NEW YORK — Boeing Co's (BA) new carbon-composite 787 Dreamliner plane may turn out to be unsafe and could lead to more deaths in crashes, according to a report by veteran journalist Dan Rather to be broadcast in the United States on Tuesday. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297248,00.html

News is it was a light aircraft. Look for NYC to ask for an ADIZ.

Howdy, I was reading a short article on AOPA regarding logging x/c time. By definition, cross-country time includes any flight with a landing at any airport other than the departure airport; there is no distance requirement. Reference: FAR 61.1(b)(3) Of course, the catch is that:

I write this question solely from an aviation point of view, and don't wish to start any thread or discussion regarding the principal or newsmaker involved. What would happen if Michael Jackson wanted to flee the country in his corporate jet? - specifically, would his corporate aviation...

Avgas was $3.99 from Riverside air service in Riverside Ca. I decided to only fill to the tabs. I filled up in Havasu it was $2.69 there. A month ago I was able to buy it for $2.09 in Havasu. Prices are going up.

I'll give ya a nickel if this doesn't knock your socks off. http://youtube.com/watch?v=vQpVI_aldB0&search=aircraft Dallas

When HOLD SHORT sounds like CLEARED TO CROSS THE ACTIVE. There comes a time for ALL good airmen to evaluate the impact senescence is making on their cognition and thus, their flying skills ... The alterative is leaving a legacy of death and destruction, not to mention the grief and sorrow...

I just read the AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition -- Vol. 4, Issue 4 from January and under Training Tips and they reference "The Tiedowns that Bind" from the October 2000 AOPA Flight Training. See: http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/article.cfm?article=3811 The author says "It's important to...

Just got around to reviewing all the comments under "Simulators". I guess it was inevitable that it ended up as disagreements with MX. While I don't want to get involved with that dead end, I have had an experience that kind of parallels. As I mentioned before, after I lost my medical, I tried...

The "DC-10 as water bomber" thread reminded me of an article I read recently, and I was able to dig it up. The following article appeared in the August 2003 issue of Boeing Frontiers, the internal Boeing company magazine: Water bombs Boeing invention could make C-17 a firefighter

A pilot recently asked me a question, that I cannot find the answer to. On a sectional chart, around cities, are yellow areas. What are they? Where on the legend can this be found? My answer was "congested areas of a city or town" which I though sounded official enough to work. Ah-Ha, he says,...

My dad drives along the south side of OKC to work every day and his OAT in his car always goes a few degrees colder around the where the extended centerline for the runways would intersect the road. Then it goes right back up after he is through that area. He thinks this is because the...

Been a busy day today. Wonder what a heated airline policy discussion looks like that could end up missing calls from ATC and spend 150 miles off course...? Perhaps they were really just busy texting.... http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/10/22/airliner.fly.by/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

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FAA Hits SMO Evictions By Russ Niles The FAA is demanding proof from the city of Santa Monica that it will be able to legally and safely provide aviation services at Santa Monica Airport now that it has evicted the FBO and flight school on the field. The agency has subpoenaed the city to provide...

The age-old 60-year retirement rule is in the process of being revisited. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/13/business/transcol14.php http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=494085

Just got this today in e-mail, forwarded from an Aviation Daily piece. I imagine this should **** of a few people. ========================== DHS Wants GA Aircraft Screened Before Flights To U.S. The Dept. of Homeland Security plans to extend the security requirements now applicable to Part 135...

"Ned" wrote in message ... Ten Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation Popular Mechanics | By David Noland | October 13, 2007 snip Hmmm. No mention of September 11, 2001. I would have thought those plane crashes would have made the list, given the...

On Sunday we spent all day outside, getting the pool ready at the inn. It is shaded by giant river birch trees, which -- at this time of year -- are shedding lots of little flakes of pollen (?). I'm apparently violently allergic to this tree pollen. My eyes swelled shut, and stayed that way for...

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