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Seen this picture on Facebook. U Liek? Well, I think the prevailing winds will be for landing on 20, and this is the approach end of 2, but still, try not to overrun that runway either.

Here's an interesting blog article: http://www.geekinthecockpit.com/2020/01/well-that-was-not-fun-at-all.html I wonder how often stuff like this happens. Good thing those passenger jets have some redundancies. P.S. It was a pleasant surprise to know that Airbus can run APU in flight. In old...

https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/12/12/congressman-neguse-introduces-aircraft-noise-reduction-act/ On the scale from We Are All Doomed to Nothingburger, how much do you hate Neguse? Nate, is he in your district?

Looks like it's a good time to start. Although it was clear from the start that the business was not sustainable at the volumes that market could support, they postponed the reckoning for quite a while. "Vacaville, Calif., – Aug. 2, 2019 – ICON Aircraft announced today that it is reducing its...

Fortunately, American GPS still works. Yeah, I know that "European GPS" is not correct, because their satellite navigation system has its own name, which is not a "GPS". Anyway, just imagine if GPS went down for a week, with no resolution in sight. People would be brushing up on those NDB...

At 15:58 UTC on Friday 6/14, flying near Big Spring (KBPG) at NM-TX border, I heard a Mayday call. It appears a glider had a canopy pop and went down. I don't know if the canopy hit the tail or not. The tail number was N118MM, but I'm not sure. Seems like everyone on the frequency heard it...

Good job, someone: https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2019/05/01/nasa-determines-cause-of-taurus-xl-launch-failures/ Do you think Piper made PA-28 spars from this stuff? If so, no wonder wings fly off Archers made in 2007, while Cherokees from 1968 still soldier on despite the abuse by...

Does anyone happen to know if a vacuum exists that uses a cyclone to separate the dirt (like Dyson home vacuums do)? I am thinking about keeping it for a few years and I'm concerned about availability of the filters. I'm sick of sweeping the floor. No matter how I sweep, it very slow and...

I flew out to Addison, TX (KADS) today, where they had Icon A5 exhibited, and the salesman let me sit in it. Imagine my surprise when I found no way to fit: there's a noticeable control interference against my right thigh. Aileron deflection to the right jams my thigh against the center console...

I'm considering getting an IR for an improvement in travel reliability. It was a while since I got stuck for weather, but in some instances I hit just the right day for a gap in weather systems. One concern that I'm having is that I'm not flying all that much: about 60 to 70 hours a year. So...

Nothing too new for anyone who's tried to wade through the FDC legalese masquerading as a NOTAM in every briefing, but it required a high-profile mishap to draw a modicum of attention to the problem. I think the reaction is already happening, mostly taking the form of the EFB and flight...

(in order to make this more meaningful, the "Display votes publicly" setting is off, but remember that the forum's administration can know who posted what) {Update: thanks everyone, very interesting!}

Anyone been to GAB? The dirt runways give me pause. My plan of record is to fly to Elko, grab a rental truck, then drive for 4.5 hours to Gabbs, but what the heck, the place has an airport. I'll be in my Mooney. It handles dirt acceptably well, as long as it's smooth (like Escancia, NM).

Any Denver locals know the scoop? Is that part of the airport going to be redeveloped for warehouses or what? Nate, Murphey?

I don't quite understand what happened, but https://in.news.yahoo.com/pilot-smoking-e-cigarette-forces-air-china-flight-065900598.html

This is parallel to Mr. MBDiagMan's thread, but unlike his Cessna 140, my Carlson Sparrow is an Experimental. So, I'm looking for the cheapest solution. There's no existing transponder, so I'm open to anything. I have just updated my Mooney and I'm pleased with Garmin GTX-335. But I spent $5000...

Apparently they wanted a 200 hp engine for drones and decided that a radial is a smart idea. This is what happens when your design culture is built around M-14P. Among the whackiest tradeoffs made: flathead and direct-drive. Reminds me of D-motor. Note that the Rotec has a planetary step-down...

I was at Redbird Dallas Executive (RBD) on Saturday and the tower again neglected to clear me to change away from their frequency. For some reason, some towers aren't that interested. Santa Fe (SAF) always says "frequency change approved". I know for a fact that both RBD and SAF have radars, so...

Anyone has any good rumors about it? The first logged flight of N881AG was on May 3. FAA registration says model number is "EX18". I wonder if they're going to succeed where Mooney M10 failed.

I don't know if this is an event of a massive interest to PoA membership, considering the prices of Pilatuses and Hawkers, but there's going to be an "expo" for manufacturers of GA aircraft in Austin, Texas (KEDC), on Friday June 8 and Saturday June 9. Seems like it's not even the first year...