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I think we agree. Sometimes a cautionary note may (or may not) be warranted. MTV

This thread exhibits a common misunderstanding of nomenclature. First, there is NO Pilot Operating Handbook for a Piper PA-12. Second, the...

You need to keep in mind that there is always a "surprise factor" when an engine actually quits. Varies with the individual, but it's a few seconds...

And, unfortunately, there are perverts out there. That’s how we got where we are, folks, not by a bunch of innocent people being accused...

Ummmm—Airplanes=Noisy. If you think those planes are noisy, stay far, far away from Beavers……just sayin. MTV

Ummm, Bob....try doubling that hull value. Or close, at least. MTV

By the by…..they are no longer “Boy Scouts”……just “Scouts”. Go figure. MTV

So, we didn’t learn anything from the first “install a bail” AD.? MTV

What he ^^ said. That said, don’t let those nose gears come down till you absolutely HAVE to. I see way to many folks plunking tosecnipose gears...

Wow, aluminum as a muffler material?? Glad nobody got hurt. MTV

Works great on Cubs. On a Cessna, you have to be REALLY fast getting to the mixture control....door gets in the way. Same with anything you have to...

SJ, I'm not sure, but Tony implied it was because of the latter. I hope this mentality doesn't spread to Young Eagle flights in general...I doubt...

Why wouldn't you talk to Approach Control anywhere within 25 miles?? They actually have radar, after all. I ALWAYS worked Approach in and outbound...

The online purchase of tickets is closed, according to the site. MTV

Stewart, Sorry, I didn’t explain myself well. The waiver from 93 I spoke of was so I could use the airspace between 1200 and 1900 over the north...

Airspace must have changed. Used to be, you could request a waiver of 93 airspace and depart to the north through Elmendorf's approach corridor as...

It’s been a while since I flew in there regularly, but back when, I regularly requested a deviation from 93 airspace procedures, especially outbound....

YOW!!!! THAT is a wee bit too close for comfort. Any idea specifically where it happened? That's what you call "dodging a bullet" for sure. Gent...

Frequent, You apparently haven’t been paying much attention to the “direction” the FAA has been taking lately. MTV

Ummm, I guess I’m confused. I don’t think I ever said that you right now need a second class medical to instruct. I’m quite well aware of the long...

Youre obviously not understanding what is going on. The Chief Legal Counsel of the FAA has now “interpreted” that a flight instructor is “carrying...

Now we’re talking! MTV

Not at all, Pete, we’ll said! I was stunned when I heard him say that. MTV

But, the point is, the requirement for a LODA was NOT the only thing this decision changed. Read the last paragraph of that last quote from SAFE: ...