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Some followup on this incident, such as it is what the news people can package for public consumption: http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/pilot-of-downed-airship-at-us-open-recalls-the-crash Pilot says this has happened three times.

Coolest thing I saw / did was talk to the guys from the Army's 160th SOAR unit. And their helo. Not often you meet people so enthusiastic for their work and want to share it. Also touring That's All Brother, but I'm biased on that one because I got to work on it :)

Here is a picture of our trip south along Chicago lakeshore a few weeks back, and some of my photos from Airventure this year.

Of course there may have been no good options here other than avoiding the situation in the first place. Both beach and water may have been crowded. Sad to hear and sympathies for the families, let's learn from this. And improve GA technology so this doesn't happen. How about we dedicate this...

Made the mistake of flying north along Chicago lakeshore Sunday morning around 10am. Was the best route home from family trip to MI. Holy bananas, it was like the Battle of Britain up there. ORD flight following was doing a fantastic job handling the load. After I dropped off it was great to...

My medical expires in a month. Since I have the luxury of good health, I decided to renew my 3rd class for another cycle, let things settle, then reevaluate. The rollout has been disappointing.

Think I saw an F-100 there for a second...

Madison to Ann Arbor KARB (Henry ford museum) Side trip to Dayton? USAF museum I head is great. KARB to mackinac island or beaver island KMCD to Washington island or cherryland KSUE (Door county) KSUE to breakfast at central county 68C if you can arrange on a Fri/ Sat Return to MSN ...

Soarmidwest.com - out of 44C in nearby Beloit,WI. Probably about 2-2.5h from CHI area. There used to be a lot of soaring at C89 (Sylvania, just off I94 near Kenosha) but couldn't find much on it. Off topic, but Rochelle (RPJ) has a great on-field restaurant where you can sit on the patio and...

Same here. I was outside the ORD class B, near but outside the 30nm veil. Approach saw the squak and called ahead to my destination to advise... guessing based on track since I was VFR and not using FF. I was able to text someone at the field, they went up into the tower and relayed clearances...

1C5 KLNR Both taxi-up. Of course, you can see restaurants in ForeFlight under Details, with estimated distances. Ones on-field usually show as 0.1 miles. However no way to tell "how" to get them if not on-field.

I don't think Ted was asking for opinions on bike sounds so I'll stay away from that one, except to say that part of the reason I bought my K1300S was because I thought the "sewing machine " turbine-like sound reflected something very modern. Overall I agree - I do ride with full gear / helmet...

Agree completely about managing expectations. Every time we try a trip like this, my wife is ready to go at 08:00:00.00 and gets impatient when I have to call for the fuel truck or wait for ceilings. Should have seen her face when I flooded the warm Arrow engine and had to wait an hour. Also...

Yes, the airport will be open as usual and tower will be providing guidance to transient aircraft. Even with the warbirds visiting there is lots of parking available. All local ATC is very friendly and I've always had KMKE take me on for FF. By the way, we'll have a couple of F86's, P51s, T6...

Yikes, thanks for the correction, I've edited the original. Should have checked. Will PM you.

I'm researching the history of a 1943 PT-26 Cornell. Based on some previous research, we believe the aircraft was delivered to No. 4 Training Command at Calgary, Alberta, in 1943. I'd like to gather more details about the aircraft's assignment history and any records. Some web research didn't...

For those of you in the upper midwest, the Gathering of Warbirds will be on May 27th at Waukesha (KUES): http://www.cafwi.org/gathering-of-warbirds.html Hosted by the Wisconsin Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, we'll have static and flying displays of vintage military aircraft from WWII...

Give Milwaukee a look. Some points: Several banks and financial services hq here. Several major manufacturers based here 1hr train ride direct to downtown Chicago. Low cost of living Traffic is light Major league sports teams in new stadiums Top quality art museum Good GA community (IMO) Big...

I'm no A&P so my opinion doesn't mean much, but I'm going to say bad sensor. If the exhaust valve was stuck open or closed I'd expect low EGT, not substantially hotter. If the intake valve was stuck, say partially open, it could run that cylinder leaner, but you'd also notice a loss in power...

Review the taxi diagram. It usually has areas of the field marked which the controllers will know. "East hangars" or "south ramp" etc. Have the taxi diagram out and briefed before calling ground and before arrival. Also, our local club hosted a Wings session with the on-field ATC team. Was a...