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It's going to be properly repaired. There's no structural damage, and the fuel issue is barely perceptible seepage.

I have found a shop that comes highly recommended. They plan to start work on May 23, and the repair should take about a week. In other words, I'm grounded until the end of the month. Fortunately, given my mood, the weather has been MVFR and IFR since I brought the airplane back to Seattle, so...

I'm not sure where that statement comes from. Note the following from the Web site of the Architect of the Capitol. Which is taller, the Capitol or the Washington Monument? The Washington Monument, standing 555 feet tall, is 267 feet taller than the Capitol. Because the base of the Washington...

Re: *SERVER MOVE ISSUES* - RSS It appears that the move broke the RSS feed. At least my RSS reader can no longer pickup PoA feeds. Is there a new batch of HTML or RSS link that I can use?

As the attached screen capture from the AOPA home page shows, the timing of this incident couldn't be more ironic. I've also attached a capture from Jeppesen FliteStar that shows the C150's apparent planned route from Smoketown, PA (S37) to an airshow in Lumberton, NC (KLBT). This direct route...

From EAA.org: May 9, 2005 - On April 21, 2005, FAA Flight Standards reinforced a regulatory requirement for passenger-carrying experimental/amateur-built aircraft pilots to have category and class ratings for the aircraft they intend to fly. The new Notice, N 8700.42, also...

I have many links to information about Stalls/Spins on my Web site at: http://www.bruceair.com/spins.htm (scroll to the bottom). For excellent information about spins, etc., see the free online articles and videos on the Fighter Combat International Web site at...

AOPA has a summary of the incident on the home page: www.AOPA.org

One of the best sources of information, whether you're flying or driving, is The Milepost. Of course, you'll also find lots of information the Web, a Google search for "flying in Alaska" turns up such sites as: http://www.alaska.faa.gov/ancfsdo/Flyingak/flyingak.htm...

I recently found a public bulletin board hosted by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (the controllers' union). It looks like a good place to get answers from real controllers: http://bbs.natca.net/default.asp?boardID=3

Search engines (e.g., Google) are wonderful things: http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/ and: http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/forms.htm If you're an AOPA member, you might also want to check out the links at: http://search.aopa.org:9020/?source=basic&sn_form=nav_search&queryText=asrs

I just picked up another book (albeit not strictly an aviation book) which you all may enjoy: Acts of Faith by Philip Caputo. Caputo is most famous for A Rumor of War, his memoir of the Vietnam War. I’m partial to The Horn of Africa, originally published in 1980 but eerily relevant (and...

If you have a Garmin unit, you can choose from a variety of upgrade options. A one-time update (available via a download) is only $35 for most models of handhelds. Similar prices/options obtain for other units (e.g., Lowrance). I've used the download service several times for my Garmin...

Just for the record, here's what appears to be the relevant section of 61.51 covering the logging of SIC time: Sec. 61.51 - Pilot logbooks. ... (f) Logging second-in-command flight time. A person may log second-in-command time only for that flight time during which that person: (1)...

Re: approach question-KLNS Postscript: I finally got to the NACO site and searched for procedures for KLNS. The results, titled: Digital Terminal Procedures Version: 0505 Effective 0901Z Thursday, May 12, 2005 to 0901Z Thursday, June 09, 2005 notes: LANCASTER, PA...

I think the relevant regulation regarding the requirements for acting as SIC is FAR 61.55 (FAR 91.105 requires crew members to be at their stations and covers the use of seatbelts). FAR 61.55 does not require that a pilot acting as SIC of a turboject have a type rating (I know several second...

Re: approach question ILS 08 @KLNS I was able to find the chart for the ILS 08 approach at KLNS by checking AirNav. It should also be availble via the FAA NACO Web site (which seems recalcitrant this morning). You might also check the FDC* NOTAMS for KLNS to confirm whether there's something...

The Web (and Google) is a wonderful thing: http://www.barometerworld.co.uk/ N.B.: http://www.barometerworld.co.uk/FAQ.htm

Re:GPS Track Files Jeppesen FliteStar can import GPS track files (most GPS units can record position data in a text-like format) and display them on its maps. If you don't have FliteStar, you can find a variety of utilities that work with track files (e.g., http://www.gpstm.com/) by searching...

Here’s a picture of my GPS-derived track (loaded into Jeppesen FliteStar) as I flew into and out of Corvallis (KCVO) in my Extra 300L on Monday.