KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday. I wonder what the Boeing service manual says about this? :-) -- Jay Honeck

For a while I have been wondering why there seem to be no airplanes with a low wing and a high tail. Say for instance with a fuselage and epenage like the Zodiac 701, but with a low wing instead of the high wing. Then I read about deep stall, as illustrated...

If you're looking for a place to go and the weather's good, stop by this Sunday, September 9th for our EAA Chapter pancake breakfast. We even have fresh, made on the spot, donuts too. 7:00 to 11:00 Roger (K8RI)

If you're looking for a place to go and the weather's good, stop by this Sunday, September 9th for our EAA Chapter pancake breakfast. We even have fresh, made on the spot, donuts too. 7:00 to 11:00 Roger (K8RI)

Hello, Saw a pix of that relatively new Honda Biz jet. The one with the engines mounted on the wing pylons. What do they claim are the major advantages of an arrangement like this? Is it solely to reduce cabin noise, or...?

The terminal building is meant to resemble a sand dune. It kinda resembles something else, to me. http://spaceportamerica.com/photo-gallery/photo-gallery-spa1.html -- Dan T-182T at BFM

Palo Alto Airport Day Sunday, September 9, 2007 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Palo Alto Airport 1901 Embarcadero Road Palo Alto, California 94303 Aircraft on Display, Tower Tours, Free plane rides by EAA for youths 8-17, Free Parking, Free Admission. Food and Fun for the whole family!

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With the credit market in turmoil and residential foreclosures at record numbers, I suppose it's a sign of the times that I got some interesting news today. Someone at my home airport told me a very popular nearby privately owned airport (Sky Manor, N40) was foreclosed on recently. Google...

I was passenger on an Embraer RJ inbound on the localizer at OHare last night (10 PM, about 2 hrs late, another story). Broke out of the clouds, gear down - 10 sec later full power, gear up, back into the clouds. Pilot announced that the airplane in front of us had struck a flock of birds on...

My medical expired som etime ago so I thought I'd get a sport pilot rating. I took and passed the knowledge test. I've got access to a light sport plane. I'm looking foor an examiner and also want to know what a reasonable check ride cost would be. any info would be appreciated.

http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/B_0904_N.txt Prayers go out to the family. Horrible, horrible accident. As a family man, the incident caught my attention. Particularly the six people in a Columbia part. Sadly, children were involved but with 4 adults...

S. Idaho town could get new airport 09:14 AM MDT on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Associated Press BURLEY - The southern Idaho town of Burley has proposed replacing its airport because the existing facility doesn't meet federal safety standards.

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Not a directly piloting question, but it certainly affects it. My second class medical expires in December, so panic is starting to set in. I have bad eyes. Theoretically correctable to 20/20, but in reality, toric contact lenses aren't much better than a piece of plastic in my eye. My...

In many airports out there, you'll find in the AFD in the comments section, "No touch and go landings", and/or "no practice approaches". A few examples off the top of my head: http://airnav.com/airport/ksac http://airnav.com/airport/kcpm What exactly is meant by this? No touch and go landings...

Let the world know that on this day, Monday, August 13, 2007, at 11:30 AM CDT, our son, Joseph John Honeck, III did successfully solo fly a 1973 Cessna 150L, tail number N11435, to three successful takeoffs (and, thankfully, landings) at Iowa City Municipal Airport. To say that he is (and we are)...

If you haven't done any spins lately, why not? Have you ever gotten a good spin checkout? Do you really understand what happens to get you into a spin? Do you understand what is happening during a spin? Do you know the proper technique for getting out of a spin in the airplane you are flying? Most...

Rise up and shine, white sons and daughters Rise up and shine, you gotta fight to part those waters When we swim in the light, all will be okay The black, yellow and brown man will wash away. ------------------------------ Let's break the chains of Jewish and black domination! Unite, white brothers...

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/PiperTriPacer_ThreeBadLandings_196064-1.html?CMP=OTC-RSS You know, if there hadn't been a passenger on board I'd have to think this guy had it coming.