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The FAA Chief Counsel has issued an interpretation saying that VFR aircraft must obey ATC instructions in controlled airspace: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_or...erps/2013/Karas_2013_Legal_Interpretation.pdf Excerpt: "Pilots flying in controlled airspace must comply with all ATC...

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/plane-crashes-water-near-edmonds-marina/7FR4U6V7RZC65D2FHGOSV6YZ7U/ Not much info in the article. Edmonds Ditching.jpg From the Facebook group where I found out about this: "A friend of the owner called me shortly after the pilot called him from the...

Twenty-five years ago this month, a seven-year-old girl came to a sad end while, at the urging of the so-called "adults" in her life, she was attempting to set a record as the youngest person to fly a plane across the United States. This article recalls the events surrounding the ill-fated...

I received a text message on my iPhone from an email address I don't recognize. Could there be a danger of a hijack attempt or some other kind of malware if I open it?

It cost him 50 grand, in this case: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/unit...ay-50g-hitting-flight-attendant-divert-alaska A man from California has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 in restitution after attacking a United Airlines flight attendant last February, and forcing the Tokyo-bound...

TSA Seeks GA’s Assistance in Security Surrounding Inauguration https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operation...istance-in-security-surrounding-inauguration/

I posted these links in a thread that is now closed. I was hoping that someone knowledgeable could comment on the methodology and/or conclusions: Differential Effects of Intervention Timing on COVID-19 Spread in the United States...

61.315(c)(13) requires sport pilots to maintain "visual reference to the surface." Does that require being able to see the ground directly under the aircraft, or is it sufficient to see the ground elsewhere in the general area?

This new fad of people saying that they "reached out" to someone when they contacted or attempted to contact them gives me the creeps. It sounds so touchy-feely. :goofy:

As I recall, people here have talked about shooting down intrusive drones with a shotgun. Here's a guy who has been arrested for allegedly doing that: http://theweek.com/article/index/26...llegedly-downs-neighbors-drone-with-a-shotgun

This is a pretty good article on common grammatical errors, although it oversimplifies the difference between "affect" and "effect." It fails to mention the situations where apostrophes are appropriate to form plurals, but those are so rare that it's probably safest to ignore them. It also...

http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=76028 The FAA today issued a final rule (PDF) that reinforces that airline pilots cannot use PEDs for personal use in all operations. The rule codifies existing FAA policies and procedures and meets an FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 mandate by...

http://news.yahoo.com/cellphone-calls-planes-don-39-t-ask-feds-192327690--finance.html Excerpt: WASHINGTON (AP) — It looks like the government is more conflicted about cellphones on planes than most travelers. Even as one federal agency considers allowing the calls, another now wants to make...

This probably won't come as a surprise to anyone here. http://news.yahoo.com/pilots-often-head-wrong-airports-reports-show-092049243.html Excerpt: WASHINGTON (AP) — Do you know the way to San Jose? Quite a few airline pilots apparently don't. On at least 150 flights, including one involving...

I was just watching History Detectives on Channel 54.1, one of the local SF Bay Area PBS stations, and I was surprised to learn that the U.S. drone program began during WW II. They were equipped with a TV camera and piloted by a passenger aboard a piloted aircraft that was trailing the drone by...