An interesting excerpt from http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/05/23/brain.download/index.html : " Pearson (some brainiac computer expert guy) predicted that it would be possible to build a fully conscious computer with superhuman levels of intelligence as early as 2020. IBM's BlueGene computer can...

I know that Vintage is in the South area at OSH, but I have questions as to what is where down there. What is in the rows along the runway, in the rows between the road and the taxiway, South of Aero Square? There are the Trimotors, and big old Biplanes, old airliners, Seaplanes, and some other...

Check out the altimeter (and the winds!) at Nantucket tonight! yikes. I hope the Coast Guard doesn't need to go out... KACK 260020Z 05029G42KT 4SM -RA BR OVC004 08/07 A2949 RMK AO2 PK WND 04042/0018 P0001

Every day these noisy, small private planes from Palo Alto airport destroy my living space. They fly too low, and this causes their low frequency motor noise to enter my home and drive me crazy. Especially on weekend days, there is either one plane entering or leaving my airsapce, so there is a...

(What will Larry do?) :-)) HOPS & PROPS TO BENEFIT YOUTH EDUCATION On Saturday, May 14, EAA AirVenture Museum hosts "Hops & Props," a new fine food and beverage-tasting event coordinated by EAA, The Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper, and Fox River Brewing Company that will benefit EAA's youth...

Big Bertha Thing retrenchment Cosmic Ray Series Possible Real World System Constructs http://web.onetel.com/~tonylance/retrench.html Access page to 600K Zip File Astrophysics net ring Access site Newsgroup Reviews including sci.med.nutrition 301 files concluding the two battles of...

Just a quick note for those (many) pilots who knew him; well-known flight instructor and DE (He checked out over 1/2 of the pilots certificated in the Cincinnati, OH area over the last decade, according to Sportys) has died at the age of 80 at his home in Cincinnati. "Big Al" was famous among area...

Does anyone know how difficult it is to get the required FAA waiver and basic equipment/training to do banner-towing?

I just aquired a large collection of USN & USAF glass airplane slides from the 1940's & 1950's that are nice. If interested please email me for information and i can also include a picture of 1 back to you so you can see what they look like. Thanks.

I think I'm seeing a growing trend where ex-military fields, typically of WWII vintage, are suffereing runway attrition. 20 miles from my home field, the Rome, GA airport has closed one of its 3 intersecting runways, and on my last X/C to Texas, I discovered that one of my favorite stops -...

Anyone any experiences using "The Muse" for in-flight music ? http://www.avionicswest.com/muse.html Or there less expensive options ? BTB

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157573,00.html Reagan Nat'l Airport Reopening to Private Planes Tuesday, May 24, 2005 WASHINGTON - Private planes will be allowed to take off and land at Reagan National Airport (search) for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001, the Transportation Security...

Amusing... http://www.barry.fireflyinternet.co.uk/fun/files/pilot.htm

Can someone explain to a new pilot (who's never used it!) what flight following is all about and how to actually get it? Thanks!

My apologies if this is the wrong group. Please direct me to the right one if it is. I'm a mechanical engineering student who is interested in how the intake system works on the SR-71. I've seen many articles on the internet that mention it briefly, and give a simplified explanation, but that's...

Anyone else wonder why, in the middle of our war on terror, we're not turning over an accused terrorist to the proper authorities? Mr. Posada has been accused of a part in the destruction of a civil air carrier, much the same as our friends of sep 11.

A couple of weeks ago...... "Icebound" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... With all the reports now coming out about how close...

I just discovered that the ADDs weather site (US) is looking for comments on their proposed new user interface for winds and temperatures aloft. If you have a moment, take the new interface for a test drive and provide them with your feedback (mail link is at top of...

Hi folks, If you want to learn to fly and have half a year or more to take off and live anywhere in the USA, where would you go to learn to fly? I ask this because I have the opportunity in 2006 to live anywhere (preferably in the US) to fulfill a dream I've had since I was 5. I am 25 years old...

In article , says... 1) Were any of these planes (in the past two weeks) close enough to be considered dangerous enough to shoot down? Of the hundreds of planes that have illegally penetrated the ADIZ since its creation, none have...