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This exclusive club now includes me. I passed Commercial today, using the Turbo Lance. Glad this is in the books!!! Thanks to @RyanB and @Ted for their support and challenge! And, of course, @Pilawt for the countless rambling, moaning, groaning that he had to endure out of me. And, that...

I was looking to the north east, and it appears the Portsmouth, New Hampshire approach to runway 16, known as the Looney Tunes approach, is now broken. They did away with TTATT. It’s now CARAY. What….. the….. f**k. Anyone have insight? What happened?

Density Altitude? https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/plane-crash-prescott-arizona-sept-2023/75-776aac0a-a37a-4eff-a7ca-496d194ac34b

https://www.wcvb.com/article/passenger-tries-grabbing-plane-controls-norwood-airport/44016366 An incident initially reported as a student pilot trying to crash a plane at Norwood Airport was the result of a passenger's actions, but was not a deliberate attempt to crash the aircraft, according...

I found this on Reddit. Didn’t know it would be someone that I know from the PA-32 Facebook group. https://www.reddit.com/r/flying/comments/13euafr/my_friend_asked_me_to_help_pickup_his_plane_from/ I asked the owner of the aircraft who the shop was: “airport radio at avp in Pennsylvania...

While in London, on holiday, we found this.....

So this happened..... https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/small-plane-emergency-landing-glendale-april-2023/75-b9ab1012-6de5-45ef-82b8-f49a19a204f6 "Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but the plane did take out a nearby bush."

*BEGIN RANT - Question at end* I'm getting my self/my bike/etc. all ready for a track-day on Sunday here in the Valley of the Sun. My bike has a 5-gallon tank, and I can use about six gallons +/- at a track day, so I need to find my gas can and toss it in the pile of stuff. Then it occurs to...

For those of you that have human friends, do you allow them to eat cat food? I've looked at several lists of what is and is not safe to feed them. My question comes because of my buddy Brion. He's a retired Maine lobster farmer and if I'm feeding my cats, he wants some also. I don't believe...

The stuff I think of in the shower...... Are we going to see a point in time where VOR/ILS will require a separate endorsement? Much like the tailwheel endorsement? I.E. If you received your IR before (xx/xx/20xx) you're good-to-go, else VOR and ILS approaches will require an endorsement...

https://ktar.com/story/5476022/no-injuries-after-plane-lands-on-fairway-of-scottsdale-golf-course/ The brilliant journalism today omits the motor-glider status. Maybe just me but I think it’s worth a mention.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N234FA/history/20230215/0200Z/KSDL/KPHX Last night, during one of the more intense storms to hit the Valley of the Sun, my wife and I both heard the unmistakeable noise of a GA piston engine going overhead. Looking at FA, we found this SR22 skirting a squall...

The Superbowl is causing all kinds of trouble for those of us in/from Phoenix. My wife and I are wanting to head to Phoenix from San Diego on Sunday. Between the TFR and the reservation system for GYR airport, it’s a no-go. looking at other options. Sigh….. I am frustrated because I am...

https://www.newsweek.com/man-explains-wife-call-pilot-no-flight-training-1778844 A man from Altoona, Pennsylvania has captured viral attention online after he shared his frustration online that his wife would not respect his title as a pilot. But when he revealed the details of their argument...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11715185/Engine-erupts-flames-tourist-plane-carrying-321-people-Thailand.html

For reasons, I need to show a printout of an airport point-to-point in statute miles. I can make what I want in Skyvector, or even in Airnav, and show nautical miles. However, statute is, for rather obvious reasons, somewhat elusive. Yes, I know I can convert, but I'd much rather have...

Looks as if we have a new paint option on the horizon….. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-whitest-paint-may-soon-help-cool-airplanes-and-spacecraft-180980899/ “ On a hot tarmac in the peak of summer, an airplane’s crew has little choice but to run the air conditioner to...

I came across this article in the local news. https://www.12news.com/article/life/heartwarming/blind-pilot-leaves-on-cross-country-flight-from-arizona/75-d74c6d99-416c-440e-b72f-8c2662dba98e I get that they were doing a “feel-good” piece, but it left me wondering: “what the heck is the point?”...

I believe we passed him today on our way to Brown. The time of the article seems to be wonky. It’s 1:17P as I am writing this. No idea WTF! RIP. https://www.azfamily.com/2022/09/17/pilot-passenger-dead-after-firey-plane-crash-outside-yuma/ DATELAND, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - A pilot and a...

This morning, Alzheimers claimed yet another one. My Dad was quite the accomplished individual, and the world, for me at least, is just a little dimmer now that he's gone. He was born in 1944 as the son of the local auto mechanic, locksmith, chicken farmer, and all around...