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It helps if the ILS receiver is turned on. Doh! It is a Narco NAV 12 (combination Glideslope, Localizer, and VOR receivers) and as you can see in this picture the knob labeled VOL ID is also the power switch. I assumed, incorrectly, the Narco NAV 12 powered up when the Narco MK-12D NAV/COM...

Since finding https://globe.adsbexchange.com/ I'll browse it occasionally to see what's flying. This is the first time I've seen a balloon with ads-b out. Looks like it flew up into different winds aloft.

I'd be interested in buying it.

Peaceful. Couldn't see any animal or human footprints, though perhaps too high to see such. Hardly need a color camera!

If there were any known cases I suspect the Wikipedia article on the subject would had it included: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasers_and_aviation_safety I couldn't help but notice that one comment to it in the Talk section noted This is a highly detailed article for what amounts to "Pointing...

Forgot to post a followup. The story so far: On Sunday the annual was finished, they did a test flight, and we signed the lease. Two of us club members did a quick pattern test flight and dropped the plane at an FBO that will hangar it for us on a monthly basis till we find another home for it...

I wondered how they did that, since zero gee can't be maintained for very long. An explanation of its making is provided by a Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upside_Down_%26_Inside_Out

It looks like the FAA was forced to act via a statutory mandate. So they did, expanding the medical requirement regulations only as much as needed to satisfy congressional requirements. For example, while they added the second class requirement for commercial balloon operations, third class...

Star Trek was influenced by aviation in many ways, since Gene Roddenberry and Matt Jeffries had both been pilots. No doubt there were probably others on staff who had pilot licenses. Even Susan Oliver who was in the first pilot episode was working on her pilot license at the time of her...

The Zeppelins of WWI could have used that!

No index or bibliography in the book. Those stats look to be compiled by Cameron from unknown sources.

Sorry for this diversion, but in 2006 I bought the 1999 book "Ballooning" by Smith and Wagner. It has a chapter on ballooning accidents up to that time. Rather than quote from it, I'll bend copyright and post some pictures of those chapter pages. It's got some nice photos.

I definitely need clarification from them now, because the radio looks to be a Narco MK-12D which supports 25kHz frequency tuning.

I agree that if they are using them today that would normally indicate they are OK. I've requested clarification from the owners.

I did a quick spot check and a fair number of the ASOS/AWOS/ATIS frequencies in my area were 1xx.x25 or 1xx.x75. No problem with local Center, approach, or tower frequencies that I could see. I note that Rapid City (where the plane is now at) has ASOS on 118.525. If they couldn't tune to that...

Met with the mechanics/owners today and examined what they were up to. I was mislead by the photo of what I thought was a Wing Leveler knob: the red knob is the mixture control and the panel lettering for the Wing Leveler is there in the event one wanted to add that option. In which case a hole...

Jennifer Homendy is also a well known critic of Tesla's Autopilot feature and its Full Self Driving system. Her philosophy on regulations appears consistent for all modes of transportation, alas.

You're right. It just occurred to me that there are two DMEs on the plate (at the ILS and the VORTAC) and the notation may just be advising that the DME distance to use, if you are using DME to determine the FAF or MAP, is from the ILS not the VORTAC. Such an advisory makes sense if you first...