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That is the case I was referring to earlier with regard to the opposite direction turn to a straight-in final. 14 CFR 91.126(a) starts with, "General. Unless otherwise authorized or required,..." By complying with a published instrument approach procedure you were "otherwise authorized". You...

They would strictly apply it in a highly pedantic manner.

That's not a very good way to word it, IMO, A standard traffic pattern is not required by regulations. The regulation only requires that any turns be in the correct direction. Also, that's applicable to all non-towered airports, regardless of the type airspace. The regulation requires...

At GA airplane speeds, one-minute outbound, on a 30° offset teardrop entry, will put you in a good place for a standard-rate turn back to the inbound leg. At that same speed, it'll take around 3 minutes to reach 5nm which puts you a lot farther away from your inbound radial. An RNAV system...

One more thing about student loan debt... Right now, many Americans, and many American politicians, are in favor of student loan "forgiveness". I put that in quotes because the loan is not forgiven, it is paid for with other people's (taxpayers) money. Supporters say this is necessary...

You've mentioned debt more than once. I'm a 58-year old who has been an airline pilot since 1990. Stop borrowing money. Debt will rob your peace and prevent you from eventually building wealth. I did it without any non-mortgage debt and without rich parents. You can, too. US Passenger...

There's no published route from the departure airport to the MEM VOR, either. That's what Direct is used for. EFPUB is an IAF. You need clearance to EFPUB, that you have the ability to navigate, and a clearance for the approach starting at EFPUB. The altitude assigned by ATC which is at, or...

Then you can call another FSDO and get a different answer from another authoritative source. If you're going to call anybody, call the DPE. He might be right, he might be wrong, but he knows what he'll accept and what he won't. If you don't like the DPE's answer then you have to decide...

Direct MEM, direct EFPUB, then the holding entry for the course reversal, or the feeder off HLI to EFPUB.

A solo endorsement is required for a student pilot to fly solo. A practical test is not a solo flight. 61.31 (i)(2) waives the requirement for a category and class rating (i.e. private, commercial, or ATP) when taking a practical test being given by an examiner.

A passenger's colostomy bag broke.

While GA avionics have some features that airliners designed in the 1980s-2000s don't have, they are significantly less robust and lack core capabilities that airliners possess. RNP 0.10, GLS, Class II nav capability, multiple-IRUs, autoland and/or HUD, CPDLC, etc. VNAVs are also more advanced...

Issuing a clearance, with a 'call for release' restriction, does not require them to protect any airspace until you later call, and are issued, an IFR release.

It probably isn't. If that's all they give, take it. If you're not ready to depart before the void time then call them back when you are and ask for a new release time. If you are so motivated, you might consider a call to the facilities QA person to discuss how this procedure isn't practical...

That's a good example. Notice how the DME chart symbol is the box that we see surrounding the VOR symbol on a VOR-DME No, they aren't removing all the DMEs when they remove the VORs. Some DMEs will remain but those were installed as a stand-alone DMEs and remain operational after the VOR was...

Yeah, that happens. Maybe they don't get that request very often so it's not their normal way of doing things. Departing shortly after receiving the clearance isn't ideal for us. The first item on our first checklist, normally done at least 20 minutes before departure, is 'pilot and flight...

DME stations are, and always have been, completely separate from VORs. A VOR-DME or VORTAC is a VOR or TACAN that is co-located with a DME station. DME stations have also been co-located with NDBs. DME operates on a higher frequency than VOR. DME is UHF in the 960–1215 MHz band. Each VOR...

Since our procedures requiring programing the FMS, cross-checking, and briefing, I'll call for clearance and ask to hold for release. Some won't do it but, when they do, they'll give the clearance with instructions to "hold for release". That lets us program, cross-check, and brief before we...

My requirements are an analog watch which easily switches time zones. I've used a variety of Citizen Eco-Drive models.

There is not enough protected airspace to make the turn inbound when arriving on the specified radials.