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Dave, you may well be right, but I have a few observations that leave me unsure: FAR 91.126(b)(1) says a pilot must make turns to the left “unless the airport displays approved light signals or visual markings indicating that turns should be made to the right, in which case the pilot must make...

Hi Dave, I absolutely see what you’re thinking. In fact, I make this same mental picture. Still, I suspect our mental image works because the two indicators point to the same side almost all the time, by coincidence, rather than because the FAA intended the indicators be used together in...

Hi Dave, I think I figured it out. It's just a matter of adjusting your viewpoint. In your Monday post, you said: And, you annotated the figure like this: Respectfully, however, I think your misinterpreting this diagram. I don't believe the circled indicator means you should make a right...

Same here on having been taught that the indication relates to required turn direction for the base leg as opposed to required turn direction for departure. I've never heard it stated like this, but that sure sounds logical and correct to me.

Hi Dave - Just FYI, here's another. This one is at KRNM (Ramona Airport) in SoCal. It was the destination for my first student solo which is why I looked it up: I don't have all that much experience and may well be wrong, but if I were doing "closed traffic" pattern work at this airport...

I don't follow the logic. Doesn't it make sense to have a traffic pattern indicator even for the standard situation of left turns? i.e. so finding it confirms the field is standard and you don't have the nagging feeling you didn't find the traffic pattern indicator?

It's a law, not a regulation. In other words, it's not in the regulations promulgated by the agency pursuant to the code. It's actually in Title 49 of the US Code: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/49/44724 49 U.S. Code § 44724 ps Circling back - Since it arguably required terms to...

"18.36 pounds of CO2 per gallon Aviation Gasoline" This doesn't sound right in that 6 lbs of one thing shouldn't produce 18.36 lbs of another. Am I missing something? Edit - Perhaps each molecule of carbon that comes from the carbon-based fuel combines with two molecules of oxygen during...

Here's a little re-formatting: OLD RUNUP CHECKLIST NEW RUNUP CHECKLIST =============================== ========================= PARK BRAKE: -set- Set Parking Brake FUEL SLCTR: -desired tank- Select Fuel Tank FLIGHT CNTRLS: -check-...

Isn't that what the cell-phone-pick-up-zone is for?

Brilliant! Thanks.

Thanks. It does!

So, the buyer normally agree on price from a remote location based on the photos and related description within an online ad to show seriousness, takes a test flight, and has a professional inspection, and then adjusts down or cancels based on the inspection? Is that normal? As a future...

According to this article, "Funding for air-traffic control would shift from the collection of taxes on fuel and airline tickets to a user-fee model that would be established by a 13-member board." As I interpret the result of that, each ticket will probably bear a user-fee supplement of some...

Interesting. all of the non-towered airports and towered deltas I've been to, and exited the plane, have had an unmanned gate next to the transient parking with the secret code to get back in on the secure side of the gate. However, I've only been to a few dozen airports in my short time of...

I like turtles, and California.

How many towered, delta class airports restrict entry and exit via an FBO? Is that common?

Alan,I thought your first post meant you got your medical, but given your second post, it seems pretty clear you did not. What do you mean by "green light letter?" Some sort of special issuance with hoops to jump through? Something else?

Fun to read. Thanks!

On this part, congratulations! Joe