Aviation Forum / General / Aviation / July 2006

Can someone explain me what do we mean by the term frequency pairing?
I met the term in an avionics book.The phrase is the following;
The DME interrogation and reply frequency are paired with VOR
frequency.

Vintage Jet Slams Into Homes Near Air Show
http://www.katu.com/stories/87633.html
The plane crashed toward the end of the two-day Oregon International
Airshow, where the plane had been on display, but did not perform, said

I had no idea that a flyover of the runway was illegal. But here you go:
"After making two flyovers — a common, but illegal maneuver in which the
pilot flies low over the runway — he made the five-minute flight to
Rountree where he normally purchased fuel, said airport employees.

Well, as I do about once every 2 years, I made the trek from Middle TN to
the less-humid coolness of OSH this year.  I've been a long time (5-6 year)
reader of this NG and occasionally like to spout off my mouth about things I
know nothing about.

For those interested (I know I was) in whether a runway flyover (or
"buzzing" a runway) has been adjudicated in the U.S., I found this case:
http://www.ntsb.gov/O_n_O/docs/AVIATION/4307.PDF

I recently moved to Washington, DC (to DC proper) from Georgia to start
a new job. Since I was really busy with school last year, I let my BFR
and Instrument currency lapse late last year! :-(
Now that I might have some free time and a little extra money, I was

I would like to know, how many of us, pilots are using the current
technology out there to our benifit.  I'm talking about GPS, E-Flight
Bag, E-Aviation Charts. How long do you think before paper-less
cockpits become the standard?

OK, this is going to be a rather long post since I have quite a few
question and they are all over the bloody map here. I know most of you
have gone through this sometime and while I do expect I'm not
necessarily going to hear what I want, I'll definitely hear mostly what

From a local TV channel website about a local Army base located in northern
NY state:
Air Force Loses Contact With Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Over Fort Drum
(http://tinyurl.com/fkx2g)

As I promised Mike Granby, I stopped by Honeywell Bendix King's booth at OSH
yesterday to pick their brains about their upcoming yet to be announced King
KLN430 or what ever they will call it.
I got very few answers but very big grins from the rep.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/12_30-SE/leadnews/cessna_lsa_cirrus_killer_19276
7-1.html
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DW

News today locally, anybody want to buy an aircraft factory?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I purchased a backup handheld radio
for cross country flights, etc. and was wondering if it is permitted to use
it so I can contact my family while flying over the local area.
I would use a frequency not used locally for any other purposes.

I was talking to a fellow pilot last night about cleaning plexiglass and
he suggested using something called Mirror Glaze as a way to get out
minor scratchiing and crazing (or just for a good cleaning). Up to this
point I have only used Plexus or similar products to do our ...

I'm from Canada, can anyone offer an opinion on the best route from Portland
ME to Chester CT, VFR no Mode C?
If anyone knows the area, I would appreciate your comments.
Thanks