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I had an eFax account for years, worked great. At the time, outgoing fax appeared as one of the printer options, but I think they now have other options, even faxing from a smartphone. I have Ooma and it's been flawless in every other way. Ooma is essentially voice sent as data. A fax over...

Geeky perhaps, but I use flip-up clip-on amber lenses. I got used to them during training, when pattern work at dusk made my photograys impractical. Now, I can flip them down when flying into the sunset, and flip them up when the sun's to my back.

If this is the nail in the coffin for small airports, don't blame the growth in the experimental market share. Blame the archaic regulations and local laws which hold small airports hostage to skimming the sales of stuff bought only by pilots of certificated aircraft. Part of the problem also...

A reclusive artist was once asked by an aviation trade publication reporter which, of all the movie starlets of the past 40 years, he'd choose as the best model for nose art. "Why, Barbara Streisand, of course." Incredulous, the reporter asked, "Why, of all these beautiful women, would you...

SnF is nothing close to the Oshkosh experience, so it's hard to choose one over the other. If there are particular products you want to see and the exhibitors will be in both places, you'll fight smaller crowds at the SnF displays. If you want access to check out every conceivable innovation in...

Can't be worse than Comcast. Most providers have horror stories these days. An elderly neighbor lost her phone and internet service. She borrowed a neighbor's cellphone to call us for help sorting it out. We're near Salt Lake; the support rep is in Denver, speaks broken English, is reading...

Show me a lawsuit filed against a critic for saying nothing at all about a restaurant, and I'll accept your comparison as valid. It's entirely possible that the link from a heavily-used forum is of more value than moving up a couple spots in Google. If linking in social media hurts your SEO...

We get at least two competing directories delivered here free every year. I can't remember the last time I opened one of them, but they sure do a nice job of holding down the recycling bin on windy days. Up until the late 1970s, the phone companies treated their number data as proprietary...

The real driver of the deregulation was vastly more stable transmitters and antenna systems in radio and TV. It started with changing the requirements for transmitter readings from every 30 minutes to three hours, and ended with the doing-away of the certificate requirements. Much of the...

If it was worth knowing the current draw, it's probably worth confirming the meter is actually working by using it on the correct range. Even 100 mA on the 10A scale should wiggle the meter. It probably has a blown internal fuse if there was no indication whatsoever.

While the ring girl struts around the ring with the placard showing the number of the next round... Fuses have somewhat loose tolerances, and they also age. Allow a margin above the expected max current draw when picking a rating. A 10A fuse for running 2A worth of electronics is reasonable. A...

You'd be surprised how unnatural some people are when they know a mic is on. Even people experienced at speaking to large groups in person, and who sound natural when doing so, sometimes contort their deliveries when in a room alone with headphones on. It's a very unnatural environment, and not...

Lumpy, if you have the candid discussion you need to have with your current CFI about what's left for you to prove, it should also provide the opportunity to let him know you're going to fly with another CFI to see if you can break through whatever mental block is holding you back. If you...

Ashley's a nice gal and might have some potential, but I don't think she's getting any qualified direction. She doesn't distort pronunciations and flash her gums like that in normal conversation, so it's obviously something that could be addressed through critique and appropriate exercises.

Re: Why medical testing required for FAA special issuance not covered by health insur Sorry to say, this premise is the reason health insurance is so expensive. Forcing insurance companies to cover tests and procedures needed solely to qualify for an FAA medical would make things more...

Noticed this snarky new pronouncement at the end of a story involving an SR22: Legal Disclaimer: Please note that while ANN approves of, and endorses, the BRS technology that allowed for such a happy ending, that ANN neither endorses or approves of the current state and management of Cirrus...

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It's all well and good to make 150/90 the new normal for people over 60. But if the FAA still flunks you if you bust through 155/95, will you really want to risk being within 5/5 of failing your medical? That's well within the range of "white coat effect."

Re: Trying to predict the economics of aviation if the House DL Medical Bill took eff The combination of the Part 23 rewrite and eliminating the third-class medical requirement under 6K pounds would be much more significant than either one alone. For one thing, all the European-made LSAs which...

In an increasing number of cases, even your US Mail is delivered by contract carriers. And it's not that the post office should make a profit, but since it was cut loose from the general trasury for funding, it is supposed to break even. It could, if not for political meddling. Junk mail...