PBIA constructed a huge new taxiway right next to their small GA runway. Airport management expresses continual surprise when airplanes land on the taxiway after mistaking it for the GA runway. After trying several other fixes, they are now painting much of the taxiway green as camouflage to...

I am thinking of renting a 172 and going for overnight camping within 4 hours flying distance of North Dallas. I am an AOPA member and I did a search for the fields that allow camping but without descriptions, it is hard to decide. It would be nice to hear from others who have done this. All we...

Just curious if anyone reading this group has ever piloted an airship.

I've changed my gallery and now there are direct links towards the pictures in the gallery. Thus, if you want to show a picture and don't have your web page, as long as it is an air picture, you can use the gallery to make it available on the net, then post the link to access it. Try these ones...

Hello! May I suggest that you subscribe to alt.games.microsoft.flight-sim and direct your questions to that group? I think you might receive a better reception in that group...

(There's a 48 second Mp3 link on the site) http://www.tallpaul.com/music/fast-beneath-my-feet.html Last Train to Kitty Hawk http://www.tallpaul.com/about-tall-paul.html Who is Tall Paul? last train to kitty hawk (ellis/duke) paul, bryan, byron, bob,

Is it possible to have more than a single V-LE (maximum airspeed with gear extended without damage)? I know that some airplanes have more than one V-LO (max gear operation speed), one for retraction and one for extension. Perhaps there are configurations in which there are different V-LE speeds,...

hello, we are an established aerial photography business based in midwest. we have some contract work in NC, SC, VA scheduled for the second half of april, (this month) all low level obliques, mostly industrial sites and businesses, about 25 sites total. we are interested in hiring a commercial...

Hello, How long did it take you to be considered successful in your profession or your hobbies? Your whole life? Did you ever think how many people may benefit from your experiences? Today, as a successful person who has learned from his/her mistakes, share your failures with those who walk the...

Anybody have good information about this event? It's supposed to be the 22nd-25th at Wynkoop (6G4) in Mt. Vernon, OH but I am not having any luck tracking down an events web page for it. I have a friend that is just dying to see a biplane up close. -- Hello, my name is Mike, and I am an airplane...

Hi folks, Looking for some advise This might seem strange. I'm one of those guys who didn't have much "vision" earlier on in life in terms of what I wanted to do. I got plenty-o-schooling, but feel now, nearing age 37, that I didn't make the "best choices" in terms of a career that makes me...

http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=19646 "Chris" wrote in message news:... some good photos of flying in the Alps. Total lunatics most of them.

"I have some friends that fly 210's for Flight Express. Lycoming is providing a new engine at a very modest price to Flight Express and in return they are debugging and refining the engine for Lycoming. The engine is an IO-550P3 and produces 325 HP. The engine has the induction system on top and...

This data, from the FAA website, seems to fly in the face of the oft-quoted statistic that "we're losing 2 airports a month in the U.S.: (In case the formatting gets screwed up, the data is showing a net GAIN of 243 airports from 2002 to...

I've read several reports online re the Air France crash at Toronto that there were thunderstorms in the vicinity (one account said "right over the airport") If so I'm curious why the captain didn't divert or hold away from the storm until it passed (fuel status?). If there was a storm nearby that...

My reply to your email bounced. (Comcast doesn't list you as a customer, according to the message.) Please try again! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

Is anyone here familiar with carrier-based aircraft operations? My first question is, on naval aircraft, what are the three colored lights for on the front? Usually mounted on the front landing gear, three different colors. Also, last time I was out in San Diego to visit my brother, we visited...

INTEL BILL CON JOB More at: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/12/7/94502.shtml 9/11 Report Urges Drivers License Reform Contrary to the claims of many in Congress who say the issue of drivers license reform is an immigration issue that has nothing to do with the 9/11...

KERRY'S LEGACY No One Who Has Aided the Enemy Deserves to Become President Complete article at: http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2F RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031778835525&path=%21editorials%21oped&s =1045855935007 Being a prisoner of war in Vietnam...

http://cs.schwab.com/clicker/cli?requestID=storyreader&storyid=9148979&emailMsgID=mcs111311460390bacmr4ts9yaaaaary76unj The U.S. accuses Airbus of taking advantage of decades of European subsidies worth the equivalent of up to $205 billion to capture long-standing Boeing customers and become the...