Hi guys, Got a strange question for you. When I flew in Los Angeles, I'd call 800-WX-BRIEF, get connected to the local FSS and the call would go like this. Him: "Hawthorne flight service." Me: "I'd like a standard weather briefing." Him: "Go ahead." At this point, I'd just list off all the data....

Here's two URLs pointing to PDF's of the same approach: http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://204.108.4.16/d-tpp/0502/00548I2.PDF http://download.aopa.org/iap/20050217/SW-1/saf_ils_rwy_02.pdf The airnav version is crystal clear. The AOPA version is blurry and pixelated. Zooming in, it almost...

FlightNotams - A clutter-free environment for everything aviation, from Airplanes to Zeppelins, and everything in-between. http://www.flightnotams.com/ Too many people start out in aviation without any idea of what to expect or with too many options and not enough information. They make their...

Preferred Avionics is now located at the Livingston County Airport in Howell, MI. We are looking to add new talent to our professional avionics team. Candidates should have a strong background in general aviation aircraft, and general aviation electronics. Previous experience is required. ...

This is a longshot, but I have a quesion concerning the DC-7 that tech manuals and archives I've searched have failed to answer... When the _very_ early DC-7's were delivered to United and American Airlines, there was a small "scoop" visible just behind the main air intake on all four engines. The...

Hello, I presently own a 1964 C172 with an O-360 A4M engine (Air Plains conversion) and am in search of a cutaway view showing THIS engine (or similar). This could either be a digitized or hard copy drawing/picture and I am willing to pay if need be. Please email to: with...

well, I'll be in the Seattle area next week for some job interviews and it would be real nice if I had the opportunity to check out a couple of FBOs or flying clubs in the area... here's what I am looking for (based on what I am doing these days): I mostly fly cherokees, but would also like to...

I read in a recent Av Leak that the stuff fire-bombers drop is a mixture of phosphate fertilizer and water. Can anyone tell me how the phosphate functions as a fire retardant? Is it ammonium phosphate, sodium phosphate, or what? Thanks. vince norris

Why not have an introduction forum, most do. I was born in 1930 and lived in Grimsby in Lincolnshire. Was nine when the war started and got used to sitting in an air raid shelter, listening to the bombs coming down and hoping our house would still be there. Left school at 14 and worked as a Naval...

Here is some source code in java for a remote compass display. I wrote it so a cheap gps and old laptop could do something useful in a plane. The cheap gps usually has no remote antenna, so the gps is remoted to say, the window area. It is a low budget version of the old style DG. And the nice...

Hello.., Anybody know of a website where a guy can see about getting from Seattle to the San Bernardino area round trip every other weekend..? I'm an A&P + IA and will be working a contract in Everette, Washington for the next six months.., or is anybody looking for nav-legs in that...

For sale. Blades in excellent order - but recommend a dismantle, desludge and O-ring etc change in hub before use TT since new 493 hours. With logbook. Ex Pawnee Brave and pulled off to swap to a 3-blader. Includes backplate and spinner. This is a seriously large prop in bloody good nick...

Does anyone know why pilots always preferred Beeman's pepsin gum back in the old days. I have seen it prominently referenced in The Rockeeer and The Right Stufff movies. I think it was to cover up alcohol breath or a superstition.

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WHO: The Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society WHAT: is raising funds for a second hangar for the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum to protect and display the remaining aircraft that are currently located outdoors. This hangar will also be used to expand historical aviation displays for viewing by the...

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This is a report on the Casio Pathfinder PAW1200 and its application in the cockpit of a small aircraft. The PAW1200 has it all: R/C time reception from all atomic clock signals (US, Japan, Germany, and Britain), solar powered, barometer, altimeter, thermometer, compass, alarms, stopwatch,...

I have permission from AMACOM Books to distribute an excerpt from "The Wright Way: 7 Problem-Solving Principles from the Wright Brothers," a new book by Mark Eppler. Published to coincide with the Centennial of Flight (December 17), "The Wright Way" celebrates the contributions of Orville and...

THE BIGGEST SECRET 9/11, 7/7 and ("Operation Iraqi Freedom"? ) I want you all to think about: We all know that 9 of the 19 Alleged hijckers are alive "Tracking the 19 Hijackers What are they up to now? At least 9 of them survived 9/11" Look at it: welfarestate(dot)com/911/ Yes even Several...