This video conveys the spirit of airmen throughout the ages tracing their progress in an artistic and dramatic saga that touches us all. The voice at the beginning of this video is that of artist Joseph Mugnaini (a family friend), as are the illustrations. http://youtu.be/lm5kylavY3Y ...

Historic aviation paper at auction: http://www.rrauction.com/browse_gallery.cfm?category=53 Download images before they are sold.

On Friday, June 27, 1997 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Willy Van wrote: I have a friend interested in obtaining his private pilots licence in Canada. He has one artificial leg and is concerned about his ability to operate the rudder pedals particularily for braking. On the advice of the local club he...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Jerrie-Mock-Goes-West222846-1.html Jerrie Mock Goes West Geraldine "Jerrie" Mock, the Ohio aeronautical engineer, adventurer, pilot and media-described housewife who became the first female pilot to fly solo around the world, died Tuesday. Mock was at her...

Wanna see, what happens if you place two former military pilots of the French Navy in the cockpit of an Airbus A380? A vertical take-off and some acrobatic maneuvers are the result. Two pilots who previously worked for the French Navy have been working as test pilots for Airbus since a few years....

http://www.avweb.com/press-releases/308.html "Sun Flyer" Solar-Electric Training Airplane Enters Next Development Phase September 22, 2014 DENVER, Colorado - Sept. 22, 2014 - Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. (AEAC) has entered the next phase of development for its high tech solar-electric...

FAA Says Hangars No Place For Homebuilders http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/2872-full.html?ET=avweb:e2872:218609a:&st=email#222534 The FAA says most of the work involved in building an airplane is a "non-aeronautical use" and it has singled out homebuilders in a new proposed policy...

FAA Bans GA Ride Sharing Companies http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/2884-full.html?ET=avweb:e2884:218609a:&st=email#222609 In a legal interpretation http://www.scribd.com/doc/236884814/FAA-Ruling-Banning-Planesharing released Aug. 13, the FAA's Chief Counsel for Regulations has...

Subject: Reminder | Join us to help save Santa Monica Airport! From: "AOPA - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association" Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:15:54 -0400 (EDT) Help Save SMO! Please join Santa Monicans for Open and Honest Development Decisions. AOPA President Mark Baker...

Good job USAF academy graduates of the fundie sects Caleb, Jacob, Joshua etc. Trillions spent on USAF over the years and the closest air cover on 9/11 was a AFANG pilot from UAL stationed in Cape Cod.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Team-Aims-To-Fly-300-MPH-On-Batteries222710-1.html Electroflight Team Aims To Fly 300 MPH On Batteries By Mary Grady | September 1, 2014 Electroflight http://www.electro-flight.co.uk/aeroplane.html, a team of British glider builders, recently announced it...

Jay Honeck wrote: This is your official invitation to our annual HOPS Party in the North 40 during Oshkosh Airventure. ("HOPS" stands for "Homebuilt, Owning, Piloting, and Student".) This will be our 32nd consecutive Oshkosh Fly-In! As always, this party will be held at our campsite...

Infidels, I'm Mohammed from Texas, former leader of Al Qaeda USA, but I now follow my caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic State. The Islamic State now claims responsibility for shooting down MH17, this airplane was full of infidels and to show the power of the Islamic State, we shot it...

FAA will miss 2015 drone deadline, audit says http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/07/01/faa-will-miss-2015-drone-deadline-audit-warns/ Published July 01, 2014 The Federal Aviation Administration is “significantly behind schedule” in its attempt to meet Congress’ September 2015 deadline for...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/400-Military-Drone-Crashes-Since-2001222199-1.html 400 Military Drone Crashes Since 2001 (Over 2.5 per month) More than 400 large U.S. military drones have crashed in major accidents around the world since 2001, a record of calamity that exposes the...

www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/2839-full.html MH370 Captain Now "Chief Suspect" The captain of MH370 is now the "chief suspect" in the loss of the aircraft after investigators found some deleted files in his elaborate home flight simulator. According to various reports, Capt. Zaharie Shah...

I just came upon this and I know its been quite some time. I knew Haluk and was hoping to find more information. Please email me if possible. Thank you.

Hey, if you think this is pathetic, wait until NextGen ATC is deployed. A satellite based system, vulnerable to solar disruption, terrestrial jamming, and lacking any means of empirical determination of aircraft location is destined to cause more hazards to airline traffic than it is designed...

I'm not sure WHERE to ask this, but, how does a wet cloth work in an airplane crash anyway? In step 3 at 45 seconds into this video shows it in use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXaTtsnZZz0&feature=player_detailpage#t=49 What's the wet cloth (scientifically) doing?

Hello, On the 777, is the fuel management system, the transfer and selection of the main, aux. tanks, etc., "completely" automatic, or must switches be thrown like in the "old days" ? B.