RussR's latest activity

Well to be fair, the movie did come out in 1981 - in other words, 43 years ago...

All of the above and more. Wife is trying to comfort young daughter who is crying/fussing/etc while on final. Isolate pilot. Passengers...

Yes, but there's a pretty big difference between "I don't have a current medical because I just haven't gotten one yet" and "I don't...

You discount this, but in my experience this is one of the best, most useful, and safety-enhancing features of any audio panel.

This is no different than a Private Pilot failing a Commercial checkride, or a Commercial Pilot failing an ATP checkride. People fail...

Fair enough. It's been a few years, I must have been confused with the others.

This accident happened at one of my local airports. I did not know the people involved, but many people I know did. I saw pictures of...

King Airs are an order of magnitude more complicated to learn to fly than your typical trainer piston twin. Heck, just the runup routine...

There is also a fixed wastegate, used in some Senecas and Turbo Arrows, as well as early Turbo Saratogas. If you push the throttle all...

Re: range vs cabin loading vs fuel - to be fair, the OP didn't specify the size of his "family". His "family" could be him, wife and...

“Extra Special”? Is that just ridiculous marketing hype, or an actual defined term like “extra virgin olive oil”? I see they have a...

Read through 61.51f. It does not say what you think it says. It doesn't say "if two pilots are required". It says "if two pilots are...

If you a bought a leash, as part of the leaseback, counted it off on your taxes, but then returned it for a full refund, would there be...

Thank you Russ - exactly the type of advice I was looking for. Appreciate it.

Are you just asking about the differences between a CDI and an HSI presentation? You will find an HSI is a far better and easier to...