http://tinyurl.com/ybrdft "The bolt most likely came from a Boeing 747 or 767, Ten reported. Sydney Airport officials said no aircraft had reported mechanical problems, Ten said, ==which suggested the bolt wasn't in use at the time it fell from the plane== , Ten said." (emphasis added)

Have you heard from Cessna and or Garmin any more on the problem you had with the G1000 on your ferry flight?

I got out my trusty New York TAC to see where this thing starts, since I hope to fly some friends up the Hudson Sunday. It's not clear what happens just south and north of the southwestern tip of Governor's Island. Do you draw a straight line from the southwestern tip to the nearest point on...

Today's Wall Street Journal contained two aviation articles. The first, with a teaser atop the front page, is written by Scott McCartney (a partnership owner in an SR-20). I thought it was pretty well written, containing subtle critique of the Cirrus problems, pilots and general aviation. THE...

Wow what a weird conversation today!! A few reps / attorneys in my district were at the bar were talking about the latest GA crash in NYC so I had to listen in so I bought one a drink at started to mingle a but. They were talking about making flight plans mandatory and mandatory VFR reporting...

Today I went out to my plane to fly and found a very odd problem. When I started the plane after taxiing over the fuel, I could only get it to run when the mixture was just at the edge of idle cut off. Moving it even 1/8 forward caused the engine to die right away. I did some diagnostics. At 1500...

Has anyone dealt with these folks (www.airjourney.com)? Any comments? Thanks.

I received this link from a friend who is building an RV-8 and subscribes to the RV-Lists. http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/cirrus-sr20 It is a rather detailed review of the Cirrus SR-20 and SR-22. I was reminded of some inpressions that I had sitting in one at an AOPA convention, and...

Here is the theme song for the TV news coverage of the Lidle crash: Don Henley, Dirty Laundry, from I Can't Stand Still album "I make my living off the Evening News Just give me something-something I can use People love it when you lose, They love dirty laundry Well, I coulda been an actor, but I...

When I eat chili beans and fly one in MSFS, it sure seems too! :)

Why does it seem that the control yokes of small aircraft are always turned completely to one side or the other in photographs? Is there some sort of convention about doing this? A safety reason? Why is it so common? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

I've waited nearly 3 years for this day, and so has the Little Man. Over the course of the last few months, every time I've left the house on a Sunday to go fly, the Little Man has known where I was going and would say in a small, plaintive tone, "I need to go fly with Papa." There is no greater...

In the movie _Airport_ (1971), the airport manager mentions that Joe Patroni, the miraculous mechanic who gets a stuck 707 off the runway, is "licensed to taxi." Is there really such a thing as a license to taxi?? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

Previously I had purchased an eFlyBook from MyAirplane.com, based upon reports from OSH. It is a small (around 8x10inx0.5) plastic cased screen that utilized a new technology of digital ink (black and white only at this time, compared to Sony's proprietary product)/ On it in the memory are ALL...

There's a news conference announcing it today at 11:00 AM Eastern. Anyone know what it is? Here's the link to the online streaming presentation: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=36184 Marco

"Pilot Getaways" magazine made reference to a landing strip in Death Valley. I can't find it on my charts. The name is "Chicken Strip" and is within the park boundries. Does anyone have information on this strip? Also, I have heard that Furnace Creek has Avgas, but it is not designated on my...

In small aircraft, if I understand correctly, there's no law that says you can't put anyone you want in the right seat, as long as there's a licensed pilot in command. So, what are your right-seat policies? Do you put passengers in the seat? Only other pilots? Kids? Do you ever have your pilot...

Woohoo! I just got back from my spin training for my CFI. I went up with a local acrobatic instructor in his Pitts. First time doing any severe unusual attitude stuff and 1st time in a tail dragger. First off, hats off to all those who fly taildraggers. That takes some foot work. Spins weren't...

I understand that one normally turns on beacons or anticollision lights whenever an aircraft's engines are running. Is this a regulation, or just a polite custom? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

The second WSJ article in today's paper is an announcement of the PiperJet Maker of Small Planes Prepares Model for 'High-End' Travelers Single-Engine Jet Is Likely To Start Service in 2010 And Sell for $2.2 Million By J. LYNN LUNSFORD October 17, 2006; Page D6