At least I think that's a back seater, as one clip shows two parachutes for a brief second. Just one...it is..er..was a single seat Viper. He did a good job, tho. Hats off. -John *You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North

The NiMH AA batteries in the handheld are now almost 6 years old, and are starting to show their age. What's the best deal going on AA batteries these days? Jim Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com ...

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message ... http://www.virgingalactic.com/ ---snip By the end of the decade, Virgin Galactic LLC - the most exciting development in the story of modern space history - is planning to make it possible...

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf90/297867_web.pdf quoteAOPA requests that the TSA suspend the compliance date ... and work with the industry to develop constructive ideas for implementing a rule that meets the congressional intent and minimizes its impact on pilots and the flight training...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1503&ncid=1503&e=2&u=/afp/20040929/ts_afp/norway_transport_air

Dude wrote: So, it would seem that it would be wise not to have a war on your own soil, and to pay a high cost to avoid it. That would be valid for a conventional war, as in fighting a country for control of land. However, we are supposedly fighting "terror' - which is a concept. Sadly, and...

Considering a last-minute invite. Of course it's late-late-late, no surprise that the "preferred" hotels are all sold out. Ya have to wonder about the two or three that still have vacancies ... advice?

The only thing that the two could possibly have in common is a totalitarian leadership. To combine these terms to describe any group of people or "enemy" is oxymoronic. An oxymoron is a self contradiction. Two terms could have nothing in common (red, dense) and their combination would not...

I am looking at the Icom radios, the big A-3 at $350 and the small A-5 at $300. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? This is to be my only radio, used on every flight. All flights are short. Thanks! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject...

Hello, I put together a quick Excel spreadsheet that calculates total weight and total moment for a Cessna 172. However, to check the CG, I still have to take these calculated values and place them onto the diagram called "Center of Gravity Moment Envelope". Does anyone know if this lookup can be...

Does anybody have Piper Archer and/or Arrow polar curves with different flap settings and landing gear retracted/extended? I can always use POH and do some reverse engineering, but if somebody has done the work already...

Is it possible to make a trip from Key West to Cancun, Mexico in a Piper Warrior?. Has anyone done it in a Warrior? Any tips or advice? Anything in particular from past experiences in Cancun or Cozumel from GA standpoint? Any pointers from the group will be appreciated. I want to fly my...

Here are some avionics for sale that were removed from my plane due to a Garmin 430/530 install. All are in excellent condition and working order. If your looking to upgrade what you have in your plane....now is the time....no reserves and no minimums. BENDIX/KING KI-202 VOR/LOC INDICATOR LIKE...

"Tom Fleischman" wrote in message ... It amazes me that anyone, particularly anyone in the the aviation community, would continue to support this nightmare of an administration. ...

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/9723097.htm

A few years ago "Vintage Airplane" had a feature article on a Cessna 150 taildragger conversion. Anybody know the date of that issue?

FYI; how long will it take that every flight has to be under a flight plan and one has to submit every passenger data? martin --------------------------- source - http://cryptome.org/tsa092104.htm

I can't even remember the last primary student I soloed it was so many years ago. So, all of a sudden I have three primary students and I just soloed one of them. As I stood on the edge of the runway watching him make his pattern and approach and follow through, I tried to remember the thrill each...

Do you even know what the definition of Fascism is? Do you realize how oxymoronic using the phrase "Islamo-Fascist" makes you appear? Actually, that wonderfully descriptive term was coined (or, at least, repeated here) by this group's very own Don Tabor, DDS. I think is quite nicely sums up...

Was that EAA's Tri-Motor that crashed at Fullerton California this afternoon?