Hi everybody, In just 8 months the most beautiful jet fighter in the world will end its operational cereer: The Saab Viggen. F21 at Lulea still operates the Viggen in two recce variants and an electronic warfare version. On 5 - 6 April I had the chance to make a comprehensive photographic report...

(clipped off a blog 4/16/05) Ponder this thought? You have in ATL a new tax funded 5th runway with giant new FAA ATCT just to see the fifth runway plus huge layers of additional FAA Air Traffic staffing and kingdoms for "additional" airspace needs. (and to promote and hide incompetent women and...

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050418X00470&key=1 A brand new one. Ouch. There go the insurance rates again.

Anybody got a link to a site that gives production histories for U. S. light aircraft? I'm looking for # produced by model and year. Thanks, -- Dan C-172RG at BFM

Very cool!! But maybe they're just flying here for our gas? g 19 general aviation planes ("light" singles and twins to the French) will also make the trip, flown by members of the French Euro Squadron. All are scheduled to depart Paris on July 18 and arrive at Wittman Regional Airport on...

Hi There. Been lurking for a while, and would be interested in peoples opinion about a UK national getting JAA/CAA PPL in the USA. I am thinking about using the Anglo American Aviation International School in San Diego, CA. It is CAA cross certified, and lets face the facts that learning to fly...

Hi all, I'm in the market for a battery-powered intercom for 2-to-4 headsets. Sporty's is kind of pricey, and I'm the basic cheap ba....., whatever. In addition to battery portability, I'd like to have an adapter to go from the ??PL-59 down to the mini-jack plug. Any suggestions? For the...

The Collings Foundation will be stopping by French Valley Airport 4/20 through 4/22. I can not wait to go see the planes! I was really surprised to learn they will be coming to the local airport. This is a first! I have seen the B17 before, but never the B24. I am excited to go by and tour...

Robert- Thank you for your well-wishes! We certainly hope to get a lot of local business, but also want those longer-distance pilots, who own their own planes, to be able to take advantage of our convenient hours and pricing when progressing through further training. It will also give them...

------------------------------------------------------------------- AVflash Volume 11, Number 16b -- April 21, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ARIZONA AIRPORTS LOSE A ROUND A bill that would have allowed airports on state land in Arizona to get leases...

It's nice to see the record on the west coast for a change: ------------------------------------------------------------------- AVflash Volume 11, Number 16b -- April 21, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SAILPLANE POSTS NORTH AMERICAN DISTANCE RECORD

MMU really isn't so little anymore. With all the new construction over at the Signature ramp the past few years, and all the damn bizjets flying in and out of there day and night, it's starting to resemble Teterboro now. I just moved to Madison, 10 minutes from the field, and I've heard...

Free beer! Okay, now that we've got Larry's hackles up, let's move on... ;-) Thanks to the EAA moving Airventure up a day, our annual fly-in pool party will be held on SATURDAY night, July 23rd. (It's traditionally been held on a Sunday...) This allows everyone to depart the next morning and...

I posted some exterior and interior shots of JFK's puddle jumper DC 6 on display at Pima. enjoy see http://greenmarble.blogspot.com Rich

Is this some sort of malicious code or something? My security settings won't allow me to play it, and I'm supposed to download and install some exotic .exe file to see it. I'll pass on the flying dogs! Here's a safe one though : http://www.lyontaxiprestige.com/good.wmv

An upcoming WINGS event has instructors volunteering their time to participants for the flying portion for free. However, the notice says that satisfied customers will not be discouraged from tipping their instructors. What is considered an appropriate tip for this situation (assuming I'm a...

My wife and I are planning a cross country excursion in our new (to us) Beech Sundowner in late June. We're based in the Northeast and our plan is to fly out to Manhatten Kansas to see family for a day, then on to the Grand Canyon area, and then to Denver before flying back. I am a 120 hour pilot...

80 degrees in Iowa? In April? If this is "global warming" I'm all for it. And if it's just an early spring, well, all the better! When we departed KIOW today, shortly after noon, the sun was warm, the winds light, and my 14-year-old son was in the right seat. Mary, having worked 25 of the last...

Hi Everyone, I just saw an ad for an IFR 1978 152 with 5230 total hours, 370 SMOH for $30K. Is that a good first plane? I am wondering how much insurance will run for such an airplane (I am IFR with 230+ hours, working on Commercial ticket). How much is the operational cost of a 152?

A few more details on my Arrow buying adventure this weekend. Sorry, no pictures posted yet but I did send a couple to Jay H. for an appropriate update (as in "Jay, could you do me a favor and replace the picture of the rental C-172 with pictures of much nicer airplane"). Saturday: Flew...