AOPA in Tiff with FAA Over Navaid Decision at The Aviation Weblog

The FAA is considering decommissioning some VORs in the Northeast due to airport construction. AOPA has issued a letter to FAA commissioners calling into question that decision. The letter says the AOPA is "seriously concerned that isolated local studies to decommission traditional ground-based navigation aids based simply on the local need to relocate the VOR on the airfield could have significant negative effects on the National Airspace System..." The two VORs [...] Read More


AOPA Reopens Member Forums at The Aviation Weblog

AOPA has reopened its forums (discussion boards) for members. If you've ever wanted to ask someone about the best place to get a $100 hamburger, or if you're looking to learn new flying techniques, get aircraft ownership tips, or find maintenance advice the Aviation Forums is a good place to go. Registration is free but only available to AOPA members. It works just like other message boards in that it [...] Read More


AOPA Reaction to Incursion Incident at The Aviation Weblog

I wonder what went through the mind of AOPA exec Phil Boyer when that Cessna 150 which entered restricted airspace over the Capitol in DC landed at their airfield in Fredrick, Maryland? Here's his statement... "A Cessna 150 is an extremely small two-seat airplane. Even fully loaded it weighs significantly less than a Honda Civic. It's simply incapable of doing much damage," said Boyer. "From what we can tell, these pilots [...] Read More


SHOULD YOU SAVE YOUR FILES IN TIFF FORMAT? at Digital Shot

Source:www.jimippolito.com This tip may seem advanced, but it really isn't. Many people are straight snap shooters who take pictures, and then print them at home or have them printed commercially, without any digital manipulation on a computer. But most digital photographers have at least toyed around a bit with a graphics program in an attempt to improve their images. Typically you load a JPEG into a graphics program and futz around with it [...] Read More


Which Image Format Should I Use, JPEG, RAW, TIFF? at Digital Shot

If you have a digital camera that is even minimally sophisticated chances are it gives you a choice of 2 or more types of photo file systems. The most common type of photo file is the venerable JPEG, or Jpeg, or JPG, that is used to capture your digital images. There are other formats, many of them in fact, and you should at least know that they exist and when you might [...] Read More