AOPA wins suit against New York background check law A federal judge has sent a strong message that states cannot preempt the federal government by forcing flight school students to undergo criminal background checks. U.S. District Judge for the state of New York Gary L. Sharpe ruled on August...

RIP, Mr. Wiley your stories at the airport, your friendly character and advice will be missed!!!! Seeing his plane every now and then floating in the lake on approach to Pearson field will also be missed. Mr. Wiley will be missed! by all of us locals that had the pleasure to know...

Sorry to be like an annoying barking dog on this newsgroup but my first posting received a resounding silence. Does anyone have an old AC-U-KWIK they'd sell me? It does not need to be real current...just MORE current than the 2000 edition I now use which is beginning to show its...

Seems to be some hysteria about the recent collision in Phoenix. It was a pure and simple see and avoid problem. Doesn't matter who had right of way, if they were adhering to FAR's or not, bottom line is two helicopters tried to inhabit the same airspace with the fatal results of four dead simply...

Does anyone know of a FAR that prohibits removing fuel, avgas in this case, and then putting it back into the same plane? The plane is flown for part 91 service only. Examples: 1.) The plane is 50 pounds overweight for conditions. 10 gallons is siphoned out into a clean, single-purpose,...

...Spun in down at Dayton. Now all the masters of disaster have gone to the great airshow in the sky... Blue skies forever...

Maybe this was discussed while we were in OSH, but this is a pretty amazing piece of State Trooper video... http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?g=323c575a-e952-4cff-a230-216c0ba51ef3&f=ohcin&fg=email&partner=en-ap Or http://tinyurl.com/2cwh6y if the one above wraps... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City,...

Here are some of the better pictures I took at AirVenture... http://www.mikeg.net/gallery/index.asp?gallery=osh07 The not-so-good-ones I shall keep to myself!

Here are my qualifications: - Two-seat - Either RTF or the type of on-site builder assist where the aircraft is flyable in under a month! - Rotax 912 powered (no other modern aircraft engine has impressed me enough with its reliability).

Hello, I own & fly a PA34 Seneca in France. I plan to fly to Ireland in August, and spend a couple of days there. As I'm planning my trip, I'm looking for specific GA information, such as the taxes & other costs associated with the different airports. In particular, it would be convenient for me...

I created a minor firestorm last year by posting some negative comments about Arlington. It is apparently not a good thing to criticize a volunteer run event. But anyone that knows me knows that my comments are intended as constructive criticism. This year, I'm going to send my criticisms in...

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IMAGES/CARTOONS/toon073007.gif I almost threw up :~)

Before this evening's flight, I decided to give the Oakland FSS a call to check for TFRs. So I dialed 1-800-WXBRIEF and got connected to the Bridgeport FSS (presumably since my cell phone has a 617 area code associated with it). The Bridgeport briefer was not able to tell me about TFRs in...

A bit of memorabilia for all you OSH fans: http://cgi.ebay.com/1931-PHOTO-STEVE-WITTMAN-CHIEF-OSHKOSH-RACER_W0QQitemZ300137270932QQihZ020QQ Beautiful approximately 8" x 10" VERY RARE vintage real photograph (NOT a new computer generated copy) from the archives of a private collection, of a vintage...

GSM mobile phone tracking system via the GPS-TRACK satellite network. Based on repeater triangulation, the system tracks mobile phones using GPS and GSM technology. Track anyone, anyutime, anywhere using their cellphone number. http://www.GpsSpying.Com/

AOPA ASF Report about Technologically Advanced Aircraft. Technologically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) include newly designed aircraft, newly manufactured aircraft equipped with new avionics, and existing aircraft retrofitted with advanced avionics. Read about the challenges of TAA training and review...

Just thought I'd update the group. Some months ago, I asked for folks to give me their opinions on the Lowrance Airmap 2000c. Well, I bought one in May and I'm thrilled. Great display, fast to couple with the satellites, low power consumption and very, very easy to learn to use. I just plotted...

Things That were Wonderful As always, there are simply too many good things about OSH to list. Aviation is an elixir that intoxicates in so many subtle ways, but most of the time we who partake are seen as the "oddballs" who "waste" so much money on "those little planes." At OSH every year, I am...

We have all heard the stories of 50+ year old airports being threatened by litigation from residents of recently built homes. Golf courses are apparently under a very similar attack. I played a course in Chicago suburbs that had been in the bottom 10% of Chicagoland courses, but recently had a...

Nothing much, really and I don't have the self-discipline required to resist posting nearly everything that was in focus. But if you weren't there, these should help: http://www.chappedliver.com/2007AirVenture.asp I suppose the Brodhead Pietenpol and Hatz Fly-in the weekend before Oshkosh may be...