Recent content by rotorjunkie

Boozshey- I don't want to get into (blank) contest on who knows the regs better, me or you. In that situation, I would defer to your superior knowledge, being an Air Traffic Controller. However, that fact is you are in an Air Conditioned/Heated Control Tower ADVISING me, the PIC (Pilot in...

While I agree that FAA Advisory Circulars are not mandatory, they are in place to establish common sense and safe workable airspace. On that subject, maybe I shouldn't talk on the radio anymore to SoCal TRACON when flying in the Palm Springs TRSA...hey its not mandatory, I'm sure if you were...

I posted this on the Ground Station sub forum where someone had flown their Phantom into controlled airspace. PLEASE FLY BELOW 400 FEET!!!! I know how much fun it is to get those great shots, or see how high your aircraft can go, but remember there are a lot of MANNED AIRCRAFT UP THERE!!! I...

Hate to be nit picky, but as a professional helicopter pilot, I need to ask...Were you in contact with your local Flight Service Station(FSS) or Common Traffic Freq? A quick look at the charts shows that near Barnesville, PA both Hazelton Airport and Arner Memorial Airport both have Class E...

Hi Guys...not sure if this has been discussed or not...I've been reading a lot of posts with 'prop wash' accidents, I am a helicopter pilot and 'prop wash' or 'settling with power' is Vortex Ring State [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_ring_state] The way I was taught about prop wash was to...