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Kilogram is a unit of mass, not weight. While giving it in pounds was the most helpful way to answer, if he really wanted to show off, he could have said 9.8 Newtons. :biggrin:

It's been many years since I've been able to feed my multiengine cravings!

Please don't. ;)

I was saddened. Does that count?

I'm glad you're happy with where you're living; I'm happy with where I'm living too.

The plane I got my multi in ended up getting destroyed on a drug-running flight. :(

Just working towards equal time for all the California-bashing we get on this forum.

Different strokes for different folks.

An acquaintance of mine killed himself and his family doing that. :(

I showed the form to my PCP, and he said he wouldn't have a problem doing the exam, but wouldn't feel comfortable signing the attestation.

Nice places to live cost more. :devil:

I wish this forum had a "Hide silly puns" option. ;)

I don't think we actually disagree on anything.

Same here, except Palo Alto is Norcal, not Socal.

I was talking about the approach at Escalante, not the one at Palo Alto.

I think you're right. I think the 12000 foot maximum altitude on the one at Escalante might be due to the proximity of V208, which has an MEA of 14000. With the outbound leg being seven NM long, and whatever the width of the airway is at that altitude, it looks like there could be a potential...

My speculation: The feeder routes are marked with minimum altitudes, not mandatory altitudes. Meanwhile, the HILPT markings include a maximum altitude of 12000, and a pilot entering it at that altitude could reasonably want to use the HILPT to lose the extra altitude. NoPT markings on the...

I was trying to comment on the safety aspects of it, not the political aspects.

It's certainly true that regulations aren't sufficient by themselves to prevent pilots from getting into dangerous situations, especially when operating IFR. Even under VFR, it's not hard to think of examples, like colliding with mountains at night, or scud-running in class G airspace.

Titan was apparently carrying paying passengers, which in the aviation world invokes regulations that are intended to provide a higher level of safety.