Short video of my first flight after an annual. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iUmd4LjXow Absolutely amazing how 6 pounds in the tail cone can improve my landings. I had 45 pounds in the cargo to bring the CG aft. I now was able to remove all of that weight due to a measily 6 pounds in...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/13/missing.pilot New use for GA, fake your own death!

Went into work yesterday and found in the showroom a brand new Cessna T206 with the G1000 package. Wow. The new owner is said to be very excited. I wonder if he will let me have a few minutes with it? -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

The Newark Star Ledger this morning reported a 182 crash on takeoff yesterday at Greenwood Lake, NJ. Two very experienced pilots, both killed in the ensuing fire. Really a shame. Lee Ross (Rosspilot) was apparently in the pattern at the time. Someone was quoted as saying that the pilot reported...

I'm planning a trip for mid-May from WHite Plains, NY (KHPN) to Santa Fe, NM (KSF). I'm wondering if anyone here has made a similar flight and has any advice for me. I will be single-pilot IFR, will be flying a Beech Debonair and am planning to file for a TAS of 165kts at 10,000'. I've broken the...

From Aviation International News: Bombardier Points to Cause of Tupelo Challenger Overrun It's probable that a bent-down microphone jack receptacle near the base of the copilot's control column prevented aft movement of the yoke, causing a Challenger 600 to overrun the runway during takeoff from...

Also on the same page as the video of the fire at Mojave and the helicopter collision in Phoenix. Been a bad couple days all around in aviation. http://tinyurl.com/2llx9h -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15542143/ "More than half of U.S. commercial airports don't have a 1,000-foot margin at the end of a runway, an overrun area the federal government says is needed as a safety zone, according to a new report." "Part of the problem is that airports were built in...

On Wednesday we flew to Spirit Lake, IA to visit with an aviation artist, both for the inn and to evaluate his ability to appear at our upcoming Iowa City 2-day hoopla, the Big Kids Toy Show. (Yes, we visited the Surf Ballroom, where Buddy Holly played his last gig. It's still there, and still...

Rickenbacker wins 3-way race to host legendary fighters P-51 Mustangs played a vital role escorting bombers in World War II Saturday, April 08, 2006 Tim Doulin THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Rickenbacker Airport is to host a historic gathering of P-51 fighter planes and pilots next year. Rickenbacker beat...

Musta been a slow news day in CA yesterday. A Warrior made an emergency landing with its left main gear hanging by the brake line. Reportedly there was a student & instructor onboard. I'm guessing they clipped something after rotation or were way below glidepath on landing approach?? blind...

Happy New Year to you and your family. May the New Year bring you and your family health, wealth and happiness! :^) The Monk

On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:36:43 -0500, J.B. Wood wrote: On 11/16/2010 12:09 AM, thhissux wrote: Has anyone ever heard of Tesla having designed two entirely different systems of technology within one basic hardware design. That is the one we use now with AC polyphase system and another...

Take a look at these photos let me know what you think? Note only 43 hours on bird found when diagnosing the CHT probe failure. MT Prop On SMA diesel. http://www.internationalferryflights.com/Africa_182_Diesel/PIC-0078.jpg http://www.internationalferryflights.com/Africa_182_Diesel/PIC-0079.jpg

I have over time really enjoyed looking at the personal websites that some have developed about their flying. Most recently I enjoyed the biography of Filip Zawadiak http://vyx.net/~philz/gillespie . I was wondering how many others have websites with pictures and videos of your flying...

I tried Lightspeeds (25XL and Thirty 3G), and Telex Stratus 50D and I still have those two in my aircraft but I wear the Bose! The only thing I wish the Bose had was an external audio input like the other two do (I upgraded the Stratus 50D this month). It's light and comfortable all day...

I hope this is not an inappropriate question for this usenet group, if so please direct me to the correct group. So here is the question: My boyfriend interviewed today for his first regional airline postion and will be starting ground school 8/8/5 in another state. I was hoping someone out there...

I'm planning on flying to New Orleans over the Labor Day weekend to visit some family and wondered if anyone had any pireps about which airport/FBO is recommended. Seems like the choice is limited to KNEW, KMSY or 1L0. I've made a few phone calls to check out prices etc. but wondered if anyone has...

hi, everyone I 'm new to here

Thanks to all the bozos in the current "Martha Stewart" thread. I finally pulled the plug on three more, thus making my reading load much lighter. :-) -- Jim in NC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.608 / Virus...