AeroNewsNet is reporting that AOPA has shut-down its Wine Club — a thorn in the side of its members for some time. AOPA — the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association — is supposed to represent the views of pilots and…
FAA Lawyers Trying to Blame Pilots for Sleeping Controller?
AeroNewsNet is reporting today that former FAA lawyers are trying to blame the pilots of the American Airlines and United Airlines flights which landed at Washington Reagan Airport last week when the tower controller was asleep. This rubs me the…
1,137 Miles Alone
In February 2007, I walked onto a cold, windy ramp at Williamson County Airport and climbed into a somewhat abused Piper Warrior, 20 minutes later I was flying it, albeit badly, but I was doing it. I remember, in May…
iPad in the Cockpit Update
My instructor and I completed an actual IFR trip last weekend. It was a short 2-hour round-trip from my base in Marion (KMWA) to Effingham (1H2) and back. We decided to fly the airways instead of going GPS direct. This…