Aviation
user avatar
user avatar
user avatar
Pondlife
  • Member for 8 years, 5 months
  • Last seen more than a month ago
  • Salem, OR, USA
Profile Activity

715 Answers

Score Activity Newest
89 votes
Accepted

Why are airports in Greece blurred and low res in Google Maps?

64 votes

Can Microsoft Flight Simulator help me learn to fly (or make me a better pilot)?

59 votes
Accepted

Is it safe to carry bear spray on a GA plane?

55 votes

Can a few random interaction with cockpit controls result in a crash?

54 votes
Accepted

Why can't I hang glide in NYC?

49 votes
Accepted

What kind of assistance can another aircraft provide to an incapacitated pilot?

48 votes
Accepted

What is significant about the number 8069 ft?

43 votes
Accepted

Do any aircraft carry spare parts for making repairs?

42 votes
Accepted

Does air traffic control identify a distress situation when an aircraft flies triangles in the sky?

42 votes

Why would a flight from Frankfurt to Madrid fly over London?

39 votes
Accepted

Why do lavatories in modern planes still have ash trays?

36 votes
Accepted

How much, generally speaking, does it cost to learn how to fly?

36 votes
Accepted

Are “Kennedy Steve’s” various jokes allowed in ATC communications?

36 votes

Can a door be shut while in flight?

35 votes
Accepted

FAA Aircraft Registration Form AC 8050-3 doesn't exist

35 votes
Accepted

At a non-towered airport in the US, what should I do if I hear a medevac flight waiting to take off while I'm turning base?

34 votes
Accepted

Can you get sucked out of a hole in an aircraft?

34 votes
Accepted

What rules allow a student pilot to add oil to an airplane?

33 votes
Accepted

What is this sound from Airbus aircraft before take off?

33 votes
Accepted

Why is a clock necessary for IFR?

33 votes
Accepted

Why did this Cirrus deploy the parachute while ditching over Pacific Ocean?

33 votes
Accepted

How would an aircraft visually signal "in distress"?

32 votes
Accepted

Is it a rules violation for a pilot to intentionally frighten a passenger to the point of hysterics?

30 votes

What is the correct phraseology for declaring a fuel emergency?

30 votes
Accepted

Why fly VFR at all?

28 votes

Does Daylight Saving Time affect local airspace?

28 votes

Why are student pilots' shirt tails cut after they complete their first solo?

28 votes
Accepted

What would be a technical or slang term for 'in the air'?

27 votes
Accepted

What should you do when ATC gives you a number to call to discuss a violation?

25 votes
Accepted

Why is the de-icing fluid sprayed on jets coloured orange?

1
2 3 4 5
…
24

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.