Yossarian wrote: Congratulations! Mine's coming up next month. A seven hour oral seems pretty extreme and unnecessary. Did you squeak by on the written? Maybe the DE reads this newsgroup.

Cup cars are LOUD. Bring your noise cancelling headphones from the plane. I use our Lightspeed headphones and a portable intercom plugged into the scanner to make things bearable. Thanks, Ron, yeah I knew that from being at some Indy Car races as well. Did the same thing, it was nice too...

For those of you flying in the SF Bay Area: I was wondering about the logistics of doing a bay tour during the KFOG Kaboom fireworks show on the evening of May 21st. I would assume that there will be a TFR around the actual show, which is going on just south of the San Francisco side of the Bay...

On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:10:13 GMT, "private" wrote in pZUbe.1145164$8l.455803@pd7tw1no:: Is there any way to know this was a non aerobat if we were not told? Sure. You could physically go to Aero Maintenance Flight Center and see which C-150 instrument panel matched that...

Here a couple of alarming stories about the pilots who went down at HPN last weekend: First: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050426/NEWS02 /504260335/1018&template=printart Pertinent quote:

For you long-term posters and lurkers out there, you know what kind of a several-year ordeal Ron & Margy Natalie have gone through with their stem-to-stern renovation of their beautiful Ryan Navion. Well, it's DONE, and a few pix are here to...

Currently I'm paying $5/Hr rental on David Clark's while flying out of my FBO. This was supposed to be a "temporary" charge for students there (like myself) while the new headsets were paid for. Yes, they upgraded last year from much lesser headsets, which were not really up to the rigours of...

I received the photos of your airplane for the Rogue's Gallery -- but my responses to you keep bouncing. (Must be a spoofed return email address?) Please send me another email at -- I've got a couple of questions... Thanks! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA

Awesome first flight http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm

During the winter, I usually overnight in warm places- Florida or the Caribbean. I figured that by late April, I could safely bid the northern overnights without having to take my trench coat. Wrong.... We broke out at 300' on the ILS at DTW with RVR of 1800'. The snow was blowing horizontal....

For those of you flying in the SF Bay Area: I was wondering about the logistics of doing a bay tour during the KFOG Kaboom fireworks show on the evening of May 21st. I would assume that there will be a TFR around the actual show, which is going on just south of the San Francisco side of the Bay...

Little JOE ON....DIET Little JOE was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th one, a man on the bench across from him said, "Son, you know eating all that candy isn't good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat." Little JOE...

Just posted a couple photos of the F 107 A see http://greenmarble.blogspot.com enjoy Rich

CNN reported that A380 will take-off for the first time tomorrow. Anyone know if we can watch it on live through television or on the internet? Toks Desalu PP-ASEL "Dyin' to Soar"

Does anyone know any details of the history of logging PIC vs. serving as PIC. I assume at one point you logged PIC anytime you served as PIC and that the FAA changed it for some reason. Does anyonw know.. 1) When did this change happen 2) What prompted it? I'm thinking about writting a "logging...

Hello, Goetentag, I'm planning to do a trip to Germany. Did that a couple of times before but I restricted my airfields to the ones that has English as RT too. Now I like to go to some small fields. I've the official German RT stuff from the internet and can memorize the phrases but I'm not sure...

I no longer see rec.aviation.ifr on Comcast's newsfeed (via Giganews). The other rec.aviation.* groups are still present though. I've been unable to get a substantive response from Comcast or Giganews. Has anyone else encountered this problem? --Gary

Clermont County Airport Double Header! May 14th, 2005 Grand Opening: Tri-State Warbird Museum. Grand Opening of the Cincinnati area's tribute to the bravery, sacrifice and courage of a great generation of Americans. See some of the classic flying machines of World War II: P-51D Mustang ...

A few days ago I saw a quick story on FOX news about a skydiving accident. They said that the skydiver hit the wing which cut his legs off. Well the photo they had of the airplane was some twin and the leading edge of the wing was crushed just out board of the left engine. It looks to me like...

Hey Michelle! And all you other lucky folks who were able to attend SNF this year! How 'bout a PIREP or two? Anything cool introduced at the show? I can't believe you got to see the P-38 Lightning Glacier Girl flying... Sign me: Green with envy, -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA