Departing OSH Wednesday morning, the departure wait for light GA peons got pretty long. I was interested to hear the ever-more-urgent pleas from a Cirrus flight of four to speed things up because their engines were over-heating as they sat idling in line. Didn't hear anything like that from...

Hello, This might have been brought up in the newsgroup before but I couldn't find anything about it. When going to a new airport, the AD would have sometimes something like : Monroe County Airport, Bloomington, IN What call should I do ? Monroe County tower, Cessna XXXX ...

Hi guys.. Just wanted to know if anyone can verify something. I have my name listed on a website for pilot work and have been contacted for a job in the USA. After sending resumes etc, the company has contacted me noting I have been enlisted for a flight test that is in the UK. (UK based...

"Mysterious Phenomenon Kills Millions Each Year" http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50901

I was able to get my family to OSH again this year (usually its a "guy's trip"). We had a great time and enjoyed all parts. But, as usual, I do have some gripes. Number one of those a Did anyone else notice a marked increase in the number of vehicles running around the flightline? I know...

Wondering What Light Sport Can Do For You? Maybe you are a private pilot but never renewed your medical then Sport Pilot is a great place for you. Discussions on the new (LSA) Light-Sport Aircraft and Sport Pilot license. Please ask questions. Talk about anything related to Light-Sport Aircraft...

One of our club aircraft was recently on an IFR flight plan in VMC. The instrument student and his instructor noted that the DG was precessing excessively. They eventually canceled the flight plan and returned to their point of origin VFR. In canceling with ATC, they mentioned something about...

ohmygawd - is it just bridgeport FSS or has some idiot decided to inflict horrible noise on pilots on hold at every FSS? The cynic in me says "they" are trying to move people away from live briefers. -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/06/npr_xeni_tech_survei.html Just this week, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department began using a drone called SkySeer for rescue operations and tracking "persons of interest" during foot pursuits. The BoingBoing crew are looking more at the privacy/civil-rights...

"Crop Cam" ... Coming soon to a cornfield/airspace near you? http://cropcam.com/index.htm Jay Beckman PP-ASEL Chandler, AZ

I flew into and out of 3W3 this weekend (to eat crabs). 3W3, Kentmorr Airpark, is a grass strip underneath the Wash DC ADIZ that has a specific procedure for ingress and egress. Managing the procedure and airspace restrictions was easy with the 396 and my 300XL. Flying in from the north, I...

New posts since July 21, late Friday night - 10 days ago. RAH - 202 RAO - 223 RAP - 1726 RAS - 229 (rec.aviation.student) Much reading to do.... + umpteen OSH brochures, business card w/web

Is there a website which makes it easy to find a rental in a city and/or at an airport of your choosing? The plane I trained in was fine for training but it's a well used trainer. For local flights, I'm okay with using it but for some longer flights I'd prefer to rent something else. The flight...

Those advocating Air Traffic Control user fees are revealed in this document: http://www.gao.gov/htext/d05333sp.html National Airspace System: Experts' Views on Improving the U.S. Air Traffic Control Modernization Program

CHICAGO -- The cause of the plane crash Sunday afternoon in Lake Michigan could have been engine failure. A spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Authority said the agency received a message from the people aboard the plane before it crashed. "We received a message from them this afternoon,...

Aero-News Alert: One Known Fatality In OSH Taxiway Accident un, 30 Jul '06 ANN REALTIME REPORTING 1400 EDT: Aero-News has learned there is one confirmed dead in an accident on the ground at Wittman Field Sunday afternoon, where a Grumman TBM Avenger taxiied into an RV aircraft ahead of it on the...

Does anybody know why it so happened that there's literally nobody else out there besides jepp in aeronautical charting business? TERPS people develop the procedures, FAA test-flies them, and all this info is publicly available. Yet, the only commercial enterprise harvesting there is jepp. Between...

As I've monitored these discussions all week, I brought up the "gist" of what has been discussed with my colleagues who had been meeting with the FAA pink shirts on a daily basis for the ops meetings. One thing I was told was to provide feedback at this...

9:19pm Sunday... Ok, I kid you not... I JUST got an "attempt" at a collect call... from the Oshkosh Correctional Institute! Now, I admit to be terrible at remembering names, but if there is a Louis Penna in the group, I'm sorry for not accepting the charges. Jim

After I land at an unfamiliar airport, I feel like a homeless person. This summer I planned a long cross-country from Missouri to California and back, and I wondered if I could fly into small airports and be assured of finding food and lodging. What I learned may be of interest to others. Here is...