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I will be going on a business trip to Laguna Beach, CA. I have one day free (and zero interest in Disney) so I thought it would be really cool to fly to Catalina Island. So I would like to find a CFI and plane to accomplish this. It looks like John Wayne (KSNA) would be the closest to me...

I have been flying my Cherokee 180 VFR for a year now, but am getting the itch to start IFR training. It has no panel-mounted GPS nor DME, and only the original 1-axis autopilot (Century IIB). I am thinking that the GPS should be the first priority so that I can then do RNAV, VOR/DME...

On occasion when a plane is landing and still maybe 5 miles out they are instructed to enter on base, but I will then hear the controllers say "Fly direct to the numbers." I assume that is for spacing, fine. The question is if you do follow the instruction verbatim, then you are going to land...

I stopped by the airport (KDWH) at lunch today and noticed that no aircraft were moving, and there was a state trooper near a Cessna parked cattywonkus on the ramp. It looks like the plane had a close encounter with an avian species. You can see in the video that the bird did not fare very...

Does anybody know of a good place to get a pre-buy near New Orleans? Single engine prop, not high-performance. Thanks!

In my seemingly never-ending quest to find an aircraft of my own, I have come across many with some obvious external rust. Things like around the door hinges, on some rivets, etc. Should any rust be a deal breaker? I have also seen several old aircraft with new paint jobs and think these most...

A hangar/home got destroyed by fire yesterday. From the video, it looks like there was a large explosion afterwards, so I assume the hangared aircraft was destroyed also. I'm just glad nobody was hurt. This is Hooks airport near Houston, which is my home field, but I don't know any details...

I am looking to purchase maybe something like an Archer II. If I found one with an autopilot unit that needed to be replaced, is that prohibitively expensive? It would be one with the same number of axis controls, so I wouldn't necessarily need to have the airframe (wing or empennage) opened...

I was trained exclusively in high-winged aircraft (Cessna 150/152/172), where fuel tank selection was a part of the pre-flight (set to "both") and not routinely thought about afterwards. I was recently checked out in a Warrior (low-winged), and had this question: What do you do to remind...

Yes, I do usually fly out of KDWH, but I promise it wasn't me. http://abc13.com/news/plane-crash-lands-at-hooks-airport/572993/

I was trained in Cessnas (150/152/172), and I know absolutely zero about Pipers. However, now that I am considering purchasing my own, I am trying to expand my horizons a bit. Does anyone know if there is a Piper buyer's guide similar to the one for Cessnas? Something that will tell me things...

I found a 172N that I was interested in, but after some reading I have found that the O-320-H2AD is apparently the "Edsel" of the 172 engines. :( Apparently it likes to eat camshafts and lifters. The engine has had been factory remanufactured...would this still present the same problems as...

Has anyone ever heard of these guys: http://passfaaexams.com ? I got an advertisement from them on Facebook, and was wondering if anybody has used them for IR test prep.

It sure would be great if there were a forum, site, etc. regarding aircraft co-ownership. Maybe there is, but I'm too dumb to find it. I'm talking about a place, sort of like a dating site, where people can express their interest in co-ownership and where they are located, and that way be able...

I am playing with the idea of buying my own aircraft. I trained in 152s/172s so was thinking about looking into a 172, however weight limitations would mean my wife, 2 kids, and I could barely fly with no luggage. If it is going to be at all practical I will need something that will hold just...

I have been trying to put a profile picture on my posts but for some reason it just will not display on the post. My photo is 100x75 px and is 15.4 kb in size. Not sure what is going on.

I tried VFR flight following for the first time earlier this week and must say I was very impressed. For any students or for pilots that have not flown in 20 years (like me), I thought it would be nice to show a video with the radio communications. I asked for flight following on the ground...

I use Foreflight and have noticed that their magnetic heading is different than my calculated magnetic heading. Anyone versed in Foreflight, please help! It has been awhile since I have done these calculations manually, so maybe I'm screwing something up. When I select a route by entering it...