The radios, transponder, then strobe and beacon all quit in flight. The student pilot and CFI returned to land and shut down. Total Hobbs time = 0.2, but total tach time was 0.4 (I've never...

Here's a hypothetical question . . . If a compass card (showing the deviation corrections for the 12 headings) were to fall off, or otherwise go missing, would the airplane be unairworthy? Does the A&P performing a compass swing normally keep a copy of the compass card in any records (like the...

Have any of you seen DuraChart sectionals yet? I saw one for the first time this past weekend while I was at the air show in Reading, PA. Most of my sectionals rip after I've folded and unfolded them about three times. But these DuraCharts look like they will really hold up. You can start to rip...

There is a young person who is interested in flight training. I was asking in general terms if she had any health issues. Her mother said that as an infant, this person had 3 or 4 fibrolic seizures. The mother said most people grow out of them by the age of 4. This person had her first one at 9...

I am a high school teacher (not a CFI). One of my students is post-solo, but still working toward her PPL, and plans to finish before summer is over. She has expressed interest in doing some aerobatic training at some point, and seems pretty intent on it. She is seriously considering aviation as...

I've lost track of an online video, and I'm hoping someone here can point me to it. The clip features "Boston John" standing by a runway commenting on jets as they go by on departure. It was shot from a taxiway or some location close to the runway (on the field) at JFK. At least I think it is...

I'm following the Troy's Bangalore thread with interest, and realized what a wealth of travel experience we have here. My trip is much less exotic, but thought maybe someone here had some suggestions. My wife and I will be flying JetBlue from JFK-SAN. I'm going to a convention Thursday and...

Does removing the door on a Cessna 150 make it un-airworthy, according to its airworthiness certificate? Where would I look to find that out? For purposes of a photo shoot, or making a pre-arranged drop (think flour-sack bombing or a peanut-drop), it would be much more convenient to...

I am looking for a picture I've seen on the Internet somewhere. It was of a regional jet parked at a jetway. Due to ice/snow, whatever, the weight of the tail caused the jet to tip back onto its tail, like it was popping a wheelie. I have experienced this with our Cessna 150, but I was talking...

I help manage a C150M that is coming due for annual. I want to have the rudder stop kit installed to comply with the AD for spins. But I need help figuring out which kit I need. An A&P school is using the plane as a "live project." They will be doing the annual. I have to supply all the parts...

Can I use a published airborne VOR receiver checkpoint on the ground to satisfy the 91.171 requirement? There is a checkpoint around here that is published as 1200 msl over the intersecting runways at an airport. Could I just taxi out to that intersection and note the accuracy of the receiver...

I have an Aunt that would like to drive back to Pennsylvania for a graduation celebration on Memorial Day Weekend. She is staying in Indianapolis at the moment, and is on the list for an organ transplant, so must be available on short notice to come to the hospital should something become...

I've wondered for a long time if it was possible to "bookmark" certain threads on this forum. I clicked on the Links Database at the top right corner of the page, and up popped another little header, which says: Home My Stuff Submit a Link Link To Us What's New What's Popular Search...