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A quart sized ziplock bag seems impossible. I don't want to check my luggage. Argh. What about deodorant? Mascara? Soap? Are those liquids? I can't fit it all and really don't want to make anyone drive me to a drug store to buy my shampoo and conditioner in Philadelphia. Have you...

Since the whole reason I post here is because of the community, I wanted to see how many of you know other POAers. By "know" I mean the following: Met in person Had (long / multiple) phone conversations Had off-POA email friendships (pen pals) Had IM chats (one on one, not the group chat room)...

Saw this in a hangar today. They got the cooler for free. The fans were bought for less than $20 each and are both battery operated. The batteries, as you can see, were simply moved to the top. Car fronts (5.25" speakers) grills were used to cover the fan blades. PVC parts for directional...

A person wrote about a moving map, in another thread, that would show your plane's "cone of safety" as you gained altitude. In other words, as you got higher, your glide distance would increase and the digital circle around your plane would get bigger.... hopefully to include nearby airports...

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/04/finding-beauty-in-wrecked-and-rotting-airplanes/#slideid-19886 Dietmar Eckell has traveled the world in pursuit of ruin. His portfolio is filled with mystifyingly beautiful pictures of abandoned buildings, forgotten military sites and decomposing cars. For...

Hello, I haven't flown much if at all as PIC in what seems like decades. I almost flew a very important passenger yesterday and because I wanted to be "safe" (last flight was on October 29) - I decided to rent the little cheap 152 and do 3 landings after work one night last week. This would get...

I've never done this before, but the plane is free ALL DAY on New Years Day, and my last two planned flights have been scrapped due to weather, and I thought "what the heck why not." It is 9pm and I just had the idea to fly South to Monterey. I've never flown anywhere that far away before...

So . . . Let me start by saying "I knew this would happen." I am NOT taking this personally - well I'm trying not to - because I understand the issue at hand. Here is what is going on: I had two friends and also my Dad - so three people - all "ready to go" on an awesome sight seeing flight...

So another pilot and myself were talking about this. I did a search on the FAA for a pilot. More results came up than I expected. I went through each one, and this came up . . . can anyone explain why you would be limited to planes that don't spin? I have not seen this before in the...

Hello everyone, Yesterday I was at work when a co-worker looked out the window and noticed smoke. We all went outside and the smell was very strong. Soon, the surrounding mountains / hills were no longer visible and they asked me to call the non-emergency number for the fire department. The...

Posted this thread on another pilot site because at the time I was pre-solo and my instructor was putting me through a bunch of "tests" where he would do everything in his power to distract me in the pattern. If you are a CFI - what do you like to do to distract your students? If you are a...

Forgot to mention that I broke the 100 hour mark on my last flight. I guess the next "big" mark will be 100 hours as PIC instead of just 100 hours total time. I think a pilot on this forum (Ed?) told me once that stats show the following: 1. Many people get a medical / student pilot cert but...

Hangar One Blimp Crashes in Ohio Woman's Yard Lillian Bernhagen, 94, is shocked but unhurt Story here: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/hangar-one-blimp-crashes-ohio-womans-yard-134139 " . . . There's been no official statement from Hangar One itself, although the blimp is still front and...

OK so now that the following people are interested I think I should start a thread. The fly-in will take place on Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19 at the Shelter Cove Airport 0Q5 - I will select a less foggy "alternate airport" soon. That way we can plan to meet up on the 18 / 19 no...

I was speaking with a local pilot about something. This pilot told me it was awesome to fly over / around / near the Farallons. Problem is, I thought they were affected by ADIZ? And it looks like there is a marine sanctuary too. Can I be bombed in the ADIZ - ?

I just got back from the Reno Air Races. I was there before and after the event to volunteer (Reno has 1600 volunteers which make the event possible). While there, my volunteer boss suggested that I work on planes, or try to, since I know many race pilots (from their non-race planes in the Bay...