Maybe someone can explain the need for this: "Within minutes of Riar (the pilot) being handed the memo, a scene from a Hollywood thriller unfolded. White Ford Broncos from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority zoomed onto the tarmac, encircling his jet and others in the Jetsgo fleet. The company,...

Just seen on Monday's World News Tonight... Gaping holes! Lax Security! Nothing like some sensationalism without BALANCE.. Dave

http://www.greatlandlaser.com/faa2.htm Even as the news media envision powerful lasers blasting airliners out of the sky, pilots have been experimenting with using lasers to make flying safer. This rescue device was developed by an Alaskan pilot. It doesn't seem likely to blind anybody, but if I...

The local news has just reported that the accused bombers of Air India Flight 182 have been found Not Guilty by a judge in Vancouver BC Canada! Ripudaman Singh Malik age 58 and Ajaib Singh Bagri age 55 were found not guilty in the Bombing of Air India flight 182 that crashed into the...

Ok, first off, Sorry to do this to everyone yet again.... I can not find all the information I seek, so I ask all the experts here. I am looking for information about the units I list below to help me make a decision. I am in the market for a protable GPS. I am not sure which way to go, but I...

Hi guys, Wondering if any commercial or military pilots would be willing to take 5 minutes out of their day to answer a quick questionnaire for my son... He's a Boy Scout, and is persuing his aviation merit badge, and needs to interview a pilot. Unfortunately, of the two I know, one is rarely...

I'm a student pilot. I went for my first medical today. There were 3 issues. 1 regarding Lasik - which he had a form to fill out from my opthamologist. Fine. The second regarded a prescription for Bextra, which I use for occasional "flare ups" on my hip (I'm only 37 but have some hip troubles from...

from today's AvWeb... A Bad Week For Ex-Boeing CEO ... But With A Couple Million For Solace Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher has been booted from the company for breaking its code of conduct by having an affair with a female executive at the company ... but he still is parachuting away with more than...

Hi guys. First time poster long time reader. Just wanted to say "Hi" ;) On a side note my Hubby is REAL excited about this new IPO stock GRDX. They just started trading this one like 2 days ago. It's already almost doubled in just 2 days! My Husband is really excited about this stock. Say's it...

Can the list, succinctly, refresh my memory on updating the 196 by download, both the firmware and the latest database for the USA... I have done this on the 195 years ago so I have some idea how, and I have the USB adapter for the 196... Do I need a download a driver first? What are the...

HOW TO TURN $6 INTO $6,000!!!!!! READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE! I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came across an article similar to this that said you could make thousands of dollars...

I have owned a Garmin 196 for several years and have succesfully upgraded the system software and the aviation database a number of times. The newly available obstacle database piqued my interest and I attempted to upgrade my system software which is required for the obstacle database. I was...

Anyone know what the rules are what restrictions there are in the KPDX area on the 4th of July evening? I know there is a large gathering of people at KVUO in Vancouver I cannot find anything in the NOTAMs. a friend of mine is wanting to go up that night and take photos of the fireworks from...

From: http://www.ameliareid.com/news.html Great News!! From Robin and Marici March 11, 2005 Amelia Reid Aviation will stay open under the new management of Zdravko Podolski, our CFI. The planes will also be staying. We are extremely happy to see that the doors will remain open as a taildragger...

Let me know. Jeff-JFK crew sked 1979-1987

I just got an email from Garmin saying that their version 4.00 software for the GPS196 is out. I was perusing the list of feature deltas between the 3.80 and this one, and one bullet item stuck out as interesting: support for obstacle database. This is not a feature of the 196, or at least wasn't...

Hi, I was hoping to go flying in/near Fort Lauderdale - basically a Fort Lauderdale to Key West route-trip flight in a 172/Archer/Cutlass etc. Any airport/FBO recommendations? I was looking at HWO, but any other airport in the area works too. Also, preferably an FBO where your 'checkout' lasts...

High Performance Aircraft out of Germany - HPA TT62 http://www.hp-aircraft.de/edoc/tech.html Two Thielert Centurion 4.0 V8-Diesels - turbocharged and liquid cooled. The engines are positioned side-by-side inside the aft fuselage. Each engine drives a five bladed prop mounted on a pylon. Looks...

not a dramatic story, but one worth telling... I was flying my bird over to another airport for the annual. Was planning on replacing the right fuel cell so at the end of the previous flight I topped off the left side only (figured I'd burn off the rest on the way over there). Lo and behold I...

Boycott the NY Times newspaper NOW! They totally screwed general aviation with false information and now all the NY Media is reporting junk about GA insecurity. Read AOPA.org on-line about it and see how unfounded the allegations. As a NY pilot, and with flying here as hard as it already is, I...