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All I know is if I stick my hand out of the car at 60 mph, it's pushed up, not sucked up.

91.119, Minimum Safe Altitudes

Three and four person partnerships over a period of 26 years. Google calendar, first come, first served. Maximum of three uses scheduled on the calendar at any one time for any individual. Agreement of other owners required to take the plane more than two weeks including the weekends at each...

Pilot has a one channel brain and avoids having two radios chattering at once.

I used to say "with you" in the belief that it was a useful heads up to the controller that I was new on his frequency. After reading the general opprobrium about this on internet forums, I repented. As for ATITPPA, I have never said it but can see its usefulness in some situations. Say...

First few seconds transitioning to instruments can be discombobulating. Close to the ground, it wouldn't take much.

40 hours a year? You need a partner. No AOPA dues? Shame!

This regulation needs a rewrite, especially with regards to when to leave a clearance limit. Nowadays the clearance limit is often the airport. A literal reading of the reg suggests you fly to the airport (how, in IMC and without GPS?), then to an IAF. That makes no sense yet often very...

Nobody's mentioned "Skyfaring" by Mark VanHoenacker. It's a non-fiction account of a long-haul airline pilot. Part poetic, part nuts and bolts, part anecdotes, it's quite good.

Maybe, but this has stimulated an interesting discussion.

Another thing to consider is just how much of your net worth is attachable in a lawsuit settlement: jointly owned home? IRA? accounts held in trust with spouse? Autos owned in trust? Talk to a lawyer in your state. You may have less exposure than you imagine, or you may be able to take steps...

The first, and maybe only, thing I would add, considering your likely missions, would be a low-vacuum annunciator located next to the AI. Cheap, I don't know why all planes with vac systems don't have this. That and up-to-date partial panel skills and you're good to go.

You are correct. I misquoted the policy.

I sense some possible confusion in some posts about the difference between "named pilot" and "named insured". A named pilot means the pilot named is allowed to pilot the plane and the policy holder is insured. The insurance company can still come after the named pilot ("subrogate") to recover...

I'm not an expert and have probably forgotten half of what I once knew. But first, let's agree on some numbers: DALR= 3 degC/1000' SALR= 1.1-2.8 degC/1000' (It varies because cooler air at higher altitude contains less water) ELR = 2 degC/1000 (This is an average and can vary a lot, which is...

Have never had stability issues with FlightPln over the past year I've used it but agree with negative comments on user interface. I only fly 50-60 hrs/yr so find it hard to justify a subscription service. FP fits my needs.

I use FlightPln on a Samsung Galaxy Tablet and am happy with it, especially the price. Don't have synthetic vision and don't know about "plays nice with most ADS-B in solutions".

Since it`s illegal to enter Class C or D without establishing communications with the tower, this section of the regs needs a rewrite, or at least clarification as far as the in-flight light signals are concerned. Maybe if you've already squawked 7600 . . . Otherwise you would probably look for...

Try it---you'll see it's like taking your foot off the brake. Makes a big difference. I'm surprised this isn't mentioned in the Emergency Procedures section of the POH. It is in my Bonanza's.

Good point. But I don't like the idea of counting that toward the three hours of night experience. Likewise, I don't like combining hood work with the minimum cross country requirements.