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  • Trike Flying over The Grand Canyon-- Oct 26, 2012

    The Grand Canyon Last Friday (Oct. 26) was a nice day for a morning flight out of my home field at Lodi, CA...ded the trike, fueled it up, pre-flighted it and in bed in the back o...;It was a relaxing, hazy, smooth flight with light tailwinds past Bak...definite "gulp" sensation as you firs...

  • 6 an Earlier Report: Catching up with Craig:

    Posted June 25, 2012 but referring to days earlier Catching up with Craig:Several days ago I was...nd flew through SC and NC andlanded at Dare AP, right next to First Flight (KFFA). Rented at carand did a tour of the museum at First Flig...

  • Drone crashes mount at civilian airports

    ...s a half-million passengers a year, most of them sun-seeking tour...lian airports in the past two years. The accidents reinforce conce...base in Djibouti. It was the first known accident involving a P...f Predators and Reapers. Last year, the military began flying un...

  • Landing when you're not sure what the wind is doing

    Pilot's Tip of the Week:   "How should we approach landings at a...nd might exist?" - Anon. Answer: "First of all, have we done our plann...atever resources are available to you on ATIS/AWOS/ Flig...

  • Sting Jets- Nasty Weather Phenom

    From the Oz Report today: Sting Jets Tue, Nov 5 2013, 8:09:37 am PST Hig...what is a sting jet? Sting jets were identified following the 'hundred year storm' that swept through...

  • Unmanned Aircraft in the Skies- News Article

    Posted by XC Triker ~ 11/25/12 FAA suspend...kies!   From:  http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/faa-s...n for unmanned air system (UAS) trial flights, effectively stalling the pu...that funds the agency for the coming year. The sites, which were to be...

  • Topic 1) fear of landing, no fear of takeoff

    ...my own personal reflection. When I first learned how to fly, I thought...ings.  It was much later, two years later during some sport pilot...h on them on their 2nd or 3rd solo flight.  These runways were rid...guy flew into a canyon wall in the first month of solo flying. We nee...

  • Buyers Guide: Personal Locator Beacons

      By Stephen Pope / Published: Nov 20, 2013...can take us places other travelers can only imagine.   But planning a flig...

  • Survival training for after a ditching: Staying alive

    From AOPA Shivering and panting in the waters just off the Southern California c...m. I pulled hard, leaned forward, and splashed head first onto the floor of the raft. St...rth it if you can.  I use mine for my everyday flig...

  • Santa Maria Weather Seminar

    I went to the FAA-Wings weather seminar tonight and here are some highlights: Of the different types of accid...ther Accidents: About 15% are related to icing 75% are due to VFR flig...