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Aviator of the year who never leaves the ground. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/marine-aviator-of-the-year-a-drone-pilot/

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/icon-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection-pledges-transparency/ Gee, who woulda thunk?

A few hours ago. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/382685 Only the pilot on board. No details yet.

March 30 is National Pencil Day! https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-pencil-day-march-30 Do the write thing so you won't get rubbed out.

Irrational behavior is encouraged.

Anybody else been perusing the latest version of AC 91-78? https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_91-78A.pdf There's some stuff that, if I'm interpreting this correctly, makes me glad it's advisory and not regulatory. The FAA seems to go in circles through several ACs...

Found this old gem of an FAA training film. Wally Funk demonstrates how to conduct a pre-flight inspection, filmed back in her NTSB ASI days. I especially like the part about using a finger to stick the tanks because she doesn't have to worry about dropping her finger into the tank.

Once again the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. I thought I'd kick off National Engineer's Week by sharing one of my favorite engineering carols. I hope you'll all enjoy singing it with your loved ones as we celebrate this hallowed time.

Looking for opinions and suggestions from the collective wisdom of POA. For emergencies, I keep a knife clipped to a pocket on the center console of my plane, next to the fire extinguisher and within easy reach of either front seat. It's an assisted-opening folder, liner lock, with a...

Hasn anyone else noticed the site responding very slowly again? Other websites seem to be working okay, but POA occasionally freezes or takes a long time to respond.

So the conventional wisdom has always been to fly the plane for a while to warm up the oil prior to draining it. I'm starting to question that a bit and I'm curious what the POA collective thinks. It seems to me that it makes sense to warm it up when using a single viscosity like 100 weight...

Dear Mods, From time to time you find it necessary to lock a thread. I know this is done with careful consideration and I realize it may be necessary. I would, however, like to request that when you do so, you make a final post to the thread stating the reason for the lock. It would help us...

Found this little gem in an antique shop on Saturday. 1st edition from 1928. Given the age of many of our birds, it might come in handy....

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flames-seen-shooting-boeing-747-prompting-emergency-landing-miami-rcna134666 P

Anybody know much about the inexpensive borescopes now available? It seems there are quite a few in the <$50 price range and I'm curious whether they're actually any good. Here's one example...

I've been using the FAA's DRS website for about an hour now to try to create a list of all current ADs for my baby Beech, with no success. I plug in the filter settings for make and model number, and I get exactly one result, withdrawing an AD for a fuel selector placard. Can anyone...

So I'm sitting here in my study in the basement. I just finished a database update for my iFly 740b. I set it on the bookcase behind my desk to let it finish charging while I'm sitting here calmly posting wisdom onto POA. All of a sudden it must have realized it was below ground level...

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No, this thread is not about @eman1200 's dating life. Welcome to the 2023 Christmas season thread. As is our standing holiday tradition, the Half Fast clan has kicked off the season by volunteering at an Operation Christmas Child processing center. This year we're accompanied by a group from...

With the price of ribeye going through the stratosphere, SWMBO decided to give some chuck-eye steaks a try. I did a reverse sear on the charcoal grill, cooking to a medium rare. Wonderful!! Flavor very similar to a ribeye, just a bit tougher with a little more gristle. Baked potato with...