Out of curiosity, has anyone ever heard of a GA aircraft doing a touch and go (or landing) on an aircraft carrier?

The Feb 2005 issue of AOPA Flight Training has an article about a FedEx pilot named Robert Briggs who just got his 100th type rating (including experimental authorizations). For those curious about what those 100 planes are, pasted below is the information from the FAA airmen inquiry site (if you...

On NY Newsday (Newsday.com) they have a link for the airport spec's for the A380. On page 3-3-1 or so, they have the take off specs extrapolated out to a 17000 foot runway. hehehehe. I wonder where that is.....ummmm, mojave dessert? I presume it will fly like any other transport category...

A short blip of news sent to me today indicates that Commander Aircraft has asked a bankruptcy judge to convert its bankruptcy case from a Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Can it be possible that a company that has built such a fantastic aircraft could really cease to...

I finally got some time to put this one up on our site. See it at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/orlando_Cessna_crash_1-2005.mpg It's a HUGE file, sent to us by a fellow newsgroupie who used his TIVO set-up to capture the video, enlarge it, and run it in slow-motion. (If you're...

You get the strongest wingtip vortices when an aircraft is flying heavy, clean and slow. But why? It has to do with the amount of lift being generated by the wing. HEAVY I can understand. Heavier aircraft - you need more lift to keep it aloft. But CLEAN? SLOW? Why do you get less vortex with...

I understand Delta pilots approved the creation of a new defined contribution plan to replace the defined benefit plan in November. Does anyone know what this plan looks like, how it will be structured and how pilots pensions will be affected?

Got a question for you taildragger old-timers. I've often thought about attitude and altitude control with power and elevator in various combinations and have wondered if it's possible to get a taildragger to literally drag it's tailwheel on the runway with the mains off, and do it intentionally,...

Looking for suggestions for a good pair of gloves that could be used for flying. I have seen these NoMex gloves a lot on eBay but haven't decided yet . Any suggestions ? Rob

Today, I was IFR over the fog near LIN VOR and thought I'd use the 296 to give me the AWOS freq at Jackson airport. So I moved my pointer over to Jackson and hit enter and the 296 shut off! So I hit the power button and acknowledged the first screen as usual, move the pointer over to Jackson,...

Howdy, Does anyone know of a place to download the USA obstruction database for free? I want to select a small operating area and use with a hiking gps. thanks, tom pettit

Finally cleared up over the weekend... I decided to take a quick trip to Batavia Ohio and check out Sporty's Pilot Shop... My neighbor and I got to the airport a little before 11:00 am and started the pre-flight... It is freakn' cold here today.... 10 degrees when I was pre-flighting... Everything...

Small plane lands on SR 933 12-14 ""I was actually headed the opposite direction. I see this plane coming right straight for me. As I'm sitting there watching it closely, I saw it touch down and hit a pole and then came to a complete stop," said Jamison Rayner, an eyewitness. "I just...

They are making a big budget movie with Shawn Penn about the guy who tried to crash a Cessna into the White House during the Nixon years. Just what GA needs. Hopefully, they will show how it essentially bounced off the windows. -- Roger Long

I'm flying out to CA next week. I'm taking some radio freqs for the airports I'm flying into and out of. I'm just curious about any problems I might have with the scanner. Even thought it's not a threat, I wonder if they (TSA) will interpret it as an issue? I'd really love to hear the radio...

I am flying in from London to spend a long weekend in NYC in February. I was wondering whether anyone could recommend anywhere where I can get a plane and instructor to me take up the Hudson and do the sights. I don't want to have to travel too far out of the city if possible as the family do not...

And we complain about a few rain drops or a little snow, just think what it was like flying mail back in the 30's. even now I see Fedex (Cessna 208) sneaking in low (very low) over the bay and under the fog to get into EKA. Those are the days I'm out fishing, and flying later when the...

When I first heard that Leonardo DiCaprio -- a skinny, blond, wimpy, surfer boy -- was going to play Howard Hughes -- a skinny, dark, tall, brooding character -- I laughed out loud. It just seemed like the movie mis-casting of the decade. Well, we went to see "The Aviator" last night, and --...

The Los Angeles Times has an article about pilots who fly bank checks around the country each night. With the modernization of check processing, these flights will be needed less in the future. "AirNet's 128 planes, many of them speedy Learjets, are small enough and nimble enough to pack and...

Went out to the airport this morning about 1:00 am to top off my tanks, there was an aircraft on the runway it looked like super cub or something with big tires practicing either high-speed taxiing on the runway or simulated engine outs and bouncing? I turned on my scanner to find out what he was...