There was a midair at Georgetown yesterday. Apparently two planes were on final and landed on top of each other. Both pilots had injuries but both survived. Anyone know more details on this? Was it lack of radio communication ..did they just not announce positions or something else was...

Does anyone know if there are any checklists available for the 206H (non-turbo newer 206)? I have checked Sporty's, Avshop, etc... and they all have laminated checklists for the older ones up to 1986 but nothing newer. I do have the appropriate Airplane Information Manual already, which of course...

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Hi all! I am a co-owner of a 1968 Piper Arrow. (180 hp) I am also a professional musician, and I play bass, both electric bass guitar, and the big old doghouse upright bass. Needless to say, I would like to be able to fly to my gigs whenever possible, but fitting a double bass in a P28R seems like...

I'm a newly minted PP-ASEL and had a disturbing experience the other day. I've begun renting at the field where I trained, a busy class D airport. It's usually not possible to do pattern work there because it's so busy. Returning from a local flight, I noticed that there was very little traffic, so...

Colonel Bob Morgan, pilot of the famed "Memphis Belle" -- the most famous B-17 Flying Fortress of World War II -- is currently in the hospital following a bad accident. At his age injuries of any kind can be life threatening, but in this particular case Bob actually broke his neck in a bad fall at...

Looks like a competitor to the Garmin 296, and, as usual, at 2/3 the cost: http://www.avshop.com/catalog/product.html?cid=262&productid=6054 They claim terrain awareness, approach overlays, and XM radio compatibility via software updates in the future.

This past Monday, a couple of my friends took off in a Bonanza with a 3-blade McCauley prop installed. At about 1000 feet, on power reduction, one of the blades came unhooked from its pitch change mechanism and went into "free pitch" mode. It apparently made a lot of racket and bad vibrations...

I'm looking into taking a family vacation in Borneo Indonesia/Malaysia to do an air tour of the island. I wrote a book that's set there and I thought it would be nice to take the family there to "live" the experience. We're looking at renting a small floatplane and pilot and touring some of the...

We urgently need a left elevator for a Cessna U206A (ribbed type). If anyone can help us source one, it would be much appreciated. Colin Fitzmaurice http://www.theparachutecentre.com The Parachute Centre Tilstock Airfield Whitchurch Shropshire SY13 2HA United Kingdom +44 (0)1948 841111

Don't know about the distance learning but have been toNAC many times. That speaks for itself. Also there is a strong British influence which also helps. "Gregory" wrote in message ... Does somebody have experience with Naples Air...

If you are a pilot who uses both a headset and eyeglasses, what IFR trainng device works and fits best for you? The generic foggles, like Sporty's sells? The Jeppesen JeppShades Flip-Up hood? A particular model of hood?

Has anyone else heard that all the larger airtankers were grounded for this season? Including P-2s, P-3s, and all the DC series? Some operators and pilots must be hurting right about now. Scott G.

Dose anyone have a copy of the FLIGHT MANAGER PC SOFTWARE for the Skymap IIIC

I have just begun the laborious process of converting my three binders of paper lesson plans tinto power Point presentations. I am looking for sites with high quality aviation graphics ( aerodynamics, L/D max diagrams, etc) suitable for use in CFI / CFII lesson plan presentations. Any help would...

Thanks to those who recommended Dauphin Island, Alabama, for our flying & camping vacation. It was a delightful break; the people down there are wonderful. And we lucked out with the weather. Since I was asked to provide a PIREP, here goes, in brief: First, as regards approaching the island,...

Does somebody have experience with Naples Air Center, especially with their JAR ATPL Distance Learning Program? Would very much appreciate info. Gregory

I was leafing through the C172N POH for some flap settings yesterday and a thought occured to me: there was a post here about some verions of the 172 having different full flap angles - some have 40 and 38 degrees. So i wonder, how do they determine these angles for all flap settings when...

Hi all, I am going to take another step towards my dream the end of this month. I have an interview with Cathay Pacific for a Cadet Pilot Programme. However, during my preparation for this interview, I would like to read up something in the arena of aerodynamics too (just in case...). Can any...

The Orlando paper has run one of the WE HAVE TO IMPROVE SECURITY articles about light planes. There's a button to allow you to vote on whether it's needed. Need I say more? http://www.wesh.com/news/3297482/detail.html George Patterson I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.