Can anyone tell me what's happening in this clip? Why was the landing aborted? http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~rajwar/base/PICS/planes.whoops.mov It appears the pilot is coming in rather fast and at too much of an angle, but that could just be my amateur's eye. I'm not a pilot... yet. Also, what kind of...

Was going through the AOPA Airport Directory and noticed this is a selection criteria. It sounds like a cool thing to do. I'm thinking you just fly in, pitch the tent and chill. Has anyone in the group ever done this? Apart from calling ahead to check with the airport management, are there any...

Is it just me, or does it seem like weather forecasting has gone off the deep end? Once again, we've been deluged with "Winter Storm Warnings" in the Midwest that have turned out to produce a few inches of snow. As one station (primarily the Weather Channel) starts to hype the coming "huge storm"...

Wanted to know if you guys occasionally practice, at a safe altitude with not too many passengers on board, stuff that *might* come in handy should something dreadful happens - for example, shutting off an engine or both and trying to judge, from the aircraft's rate of descent and distance covered...

What model of radio? you can alway buy a nice discone antenna will add some dustance but if you have a cheap radio nothing will help much. "northernsurferboy" wrote in message ... I got a cheap radio shack airplane scanner....

When I was a kid growing up in Cincinnati, Procter and Gamble had a small fleet of Grumman G-1's. When the G-2's came out, the G-1's were replaced. What has become of all the G-1's? Is anyone still using them? If not, why?

Saw that on TV the other day. Just passing it along as trivia. Not a fan of the guy, but I admire and respect his appreciation for flying. -c

If my understanding is correct, an aircraft stalls beyond that AOA which, when increased any further, produces no (further) lift. If correct, would it be logical to infer that an aircraft's stalling AOA: a. is dependent on its airspeed, and is independent of its weight and weight distribution,...

I'm trying to puzzle out the DAFIF boundary records (which define airspaces) and I'm trying to figure out a couple in Canada. The ones labelled "REGINA TD AREA" and "SASKATOON TD AREA" are both defined as "C" (meaning circular) but both have two radius (radii?) defined, 15nm and 5nm. Is the...

These cowards deserve DEATH. Nothing less. They will be judged someday...this is good news. :o) If you would like to know why I posted this and the details...feel free to email me. Believe me, I have my reasons for such strong(and purely justified) thoughts. For the rest of you 'good' pilots out...

1. I more or less know the effects of windshear during landing but how does it affect an aircraft during takeoff, if at all? Will it induce a reduced angle of climb? 2. And does windshear show up as a distinct feature in the flight weather radar? A link to any site that explains the mechanics of...

During a cruise, just pressing on one of the rudders should make an aircraft turn horizontally in that direction, when no ailerons are used. Reducing power in the opposite engine should logically accelerate such a turn. Makes me wonder why then was it is that, in the crash at the end of 2001 just...

Hi all, I am Mech Eng student at Imperial College in London and I have to give a presentation on wing design and airflow control surfaces. If anyone has any ideas on sites where I may be able obtain such information, doesn't need to be to advanced. Regards Sam White

The Royal Aeronautical Society Heathrow Lectures September 2004 till April 2005 Go to:- http://www.geocities.com/spitfiremk9/RAeS.html

Man, I got this bug a week ago, and I've never seen anything like it. I lost my voice 6 days ago (The kids are loving it. Mary *was* loving it, until she discovered that she had to answer all of my phone calls!), with no sign of it returning. I've slept in my LazyBoy the last six nights, cuz my...

Using the FAA's website I was looking at this ATCSCC Advisory... http://www.fly.faa.gov/ois/jsp/adv_oisedit_dis.jsp?number=55&day=01072005&gstop=-1&gdp=49890 The page has two tables: 'Ground Delay Programs' and 'ATCSCC Advisory' The 'Ground Delay Programs' table appears to be a summary of...

During a cruise, just pressing on one of the rudders should make an aircraft turn horizontally in that direction, when no ailerons are used. Reducing power in the opposite engine should logically accelerate such a turn. Makes me wonder why then was it that, in the crash at the end of 2001 just...

Hi folks - I'm somewhat new to flying. I heard references to "forward slip" to get rid of altitude on approach. Can someone give me the 2 sentence (or how ever many is adequate) to what a forward slip procedure is? Thanks! Gary

My family and I are going to spend a weekend in Mulege in Feburary. My wife usually enjoys spending one say in the town of Mulege. I'm thinking that there must be a better town to enjoy and was wonder what people thought of La Paz. I've heard its more commercial. It would be nice to go somewhere...

Howdy, I'm currently looking at trying to put my beloved 1963 Beech Musketeer under commercial insurance to offer flight instruction in, and rental of. It's either that, or sell it, as my partnership is dissolving. I have an airport that needs a small flight school, and has plenty of potential...