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    Name That Landmark

    I have been going through the daily pic thread and had an idea. We have pilots here from everywhere and looks like most like to shoot photos. A friend and I were talking about identifying the lakes around here based on their shape and I thought this might be fun. Post a pic of something, asking...
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    PC based video editor

    I use Power director by cyber-link. It is okay and very in expensive. In that same price range (Free in the piratebay) are there better video editors? What video editors do you use that are not like after effects as far as price / learning curve but maybe have a little more to offer. Power...
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    Plane crash. No pilot

    Flying into Spinks (Ft Worth) this morning they told me the runway was closed and to land on the grass. I see the plane upside down on the runway and ask "what happened there?" Tower: "We found the plane upside down when we opened this morning, no body was in or around the plane and nothing...
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    walking in a movement area

    Whew! What the hell was I thinking? Plane was crashed upside down on a runway where I was flying today. I was told I could land in the grass. I did and taxied to a parking spot got out and walked towered the accident plane. Here comes some sort of truck w/ flashing lights easily doing 80 right...
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    My house is haunted by a young boy

    1st: I don't believe in this junk. That being said, a few weeks back, I am working at my home office and I hear my son holler "Ma Ma" from his bedroom. Mom was asleep so I go into his room to see what he wants but he is asleep. Not unusual for him to talk in his sleep. A little while later...
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    grass field practice

    Today I got a wild hair and decided to go to a grass field and practice. For the locals it was Cedar mills which is very well cared for and not soft at all. I have gone there twice before but never just gone out and spent some time practicing. Question. On grass do you find it takes...
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    Misused American Slang = Awkward at the office

    This happened last night and I laughed for a good 20 minutes. I have a developer whose native language is not English. I have a major project I am working on and I am also on call so lots of stress and long hours. Yesterday this is our IM session: Bryan: Ugh, I have 6 open issues that need...
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    Statistics / Winnng a plane.

    So here's the question. Is it better to buy 6 tickets to the wings of hope raffle or 3 to WOH and 3 to the terminal air museum raffle? I am in the sporty's one via purchase, and I have sent in my 200 tickets for the EAA fairchild giveaway. That leaves these 2 172s WOH sells 3000 tickets and...
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    Response to Center provising weather

    Response to Center providing weather Couple times today flying and I would switch to another freq. They would say "6PC, winds blah blah current altimeter 30.01 Visibility unlimited" Do I need to respond to that? I feel dumb going "Thanks, 6PC" I tend to read back the altimeter setting but...
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    Ground Point XX ?

    I am at KGKY and after landing they said "switch to Ground point 87" I was on tower freq: 128.625 I thought "ground point XX meant just swap the digits to the right of the decimal. So being on 128.62 I assumed I should switch to 128.87 I did and nothing. Switched back to tower and they said...
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    interesting thorey on missing 777

    interesting theory on missing 777 Thoughts? http://keithledgerwood.tumblr.com/p...ysian-airlines-370-disappear-using-sia68-sq68
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    Flight with Aggie Mike

    Thought I would take a moment to Brag on Aggie Mike. I had the privilege of flying with him yesterday. It turned out to be a very interesting flight and I learned quite a bit. I will do my best not to exaggerate so Mike, let me know if this all seems accurate. So there we were in Full IMC. We...
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    I am probably going to be murdered

    So I was at an FBO having breakfast this morning and on the bulletin board amongst hundreds of flight training flyers, planes for sale, and business cards, was this little note that said: "I would really love to go for a ride in a plane" I thought this was damn cute. probably some kid that was...
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