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An inop flap indicator could be considered hazardously misleading informations, which is normally a big no-no. The counter argument is that the pilot can visually see the position of the flaps in a cessna 150, right?... and probably shouldn't rely solely on the flap indicator anyway. I don't...

ADS-B is far more expensive than Mode C. Even moreso if the aircraft doesn't have the gold-plated approved GPS. Believe it or not, but airplanes fly just fine without certified GPS equipment. And unlike Mode C, ADS-B is not used for collision avoidance. And given the fact that ADS-B messages...

Apply a similar analysis to the installation of backup cameras on cars. (it is now a requirement that all new cars have backup cameras) A number of years ago the number of fatalities was 200 annually. The estimated cost to install a camera: $200 The number of new cars sold recently were...

Is that a correct use of "myself"? :-)

"medium IQ activists" lol

My concern would be still having enough airflow over the stabilator. I've been trying to remember any specific settings I used with my 140 on final. I keep coming back to set an RPM (1600 rpm? 1700 rpm?) and target airspeed (about 65 knots) but then adjust it to keep a stabilized approach...

Except won't vortex generators lower the stall speed of the 140?

I don't believe so. My understanding that It's not turbulence that degrades stabilator authority, rather the stabilator isn't large enough (the 140 has a smaller stabilator than the 180, for example)

The vortex generators make it not exactly a 140. Do those vortex generators make any difference wrt stabilator authority? Having enough elevator was a significant factor in how my stock 140 landed.

What does the FMS do when it reaches the end of the programmed flight plan?

no surprise

well, given how masks were worn (as chin straps or just covering the mouth) and the performance of the masks (e.g., homemade vs real masks).... what would anyone expect?

Maybe you could pull the sparkplug wire off one cylinder... Just kidding. If it were my airplane, I'd be tempted to put in a new altimeter.

ok. but now for the nitpicking. It's a certificate, not a license. And it's a checkride rather than "test" (right?) or is it called a test now?

and occassionaly pilots do stupid things...

definitely in bad taste

Isn't amazing that these alien craft don't cast a shadow... what technology they must have!

It could be argued (afterall, this is the interweb) that all 6 votes were correct. There was a water landing and the claim is that the launch was "successful" because it cleared the tower and they collected data.

for values of "successful

"accident RISK" or "accident RATE"? There is a difference...