Follow the COPA guide, it's seems more difficult than it is. With VFR, I just call up for flight following once airborne and get a squawk code right away to satisfy being in contact for the crossing. Don't forget to file leaving the USA. Don't forget to active your flight plan leaving the USA as wel...

I've sat in the back of a -4 and -8. -8 was comfy, -4 was a bit cramped. I'm just under 6 feet and and had to slouch a bit for my headset to clear the canopy. Lots of people have done 100 lbs gross weight increase on the -8 too. When I build an RV it's primarily for me, passengers get what they get ...

Airfare is basically too cheap. I'll bet that a airline ticket to fly across this country was more in the '50s than it is now even after inflation is taken into account, Christ a bus ticket would cost more. This. I found an article where it said a 1950's ticket from Chicago to Phoenix was $138 roun...

Got updated info on the tie wrap. According to a maintenance person at the assembly site/flying school, the tie wrap is one of those thin ones and is supposed to break with a 28lb pull force. I didn't know those little tie wraps required only that amount of force to break. Felt like trying but deci...

I don't believe flight records should be a necessary burden for GA (as well as ADSB). However I do agree with PilotDAR about pilot proficiency. The more you fly and prepare yourself for an emergency, the more likely you will have a favorable outcome. Most GA pilots likely can't even remember the las...

It's not rocket science...I don't think we need an expensive study to find the problem. I'd be happy to fly for a living if I could afford to! I could have my CPL in a few months if I wanted.

There is a forum specific to RV's. Lots of helpful people on there. You can likely find someone fairly local to you through there: http://www.vansairforce.net/

I fail to see how Transport Canada and the FAA could be at fault here? Gold diggers trying any avenue they can I think. What a lovely way to talk about a bereaved family. I never said I didn't have any compassion for the families, au contraire. I believe it is the PIC's family that have named these...

``Filed in the same court on the very same day, Oct. 15, the second litigation was brought by Tawfig’s family against the Flying Club, Transport Canada, Inc. of Concord, Ontario, Canada and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Washington, D.C.` I fail to see how Transport Canada and the...

Yikes- I wonder if ATC tracked him, likely being only VFR target in their sights.

I'd just turn on the autopilot and reduce the power

Harv's Air is very thorough and worth the low entry price. Even though I did a local ground school, I went through all the modules with Harv's. There were things I learned in each that was quite worthwhile.

Occasionally I still pull out a paper map and use it. I did a cross country flight this summer in a 172 with no GPS or nav aids, just paper! It really makes you pay more attention to your surroundings. I even purchased every paper map from Ontario to NS last year for my trip as a backup. I am unlike...

It doesn't seem to matter where you go these days, it's kids teaching kids.

The evening news reported it was a husband-and-wife couple from Brampton. Sad they did not file a flight plan to be found until morning, although looking at the damage it likely would not of made a difference. It's starting to get cold out again, it's that time a year to think about survival gear/cl...

Although I have a current background check because we host international students, I think this is a mistake for COPA. They will likely limit their pilots to people that already have them done. It's just going to create too much of a nuisance. For example, the office where I have mine done is 20 min...

I'd love to take a few flights in one, but can't see myself buying one.

Gliding club can check you out as there is no endorsement in Canada. Most gliding clubs choose not to since they have so many new pilots looking for "free" hours.

If the club wants to use you for towing, it should be their responsibility to train you! Seems logical to me. Hi Everyone, I am a licensed pilot looking to do some training on taildraggers as I am planning to tow gliders at a club. Does anyone know of anywhere I might be able to find a taildragger t...

Look for lobster on sale at Walmart this week, since they couldn't get to China timely!

I am still reasonably new to retractable. I drop the gear when I am abeam the threshold in the downwind (in theory runway made), and check it again on final. Prop goes forward when the RPM is well below the state of being governed, always before touchdown.

Sounds like like the Piper low wing joined mid downwind and collided with a Cessna high wing from overhead. Sad day for all involved. Sad day for GA. Image of damaged gear on the Piper:

I tread it like a journal. I write what adventure I took, who I flew with and anything interesting that happened along the way.

What I can tell you about tie-down etiquette in the winter....If you show up at an airport and there is a nicely cleared spot when everything else is buried in 3 feet of snow, that spot probably belongs to a local! So many times I`d clear out my spot on the apron, go flying and come back to find som...

One usable approach = 600-2 OR 300-1 above lowest usable HAT and vis, whichever is greater.