Recent content by PeterNSteinmetz

Well I finally passed the checkride. I actually had some fun on this one though it was challenging. The stack near Casa Grande AZ is always a joy. And no, it was nowhere even close to 3 hours of flight training. Much much more. I can say I more instrument proficient than I have ever been.

Apparently there will be a trial in tribal court on Monday Nov 3 - https://avbrief.com/tribal-court-trial-set-for-monday-on-aircraft-seizure/

So this no doubt costs the airlines plenty. Could they ask the FAA to step aside and install some private controllers to handle this airspace? https://apnews.com/article/lax-airport-flights-delays-shutdown-b2e0c13f3241e415784c3118fc8f0c9d

My review of this book was published in the American Aviation Historical Society newsletter - https://www.aahs-online.org/pubs/flightline/fl25-11.pdf

So some researcher’s reconstructed the actual radios used and tested them over the ocean. They think this lets them have a much better idea of where the plane was and went down. The various headlines around seem to tout a much greater precision than seems likely to me. This video discusses a...

I think only the Federal government could likely effectuate this return.

Interesting but I think Federal pre-emption is rather clear on this point. https://avbrief.com/tribe-seizes-airplane-after-emergency-landing-on-reservation

My 1000th flight in a small plane was this morning. While out to fuel my Cardinal I was greeted by this rainbow -

https://youtu.be/p-VqtNY8vpw

Now the lawsuits - https://avbrief.com/first-dc-collision-suit-filed/

Sorry I just saw this. I don't have experience with any of those AMEs in particular. If you send me links to their websites, I can try and provide some feedback. Also if you are willing to provide a bit more background on the problem, it will be easier to make recommendations.

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So it drags on and on in a regulatory morass. Note how the airlines defend themselves with “we follow all the regulations” I wonder how much it would cost these days to just take fresh air from the outside and compress it separately for use in the cabin? I suppose the compressor could still end...

https://babylonbee.com/news/i-hope-someone-names-a-frozen-pizza-after-me-thinks-red-baron-while-being-shot-down-in-wwi-dogfight

Here is a link to a longer talk I gave about the details of what happened in the airport and how it was handled. My part of the talk starts at 22:50. https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/168077-2014-12-15-arizona-breakfast-club-december-6-2014-dr-peter-steinmetz.htm