To a pilot named Andy from Novato, CA. Just wanted to say hello. Sharon (the karate lady)

Ok, perhaps "crashes" isn't the best word, but someone forgot the chocks! Yikes. Expensive mistake. Maybe it was just trying to pick up some high rollers at the MGM for the trip home..... "A small passenger jet knocked down a fence at McCarran International Airport and poked its nose several...

He made it to Paris, France! A new update is available he http://www.alexisparkinn.com/nwpilot's_tranatlantic_flight.htm -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

Does anyone know if indivdual Jeppesen approach plates are available for airports in Central America / Honduras? Thanks, John

Is it always necessary to use the rudder to execute a coordinated turn? When I turn (in simulation) it seems that just rolling the aircraft suffices, as long as the bank angle isn't too steep. (And no, I don't have automatic rudder control enabled.) -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me...

Is it a fair assumption that at best L/D speed the drag will be the least? Thanks in advance, Ramapriya

For ~$588,000/mile annually, it would be interesting to know the specifics of exactly what Boeing has been contracted to supply. ------------------------------------------------------------- The Boeing Company http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html Boeing Team Awarded SBInet...

Hello community, since I'm commuting a lot and aviation related content is rare on the air, I got used to listening podcasts while in the car. Starting with Jason Miller's great "The Finer Points" I'm now looking for more sources, especially related to IFR flying and other "advanced"...

If as PNF you notice that the PF has just turned on to the wrong runway to commence the takeoff roll, are you permitted to alert him (can't see why not, actually, if lives are likely to be on the line) to it or are you expected to just shut up and let him make the call? Presume for the moment that...

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 RomeoMike wrote: But with regard to Meigs, most Americans don't like dictatorial decision making, particularly when done in the secretive, sneaky way that Meigs was closed. Those of us who had the opportunity of using Meigs miss it, and...

Hi, Folks, I wanted to let you know that my brother, David, passed away August 30th in Columbus, OH after a three-year struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Dave was a 500-hour instrument rated pilot, and an amazing guy (http://www.davechilcoat.com). We had a great time together with our...

I just got my phase 1 sea wings in the mail. It doesn't seem to have anything specific to sea on it. Its just two big wings with a globe in the middle. I thought it was suppose to have an anchor on it or something? The certificate they sent me says "Sea Wings". -Robert

Mxsmanic wrote Why does it seem that wing tanks are filled in commercial airliners in preference to center tanks? What is the advantage to filling the wing tanks while keeping the center tank empty or partially filled? Wouldn't heavy wing tanks increase the inertia of the aircraft around ...

Listening to http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kjfk_app_final , I hear a lot of instructions from the tower to follow other traffic, but the pilots don't always know what aircraft they're following. It sounds like the tower expects them to be able to recognize an airplane (type, airline, etc.) from two...

While surfing in 2003, when I lived in Wilmington, NC saw a Pitts flying about 20 feet high and 200-300 feet from the shore, probably doing around 100kts. How legal was he? Do have any nice experiences about Beach Runs? -Nik

A friend on our field owns one of the 25 or so Swearingen SX-300 airplanes flying in the world. This 2-place kit plane was built to certified standards, has a humongous engine, tiny wings, and regularly races at Reno. He recently won 4th place overall in the cross-country race at Airventure...

So I've decided to buy a plane (in July of 2007), and I've come to a dilemma. I learned to fly on a Piper Arrow and very much like that plane, though I haven't flown one in over a year, what I have been flying is a Cessna Cardinal 177 RGII, very nice plane, great handling and a pleasure to fly as...

Last year at SnF I stopped by the Cirrus booth and indicated interest in the Cirrus, leading to an offer of a demo flight. Scheduling problems prevented this from actually happening for over a year, but today the wait paid off. A cold front had come through yesterday, bringing rain, mist, low...

Terror as pilot tells passengers: this plane's a deathtrap A jet carrying 180 British tourists was grounded when its pilot announced: "Do not fly with this plane, it is not safe." The holidaymakers were about to take off back to Bristol Airport from Antalya, Turkey, when a strange sound came...

There is a calculator that can help you determine when civil twilight is based on the date and your location. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html