On 7 Aug 2004 01:16:13 -0700, (Qingpei Hu) wrote in :: Have you seen any craft that could fly by flapping his wings? especially one with light, and tiny body, like paper... I am consiering whether I could make one by...

When I was a child I had an opportunity to ride from Dallas to D.C. in a Connie. That was nearly 50 years and I still remember it like it was yesterday. I would love to see one "up close" again! Well, here are a couple of shots of it I took...

Ware do airliners go when they hit a building? How big of a hole do they make? Find Out Here. http://pixla.px.cz/pentagon.swf

Hello. I am looking for a decent copy of an EAA video called "The Freedom of Flight". I believe it was made in 1993. I am also looking for another EAA video, I'm not sure of the name, but it was made in 1981, possibly not released until 1982. I think it was sent around as part of a...

Hello, I would like to buy an AvMap IV and wonder what's the street (or internet-mailorder) price for this unit in the US. Avmap in europe told me that it's possible to load european data on an US-bought AvMap and the price they offer the unit for in europe seems quite high (~1665.00 EUR). Bet...

More problems with aircraft and animals: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1086676.html originally from the Daily Telegraph, but needs registration, so I won't bore you with that link. cheers Damian

We're planning a trip to Montana later this month flying the airlines into Bozeman (BZN). Going to Yellowstone for a few days then will head back to the Bozeman area to hang around eating beef & drinking beer. I see there are a few FBOs in the BZN area and was hoping someone would give me...

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Would a '79 Mooney M20J have a 14 or 28 volt electrical system? I am thinking about buying one and wanted to look at some avionics. Thanks!! Jon Kraus PP-ASEL-IA Student Mooney Purchaser

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:17:48 -0700, Richard Riley wrote: The #3 cyl has the piston crown pretty much gone, along with the rings. The other pistons show significant crown damage as well. The local A&P believes it's detonation. I'm no expert Richard, but that kind of...

My neighbor just failed his class 2 medical. He said he had to do something where the Dr would shine a pen light at him and he had to line up some lines. The Dr wasn't able to describe what he was testing but said it was new. I use a different AME but I don't remember doing that 10 months ago when...

Jay Honeck wrote: Someone having fun with a tractor... must be GPS driven or something. Pretty cool! We have two here in our town. Has nothing to do with GPS. Not sure how GPS would even be helpful. A few years ago I attended the Iowa Farm Implement show, because (a) it was

Jay Masino wrote: This weekend, I cut out a piece of cardboard with the outside dimensions of the AvMap IV, and looked how it will fit in my Cherokee. It's a nice size. It's actually a little less tall than my GPSMAP 195, and about an inch or inch and a half wider. I won't be any problem....

Help! I am a graduate student conducting research on student pilots and flight schools. Have you ever been 'fed-up' with a flight school and quit? Lousy experience? Bad CFIs? Poor reliabilty? Took all your $$$... I need to survey YOU! PLEASE help me and take my survey. It will only take a few...

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http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/10407489p-11327183c.html Emphasis added... " YUBA CITY - The pilot of a small plane of Canadian registry was killed while trying to take off from a street in a new subdivision, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. The pilot died...

Dammit, how can such a experienced pilot die in a plane crash in ok VFR weather? http://www.rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18 -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ "I'm fairly sure Linux exists principally because writing an operating...

Post some pics of you and your plane (or the aircraft you hire)... Aircraft I hire of the Latrobe Valley Aero Club most weekends now: Cessna 172M, VH-UGO +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: first solo 3.jpg ...

What is everyone using and why? OWuld you buy it again? Would you recommend it to someone who only wants to fly VFR, but do long cross countries? Please reply to my e-mail address also since I will be gone for business for the next couple of weeks. Don

Well, maybe. IF everything holds together (weather, the hotel, the kids, the plane) we'll be departing for Reno tomorrow morning at O-dark-thirty... 1291 nautical miles of trans-continental delight, followed by the fastest motor sport in the world! Anyone else going? --