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Most airliners today fly by wire, replaces the conventional manual flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. (nuclear EMP or NEMP) is a burst of electromagnetic radiation created by a nuclear explosion military aircraft are hardened electronics to protect them, how protected...

Alaska hunting lodge at one time PPL took hunters to the lodges as guides with only a Private pilot land or sea, i have no idea if you can still do that. Federal Aviation Administration Guidelines by Howard Martin 03/27/2017 What rules...

A few more airline pilots trying to turn the engines off in flight or suicide by pilot in which a pilot deliberately crashes or attempts to crash an aircraft as a way to kill themself and sometimes passengers on board or people on the ground. United Airlines Flight 175 was deliberately crashed...

Autonomous R-22 helicopter how much worse could it be than the pilot's crashing them now. If their was ever a helicopter that needed help the R-22 was it. Bell 206 getting old now and cheap to buy not cheap to keep running but cheap to buy, probably should have some autonomous help as it also...

If you want to move up to the AA-5 it has time life items. Service life limited parts must be retired in accordance with the following schedule: Component Part Number Service Life (Hours) Inboard Spar Assembly 5102310-501 12,000 Wing Spar Assembly (Standard) 5201002-501...

For $100K and what you want their is not much in that price range, 1960 to early 70 high time engines high time airframe poor interior, bad paint and poor radio's along with the other problems of low cost planes. You can't make a cheap plane as nice as you can buy a nice plane, engine...

If you have a clean history airlines are looking for anyone who can read a checklist and pull the landing gear handle up. If you have anything in your history like a DWI your flying career is very limited.

For those getting in to commercial aviation now what the industry looks like in 20 or 30 years from now might not be so good. In January, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun revealed an open secret in the world of aviation. “I think the future of autonomy is real for civil,”. Now it’s becoming increasingly...

If your insurance declines to issue hull insurance they probably will not insure a liability-only policy. If your 75+ you may find no one will insure a liability-only policy. Some states allow drivers to purchase a surety bond instead of an auto insurance policy for the car insurance...

Age related 75+ insurance for Twin, retract, tailwheel, seaplane, helicopter, did I leave out anything, probably why their are so many Mooney's for sale now. Is this the end of the line for old pilots, can't find insurance so forced to sell their Mooney aircraft and change to a single engine...

A Mooney with 4 plus and some stuff something has to go, or you're limited to less gas. Long trips are certainly doable, just with more fuel stops, but to address room, the M20M, R, and TN have the most room.

Propeller overhaul every 10 years good idea, some of the props down in the U.S. are crap and need a requirement like that to force cheap owners to take care of their propellers before it kills them. The only thing cheap in aviation are the pilots.

If you pick the wrong shop the cost to do it over will be several times more to fix it right.

The Navy P-8 is a $150 Million aircraft loss.

Cessna 310 has a emergency exit rear window left side unless someone seals it to stop it from leaking air in flight.

The FCC does not presently require a license for Aviation Radio installations in aircraft, where those are VHF and UHF, HF transmissions require a license. These are covered in Part 87 of the FCC regulations. Travel outside the US requires a station license, the ICAO Standard specifically...

What has been done to the engine over the last 200hr might give you a clue as to where to look. Small amount of metal makes you wonder at night and over water or any other place you don't want to land. It might be nothing or not, I would look a little more into it before tearing the engine down...

I like a empty instant coffee container with the snap top to open and close, holding a bag full of puke for the rest of the flight is probably not the best way. I do remember a puke bags on Delta airliners that had a maze printed on the back as a game for kids, looking at that if you were on...

Years ago their was talk of avionics boxes talking to each other without wires to interconnect them or wireless, just a power connection. It would be great to upgrade without having to go through a wire maze to connect the boxes and time required to make the wire harness, just let them talk to...

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed plane-power alternators are not of the same quality of those made a few years ago and fail more now than then.