Answer: nothing - both are bull**** and both will have a crowd circling it within minutes!!

If there were no airspace restrictions, would it be possible/safe to fly gliders in the Grand Canyon? There's not much of a place to land in the canyon, of course, but I don't know if there are thermals or something (?) that would allow a glider to climb back up out of the canyon after...

Here's a project for those who are complaining about aircraft noise to support: EU BACKS FUEL CELL AIRCRAFT BID The European Union has given Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, and its 11 partners about $6 million to install fuel cells and electric motors in a variety of...

My flight instructor is now insisting that he has to see and record my birth certificate and passport before he can fly with me. To my knowledge this is not required for American Citizens, only foreigners. I need only show that I am an American Citizen, but don't have to submit to...

Hi all. I'd appreciate any thoughts on which is the best airport to land at in a single if flying in to visit Manhattan and parking up for 2 nights. Which airport provides the best combination of affordable parking and affordable but swift access to Manhattan? Teterboro seems expensive but a bit...

If anyone is using Hogwasher as their newsreader on a Mac, I could use some advice on setting it up. Dudley Henriques

A question about controlled/special-use airspace in the United States. I'm aware that the National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) maintains a database called the US Flight Information Files (USFIF, formerly DAFIF). These files have been the primary data source for the software used in most...

I can usually count on Yahoo maps (or the like) to find anything in the yellow pages that's close to a particular location. But I've noticed the database in these tools always lacks listings of GA airports. They only store large airports. I often have to reference the airport facility directory...

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If you follow this link: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/a103600001m.htm You will see that the gas deliveries in Mar 2007 are lower than they were in Mar 1984. This is despite the claims by oil companies that they have been constantly expanding their refining capacity, and the reason for...

Yesterday, on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds, the formal dedication of our new WWII Memorial was held. 22,000 attended the ceremony, including many thousand WWII vets. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/landof10klakes/albums/ select Album: WWII Planes (ANE) 6-9-07 My airport (ANE) was the staging...

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:18:14 +0000 (UTC), Mxsmanic wrote: harry k wrote in : On May 11, 10:28 pm, wrote: Yeah, Good Ol' Ronnie Raygun just had to...

Ok, read the whole thing before the flames! Pouring through the FAR's, I couldn't find an answer.. Renting an aircraft for a trip at the end of the month, which had an annual June 06. My return date is July 1. I'm trying to push the FBO to do the annual before my trip, but looking at other...

Can someone explain to me the difference between "Substance dependence" and "Substance abuse" as defined by the FAA. Does "dependence" mean someone who is on a medication for life?

A while ago I asked for nominations for great books about flying. Since then I've discovered an Amazon feature that allows for interactive lists, so I created one on this subject: http://unspun.amazon.com/Best-Books-about-Flying/list/show/4611 You can vote up or down, and you can add items....

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... "choronik" wrote in : Of course what bugs Greek extremists is that I post FACTUAL INFORMATION that they...

Okay, so it's not the "Rolling Stone" -- and we can't really see his face behind the gun sight -- but this group's own Vlado Lenoch is on the cover of this month's "Flight Journal" magazine, flying a beautiful Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Congrats, Vlado, both on flying the Jug, and the cover! What...

June 7, 2007, 10:10PM Concorde parts to hit auction block © 2007 The Associated Press COLOMIERS, France — Landing gear and a speedometer are among spare Concorde parts to be auctioned in the French city of Toulouse in September, organizers said Thursday.

Want a day off Want a day off Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. "Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff.""We're short-handed, Smith" the boss replies. "I...

I'm thinking of doing a night flight to SFO in a C152. Is this going to be difficult? Will they let me in? Is that place very busy at night? I plan on arriving at about midnight. Would a touch and go be possible, or will they make me do a full stop? If so, where can I expect to taxi and get fuel?...