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I would like to add shoulder harnesses to my Aircoupe. Is a three point (diagonal across the chest) or four point (on strap across each shoulder) better? There is an STC for a diagonal strap and several 337s including engineering data for the four point so field approval "should" be possible...

Interesting comments re. checking with various social media in addition to NOTAMS and the other usual informations sources. FAR 91-103 states "Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight." However, reading AC...

You might get some insight for you plan at this Youtube, he's doing just that. https://www.youtube.com/@risingsun_ His choice (Ercoupe) might be a bit tight for you though.

Alas, the experimental world has efis systems that provide flight directors without an actual autopilot installed. The GRT lines do and their MiniGa can be used in certificated aircraft, and it has the flight director function. It can't be used for IFR flight though.

Having a malfunction of the door so you can't open and/or close it, i.e. a retract spring cable breaking on a port-a-port swing up door (those are heavier than they look). It will close real fast, but getting it open again is…challenging.

The next chapter in the story: https://tinyurl.com/yckz2c3d I wonder what the feds are doing?

It hasn't been a good week for Cherokees flying out of MontgomeryGibbs but better for their pilots and passengers at least.

I would be interesting to hear the entire ground calls from the time AAL called for taxi. Perhaps they were initially cleared for 31L but the cross 31L at Kilo instruction is pretty clear.

It was a takeoff from 28L. Around 16:00 on the playback (if I did the link correct) https://archive.liveatc.net/kmyf/KSAN-KMYF-Twr-Pri-Jan-15-2023-1800Z.mp3 Sounds like something opened up during the takeoff roll.

Good that all onboard were OK. https://tinyurl.com/2ydxanwx

At least this one wasn't hit by an SUV: https://www.edhat.com/news/small-airplane-makes-emergency-landing-on-highway-246

Thanks.

Thanks for clarifying one of my question areas. Do you have a source document for the General Counsel's determination?

I'll bite just to clarify my own confusion on a couple of points on this situation. If the uncontrolled airport has an instrument approach would that make it Class E airspace requiring the requisite cloud clearance and visibility? Wouldn't a 1200' ceiling mean either broken or overcast cloud...

That is a step into the future but a bit challenging to those of us that are technological Luddites to get registered/set up. Thank goodness there was actually someone to answer the tech support phone to clarify how to set up the now required second factor authentication for FAA sites. (I had...

Works in FltPlanGo also but not skyvector.com or AOPA's flight planner.

…or the pointy haired boss.

Datsun roadsters also had them (mine was red)-last produced 1970

Looks like it's back up as of Dec 18 with a gap in coverage.

I know that standing lenticular clouds are ones to avoid and will add Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds to the list: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63912257