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I just wrote about the challenge of learning (and teaching GPS). You can find my column on the subject on the GA News Web site. I have also posted lots of information and links to information about GPS and other topics in the Online Resources section of my Web site. The links there will point...

Re: New version of MSFS?--Full Approaches If you want to fly a full approach (i.e., with a procedure turn, transition from a specific IAF or en route fix), just don't use ATC. Set yourself up in a reasonable position, for example, along an airway, and then fly the procedure. You can find many...

I'm puzzled by this comment. What do you mean by "real approaches"? The current version of Flight Simulator includes some 23,000 airports around the world and all the navaids in the worldwide Jeppesen NavData database. You can fly "real approaches" supported by those navaids (NDB, VOR, ILS, LDA...

For more information, see the official Microsoft Flight Simulator Web site. Note that the Readback section includes the following note: When is the next version of Flight Simulator going to be released? What are the new features? If you've read the article Making Flight Simulator, you know...

If you're into weather-related (and other) contractions, see: http://www.faa.gov/ATPubs/CNT/2-1.htm http://aviationweather.gov/static/info/awc-contractions-contsort.pdf http://www.faa.gov/ATPubs/SWO/index.htm

Beating the proverbial dead horse; from The Airplane Flying Handbook, p. 8-11: GO-AROUNDS (REJECTED LANDINGS) Whenever landing conditions are not satisfactory, a go-around is warranted. There are many factors that can contribute to unsatisfactory landing conditions. Situations such as...

Re: Angel Flight-Tax deductions For more information, see: http://www.aircareall.org/tax.htm http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/article.cfm?article=1319 (AOPA members) www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/1996/pc9603.html (AOPA members)

The Extra does have that effect on people. It got me hooked in 1996, when I wrote a pilot report for the GA News (see attached PDF). Perhaps it will resonate with some of you who've just had your first Extra experience.

I advise all my students to brief the DE on such matters as handling real emergencies, looking for traffic, etc. Do this briefing on the ground after the formal portion of the oral exam is concluded. The DE will be impressed that you're acting as PIC. If the examiner as any problem with what you...

I can watch Kenmore's floatplanes depart Lake Union from my house, which looks down on the north end of the lake. Yes, you can catch a ride to Victoria right from their dock at the south end of the lake. As for places to land, you have only two choices close-in to Seattle, Renton (KRNT) or...

Read Lane Wallace's recent column in Flying. Try calling some of the flight schools in the Yellow Pages, too.

You can probably get help from your regional AOPA representative. If you're in AR, you can contact Shelly Lesikar directly. You may also want to check the AOPA Airport Support Network, especially AOPA Help for Saving Airports, which has materials available for download.

There are many ab initio programs; for example, the FlightSafety International Academy in Vero Beach, FL has an excellent program. You can find lots of information about the FSI programs, scholarships, etc. on the Web site. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and the University of North Dakota...

From a friend of mine who's a regional jet captain: We heard an interesting exchange with a ground controller yesterday at Dulles while waiting to taxi out for a flight to CHS. It started like this, with a corporate pilot, type A personality, of course, the arrogant, "You give me priority...

Here's an interesting twist on the topic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wienergraf/21281875/ The writer used Skype (which is terrific, by the way) to talk to his father while winging over the North Atlantic.

Today's travel section in the NY Times includes a nice story about enthusiasts who restore warbirds (free registration required to read the story): http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/24/travel/escapes/24warbirds.html

Well, as far back as I can remember (and I did my student flying in the early 1970s), FAR 61.87 has said: Sec. 61.87 - Solo requirements for student pilots. (a) General. A student pilot may not operate an aircraft in solo flight unless that student has met the requirements of this...

If you're still confused about slips, do read the section in Chapter 8 of the Airplane Flying Handbook, which I referenced earlier in this thread. You can download the whole book in PDF format for free. It does a good job of laying out the theory. And as I pointed out in my original post, the...

The inputs are essentially the same, although some would argue that you lead with the aileron for a sideslip and start with the rudder for forward slip. In practice, of course, the actions are essentially simultaneous. The main difference in control inputs is the amount of deflection. A side...

I think NASCAR is the metaphor they're aiming for.