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• July 02, 2009
• 20:00

  I can has scrollbar?

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  My computer won't boot and it's just too hard to exit HTML on an iPod, so expect one-line posts until I can return to civilization and computer repair service.

• 14:00

  Readers Poll – How do you like your instructors ?

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  Finding a good match between student pilot and instructor is crucial for good flight training. If flew with 13 different instructors now, one more than when I posted about my “
• 13:08

  55 Love and War

   » ‎ Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase!
  Episode 55 I am very late in posting this podcast.  Many people have e-mailed me to see if I am okay.  Well I am more than okay.  I met a man on my trip to Belize and I have been t

• 10:16

  Anarchy plane!I ...

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  
  
  Anarchy plane!
  
  I saw it sitting on the ramp this morning and was qui

• 0:44

  S6 Progress

   » ‎ Air Prayer
  I’ve been bad about involving Scotty in the aircraft project lately so I got him back into it today. Today he laced up the cockpit area of the fuselage.  He did well, even tying the exact knot

• July 01, 2009
• 23:43

  Aviation Document Booklet

   » ‎ Fly With Blake
  Now that all of the CPL and APTL pilots have the new licence, Transport Canada is asking everyone else to apply. In order to maintain a valid licence, holders must apply for the new booklet format b

• 23:42

  JETporter JP30 NEW Electric Aircraft Tug

   » ‎ Pilot John
  NEW JETporter/Tronair JP30 Electric Aircraft Tugs available. Can tow aircraft up to 30,000 lbs. Here is more features about the JP30:  Nosewheel lift cradle Two speed transmission Built in GPU sy

• 23:42

  JETporter JP30 NEW Electric Aircraft Tug

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  NEW JETporter/Tronair JP30 Electric Aircraft Tugs available. Can tow aircraft up to 30,000 lbs. Here is more features about the JP30:  Nosewheel lift cradle Two speed transmission Built in GPU sy

• 23:31

  Tetons on Descent

   » ‎ Aloft
  Couldn’t resist posting some clear shots of the Tetons on descent the other day. In the second pic (with wing), the field is under the aircraft, approx 7000′ below. We were high due to 3 o

• 20:00

  Northern Ambitions

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  I ate at a fried chicken place, but I didn't have chicken. I'd been told the perogies were the dish to have here. Boiled, fried in butter, then loaded with sour cream and big chunks of real choppe

• 15:56

  Malibu Speeds

   » ‎ Aloft
  Gotta love this pic of GS at 218kts. Flew KPAO-KJAC in 3:20 and burned 84gals total. FL210. The Mirage is very hard to beat for economy, speed, comfort.

• June 30, 2009
• 22:16

  A&G Mercury 830 V6E Used Aviation Equipment

   » ‎ Pilot John
  This is a 2003 A&G Mercury 830 V6E Used tug. Here is more information on this tug: S.N. 1952 Hours

• 22:16

  A&G Mercury 830 V6E Used Aviation Equipment

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  This is a 2003 A&G Mercury 830 V6E Used tug. Here is more information on this tug: S.N. 1952 Hours

• 21:46

  Trade In Lektro Electric Aircraft Tug

   » ‎ Pilot John
  At PilotJohn, we will take a trade in quality used Lektro or JETporter aircraft tugs if you order a new electric aircraft tug from us. Please contact me with details on your tug or what specification

• 21:46

  Trade In Lektro Electric Aircraft Tug

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  At PilotJohn, we will take a trade in quality used Lektro or JETporter aircraft tugs if you order a new electric aircraft tug from us. Please contact me with details on your tug or what specification

• 20:16

  Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airshow

   » ‎ Winging It
  On Friday, Georgia and I were looking for a last minute weekend escape and decided to drive

• 20:00

  Tour of theTown

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  Happy Canada Day. Having told you were I am this week, I might as well show you around Fort Nelson. It's raison d'être is its position on the Alaska Highway, 400 km north of Ft. St. John, and its

• 17:14

  A400 - wings and politics.

   » ‎ The Digital Aviator
  Politics and its effects within the aircraft industry.

• 17:06

  99% Of Earths Surface Topographically Mapped

   » ‎ Fly With Blake
  The BBC is reporting that NASA and the Japanese Trade ministry has completed topographically mapping 99% of the earths surface. Th

• 15:16

  Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airshow

   » ‎ Winging It
  On Friday, Georgia and I were looking for a last minute weekend escape and decided to drive

• 14:00

  June 2008 on PlasticPilot.net – Safety, technology and freebies

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  June 2008 was a very safety- and technology- oriented month on this blog. It was only few weeks after the crash of the
• June 29, 2009
• 23:12

  How many souls on board?

   » ‎ Aloft
  Took this enroute to KJAC on Saturday.  I was flying along when my 4 year old told me that “Lightning” (his tiger) wanted lunch. That’s when I turned around and doubled over in laug

• 23:00

  Goals

   » ‎ In The Overshoot
  I've been doing some thinking lately on my long term pilot goals. Last week on the ramp I ran into a PC-12 crew, and we got chatting as I unloaded. They were fascinated with the Cherokee 6 and its loa

• 22:17

  General Aviation in the Azores

   » ‎ Positive / Climb
  (Cessna 150L from Aeroclube Ilha Verde - Stored in a pile of boxes at LPPD since 2003) The Azores are nine beautiful islands with spectacular landscapes and nine well maintained airfields. Amongst th

• 18:49

  Unpredictable Weather

   » ‎ In The Overshoot
  I was supposed to take the Cherokee down for the 50 hr inspection today, but they were fogged in down south, so that got nixed until tomorrow. We still had a couple hours to spare before the inspecti

• 13:54

  Flying Debris

   » ‎ Yankee Alpha Foxtrot Bravo
  
  
  
  There's this weird sign just outside my studio window this morning. I'm not too sure what it could really mean in the context of

• 7:44

  Life isn't all about aviation. I have ...

   » ‎ Sulako's Blog
  Life isn't all about aviation. I have other interests that are far more dangerous...
  
  
  
• 7:36

  Quick update

   » ‎ Partner of a Pilot
  I could cry with relief. I have just had an appointment with my doctor, I am covered by the airline’s medical insurance and I now have a referral to see a private specialist.  My GP agreed that

• June 28, 2009
• 20:00

  New Use for a Transponder

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  The transponder is a box full of circuitry in the airplane, connected to an antenna. There are fancy transponders that transmit all kinds of parameters, but your standard Mode C transponder transmits

• 14:00

  Commercial Maneuvers – Some useful resources

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  Currently training for my CPL license I recently had the chance to practice the commercial maneuvers for the very first time… more specifically Chandelles, Lazy Eights, Eights-on-Pylons and Steep

• 14:00

  Project Propellor 2009

   » ‎ Steve H Flying Diary
  Project Propellor is an annual event that is organised to bring veteran RAF aircrew together for a reunion. What is special about it is that the veterans are conveyed to the reunion by private pilots

• 4:28

  India carriers not paying for fuel?

   » ‎ The Digital Aviator
  Indian carriers not paying for fuel - the state picking up the tab?

• June 27, 2009
• 23:24

  Instrument Lesson #3: Timing turns and bit of Alpha

   » ‎ Cleared for the Option
  The picture below is my GPS track from tonight's lesson. My direction of flight along the loop is "up" on the track starting in the middle of the picture, and we are headed "down" the part of the tra

• 22:42

  Tronair 05-7022-3410 Skydrol Hydraulic Power Unit

   » ‎ Pilot John
  There are two Tronair 05-7022-3410 Skydrol hydraulic power units available. More information on these units:   Tronair 05-7022-3410-A6,82,16,8,7,6 Hydraulic Power Unit 15 GPM / 3500 PSI / 25 H.P.

• 22:42

  Tronair 05-7022-3410 Skydrol Hydraulic Power Unit

   » ‎ PilotJohn
  There are two Tronair 05-7022-3410 Skydrol hydraulic power units available. More information on these units:   Tronair 05-7022-3410-A6,82,16,8,7,6 Hydraulic Power Unit 15 GPM / 3500 PSI / 25 H.P.

• 20:00

  Flare to Land ... Squat to Pee

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  As I mentioned, some time ago I won a silly contest. Where the prize was a Go Girl, a device designed to allow women to pee stan

• 4:59

  It's been a hard day's night flying session

   » ‎ Making Time for Flying
  Remember how I said in my previous post that I loved the idea of flying at night on weekdays b

• June 26, 2009
• 21:47

  KindleDX works for Approach Plates!

   » ‎ Aloft
  For a long time I’ve wanted a system to easily display charts electronically in the cockpit.  For all the obvious reasons, having an electronic backup (or primary) version is great for the spac

• 20:00

  The Flaps That Make It Rise

   » ‎ Cockpit Conversation
  Recently someone forwarded this article to a mailing list I read. I

• 19:28

  To sign, or not to sign?

   » ‎ Information Echo
  My wife’s cellphone contract is expiring in the next week and we are starting to consider the options. The cellphone industry in Canada has undergone a revolution in the last 12 to 18 months on

• 16:25

  June 15th - Willie Walsh talks to CNBC

   » ‎ The Digital Aviator
  CNBC talks to Willie Walsh of British Airways on ~June 15th 2009.

• 14:00

  Pilots news and one more reason to fly

   » ‎ Plastic Pilot
  Private flying is a social activity. If you’re not a pilot, this probably sounds strange. But believe me, flying is an excellent way to make new friends. I can’t go to one of the clubs or

• 12:57

  Messy Instrument Clearance Readback

   » ‎ Diary of a Private Pilot
  I didn’t actually get to take the flight so there is no more to this video than what you see and hear here. Not my finest radio transmission but it wasn’t until I was driving to work that

• 12:12

  Senator Instructs General

   » ‎ Your Captain Squawking
   Normally, I try to stay out of these snitty little semi-political discussions/squabbles, but this one touched a nerve. An

• 8:43

  787 and that ‘wing thing’.

   » ‎ The Digital Aviator
  787 Wing box problems.

• 5:10

  Mother Told Me Not to Come

   » ‎ Fear of Landing
  This three-part story was originally published in the November 2007 issue of Piper Flyer magazine. Part One: I