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Yeah, Ron, it would be "not cool" to use a form the FAA provides for the exact purpose the FAA provides it. Sheesh.

Vague memory item, but in the past the FAA had a form (perhaps one copy of the FAA's triplicate bill of sale form) which the seller could use to report to the FAA that the aircraft had been sold. IIRC, submitting the form didn't transfer ownership but it would cause a change in the aircraft's...

Which comment brings us full circle to the original question--should you/must you file and IAF as the final en route waypoint/fix? Fact is, either way you are going to ad lib at the final clearance route fix and treat that final en route fix as a "clearance limit". BTW, the point of this ad lib...

"Seattle Center, Bugsmasher 123, did I miss a handoff to tower?"

Ron, if you could find one, just one, FAA reference that supported your definition of "clearance limit" for any purpose you might have a leg to stand on, but as it is (you can't find such a reference) I suggest you contact FAA Flight Standards Divsion to discuss your unique theories.

Ron, when was the last time you were cleared to anywhere but the destination airport? How often does that happen to you (cleared only to the last fix in your filed route)? Why is your treatise missing the proviso that the IAF must be the clearance limit rather than the destination airport as...

FWIW, common misconception, but "expedite" does not mean there is any immediate danger or conflict. It means the controller is asking for your best effort in order to avert/avoid a future conflict situation from developing. See AIM for details. IOW, what you did (best rate, inform controller...

I believe the controller's point is simply that the lost com regs revolve around your actual clearance (specifically your clearance limit), not your filed route (especially some arbitrary point (IAF)) along that route. IOW, the controller can't see your filed route and furthermore your filed...

Yep. And which IAF you filed (or even if you filed an IAF) is a mere trivia item when dealing with the lost com regulations once you receive a route clearance to the destination airport that doesn't include an IAF in the clearance route. Perhaps one day Ron Levy will finally understand this...

Given that you aren't bound to the approach that starts at the IAF you filed, ATC must guess where you'll go in either case (IAF filed or no). FWIW, I suspect ATC has this "guessing" thing worked out better than you do.

Ron, when do you need the wing tip light? I'll be home Friday and I believe I have a spare in my hangar. You are welcome to it as I can easily get another at either Airways when it comes back into stock or from Dennis (Dutchland Aviation) where I got the spare. That leaves Airways/LNS for...

The FAA has a few published statements around that WAC charts should not be used in lieu of sectional charts, mostly due to the 1 year versus 6 months revision cycle. FWIW, several years back, in an effort to push folks towards having sectional charts rather than relying solely on WAC charts...

Grant, if you send me a snail mail address I'll make a habit of collecting my expired sectionals and sending them to you a couple times each year. I usually have quite a few--five in the local area alone.

Ditto. Talk to your CFII--the instrument flight & ground training you've done to date may suffice for a BFR endorsement without any additional time; it all depends on what you've previously covered.

You folks probably weren't reading the right section of the FARs: § 61.39 Prerequisites for practical tests. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, to be eligible for a practical test for a certificate or rating issued under this part, an applicant must: ... (4)...

If I owned the work of art you have created I'd make passengers bring a clean room bunny suit, hood, and slippers--new, in sealed plastic package--and don it all before entering the cockpit.

FWIW, there is a limit to how much astimgatism can be corrected by bifocal contacts, even by wizard optomotrist technology. Some of us fall outside that window. IOW, if the contact lens manufacturing people can't/don't make the corrective contact lenses then we folks with major astigmatism can't...

Beware of the dual seat cover option (shown in the accompanying link). It is very expensive--much more so than the normal single seat cover option, which itself is much more expensive than no seat cover at all. Dual seat covers often clash. If you show long term preference for one seat cover the...

Probably about as good a spot as any assuming "readily available", "FAA", and "free" are the three compelling criteria. I'd recommend moving to Aviation Weather and Aviation Weather Services as #2 and #3 (in either order, which you do first really doesn't matter).

S37 (Smoketown, PA); '77 M20J.