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I have a friend with a Cessna 140 that wants a little dual recurrent training with me. He has time in the aircraft, but has been away from it for a while. I have plenty of tailwheel time, but not in this particular make/model. I am trying to get myself up to speed on the type and was...

It's obviously been discussed here time and time again, but the public availability of aircraft tracking data is in the news again. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/02/06/tech/taylor-swift-private-jet-tracker/index.html

Since I have a scanner in my office listening to CTAF and Center, I had a question for our ATC brethren. How does the coordination communication work between ATC facilities? Is it literally picking up a phone and calling the other facility? Are you able to patch through to the other...

I had cause today to do a 2 hour out and back trip. I filed and flew IFR both legs, but the weather was easy VFR. On the way home in two different sectors, it was dead quiet. After about 20 minutes I called the controller just to make sure they were still there. He sounded surprised, but...

I don't know how many of your are aware of the ASRS Callback website, but I subscribe to it and it does make for some interesting reading. This month's issue includes a helicopter that inadvertently had a tail rotor blade installed backwards, and a training flight that ran out of fuel. In case...

Is there anyone on here from the Branson, MO area? I was doing a little research on BBG airport, namely on it being developed using private investors originally. I was just looking to see how it was working out honestly, just for curiosity's sake. In doing so, I also found that Branson West...

That certainly left a mark. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/172-substantially-damaged-by-police-drone/?fbclid=IwAR0qTjp4wpKqEgDsgzkZtN0kidhdakMu9R9cSq6EumFV6DvP5a9hLe5HW2w

This is a crazy question that just popped in my head while sitting in my office listening to the scanner and watching ADS-B Exchange. Can or has the Air Force use E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft to assist ATC? The reason it came to mind was hearing Center telling some pilots about a radar outage...

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40821/kc-46as-long-troubled-vision-system-cant-even-reliably-show-the-end-of-the-refueling-boom Kind of reminds me of the anecdote about how NASA spent a million dollars creating a pen that could write in zero gravity. Russia used a pencil. The KC-135 and...

Only posting because I haven't seen it posted here anywhere else. I'd be equally mad if someone used my airplane and broke the trust, potentially putting my family at risk.

I started to post this in another thread, but didn't want to hijack or derail it. All we keep hearing about is the decline of GA, less pilots, less airplanes, etc., etc. Then everywhere I go, I hear about hangar space being at a premium if even available. Airports all around have waiting...

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This is why I do not advocate making an intentional gear up landing in the grass, especially with the nose gear not locked. If any part of the nose digs in, you are going over. If they had used the paved surface, they likely would have stayed up right...

For the first time since the 80s, the FAA has a 5 year reauthorization signed by the President today. Lots of interesting items buried in it, such as: SEC. 363. PROHIBITION REGARDING WEAPONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Unless authorized by the Administrator, a person may not operate an unmanned aircraft...

I don't usually get on here to brag, but I just can't help myself today. I had to update my profile and signature with a few new initials. CFI

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/irans-new-kowsar-fighter-jet-unveiled-by-rouhani.html I'm surprised they didn't at least paint it black and call it a Mig-28.

I feel the need to post this to help inform. As an airport operator I feel there is some misinformation about the information available on each of these systems. ATIS: Automated Terminal Information System ATIS is usually only found at towered airports, and is a recording giving the winds...