The wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet) on phonetic alphabets says: "At some United States airports, the use of Delta for the letter D is avoided because it is also the callsign for Delta Air Lines. "Dixie" seems to be the most common substitute." The tower at...

I will be flying (IFR if necessary) to ALM from the west (Socorro) on a weekend. Does anyone know what routing to expect to avoid the many restricted areas of the White Sands Missile Range and Holloman AFB? N. Schwartz http://www.nsapc.com

I just returned on a flight from San Juan to Orlando and our flight level was 300, including a portion over the mainland. Since then I've been listening to my aircraft radio and routinely hear flights assigned FL320, 340, etc.. It was always 2000 feet separation with levels 290, 310, 330, 350,...

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I got a nasty surprise from AVEMCO yesterday: a $150 surcharge for terminating my insurance before the policy expiration date. 'Turns out, most carriers impose a 10% "Cancellation Fee," according to my new broker, Travers & Associates. So, not only was AVEMCO non-competitive, they gave me the...

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Unusual sight at Luxembourg Airport: 4 Atlas Air lined up On the 3rd of February, 3 Atlas Air & 1 former Atlas Air B747 lined up at Luxembourg on parking P7. Picture & info under http://decker.antoine.free.fr

Hi, this was the best NG I could find for my question, but if there's a better one to ask this in just name it and I'll go away. I don't know much about aircrafts, but I'm trying to find a few models that fit a certain specification. All I need to know are a couple names of smaller airplanes that...

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I recently received this large single-frequency transmitter from an elderly gentleman who used to be a ham radio operator. I have not been able to pin down exactly what it is. Some folks have given the opinion that it may be an old VOR transmitter. I'm wondering if someone can identify it? Give...

Does anyone have the specs on a 402 C turbo, specifically, Useful load Range Vmc Cruise speed

I currently subscribe to the Airchart IFR and sectional service. I was looking at changing to the WAC and IFR service. What exactly is the difference between the WAC and sectional charts? Do the WACs show all the MOAs/restricted/etc areas? Are all the same airports listed? Thanks

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The engine on my homebuilt aircraft is a small French turbine, a Microturbo 022 Couguar (one version behind the TRS-18-046). It starts using good ol' air impingement, which the manual specs out to 145 psi, 1.21 lbs volume. Now, I always had problems motoring the engine to a high enough RPM where...

I need to speak with you. I posted yesterday about needing pilots in South America, but I was mistaken. If you or any of your fellow pilots have ever flown an aerial survey, I would like to speak to you about who you know. I have an opportunity in the DC-area for a full-time aerial photographer...

I'm looking for a resource to find some pilots/aerial photog=ADraphers in South America. The ideal person would have citizenship in a=AD South American country and would be willing to go through the VISA=AD process to work in a company within the US.=20 Can anyone help me out?

I flew back into PAE last night around 9:30pm and 16R/34L was closed with a disabled aircraft on it. Anyone knows what happened? A gear up landing?

If anyone is interested, there is a 2002 C206H with the STC for the Leica camera mount for air photography for sale here in Puerto Rico. The camera that the STC is for is supposedly the same camera as was used in the U-2 spyplane (very large camera used for serious air-ground...