How many of you guys carry renter's insurance? I never have in the past but I'm older and wiser now and have been thinking about it. Specifically, that offered through AOPA. How much hull insurance is necessary? I'm pretty sure the FBO insures their aircraft but surely there's a deductible I...

This is the best latest (Google, 5/31/05, 1700 EDT) on the TEB incident today. http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NzAxOTkyJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg== I heard earlier on NY CBS Radio that the pilot reported "engine trouble"...

The weather was perfect for the Rec.Aviation Northeast Mini Fly-in this morning. Rick and I left KPOU at 10:40am and landed at Skyacres 44N just before 11:00am. Several planes were leaving so we were able to tie down just outside of the Windsock Cafe. I went inside the restaurant and immediately...

I've been using the trial version of Keyhole (a VERY cool program, available for download at http://www.keyhole.com/) to explore Dulles International, in a vain attempt to figure out how in the world I'm supposed to taxi to the Udvar-Hazy Center. See...

We have a little toy model that looks like a V-tail Baron. Was such a thing ever made? It doesn't quite look like the Super "V" because there is another set of windows. (We were getting ready to list it on e-bay and aren't sure what to call it.) The toy is a Sky Skipper by Gabriel/Hubley. Any...

S. wrote: One of the most ridiculously high fares is Continental's Newark to B'ham (BHX) ; it cannot be justified. Are they making a profit on this route? If so, then that would seem to be a justification to CO to charge a higher rate.

Anyone on the newsgroup know if Vimy departed Ottawa this AM????

We could have inexpensive aircraft. They do not violate the laws of physics. However it probablly does violate laws of human nature. You must have, first, a large potential market. Consider: Wichita. In the benighted Kingdom of Sedgwick, no one flies. The overwhelming vast majority of aircraft...

Hi All! OK... Piper Warrior...PA28-151 Considering purchase... It's is a 1976 Model.. Specs, (published) say stall, dirty ( Full Flaps ) for a 1976 built is 58 knts.

It was hashed out over the last month or so. Several of us picked this Sunday morning (June 5th) to meet for breakfast at Sky Acres just Northeast of Poughkeepsie, NY. Nothing formal, just a chance to hang out and meet some of the faces behind some of the postings. Kind of like a micro-lite...

I found my nose gear door detached from the linkage while preflighting at Boeing Field. In theory all I needed was a phillips head screwdriver, but I had to disassemble the end of the linkage to get to it, which required removing a cotter pin. Leatherman to the rescue! Of course now I'm thinking...

Taken directly from the EAA website www.eaa.org and then to the autogas STC page: In the opinion of EAA, and in the interest of most conservative operations, the following observations are offered: a.. If alcohol content is less than 1%, fuel will probably have no effect on aircraft.

Hi, I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up...

I have a tickler spreadsheet to remember dates and hours for the plane and for me. Includes due dates or hours, as appropriate, for: Annual ELT Battery Transponder Altimeter Engine Propeller Oil Change

Hmmmm... OK, new Warrior specs..(off piper web page, Warrioe spec sheet) Stall speed, full 40 deg flaps down.. 44Knts KIAS 50 Knts KCAS (which is 58 mph Aprox)

I just received an e-mail notice from amazon that the John Wayne movie from E. Gann's great novel will be released in August in DVD format. I've never seen the movie but have enjoyed the book several times.

I was just forwarded this from my flying club. They've decided to stop accepting FAA funding, along with its 20 year strings to keep the airport open. ========================== from Heather Wagner and your club scheduler at http://www.AircraftClubs.com/ ...

Different career field in Government but the same reason the FAA is in a state of decline http://www.townhall.com/columnists/walterwilliams/ww20050601.shtml

Whew. Did my second Angel Flight today. 4.4 hours round trip. Flew from KSPI (Springfield, IL) down to KEVV (Evansville, IN) to pick up pax. Took her back up to KPIA (Peoria, IL). Got about 30 miles from PIA & was staring at a wall of grey. Got vectored around that mess for a visual approach in...

Did this attempted turn-back result in a stall? ------------------------------------------ Tour company biplane crashes after takeoff 5/23/05 By MELISSA EVANS