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Yes, planes crash. And active pilots are typically interested in the details when they do. That is the reason for an aviation mishaps forum area and the reason that every flying magazine and website has one or more columns dedicated to similar content. Thanks @Palmpilot, I hadn't heard of...

Yep. There have been many times in my life where the choice was essentially - fly without insurance, or not fly at all. I wanted to fly. Even with commercial/instrument/cfi certs, keeping full insurance on multiple tail draggers and floatplanes while flying mostly to beaches, sandbars, small...

A couple of years ago I bought a RV9. The nice fellow who owned it was an anesthesiologist. As we were going up for a test/checkout flight, he mentioned that he was 81, but he still worked at the local hospital 4 days per month "to keep myself sharp". He flew well and had good tips on flying...

Good suggestion. I had a Tiger before my 9A. Loved the fact you could open the canopy, great for photography. You can find older examples for a lot less money than a 182 or a Kitfox and they are relatively inexpensive to maintain.

I have a 9A (was shopping for a 7A but found a good deal close to home on the 9A). I owned a C185 for 25 years in Alaska. It is great to have 4 or more seats and lots of load carrying capacity but you don't typically use that type of aircraft for boring holes in the sky. A 2 seat RV is a very...

I work at a remote oil production facility in Alaska. Our normal work schedule is 14 days working, 14 days off, 12-14 hour days. But with travel restrictions, isolation requirements, and a general aversion to travel in many people, we are becoming short handed very quickly. Management is...

I'm seeing that too. Scammers working from home I guess. :)

@Warmi is not saying anything like that. He is saying that he plans to take precautions and go about his business as best he can. If he is not infected, to his knowledge, that seems a reasonable approach. Many of us work in industries that are 24x7x365. Shutdowns in my workplace are extremely...

Yeah, the 300hp C185 I owned for 30 years was more in the 130-135kt range.

This has probably been posted on POA before but it is on topic. :) Fairchild C119 taking off from Port Lions, Kodiak Island, Alaska. It was a ferry flight. The airplane had been sitting for many years after a forced landing and was patched up to be ferried to a larger field for more extensive...

I get both Flying and Plane & Pilot. Have for many years. I enjoy both but prefer P&P for typical lower-budget GA topics. P&P is oriented that way. Flying leans more toward business aviation. You can't go wrong with P&P for that intro price. I'm sure that you wont be disappointed.

This is a tough one. I recently solved a small, annoying, leak on my Lycoming with new rocker cover seals (rubber, not cork). I would definitely echo what others have said about oil levels. I would try filling your #1 engine to 8.5 quarts on the next oil change. Run it that way for a few...

Sometimes you don't want to go fast. Doesn't mean you don't want the ability to go fast when you want to. I owned a C185 for 20 years. Was often called upon to do flight seeing and wildlife viewing trips for visitors to Alaska. Used 17 in. MP and 2250 rpm. There was no need to go 130 kts and...

Capt. Thorpe- thanks for the discussion, and the Fidowski video link. Very interesting. I did three semesters of calculus at university many years ago, but haven't used it much since. :)

25 years ago, I bought an 0360 powered Scout. It had received wing damage while operating on floats. The owner parked it outside for 3 years without touching it. The engine had 420 hours since new. I had my mechanic check compressions on the pre-buy; they were all 77/80 or better. I didn't...

I fly an RV with a sliding canopy. Used to fly a Tiger and loved to open the canopy for aerial photography. According to Vans you are NOT supposed to ever open the canopy in flight, so I don't. Instead, I keep a pointy hammer tool in the cockpit and plan to break out if necessary. :)

According to Wikipedia, 1356 Super Vikings were built. I owned an IO540 powered one for a few years. Trained for my instrument rating in it. Flew it from the lower 48 to Alaska and back twice. I thought it handled well but was not as roomy, comfortable or load-capable as the C185 I also flew...

Thanks for the pirep. I had some maintenance done at Santa Fe last year, saw the L39 and Mig15 operating. Have often wondered what it cost and how it worked.

Just probability and statistics. The insurance companies have the math worked out and adjust it as needed with every renewal. If they weren't making money, things would change quickly. I have been flying for 45 years, flew professionally for 5 of those and have never been involved in an...

I have met unfriendly folks a few times at remote Alaska airports. Small public airports in villages with mostly native populations. Apparently, some have developed a distrust/dislike for visitors they do not know. If you are meeting a local, or delivering something for the village, you are...