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Hi Darren. Just saw your post. I'm not a CAA instructor and I'm not in New England now - but I'm going through the FAA to CAA conversion stuff here in the UK where I'm spending the winter. Welcome to DM me and we can swap notes.

If you're going to get into real trouble, it's most likely going to be during the takeoff or landing phases of flight - the phases when you won't be on flight following. Flying VFR, I always file a VFR search and rescue flight plan, then request flight following in the air. I then terminate...

I did it the year before last, in a 172, on the day the town held its winter carnival. Parking was at a premium - I got the last spot. Temperatures were in the high 30s to low 40s, making for some slush that caught a Vans (if I recall correctly) and flipped it over on takeoff (no one hurt). A...

You'll want to check this out: https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/destinations/international-travel/canada I'm guessing the US-based rental aircraft will require a DHS decal. Also, Canada Border Services Agency (aka customs) would want assurances that the plane will indeed return to the US (ie not...

I was there, too. Departed in a 172 about 45 minutes later. It was the second straight day of mild temps (in the 40s F) and getting seriously slushy, as the video shows nicely. Another factor was increasingly gusty winds in the afternoon - takeoff for me was into a lot of mechanical turbulence...

The first plane I ever flew (172) cracked through the ice whilst landing on a New England lake in winter. No fatalities, the plane was salvaged (it didn't go completely through the ice), but I've seen no indication that it's back in the air. The one I soloed in (152) was written off after a...

Anyone know where exactly this is stipulated in the FARs? (To save me hours sifting through page upon page, though I presume it would be hidden in Part 91). UPDATE: Darn if I didn't find it right away: §91.105 Flight crewmembers at stations. (a) During takeoff and landing, and while en...

Fine piece in the WSJ this morning about Hawaiian Airlines and its first plane, a 1929 Bellanca Pacemaker, which is still keeps flying http://www.wsj.com/articles/hawaiian-airlines-keeps-1929-plane-flying-1426031259 (The link may put you up against the paywall, in which case, try googling...

This just in: Tuesday's practice run cancelled due to forecast rain.

For those in the nation's capital, the organizers of the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover (coming May 8) are doing a one-airplane practice run Tuesday, overflying the National Mall at 12:15 p.m. It should follow the route set out on the maps on the flyover's website (don't have the URL at hand, but...

I'm humbled. Thanks for the kind words. Cheers me up as I plan tomorrow's burger run.

As a journalist who flies (like Jim Fallows), I couldn't agree more. And on those rare occasions when I get to do an aviation story, I'm pleasantly surprised by how many non-fliers respond.

I was wondering when she'd pop up... :goofy:

And here's the final product. Thanks again to all for helping out in my moment of editorial need: http://news.yahoo.com/hollywood-listers-embrace-flying-passion-234038796.html;_ylt=AwrBJR.0SvpU_GUA8ATQtDMD

Thanks, everybody! Tough to get squeeze so much into 700 words, and my head is spinning after so much fact-checking. Even RyanB gets a mention. I'll post a link when it goes online.

Help me out, please, fellow aviators: my editors want a day-after story on Harrison Ford pegged on actors who fly GA. Off the top, I can think of Morgan Freeman, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie... Anyone else to add to the mix? Thanks.

For me, it's T-mobile on the cell phones, AT&T data on the iPad w/ForeFlight. One backs up the other. (Big plus for me with T-mobile: cheap roaming charges so long as you disengage LTE data).

I did a bit of math: Parachute pops at 40'30" mark of the video (see timer in upper left corner of the video). Splash-down at 44'00". Three and a half minutes at 1,700 feet per minute suggests the deployment occurred at 6,000 MSL.