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Was not enough to tax the seaplane base out of existence... https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-10-28/aopa-vows-fight-save-hawaiis-oahu-airport

Near as I can tell, there just ain't no such thing... I have a neighbor who has built himself a home-made helicopter. Apparently using some kind Subaru engine. Says he has had it a few inches off the deck in a hover but is afraid to take it any further. Question is: Assuming it meets the...

I wonder how many narrators actually read in advance the stuff they spew... At least he has not used the "100 times smaller/closer/slower" method of mathematical comparison yet...

Apparently a Beechcraft Sierra is a bit of a rare bird. Unless I have filed, it is not very often when I talk to ATC that they understand what I am flying. I have been pointed out to other traffic as anything from a Super Cub to a Dutchess. I guess as long as the other pilots are actually...

I am very curious to see the cirriculum outline used during one of these 10-day courses if anyone has one they are willing to share... Full disclosure: I do not necessarily agree with the idea behind a 10-Day instrument course (I do not think you can get enough real-world weather scenarios in...

Anyone successfully flying coupled approaches with the S-Tec 30? I will be sitting behind one later this week with a GNX375 in the panel next to it and near as I can tell, the S-Tec will not follow vertical guidance, it will only hold an altitude based upon a baro sensor. From everything I can...

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Sitting in the airport lounge with a student who just got back from his first solo. He is still higher than a kite with excitment and we are discussing his three trips around the patch. Suddenly a Cardinal pulls up and in rushes a crotchety old bastard hollaring something about "Where is the...

How can this approach not be a "DME REQUIRED" approach? I get that you can run a timer from FAF to MAP, but does that make sense to be the only way to identify the MAP?

It is often said that the first step on every missed approach is to climb... Except when it isn't... To Wit: The ILS RWY 14R approach into KBFI. Assume you are just reaching TOGAE (or even worse, have not quite arrived there yet) and, for whatever reason you want to imagine, you need to...

An Instrument Rating student of mine took his Knowledge Test today. One of the codes listed in the "inccorrectly answered questions" section was a Skill element. Specifically: IR.II.C.S1 - Perform preflight inspection by following the checklist appropriate to the airplane determine that the...

Oh boy.... SAFO 20010, Fraudulent Documentation and Possible Improper Maintenance on Accessories/Articles by a Previous Employee of Aviatronics, LLC, Miami Lakes, Florida This SAFO alerts aircraft owners, operators, air agencies, and maintenance technicians of fraudulent documentation and...

As an independent CFI, many of the aircraft in which I instruct are privately owned and not managed by an FBO or flight school. Before taking on a new aircraft, I do my best to find all of the ADs and SBs applicable to that particular aircraft, by serial number. Then I insist I be allowed to...

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Yah, there are other threads but those I coud find specifically concerning the differences between the two platforms are quite old and I did not want be be shot down for bringing up an old thread from the dead. :D I have been an Android user since around 2009ish, so pretty much from their...

I know Joe personally. I know him to be a stand-up guy and a straight shooter. Speaking truth to power sometimes comes with unintended consequences. FAA whistleblower claims his safety warnings of chopper operations in Hawaii were ignored

Press Release For Immediate Release Date: March 11, 2020 Contact: Ian Gregor Phone: (424) 405-7007; Email: ian.gregor@faa.gov FAA Revokes Operating Certificate of Paradigm Air Operators for Alleged Illegal Charter Flights WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation...

How many of all y'all are here for the symposium? Looks like some pretty neat topics this year. One of the featured speakers is Danny Clisham. https://events.rdmobile.com/Speakers/Details/989240 :cool:

Wow... 5 Dec 2019 Shutdown SIDNEY NDB 30 Jan 2020 Delete BROADUS NDB Delete CIRCLE NDB Delete JORDAN NDB Delete MALTA NDB Delete PLENTYWOOD NDB Delete ROUNDUP NDB Pretty much "cleans up" all of eastern Montana.