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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/378123 Second fatal crash for Aviator College in nine months. Looks like this one was a planned missed from an ILS.

Typical day around here. All of those squiggly tracks are the trainers that fill the Florida sky, almost all of them below 2500’.

Wanted to start a separate thread to avoid pulling the other icing thread off track. A friend has a 150 with an O-200 with fairly high time. A couple times he had a significant uncommanded power reduction and roughness right after takeoff, when climbing through 200-300 AGL/MSL (sea level...

https://www.wpbf.com/article/florida-deadly-plane-craash-st-lucie-county-fort-pierce/44842860 From FlightAware, appears to be a plane from Aviator College at Ft. Pierce (KFPR).

I have a mixed panel - older Dynon D6 and the rest is round instruments, with a GTX335 sending ADS-B Out. Lately the Dynon has been not coming on, or intermittently working. It wasn’t a concern because I only fly day VFR and there is a backup airspeed and altimeter. And then I noticed the...

@flyingron and others with Navion experience: I’m looking for a different plane - the RV-8A is just too small for me and my usual passengers. Mission: Breakfast and lunch flights inside Florida, maybe exploring the southeast, and local flights just for fun, normally won’t have more than two...

First off, it’s my fault for not getting it done sooner. The reason doesn’t matter, I should have moved faster but didn’t. I bought a plane, sent the registration application and bill of sale to the FAA. They kicked it back because the plane had been registered to “J D Company”, but the bill of...

Why do aircraft still use inner tubes and split rims? Is there some particular advantage to it over a one-piece wheel and tubeless tire, or is it just tradition?

I have the chance to get a fuel trailer for our hangar (airpark), but the tank needs to be replaced. The current tank is rectangular steel, painted white, 100 gallons. It’s rusted on the interior bottom. Every place that sells the same tank states that it is for combustibles (diesel) and not...

I need a fire extinguisher or two for our hangar (60x60 - one plane, one motorhome, workshop and storage). The usual dry chemical ABC type is not an option because it’s corrosive and impossible to clean up from aircraft (it flows into seams and rivet holes). The biggest threat is a...

I’ve been looking for a plane to rent for just a few hours so I can get back up to proficiency after not having flown for a few months due to moving. After that, I intend to start working as a part-time CFI. So far, the only operation I have found that is reasonably close to us requires renters...

In the interim until I find the right plane to buy, I’m looking for something to rent in the Port St. Lucie/Ft. Pierce/Stuart, Florida area. I’ve been to Stuart, Ft. Pierce and Okeechobee, and the only place I’ve found that rents planes requires pilots to carry a full insurance policy on the...

Passed the CFI checkride yesterday. So I guess I will be reliving my days as a law enforcement training officer - riding in the right seat, waiting for moments of sheer terror as the trainee tries to kill us? Seriously, though, I welcome suggestions, tips, techniques that will help me. We're...

Moving right along through training to be a CFI, writtens passed, prepping for the checkride. I know what the FAA means with the statement that a person's basic need is to maintain and enhance the organized self, but what exactly is the "organized" self? I understand the concepts and do just...

We're buying a home at an airpark (FD88, Aero Acres, Port St. Lucie, Florida) and will be having a hangar built. What is the best door? Sliding, bi-fold, or swing-up? We're expecting that the hangar will be 60x60, the maximum size permitted there.

We'll be making the move to south Florida within a couple months. Once settled in, I'd like to get involved as a volunteer with an aviation museum or warbird organization. Any recommendations?

Is there a way I can copy or move documents (PDF) in Foreflight to the Kindle app?

Mission: Just me, an occasional passenger, so two seats is fine. Short flights (300 NM or less, mostly under 100 miles), aerobatics. IFR probably isn't necessary I can't even seem to stay current, let alone actually use it. I am six feet, 230 pounds and not likely to go below 220 (solid weight...

From the airport manager: Effective July 8th the Second Saturday fuel sale will change on two fronts. First we are expanding the area in which we base the lowest price from within 50nm (as posted on AirNav.com) to 100nm of KWVI. Tomorrow's price is $3.95/gal for AvGas and $3.35 /gal for Jet...

Long shot here, but it is anyone familiar with Mac Ivor Airport (FL65)? We're moving to Florida (wife's decision, I'd rather stay in CA - with all its faults, it's home) and I will be looking for a place to fly out of. Living on an airpark is my dream, but she wants to be close to her family, so...