Hallo everybody: I am making plans for a flying tour (Cessna or Piper singles) in South Africa and neighbouring countries. The idea is to carry a folding muntain bike and a tent and visit the place. As I've never been in South Africa I wonder if there's somebody among you that could provide me...

One time in my small flying career did I make a flight that I knew was unsafe before & during the flight and in hindsight was idiotic (maybe not to some) and could have been tragic if my Arrow's engine had failed. I was in Commercial/instrument training when I flew from San Antonio, TX. to...

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so i just passed the commercial written, and i hear that the CFI written is half of the commercial written information, with the other half being new material. Any reality to that? I also have watched a few videos of fellow group members flying, and wondering how many of you are running lean of...

http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/08102703.html Watch that Entire video. Angelo Campanella

hi friends, i want to know about good aviation school in USA. i am an indian.. and also if possible like to do CFI -CFII with it and be instructor and build hrs...i have just done high school i have done commercial multi engine from delta connection academy ,... and if any one can help me with...

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Has anyone found a good online resource for places to fly on the internet? I have been using www.flyinggetaway.com and really like it but they are primarily East coast based. They say they are growing it to the entire country but it will take a little time. I don't want to have to pay for anything...

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"KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) -- The jarring sound a helicopter made when it crashed into a suburban home left neighbors shaken and confused, telling 911 operators they heard a loud noise and saw flames but didn't know what had happened. "There was loud crash, boom. I thought it was lightning," one...

Quite a while ago I read somewhere that in certain areas of some state the law permits landing on seldom used roads. Any truth to this? Any printed materials on where and when? Lou

25 Reasons You Might Be a Liberal * You're sure the Constitution explicitly guarantees the right to abortion and gay marriage, but not the right to own a handgun. * You think Dan Quayle is the dumbest Vice-President we ever had because he believed a flash card that misspelled "potato," but...

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Obama/Lenin NOW that's a ticket COMRADE Notice the Lenin based profile picture of Comrade Obama from Pravda(ABC) I hope the American people are not that ****ing stupid http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/denver_convention_080818_mn.jpg http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/photo/1918/index.htm

Recently I came across an acronym to remember what to tell your passengers before departure. Somehow I remember something like 'SAFETY' - but I cannot find the place where to look up the meaning of the letters. Could be somewhere in rec.aviation.*, could be in AOPA Pilot magazine. Anyone else...

Here's a cute trivial problem I usually use to kill time with curious students. There are places on the Earth where you can fly; 1 mile south, then 1 mile east (or west), and then 1 mile north, and end up in the same place. One of these places is the north pole. Where are the others? --...

When is the last time you really read the legend on your sectional or WAC? Are you up to speed on changes for the different charts and what they tell you? Could you pass a current check flight right now for all the ratings you hold or brag about?

Ceilings 300OVC, took off and was in the soup within just a few seconds, mild turbulence through the climb, adjusting pitch, power, props, cowl flaps, and comms while climbing turning, and talking to ATC. Decided to hand fly rather than rely on the autopilot. (Wouldn't want to lose an engine at...

There's a $50 program to speed Canada/U.S. cross border transportation for marine and highway use. Is it of any value when flying across? Scuttlebutt is that flying into Canada isn't any hassle but coming back into the U.S. can be a real PITA.

Rode thru my first coupled landing last week at SFO. 737-800, Wx 100 ft & 1/8 mile forecast in Bay Area Fog. I never saw ground before we touched down. Pilot said he only touched controls after rolling down R/W and he went into reverse thrust with engines. Touch down was smoother than VFR Pilot...