Just witnessed a mid-air collision 5 miles south of KSEE :-( I did not notice any aircraft in the sky until there was a medium sized fireball low on the horizon. Two smoking pieces then split off and fell down, reigniting into two smaller fireballs. About 3 minutes later the smoke had vanished. On...

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We often see people advocating that one shouldn't speculate about accident causes until the official NTSB investigators see the accident and later produce a report. Well in many cases the NTSB investigator didn't see the accident either. -------- NTSB Goes to Fewer Crashes Washington Post...

Feb. 12, 2006, 7:51PM Small plane crashes into home in Calif., killing at least 2 By DON THOMPSON Associated Press ROSEVILLE, Calif. - A single-engine plane that appeared to have been performing an aerobatic stunt lost control and crashed into a suburban home today, killing at least two people...

Hi guys, Just got me a Palm pilot and have downloaded some software for it. I'm particularly interested in using it for loading etc.. Ive come across a program called "CoPilot" and it seems pretty good (for a freebie). Anyone else use this program, i'm having trouble setting it up for use with...

Happened at my local airport. Listened to the whole thing online and the archives are available at LiveATC.net (Jan 28th, KFRG, around 9AM). Apparently a hydraulic failure. You need to be a Cablevision customer for the news site so hopefully this direct link will work for...

Mary and I flew to West Bend, Wisconsin (KETB) today. It was supposed to be CAVU all day, except along the Lake Michigan shoreline (where they were getting stomped with lake-effect snows all day), but, of course, the forecast was just a bit off, as it often is in winter. From Dubuque (DBQ) to...

Forwarded to RAP... Slightly OT, but since this is the only group I frequent, here goes. My wife and I are making our first trip to Hawaii for a much needed vacation. I have always wanted to fly around Oahu and see Ford Island and other areas by air. My intention is to...

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pilot intentionally downs Butte-based helicopter into Helena hayfield By Martin J. Kidston for Lee Montana Newspapers - 02/07/2006 HELENA - A 21-year-old flight instructor from Butte apparently committed...

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/13794675.htm The remains of an airman who was lost in November 1942 were finally identified today. 22 Year old Leo Mustonen of Brainerd Minnesota, an airman who's body laid undisturbed for 63 years in a California snowpack, deep in the High...

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Management-Joke A man in a hot air ballon realized he was lost. He decreased altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a little more and shouted " Excuse me can you help me, I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago and I don't know where I am". The woman replied, "You are in a hot...

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I sometimes cut-n-paste crash victim's names into Google.groups.rec.aviation to see if that person has ever posted here. Too ghoulish? One person's name, about 6 years ago, came up. IIRC, his family was in the plane. With the spate of recent crashes it got me wondering, again: People here...

What would you do in the following situtation: You are approaching a non towered field, communicate right and all that stuff, your on final, suddenly a cessna pulls up and starts it's take off roll. Also lets bring the same situation to a towered airport where the controller tells you to go...

CNet has two articles about the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer in which they refer to the 3,500 lb (empty) plane as an...

Landed at Bournemouth instead of Kent. Lost electrical power, and from the first short report, apparently picked up ice on final descent. From the http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com website... Congratulations to Steve Fossett, who has broken the world record for the longest ever flight in...

Concerening arrival and flight through Class C airspace... 91.130(c)(1) Each person must establish two-way radio communications with the ATC facility providing air traffic services prior to entering that airspace and thereafter maintain those communications while within that airspace. Note the...