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Was on a short Amtrak trip today. Woman opposite was on prolonged conversation in Creole (not the issue), but loud and long. She had earbuds in, but was talking very loudly, on and on. Went on for better part of an hour. Other surrounding pax were obviously bothered. Conductor came by to check...

The TAF at my local airport is calling for 300ovc while the MOS is saying 700ovc for the same time period, both around 8 hours from now. This means an approach to 100 feet over ILS mins, or more options like a GPS approach or maybe a chance to circle. What's the difference in how these...

I'm planning a long XC from Wisconsin to Bend, OR and looking for route suggestions. It's around 1500NM each way so it'll be spread over two days. Was thinking of a northern route and maybe stopping at Great Falls, MT, or more southern near Salt Lake. It'll be IFR all the way in a Baron...

Local MKE news reports a plane crashed on the way to OSH in Kenosha, south of Milwaukee. Looked like an upainted homebuilt on the TV- N9601, from northern KY, a Zenith? It was reported missing on Thursday and found in a field today. Two fatalities.

Our Class D is next to the county fair grounds, and a trainer noticed three drones at pattern altitude (1,000 AGL). Apparently the tower controller called the county sheriff, but the next ATIS contained the warning about drones observed at pattern altitude. This is just a start...

At multiple airports across the country on Foreflight I am seeing bogus Christmas related metars that come and go. Considering the scope is it possible the system is hacked?

The translated METAR for KSBM (Sheboygan, WI): "red reindeer nose use prohibited all taxiways" Just changed to "flying reindeer invof apt" kETB: "caution heavy Santa sleigh wake" Ksbm: ILS chimney Z NA WEF naughty children Same at kfld Who actually enters this text- thought it was...

It was a nice evening, and as I headed toward the airport got a call from a buddy asking if I wanted to go for a ride in his P-51 Mustang. I was planning on going for a run, as I was just recovering from some leg surgery, but said sure. I had ridden with him before and in other Mustangs a...

I have a legacy Garmin 430 in my aerobatic plane, and the other day noticed the CDI pegged full scale. After trouble checking, it turns out the problem was in the box, and not the harness or the CDI. Tried to send it back to Garmin (they do not support field repairs), for a flat rate of $900...

Flew into San Antonio recently and was cleared for the marcs 9 arrival. At the appropriate intersection I started to descend per the star, and ATC asked where I was going. There was nothing in the star that said to maintain assigned altitudes unless otherwise assigned, so I tried to follow the...

At the recommendation of my mechanics, we sent my two props to Hartzell for tear down and inspection. They were working fine, but since they hadn't been disassembled in ten years, we decided to go to the factory under the assumption that who would know more, have the parts, and be best able to...

As summer approaches and we make vacation plans, be aware of a rental car scam, where after returning the vehicle you receive a big bill in the mail for damage to the vehicle. It is generally perpetrated by franchise rental agencies, who work through a collection agency named Purco,in Utah...

Got a call tonight from someone saying they were from AOPA, and knew my name and address, asking for renewal of my AOPA legal coverage. He then went on to ask for my credit card number, which I refused to give. I asked how to do this online, and he said thank you, and hung up. Sounded a...

Anyone concerned about the recent predictions that mogas prices will exceed $5.00/USGal within two years? The current differential for avgas seems to be $1.50-2.50/gal, so avgas could easily go up to the 7-8 dollar range, or higher. At this rate, my small engine Baron will likely cost...

Went to Rapid City, SD for the third time on a family vacation and rented a car from the local Hertz dealer. Returned car no problem, but a week later got a letter from Purco saying I owed them $1,000 for damages! I did not hit anything, but they sent photos of some damage inside a wheel well...

There has been a great thread on the Beech forum regarding an avionics shop in Huntington, IN. I had gone there many times in the past, as have a number of friends and other pilots from our home field. This shop had a reputation for being a third to perhaps even a half of other avionics shops...

This may have been posted earlier, but our own Jay Honeck was written up in the AOPA pilot for his contributions in increasing flight safety for lobbying against a new cell tower near the Iowa City airport. They even had his photo where he was wearing a suit and tie! Jay has also been written...

I have owned an Irex Iliad with electronic charts for around two years. It is a good backup, but somewhat fragile, and very slow, and requires the use of an easy to lose pen. Now, Sony has charts available on their eReader, but the display is smaller, with a smaller gray scale. Now, there are...

My two Hartzell three blade props have not been looked at for at least six years, and I think it's time to check them out. They only have around 400 hours, and the blades are in good shape, but the deice boots are getting a little ragged. No motion of the blades fore/aft, side/side/etc. I've...

Yes, I've read the AOPA recommendations, but just want to verify: want to fly to Montreal (Trudeau) IFR for a business meeting. Need comments if the following is correct. Things needed in plane: radio license, customs sticker, registration, proof of insurance. On landing, call customs at FBO-...