On Saturday, May 8, while on a mountain flying training exercise, Mitch Ford, CFI and owner of Springbank Aviation (CYBW) lost his life when the plane impacted a mountain in Kananaskis Country west of Calgary. The pilot and owner of the privately owned Cherokee survived the accident and was rescued...

On Jan 6, 10:52 pm, Ned wrote: According to RT - Given 3 similar a/c lined up, I'd choose Boeing 1st, Russian 2nd and AirBus 3rd Seems Aeroflot now have the same opinion :-) So, drunk the vodka laced Boeing Kool-aid too have you RT?

What Is Proxemics? The study of the communicative aspects of personal space and territory is called proxemics. Everyone is surrounded by an invisible zone of psychological comfort that follows us everywhere we travel. This protective bubble acts as a buffer zone against unwanted touching...

Yes they are! Dave On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:20:12 GMT, "Mark Levin" wrote: Are the added engineering/manufacturing/maintenance issues for contra-rotating props that great?

I'm reposting a 2-part trip report originally sent to the Grumman owner's mailing list: ---- Day 1 and 2 How quickly went the 3 days that I spent with my family at Rochester NY. On Friday 9/1 it was time for me to start my way back to the Pacific Northwest. Except for the last leg from Port...

Does anybody know a place that offers complex airplane renting/instruction in Southern Illinois? Thanks!

Here is an active Light Sport Aircraft group. -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

Does anyone have any idea if there is a searchable NOTAM/TFR history online? I'm trying to plan for a trip not far from where an air show will be taking place. The NOTAM for this year's event is not published yet. For preliminary planning purposes, I'd like to see how big of an area was TFR'ed...

PHONEY 9/11 COMMISSION BILL More at: http://www.vdare.com/ PHONEY COLLINS-LIEBERMAN 9/11 COMMISSION BILL Members of the House of Representatives torpedoed the weak-as-water Collins-Lieberman 9/11 bill that would allow terrorists unrestricted access to the U.S. and grant drivers' licenses to...

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

I am going to be in Minneapolis for three days in the middle of April. I'd like to rent a 172 out of Flying Cloud (FCM) while in the area. I see that there a number of FBOs at that airport that do rentals. So......any recommendations (good or otherwise) from this knowledgeable group? Arnold Sten

Posted on Sun, Mar. 28, 2004 Wild flight reveals gaps within FAA --Philadelphia Inquirer The agency has little control over erratic pilots, even when they threaten commercial aircraft, experts say. By Chris Gray, Marc Schogol and Keith Herbert Inquirer Staff Writers

The website of the University of Newcastle Aviation has changed and now has an interesting lesson about GPS. More lessons are to come. Check it out: http://www.avspace.net/index.htm

New Link Of the Week Even the guy that keeps sending me a virus can visit! http://www.newbid.net/index.asp

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