Flyathlon is a multiple challenge activity in which the Flyathletes partake in a flight segment, and in additional sport segments. The sport segments are determined according to the available amenities in the destination Flyathlon Airport Area. The First 2007 Flyathlon will take place in Half...

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Hi all... thanks for the feedback... just getting a chance to check back today for the first time. I spent last weekend looking at homes in the Gold River and Folsom areas. I like being close to greenbelts, trails and being close to a natural setting like the American River. I also like the small...

Hypothetically speaking, what happens if a student wanders off course and clips the inside of a class B ring. I've heard stories of the FAA waiting for violators at the airport. If these stories are true, how does ATC figure out who the pilot/aircraft is and which airport to find them? ...

On 13 Jan 2007 13:51:03 -0800, wrote: Hello, I am organizing the Iowa Region Soaring Seminar and Banquet. It will be the meet and greet event before the full scale soaring season starts up. We are very interested in having a presentation from an RC cross country...

We (in the upper Midwest) are in the grips of some cold weather right now. This is not surprising, since the last week of January is statistically the coldest week of the year. Despite this commonly known fact, the National Weather Service has felt compelled to issue a urgent "Winter Weather...

Under what conditions, if any, would you explicitly tell ATC that you are rolling, that is, actually rolling on the runway for take-off? I hear this used occasionally, but I don't know if there are any formal circumstances that merit it, or if it is just at pilot discretion, or what. It is...

http://www.katu.com currently has a video story about the simulator that my instructor just installed. Haven't tried it yet, but it looks amazing. Way to go, Marv! -c

There is a trick for drawing a line from one side of the sectional (one airport) to the other side (an airport on toe opposite side) whan planning a route, but I cannot remember it and cannot find it in any of my reference material. can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance Doug

One you may like. http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6270000/newsid_6275300/6275301.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm Go to about 1m 32s in, just over 1/2 way..

Neat site (grab to scroll) http://local.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=45.130985~-93.212807&style=o&lvl=2&scene=5913525 The 1936 Stinson (low-wing) Tri-Motor is out on the ramp at Golden Wings Museum. Our (blue) EAA Chapter hangar shares the GWM parking lot. The link opens on an image of...

SENATOR POINTS OUT ADMINISTRATION'S USER FEE SCHEME WOULD RAISE LESS MONEY WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2007 - Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) welcomed questioning by Congressional leaders regarding the Administration's contention that they must establish user fees...

Larry Dighera wrote: http://www.teslamotors.com/ The world altitude record for propeller-driven aircraft belongs not to one powered by an internal combustion engine but by... .... a solar electric powered aircraft! Specifically the NASA Pathfinder planes:

Astronaut charged with kidnap attempt By MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. - A NASA astronaut charged with attempting to kidnap a romantic rival in a love triangle with another astronaut was allowed to go free on bail Tuesday on the condition that she not contact the alleged...

I've checked my log book, and it looks like almost all of my flights are XC of one sort or another. That is, the airplane is pretty much used the way I use my car. It's a convenient way to make a trip that's a few hundred to a thousand miles long. Not all of the trips are necessary (just as not all...

Hi all.. I am seriously considering buying a Garmin GPSMAP 96 very shortly... I have only flown with a GPS once, and it was only the basic yellow etrex, but it certainly made life easier.. I looked at maybe getting the mapping version of the etrex, but I am in a position to afford a 96, and it...

Ok, After 3 years of living in the Bay Area, punishing myself thinking I will someday actually be able to buy a home, I've made up my mind that I will make the move to the Sacramento area. At $400-$500K for a nice house, the cost savings between the two areas will actually give me enough cushion...

If a prop is feathered and an engine is shut down, will the engine windmill at all? I assume that a windmilling prop still turns the engine (i.e., no clutch disconnects it from the engine, at least on a piston powerplant). If so, can windmilling drive an alternator enough to provide useful...

Gulfstream did this little piece of online marketing yesterday. http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GLF17/history/20070206/1538Z/KATW/KATW

For some reason my newsreader hasn't had a post in ra owning for about a week now. Is it just my newsreader/gatherer or is ra owning silent? Jim