I can usually count on Yahoo maps (or the like) to find anything in the yellow pages that's close to a particular location. But I've noticed the database in these tools always lacks listings of GA airports. They only store large airports. I often have to reference the airport facility directory...

This is one of the smoothest elephant landings I've ever seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8FJ8la2VU --- Mark

Lets look at what we have here. Currently we have the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS or GPS). Most of us are now familiar with this technology. But are you aware of WAAS (wide area augmentation system)? This is a system on the satellite that makes corrections so that the data is more...

Termination of 121.5 MHz Beacons for Satellite Alerting is Coming Soon Notice Number: NOTC0981 On 1 February 2009, the International Cospas-Sarsat Organization (U.S. included) will terminate processing of distress signals emitted by 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). This means that...

Due to a need for mobility communication rather than a fixed ISP we have changed our email address and are now using gmail. The new address is simply my first and last name (no space between) @gmail.com. Not sure if any of you have my old RCN address but if you dopeople with whom I maintain back...

I just got the following email from MBNA .... "You have a new e-Bill from Bank of America Credit Card - Aircraft Owners and Pilots Ass : " I think I'll pay off my $25 balance and cut the thing up. Right now, USAA seems to have the best rebate on gas. I'm getting 5%. -Robert

Yesterday a coworker and I decided to fly out to Lancaster PA to their pilot shop because he wanted to look at purchasing a transceiver. This was our first time flying together, but we did do the ATOP course at Continental as a team. We decided that we would rent a plane from my FBO and that we...

Imagine my surprise when I learned today that Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, built a licensed version of the Piper Cherokee Pathfinder, just like ours, until 1979! See pix he http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q64323A4C The original link is:

www.avweb.com/aviation-news/embraer-working-on-electric-cropduster-hybrid-military-transport/ Embraer Working On Electric Cropduster, Hybrid Military Transport Russ Niles November 22, 20201 Embraer has partnered with the Brazilian arm of Portuguese energy company EDP to build a pure electric...

CNN reporting that the Chief Flight Instructor and the Chairman of the aeronautical science department of Embry-Riddle were both killed when their aircraft collided while practicing aerobatics. http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/08/29/planes.collide.ap/index.html

Much damage done on it's Florida campus. Follow the link for the story. http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/12_52b/leadnews/ERAU_Damaged_By_Tornadoes_194086-1.html

Embry Riddle flight department devastated by tornado School looking for replacement aircraft to lease While most EAA members were celebrating the Christmas holiday on Monday, the staff at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla., was dealing with the aftermath of a tornado...

It was the 3rd leg of an Angel Flight and I wasn't even supposed to be flying it. I'd already flown the second leg from Natchez, MS to Monroeville, AL, but the 3rd leg pilot had mysteriously failed to show--no call, no nothin'. It was late, I was tired and I was mad. I had two pax aboard. We...

After hurricanes and earthquakes, it appears that often the airports become operable before highways and railroads for emergency supplies. It seems to me that a reasonable (required?) part of ANY community planning for emergencies in areas subject to these kinds of disasters should be thoughtful...

If you are faced with a full blown emergency such as an engine failure, what are you going to do? Open ended question to generate some more conversation and discussions. In my more than 50 years of aviation, I've had at least 18 actual emergencies and survived them all. Only one resulted...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxkiT8gWIQo Had never done an emergency descent with banking as a tool. It was suggested to me to try this with a 90 degree bank. Very interesting experience as it really works and works quickly! I tried 2 without banking and 2 with banking of which the video...

Hello, Please can someone tell me what happens during an emergency on an aircraft, with regard to the lighting and sounds: Do the Exit signs light up? Or are they always lit up during a flight? Do the main cieling lights remain on? Do the passenger lights (above the seats) remain on? Are the...

http://www.ifilm.com/video/2667430?loomia_si=1 Danny Deger

Folks: For those interested, we had an experience this weekend in our COZY MKIV when the propeller decided to proceed along a different path than the rest of the airplane. You can read the details at: http://www.cozybuilders.org/Desert_Center/ comments welcome.

Check it out. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060910.wmontreal10/BNStory/National/home -- Marc