So I recently got my cast removed* and was able to go flying. I did some local pattern work one day, then decided to go on a short XC to AVX (Catalina Island) this weekend. I was a little rusty but everything came back in short order. Departing from CRQ(Carlsbad-Palomar) was hectic- we had santa...

Hi there, i'm a German Private Pilot and i'm looking for aircraft charter possibilities at the Out Islands (Exuma, Eleuthera, Long Island, ..) of the Bahamas Isles. Does anybody of you guys have information about it ? What are beautiful sceneries to fly along or between the isles ? I already have...

Being a VFR pilot with almost 200 hrs I never flew in IMC Today I went out for the first time with my CFII to fly in IMC. It was a great experience to be more confident in case of an emergency. I would suggest everybody to do the same. Next on my list is basic aerobatics.

Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation News Service March 3, 2004 Bad Weather Hampers Search for Missing Aircraft BREMERTON - Washington Air Search and Rescue and Civil Air Patrol volunteers continue in the search today for a missing 1948 Cessna 170 aircraft,

Flying a spamcan at 1000-2000ft after scuba-diving is identical to diving in mountain lakes at these specific altitudes (well it's actually saver because diving in mountain lakes gets you to altidude immediatley after surfacing, in contrast to flying where some additional time is needed to remove...

The worst airline disaster in Poland's history occurred today when a two-seater Cessna crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon. Rescue workers have so far uncovered 826 bodies and expect to find more as the digging continues.

Anyone have any good / high DPI pictures of clouds? Has been cloudy here in MI lately, and I am in search of a cloud picture/pictures but it has to be a high DPI (200+)

Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation News Service March 8, 2004

It was a clear calm morning. The sun was just coming up over the ocean. The temperature was around 70F. I had an easy commute in to work. The employee parking shuttle bus driver waited for me to walk over and board instead of making me wait 15 minutes for the next one. I had only one Jeppeson...

I'm looking for a quick checklist for a C182Q. Anyone who copied one from the original for him/herself in Word? Ed

I would like to rewrite my JAR licence (PPL) into a FAA licence. I already have a validation (US licence based on foreign licence). Do anybody know the procedure? I know that I don't need a regular american licence to fly in the US but because of some special reasons I try to get a stand alone...

The wheels grind slowly (8 years later).... U.S. regulators said they plan to order modifications on 3,800 commercial airplanes to reduce chances of a fuel tank explosion like the one that brought down TWA Flight 800 in 1996. The initiative, once dismissed as too expensive and impractical for the...

Norman Jackson's Victoria Cross is to be auctioned in London. He received his VC for attempting to put out an engine fire in a Lancaster bomber at 22,000' over Germany. Amazing...

Hi all, I'm a Dutch pilot(PPL SEP) going to Kalamazoo MI for business. While I'm over there I think about doing some sight seeing by plane, with an instructor of course. Can anybody recommend FBO's in that area? I like small/regional airfields best, nothing that sounds like 'blahblah...

I have the above mentioned device, along with a 128 MB data card and associated loader. Recently, I acquired some nice topographic maps of the region I fly in and was wandering: is it possible in any way, by using some program or similar, to transfer some of these maps into the 196 basemap format...

Showalter at Orlando Exec would not give out the gate code for re-entry after 10:30PM for my return flight and now charges $45 for opening the gate for re-entry to the airport after hours. Does anyone know if Kissimmee airport is doing the same or other airports in the Orlando area?

Hello out there, I am planning a long "life list" XC this summer, Vancouver to Halifax CZBB to CYHZ (longer story, don't ask...) The airplane is nearly ready, and planning has begun. What I need is a series of old WAC charts for route planning. I intend to plan the routing and do the research...

The Sportman's Guide has a portable G-meter for sale for sixty bucks. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=124863 George Patterson A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/517195/L/ -- HECTOP PP-ASEL-IA http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com

http://www.thesunlink.com/redesign/2004-03-14/local/425090.shtml The thing I don't understand is the relative's comment that "they won't let us go down and get them." Who is supposed to be stopping them? -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA