A380 Beds For Sleeping, Says Airline · 1046 days ago

By Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief

Considering the areas of aircraft that have served the carnal desires of their occupants, it would seem likely that the private suite with double bed that Singapore Airlines has installed on its A380 would be creating a little turbulence of its own on every flight. But if the airline has anything to do with it (and good luck with this) the first-class section will not become headquarters of the Mile High Club. “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” company spokesman Stephen Forshaw told the Times of London. “There are things that are acceptable on an aircraft and things that aren’t, and the rules for behavior in our double beds are the same ones that apply throughout the aircraft.”

And that seems a shame say the first occupants of the exclusive space. Tony and Julie Elwood paid plenty to recline in the suite on the A380’s first flight from Singapore to Sydney last week and said the accommodations and the rule are at odds. “So they’ll sell you a double bed, and give you privacy and endless champagne — and then say you can’t do what comes naturally?” Tony told the Times. “Seems a bit strange.” Julie agreed. “They seem to have done everything they can to make it romantic short of bringing round oysters.”

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— Travis Barth

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Online Logbook Review · 1080 days ago

Many people are embracing the idea of the digital logbook. This not only gives you the ease of access to quick reports that can help you determine currency but will also allow you to answer those little questionnaires you get asked when filling out an IACRA form and/or applying for an insurance policy.

I would like to introduce to you AvJournal

What is it?
AvJournal is an online logbook allowing you to store all of your flight data online without the worry of a computer crash and having to re-enter all of your data. Since the data is online you also need not worry of a computer theft or even a logbook theft. AvJournal is not a replacement for a paper logbook but it gives you a bit more peace of mind in regards to the security of your logbook data.

How it has helped me:
I have entered in all of my data from the very beginning of my flight career (time consuming, I know) but it helps me quickly run reports to get customized total times. I use this for modifying my resume. It also all but eliminates arithmetic errors while totaling your times manually in a paper logbook making for more accurate logs.

What about support?
AvJournal is a very dynamic application in the terms of support and consistent changes and updates to make the service easier to use and generally more useful. I have personally contacted the owners of the service with issues and have received a response literally within minutes and in some cases a fix within a day. This is incredibly impressive to me as I consider myself a very saavy internet user and in general I am very demanding of the online apps that I use. Especially ones that I pay for.

Cost?
AvJournal is very fairly priced as you can sign up for a free 30 day trial and after that you can choose to pay $3.95 a month or $39.95 yearly.

Special Deals?
I have a special deal for you. If you click on any of the banners or links within this review and use the coupon code SECUREIT you will receive a 50% discount on your first year of service. This makes the cost only $19.95 for the first year!

Additional Details:
It is also important to note that I am a strong believer in the ownership of data. My logbook data is my logbook data. AvJournal has an export feature that allows you to extract all of your digital records in the form of an Excel spreadsheet for easy import into a different logbook software if you so choose. This also works in reverse allowing you to import your data from other logbook software.

— Kyle Salling

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Congratulations · 1114 days ago

I want to say congratulations to three of our members for the completion of their new certificates.

Dave Frisby – Commercial
Travis Barth – Instrument
Matt Rupe – Private Rotor

Congratulations and keep up the good work. For these achievements you will get a sticker! ;-)

— Kyle Salling

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Emergency Squawk Codes · 1117 days ago

75 Caught Alive – Hijack
76 Radios Nixed – Lost Communications
77 Going to Heaven – Emergency

Thanks goes to Eric Francis for this little rhyme.

Eric… anyone you have to thank for this rhyme?

— Kyle Salling

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Air to Air Com · 1118 days ago

I was sitting down reading an AOPA magazine today and came across and article about air to air communications. In the past I and many other people I have known have used 123.45 as an air to air “chat” frequency.

If you refer to the FAR/AIM 4-1-11 you will find table 4-1-3 outlining proper air to air communications frequencies as:

122.75

and

122.85

for our whirlybird friends they offer 123.025

— Kyle Salling

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