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One thing that I thought odd when I first started flying was the propensity for pilots to tell stories about how they really messed up and lived to tell about it. As I listened to more and more of these hanger flying stories I came to the realization that almost all of them involved the [...]

As described below, annual and 100 hour inspections require the use of a checklist. Download our checklist as a PDF or in .doc format.
§ 43.15 Additional performance rules for inspections.
(c) Annual and 100-hour inspections. (1) Each person performing an annual or 100-hour inspection shall use a checklist while performing the inspection. The checklist [...]

There are lots of writers who I trust and lots that I know nothing about. Sometimes I’d like to know their opinion on a subject, so I look for their name on the web site or article. Here are a few:

Rod Machado

Bob Gardner
Bob Gardner, who wrote several books on communication, including Say Again, Please is [...]

Requirements are discussed in the AIM 4-1-19 Transponder Operation. The requirements for transponder operation are covered in FAR § 91.215 for general operation and FAR § 99.13 for ADIZ operation. The Washington DC ADIZ isn’t included in this part, it is handled outside of the FARs as TFR’s. There are multiple TFRs that apply to [...]

§ 91.205 Powered civil aircraft with standard category U.S. airworthiness certificates: Instrument and equipment requirements. [Link]
(a) General. Except as provided in paragraphs (c)(3) and (e) of this section, no person may operate a powered civil aircraft with a standard category U.S. airworthiness certificate in any operation described in paragraphs (b) through (f) of [...]

It’s annual time again and this is the first annual on our Cessna 210. The plane had been stored for 12 years and flown for the last 3 years by a person with, let’s say, a creative approach to maintenance. We’ve been addressing things as we go, so the obvious things have been fixed in [...]

I use Flight Aware to track flights. It tracks airline flights as well as any flight with an IFR flight plan. (I don’t think it tracks VFR flight plans, but I could be wrong.)
Another site that I recently found is Flight Stats. It seems to track just airline flights.
The FAA has a site that tracks [...]

Cross country time is defined in § 61.1 for the purpose of obtaining ratings. It doesn’t say anything specifically as to how cross country time should be logged for purposes of filling out insurance questionnaires or job applications. Relevant parts of the definition are included below. Note that in general cross-country time means a flight [...]

§ 91.117 Aircraft speed.
(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator, no person may operate an aircraft below 10,000 feet MSL at an indicated airspeed of more than 250 knots (288 m.p.h.).
(b) Unless otherwise authorized or required by ATC, no person may operate an aircraft at or below 2,500 feet above the surface within 4 nautical [...]

§ 91.157 Special VFR weather minimums. [Link]
(a) Except as provided in appendix D, section 3, of this part, special VFR operations may be conducted under the weather minimums and requirements of this section, instead of those contained in §91.155, below 10,000 feet MSL within the airspace contained by the upward extension of the lateral boundaries [...]