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Well that's one way to do a canyon turn! Not one I'd want to try twice!

This^. As long as the mistake was caught early and didn't cause any harm, a Brasher is not necessary. I know of at least once I've been in the wrong and wasn't Brashered by the controller. One time I recall specifically was while taxiing at a undisclosed Class C airport, to protect the...

When I became a CFI, I learned all new ways to kill yourself in an airplane that I never knew existed. You will be surprised how creative your students can be.

Our airport had one many years before my time here. Sold it in 90s. Still owned by a local around here, but I think he took the fire fighting apparatus off of it.

A few years ago I read an article or interview on this very topic, why haven't they upgraded to some other newer aircraft? The answer was basically they couldn't afford to. The Tutors sip fuel, are fully paid for, and at that time they had the parts and tools to keep them running for quite a...

IMC flying with XM isn't the issue, flying IMC and using XM to avoid convective activity is. This isn't just a bunch of naysayers on the internet, it is written in blood, seemingly several times a year recently. I bet this pilot, like others before him, thought he was smart enough to use it...

You are disregarding what the lag actually means, especially if IMC and can't see what's happening. I've seen massive buildups pop up in just a few minutes without a trace on the radar yet. Yes the pic in #5 is NEXRAD data, but probably isn't what was available in the cockpit on XM or ADSB at...

Likewise with wearing helmets on motorcycles. I still can't believe they aren't required like seatbelts. Nearly two decades as an emergency responder, and every motorcycle fatality I've been to could have been prevented by a helmet. None were the graphic high speed crashes you would imagine...

I grew up in the 80s. No one I knew wore a seatbelt, unless you had one of those fancy cars with the automatic shoulder harness. As a kid my seat in the car was on the fold down armrest in the middle.of the front bench seat of my dad's Oldsmobile. I don't recall ever being in a car seat or...

The pilot's stated they didn't see any marking for the closure so they took off. From the airport standpoint, I've always hated the window of time when we were closing or opening the runway. There is always be a period during which the closure NOTAM is active and crews are on the runway...

I don't know about the Electra, but I have been told on the Beech 18, which is very similar, the props and wing can block the airflow over the tail in certain configurations and idle power. I've been told that is why you don't three point those aircraft or else risk loss of directional control...

Keep in mind that is labor and materials and I don't have a breakdown. There was also a requirement for a 3 hour rated firewall to split the building for fire code, so some studding, sheet work, and finishing. Also footings and concrete for the entire building. But I do concur, a lot of money...

Substitute Kung for Google. ;)

Your Google-Fu is clearly superior to my Google-Fu.

It is going to depend on what your insurer wants. These days many insurers do want you to attend a type specific school for most turboprops, just like is required for jets. It seems to me that the insurance industry is doing a better job regulating safety than the FAA these days. Their...

I Googled Dutch Roll, hoping to find some type of pastry by that name. All I found was marijuana references...

Some of that may be the government rate. Contractors are known to mark up their cost just for the additional paperwork and headaches associated with government jobs. Our airport also recently built a 64x48 pole barn for airport maintenance, concrete floor, basic electrical, no heat or...

Basic Erect-A-Tube hangars. Steel frame, 43 foot wide doors, 14 foot high. Basic lights and outlets, no heat or insulation, concrete floors.

Our airport just built a bank of 10 T's, $1.5M. $250k isn't building much these days. Works out to $150k per unit. Say you wanted a 20 year ROI, works out to $625 per month, not including utilities and upkeep.

Our airport had set rates but incorporated annual CPI increases for all leases. However we recently had some new hangars coming available so did some market analysis, and took the time to evaluate the rate structure and reset the rates and simplified the rate structure. For most the rate...