I thought this was pretty funny. My non-aviation wife has about 800 hours in the right seat but has never expressed any interest in aviation or the airplane (other than being a good method to get to cool places like the beach or a remote area of Mexico). Last night at dinner she was able to rattle...

I play mental "What if.." games when I fly, trying to imagine the best way to handle an in-flight emergeny. One of the aircraft I fly is a 1982 Piper Turbo Arrow IV. Nowhere in the POH does it mention the emergency procedure for a turbocharger failure resulting in an oil fed fire in the engine...

Anyone within striking distance of Langley AFB, come see the airshow today or tomorrow (Apr 28, 29). The demonstration performed by the F-22 is absolutely amazing. More on this later. And there are many other great flybys, static displays, etc. Today's schedule is at...

I stumbled upon the Aircraft and Airports section of the Dallas City Codes and found a whole new layer of regulations I never knew about. Here's a good one. As a student, I guess I need to call my instructor every time I need to start the engine: SEC. 5-24. ONLY PILOT OR COMPETENT MECHANIC...

Yesterday (Saturday) the president of our local EAA chapter here in Central NY (USA) and a passenger were killed during the first takeoff of their just-completed Lancair Legacy aircraft. Sadly they had invited family and friends to witness this first flight. According to the news article, the...

I was taught to lift the flaps immediately upon touch down on soft field landings. My instructors stated getting more weight on the brakes as soon as possible, would facilitate a quicker stop than leaving the flaps down for drag, and loosing some braking power to the extra lift. However, during...

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my FBO is a satellite airport within class C. (the outer ring, pattern altitude 700ft below class C) while talking to approach i call "have airport insight" while still being in class C. they advise "squawk VFR" can I 1200 immediately or do I have to get out of class C and then switch? thanks

It's interesting to see AOPA doing a piece on "Flying in Europe", so soon after our long thread on the same topic. Many of their conclusions were the same as ours. Also, strangely enough, there's another article this month on "Flying GA to Memphis", in order to visit Beale Street and all the...

See http://us.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/blueangels.crash/index.html -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

I'm embarrassed to say that I have forgotten something. When I want to open my flight plan, and I look at the frequencies printed above the VOR, it says 122.1R 122.4. Does the 'R' refer to what I need to do or what the Radio operator does? That is, do I send on 122.4 and receive on 122.1, or the...

Last Friday at Sun-n-Fun I wandered around a number of LSA's. I've been reading about them for a couple of years and was curious. The idea of C-172 performance (for your typical $100 hamburger run) and 1/2 the fuel cost or less is really appealing. Several that I sat in were just too small. I'm...

He's a hybrid...see the vairous flame warriors below. Android: http://redwing.hutman.net/%7Emreed/warriorshtm/android.htm ...If, for example, someone were to call him a pinhead, he would get out a tape measure and after finding that his cranium falls within normal size specifications Android...

According to a friend, the new Turbo Cirrus has a "serious C of G issue". Is this true? Anyone cares to elaborate? Gerd

Photo of me at the destination in South Africa, Bad lighting on the photo but She all deliverd!!!! And I am Back Home :-) http://www.aircraftdelivery.net/ferryflights/N4180D.jpg

I see on a sectional chart a box that says "The Islands, Rocks, and Reefs along the Pacific Coast-Line from 42°00'N to 46°00'N are National Wildlife Refuges. Low flights may disturb wildlife resulting in a violation of Federal law." Unfortunately, the chart doesn't say what constitutes "low...

Archer is tanked and ready for the flight to south africa just waiting on insurance confirmation and will set a launch date to around the 22nd. Time to relax for a few days and wait for my overflight/landing permits hahahaha!!!!

"Bob Martin View profile More options Apr 22, 8:45 pm Newsgroups: rec.aviation.homebuilt From: Bob Martin Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:45:25 -0400 Local: Sun, Apr 22 2007 8:45 pm Subject: Any Georgia fly-ins in May? Reply | Reply to author | Forward | Print | Individual...

Here is a photo I took of Lt. Kevin Davis at Oshkosh last year after he had given a ride to Harrison Ford (in back seat). Kevin perished in his F-18 in the recent Blue Angels accident. He looked like a very nice guy when I saw him last year, what a sad...

Hello All, Are there any planes named after birds? Thanks in advance.