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New site with reviews of DPEs from around the web - http://dpereviews.org "FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) serve an important role for the aviation community by examining applicants for pilot certificates when FAA employed examiners are not available. While the FAA strives to ensure...

Contains some interesting history about the attacks. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/september/09/reflecting-on-911-our-forever-day

Including a DC-3 from 1945. https://simpleflying.com/oldest-active-passenger-aircraft

I will be flying to NH from Phoenix in about a month so am looking for a fun airport to stop overnight in eastern - northeastern Ohio. Suggestions?

The bad behavior of passengers continues ... https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article253763808.html

I was out finishing up my solo training time in the new to me V35B I bought part of. I must say that is such a pleasant plane to fly. Good speed for a single and nicely balanced controls. Note I am not claiming it is the best aerodynamically designed single ever like some people do (or maybe I...

Don’t duct tape the passengers ! https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-no-duct-tape/ Then on the other hand https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/violin/flight-attendant-denies-federal-instrument-regulations/

Fun to watch.

They can carry a lot - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/american-c-17-evacuates-800-people-in-single-flight/

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For flight instructors who would like to have a quick way to provide a link to a page about FAA medicals, some of the possible snafus, and how to do a AME consult, I have created a new URL for my FAA medical page: http://faamed.info Hopefully easy enough to remember and give out when desired.

No injuries, Dan Gryder was pilot flying in a go-around when a technical failure forced a landing in a nearby cornfield.

by Gary Reeves. In very good condition - just some dirt on edge of pages and no marks. Read once. Normally $30. Price is $15 with USPS media mail shipment to the CONUS. Please PM me if interested.

I have just updated my pages on information about the FAA medical process http://steinmetz.org/peter/flying/faaMedicalInfo.html and frequently asked questions http://steinmetz.org/peter/flying/faaMedicalFAQs.html . Changes were made to reflect that current use of serious non-prescription...

MH-60 Knighthawk. Looking for a lost hiker. No fatalities. https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-helicopter-crashes-crew-california-mountain

Fire. No fatalities thank goodness. N222HC https://apnews.com/article/d46665cd71c3cdfed1229547d4774f5d

Crash last Tuesday. Apparently in bad weather. At least 9 dead. May they Rest In Peace. https://www.foxnews.com/world/rescuers-found-bodies-nine-victims-plane-crash-russia-far-east

Question for the engine mechanics. I am looking to purchase a share of a Bonanza with an IO-520BA high time engine. It is running great but is past TBO at 1843 both since overhaul and new. Oil analysis performed for past 3 years shows some normal values for Nickel and Chromium, but higher...

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wally-funk-trailblazing-pilot-will-go-space-60-years-after-passing-astronaut-tests-180978108/

Sad story and still not a lot of insight into motivation, other than possibly TBI contributing. Also illustrates the huge insider threat left by the TSA https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/beebo-russell-seattle-plane-theft-true-story-1187023/