My A&P mechanic works a day job, in addition to doing small-plane maintenance. He is in charge of local maintenance on DC-9s that fly for a major freight hauler. Our part of the world got hit with a pretty decent winter storm over the weekend, which resulted in "his" DC-9 being coated with over...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2005/06/27/four_dead_in_small_plane_crash/ The reported crash site looks like it was near the DA point for GON ILS 5. The plane's owner is a commercial instrument pilot, according to the FAA's database. --Gary

December is going to be really really fun, I Will keep you all informed so far I have a few major aviation publications that are following this flight in a 182 diesel looking at a 3,000+ NM leg and a single engine diesel endurance run. More info/details to follow as aircraft nears it's...

December is going to be really really fun, I Will keep you all informed so far I have a few major aviation publications that are following this flight in a 182 diesel looking at a 3,000+ NM leg and a single engine diesel endurance run. More info/details to follow as aircraft nears...

December is going to be really really fun, I Will keep you all informed so far I have a few major aviation publications that are following this flight in a 182 diesel looking at a 3,000+ NM leg and a single engine diesel endurance run. More info/details to follow as aircraft nears...

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 need to purchase an "official" Cessna POH for our 1975 182. I know I can get these from various suppliers but I'm wondering if anyone sells them at a discount? I purchased my last one at what I considered a reasonable price years ago, but looking around online now I'm not having much...

Drudge reports. Wright 1903 reproduction scheduled to fly on 17th at Kill Devil Hills, cost 1.2 mil ???? What did they do, gold plate it???? Also he reports that Bush will talk. No info in article on restriction to flight around KDH ??? Big John

Could this be the first ADF receiver? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2251366814&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

A bit of memorabilia for all you OSH fans: http://cgi.ebay.com/1931-PHOTO-STEVE-WITTMAN-CHIEF-OSHKOSH-RACER_W0QQitemZ300137270932QQihZ020QQ Beautiful approximately 8" x 10" VERY RARE vintage real photograph (NOT a new computer generated copy) from the archives of a private collection, of a vintage...

Here is one fortunate, and experienced, guy! http://www.wmur.com/news/16607761/detail.html

I recently ran across a nice batch at an auction of glass slides of fighter & bomber & recon aircraft from about 1947 to 1954. There could be nice 8x10s made from these. Please email me at for more information and a sample slide. Thanks

For about 25% of the cost of a new Skylane or Cirrus you can have a 1942 C-47 that saw combat in WWII. Of course, the maintenance and fuel prices might be a little steep - not to mention finding a hanger big enough to hold the plane. Still, wouldn't it be cool to land at some out of the way...

It appears Al G has finished uploading his scans of the 1945 CARs to my picture gallery. I hadn't noticed because the permissions were wrong - I've now set them so anybody can see them. You can see them at http://gallery.xcski.com/v/agerhart/ Note that there is a pull down menu at the top right...

Hello: I am working on a 46 stinson and have a question as I am wiring it from scratch, I accessed the battery box which is in the aft section of the airplane and found the master relay mounted on the side of the battery box , as stated in AC43 the relay should be within 2 feet from the...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJOS2VWaPU I poste this video in RAH, thn thought some in RAP might find it iteresing. That second plane looks a lot like the bumblebee, maybe even smaller. Would any of you fly it? Wil

Wings For Christ, an aviation ministry in Waco, TX is selling our 1959 Cessna 175 so we can move up to a larger aircraft to meet our mission transport needs. You can see the aircraft at www.wings-for-christ.org. Please contact me if you're interested. If you or your company would like to help our...

My understanding is: before early 1970s, FAA hadn't standardized the manuals into a POH format yet, so they were just Owner's manuals at the manufacturer's discretion. Did the 1st page after the cover still have to have the serial # on it? I fly an old 150F model here lately and it's Owner's...

My flying club in Germany has purchased a 1972 Piper Pawnee PA25-235 "C" as a restoration project. Now we are looking for some big sketches (construction papers, blueprints or building plans?) of the aircraft with the drawing we need for the work on the aircraft giving all detail information on...

These were 8mm, transferred to VHS, and converted to digital. The company that did the film to VHS added the sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqFY4avpYew That's the same J3 that is flying there today, or at least was three years ago.