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From "Van's Aircraft" web site: "Many prospective builders are understandably anxious about the skills involved in constructing an airplane. The fact is that most RVs are built by people who have never built an airplane before. Many have never built anything before. Building an RV does not...

Sounds typical. Closest training in my neck of the woods has these costs: http://www.jerrytrimblehelicopters.com/flight-school-2/programs-pricing/

Did the AME say why he thought you had been diagnosed with Glaucoma? This is what the FAA expects of your AME when glaucoma has been diagnosed: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/app_process/exam_tech/et/31-34/glaucoma/ Follow the Glaucoma...

Well they do when they've had the fish.

Do a web search for "we sue lawyers" or "legal malpractice lawyers". You'll get hits like this: http://www.texaslegalmalpractice.com/ Not a TV ad as far as I can tell, but this is probably what one would look like for a legal malpractice firm: EDIT: Another one:

I was the one who managed to buy Scott's Zaon XRX. Thanks only to fortuitous timing. The asking price was a no-brainer even though I wasn't in the market, I immediately offered to buy it. And I already own both a Zaon MRX and a SkyguardTWX ADS-B system. So why buy the XRX? Because on the ground...

The courts have generally interpreted 49 U.S.C. § 1154(b) to mean the NTSB final report, which contains the probable cause, may not be used in a civil action. But the factual report can be. See for example...

Money is no factor. Getting a parachute installed (or finding a suitable model with one already installed,) assuming it is even an option, appears to be the biggest barrier. Shucks, as far as I can tell a higher percentage of ultralights have parachutes installed on them than certificated...

Video recording of the DOT press conference (first ~10 minutes is dead time):

Or replace "drone" with "bicycle". Millions of the latter that potentially could be ( and are) ridden on the roads.

I did a non-stop 400 nm, 4+ hour trip in C-172 from 77S to KRHV and had no problems with the bladder staying empty. But on my return flight the bladder definitely gave me some serious pangs near the end. Very distracting! Also, that was pushing the range of that plane. Next time I make a...

Shucks, I got a mention on that site too: http://aviation-business-gazette.com/A27/B18/Pilot-James-Mitchell-Logajan-Dexter-OR.html In fact its a web site that obviously extracted public data from the FAA web site and auto-generated a slew of web pages. I found a couple entries for Brian...

I see other news reports claiming independent confirmation of the story. So I'm baffled as to why the feds think the registration idea can go forward without violating the law in several ways.

All that exists as of today are some claims by an MSNBC reporter. The claims with respect to the alleged timetable are so unbelievable that the "scoop" is likely wrong in all its details. Unless there was a stealth NPRM by the DOT, the requirements of the APA (Administrative Procedures Act)...

I don't see how the DOT can require registration of hobby drones when congress statutorily proscribed such rules (congressional statutes name the FAA administrator, not its parent organization, as the agency with jurisdiction):SEC. 336. SPECIAL RULE FOR MODEL AIRCRAFT. (a) IN...

Never had to do drug tests; I work in computers where such testing would be redundant at best. I believe all the drugs (excepting nootropics) that get tested for are recreational precisely because they mess with clear thinking. I worked at a silicon valley VoIP startup about 15 years ago...

Neither ultralights or their pilots are registered with anyone and they fly in the same airspace as commercial aviation. The DOT sounds like it wants to require registration of toys irrespective of where they may actually be flown. Like a lot of things in life, it is quite possible to have...

In some jurisdictions there is no requirement for insurance when driving on private property. Likewise, there is sometimes no requirement for a vehicle to be registered with a state if not operated on public roads. Glider, ultralight, balloon, light sport. A host of conflicting examples under...

I think it would great if birds were registered. As a sky-fearing pilot like so many others here, I think these sorts of things must be dealt with by some large benevolent entity.

The Savannah S is not a 701 knockoff. The specs aren't remotely alike. The Savannah S (and presumably T) is more comparable in specs to a CH-750. And a RTF Savannah at $75K is quite the bargain when compared to a RTF CH-750 that costs $140k (http://newplane.com/750/price.html) - though you can't...