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Does anyone else think the female blonde announcer/presenter Ashley Hale on AeroNews over annunciates / chews her words as she talks? It's kinda hard to listen to..

So I went gliding for the first time over the weekend.. I had a blast! The trip to altitude and tooling around back and forth along a ridge lasted about 30 minutes and since I'm getting my ppl he let do the pattern to take us in for a landing and didn't take controls back until about 5' above...

What the hell? Is this a real issue in GA or is this the AOPA trying to drum up money? Is the FAA serious? My BMI is a 32, and I do have sleep apnea. I sleep with a cpap for a reason. (Seriously get a cpap.. it's the best..) Why is this a thing? I don't plan to sleep while PIC...

Anyone have any experience with these? http://www.clarityaloft.com/ I am one of those who doesn't like things over my ears.. I have a nice set of headphones that do the full ear cover thing and they work great but to be honest I don't like it much as I find it to be uncomfortable. It's...

So this might be comparing Apples to Aardvarks but what are the differences in cost of ownership/operation between a certified aircraft and a home built? So.. lets say we find a used Cirrus Sr22 for $150k with all the bells and whistles that we could want. (And I'm not sold on the Cirrus...

Okay so the Lancair Evolution is a sexy machine.. ( but priced out of my budget.. too bad.. heh ) One thing I noticed is it seems like it would be tough to see out of, or at least the window configuration makes visibility seem limited.. Thoughts? Anyone sat in one of these?

I watched a video recently (that I can't find now) of a fellow flying into a pretty destination and I remember he landed at runway 20L.. but thats it. How can I find the airport with just that information?

I have been watching a lot of videos on Youtube.. Flying, planes, personal stories in the air on the ground..etc.. all around GA. I like that when I watch something on a "Cirrus SR22" it will find other videos on the SR22 for me to watch.. Well that bit me today.. I watched ONE video on...

So the pioneers of aviation had an idea and built it.. Success/Failure, assuming they lived, they tried again.. and again.. and again.. etc.. And thus they learned what to do and what not to do.. Today, we have fancy-schmancy computers which help us to make our creations and test it before...

So I have a JVC Adixxion camera ( http://adixxion.jvc.com/ ) they are great little cameras sorta like the GoPro, but I prefer these just due to the form factor. The one thing they don't do is have a mic in, but rather record ambient sound. So I want a good little audio recorder that I...

Okay I dont know if this will be a hot topic or not but is AOPA membership worth it? I have heard both sides.. some say yes, some say no. I'm leaning towards getting the membership because it seems like a good thing.. but as always I try to get as much information as possible from "those...

Who are our resident Velocity builders? Is the velocity as awesome as it seems? Would you build one again, or is it one of those "great one time experiences" thing?

So, at what point does it make economical sense to own versus rent? What statistics should I keep in mind? There's a local place here that will rent a modern 172 with full glass cockpit for $175 an hour. So assuming you can get that thing to hum around 125knots ( dunno if it will do that...

So after I get done with all this pilot training I want to get my wife involved and hope that the bug bites her too. :fcross: (I'm pretty sure it will, but Its a slow and steady race..) Anyway, I will eventually want to get my own plane to suit my needs. I know it will be a bit before I do...

I'm very new to the whole general aviation thing so forgive any dumb questions please. I'm still learning and of course I'm browsing the aircraft sales sites and magazines dreaming.. I noticed that there are quite a lot of older aircraft that are very reasonably priced and it made me...