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Richard, how is the flying going? Are yu going on to instrument?

I received one to test from the institute. I haven’t found too many uses for it so far. But this looks like a neat application to flight training - https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2024-10-22/cae-transforming-training-apple-vision-pro-app

I guess it represents mostly a feeling about it more than any real data (which I could be persuaded by, as always). It just seems to me that there are some things and connections you are more likely to notice if you are there in front of the aircraft, rather than having to request a camera being...

Rhetoric aside, as I understand the main issue it is that some mechanics want to be able to supervise remotely using things like Zoom. I personally don’t know that I would want that on my aircraft on most things but maybe would think it ok on some items. So let’s consider the motivations and...

I don’t care about their motivations (a personal characteristic). I will always root for reducing the extent of government aggressive use of force. But I don’t expect that discussion would go much of anywhere since we don’t agree even on what constitutes a use of force. I imagine not getting...

Interesting, I did not realize that an FAA employee would use this process. I thought they would use some sort of internal channel. Personally, I will rooting for the complainers. Technically, any introduction of the personal characteristics of speaker is an ad hominem fallacy from a logical...

Rather different, to say the least

It seems like typically asking for an LOI will get you an answer you don’t like. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/october/17/faa-puts-disruptive-determination-on-hold

I became interested in this old airstrip after seeing it on the Airfields Freeman website. I wondered if I might be able to land there when visiting the Grand Canyon Lodge on the north rim, which is otherwise about a 2 hour drive from the Kanab UT (KKNB) airport. We visited the site of this old...

Spirit Airlines - driving even downward to the bottom of the price curve - https://slate.com/business/2024/10/flights-airlines-travel-spirit-cheap-bankrupt.html

A blimp crashed into a neighborhood. Bizarre.

Congratulations Richard. That is wonderful! Who will be your first passenger?

I really haven’t looked at it that carefully. You may be right that nearly all Federal regulatory agencies suffer from this lack of real data and analysis for justification. Many of the regulations are put in place due to legislative action. And politicians don’t generally care about that sort...

I think the only industry I have much knowledge of in that regard would be biomedical. Decisions by agencies like the FDA tend to be very data and analysis driven.

I thought it was reasonably clear and had gathered there really is no data to justify the practice - other than that is what some people thought was a good idea and we've always done it basically that way. But I wanted to check that I hadn't misunderstood or missed something. Of course in the...

Any idea wha tis causing that?

As always my question is what data is there to suggest that requiring these inspections per regulation improves either the safety of flight or of those on the ground? If the vast majority of accidents are pilot error and not mechanical failure, then is this sort of annual inspection at all cost...

What do people think of the pros and cons of this practice? Discussion about this in this article about electrical systems - http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/Alternators/Know_Your_Charging_System.pdf

For those who are not AOPA members.

I do wonder if less invasive means can work here? https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/september/pilot/savvy-maintenance-why-annual-inspections