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My brother is a police officer in the DC area. Recently, he was detailed to an airport to "detain the pilot of aircraft Nxxxxx and inspect the aircraft until the Secret Service arrives". The pilot cooperated grumpily. It seems that he busted a Prohibited Zone, scrambling F-16s. My...

What do you think of the newly proposed FAA instrument currency requirements? 6 approaches, at least one precision and one non-precision a complete holding pattern at a radio station a complete holding pattern at an intersection or waypoint One hour of simulated (or actual?) cross...

It's totally burned. From the TV picture I can't even tell what part of the plane I'm seeing.

I passed my instrument checkride yesterday! It was a tough flight - winds in the area were 12G19 up to 15G28. At 3000 it was 35-40 knots from 270. I had to fly the PNE ILS 24 which was the longest ILS in my life with that headwind. Only two stupid mistakes - I forgot the GUMPS check on...

Does anybody have a good alternative to Sporty's for chart subscriptions? I'm looking for 2 sectionals, 2 TAC's and the A/FD sent to me whenever they change.

Anybody have suggestions for a replacement for the AOPA Visa? I'm looking for a Visa, because I already carry a MasterCard and there are enough places that don't take Amex or Discover to avoid them (for me). Interest rate is not important - I always pay in full. A cash back reward would...

This is nuts. CNN Article Yup - a Continental plane landed on the taxiway by mistake. It was windy at that point, but clear.

My employer leases a large office building. There are about 500 of us on 3 floors in the building. There are 3 stair towers that provide 3 exits on 3 different sides of the buildings. We have discovered after our first fire drill that we need better communication between sides of the...

A C172RG just landed gear up at Opa Locka, FL airport. They had right gear trouble - in repeated attempts to raise and lower the gear it never locked in either position. The CNN video showed a PERFECT belly landing - right down the center line. The engine must have been off - both ends of...

AOPA has sold out ... er changed their AOPA Visa program. Under the current program, you get 5% of your FBO purchases back up to $250 per year. This means that to get the maximum benefit you must spend $5000 per year (not too hard in this hobby). Now, they're going with the World Points...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060831/od_nm/pilot_dc_1 A pilot for Jazz (an Air Canada regional) went to the bathroom during a flight. The door closed behind him and locked him out of the cockpit. He and the crew had to take the hinges off to let him back in. Of course, the first officer was...

Does anybody know if flight training (the fee paid to an independent CFI) is taxable in NJ? I know that the rental would be.

Two NJ leglislators want to prohibit taking pictures of any NJ airport, as part of a bill to prohibit taking pictures of things like water plants and refineries. NJ.com article Those of us in NJ need to contact our legislators to express our opinions.

I just want to confirm something. If I have an IFR clearance (before takeoff) and I ask for a VFR release (uncontrolled airport), I am supposed to squawk the code given to me as part of the clearance at takeoff. Right?

This weekend I did my first IFR XC training flight. One odd thing about the flight was that my squawk assigned by McGuire Clearance was 7174. This is the first time that either I or my instructor has ever heard of a squawk being assigned starting with a 7. We had the controller repeat it...

An 8.0 earthquake has occurred off Tonga in the Pacific. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a Tsunami warning at 1542Z today for Fiji and New Zealand. IF a tsunami exists (no signs yet), it could hit Fiji as early as 1713Z (or 13:13 EDT). New Zealand would be hit between 1821Z...

There's a plane down outside Dallas. CNN video showed a Cessna upside down with the right wing tip curled down (relative to the fuselage). It was near power lines about 2 miles NW of the threshold of runway 17 for some airport (I don't know which). Tail number - 3419V. I don't know...

The main checkin at Atlanta Hartsfield airport has been closed because a security screener detected a "dangerous device" inside a bag in the X-ray machine. Screening is continuing at a smaller checkpoint. Traffic in and out of the airport appears to be moving.

Stay up late tonight and see: 01:02:03 04/05/06 Yahoo Article

I know we've done this before, but I have a new side to ask about. My instructor swears that the AIM specifically prohibits using your callsign ("Cherokee 1AB") at an uncontrolled airport, in the interest of keeping radio calls as short as possible. I grabbed my copy over the weekend and...