I'm toying with the idea of a trip to Australia for a few weeks. What's involved in renting a plane there with a US pilot's license? Is it possible?

Would someone please give me the specs for the AC-DC transformer for the ICOM A-23? I've misplaced mine and ICOM wants $40 for a replacement. I can probably do better with a generic one from Radio Shack. I need to know the polarity, DC voltage, and amps. Thanks (Sorry for the cross-post to...

The wildest Landing I have ever seen with a Commercial Jet-Aircraft. Wow ! What the hell happened ? Greetings from Nufer http://www.jumpingpixels.com/trippylanding.html

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...

'Hercules' breaks apart and crashes while dropping fire retardant on a large forest fire near Walker, California. This Water Bomber Wing Failure Accident occurred Monday, June 17, 2002 in Walker, CA. Aircraft: Lockheed C-130A, Registration: N130HP Injuries: 3...

This struck me as something that could make loading the plane a little easier. http://ricardobeverlyhills.com/scale.html Then I thought about it for another second. No, my fish scale is a whole lot more versatile. It's not like I'm going to find a self-weighing 5 gallon dogfood bag so I'll always...

Hi All, I am trying to design a webpage that will calculate fuel consumption for common passenger aircraft (mostly Boeing and Airbus models to start). My guess is that the key variables would be distance traveled, aircraft type, and (as a proxy for weight), percent full. I know other variables...

Hi All, when Alcock and Brown took off from St. John's, Newfoundland in 1919 for the first non-stop transatlantic flight they used my great-grandfathers farm field (Agustus Lester) in St. John's. He picked up a piece of the original vimy from the field and it has been in our family ever since. I'm...

An excellent reminder that there really are good reasons to do a thorough preflight and to make sure the controls are free. This happened just north of Winnipeg, and the aircraft was the first version with PT-6-67 Turboprops. The Canadian DOT concluded that the control locks were still locked when...

I just discovered an evil stupidity in our notam system, far more evil and stupid than anything I've seen before. I was doing a BFR for somebody today. I checked the notams and found these: !ISP 04/002 IGN R5206 ACT WEF 0604041300-0604042230 !ISP 03/059 IGN R5206 ACT WEF...

A good choice for Sun-N-Fun fuel stop! Wallace NC muni airport 34.43/78.00; 3900/90'. Fuel 24 hours/credit card, self serve. 4 miles from V-1; 22NMi North of ILM (Wilmington NC) VOR. About 1/2 way from most North East US airports and Sun-N-Fun! 100LL, $3.01; Jet-A, $2.76

Very spectacular footage from the Russian Air Show Catastrophe in July of 2002. Stunning to say the least. Greetings from Hans http://www.jumpingpixels.com/russianjetcrash.html

Our politicians loved talking about it this week, but they won't do anything about it. Get the details from The Expert: http://www.ExpertHumor.com/

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Dear Sir, Can anyone advice me where i can get this part, the part no I'm looking for is 6008T97P05. It's a Hydraulic Pump. Qty needed is 3each in Overhaul or serviceable condition. Regards, Gunalan

I have a Garmin 340 that just quit working on me, I tested it in another aircraft and it works fine and there is power and all the radios operate normally, any suggestions?

I observed a bizarre thing this morning. We were in a 200 HP Arrow-II equipped with a JPI FS-450 fuel computer and were talking about leaning on the ground to prevent plug fouling. With the engine running at about 1000 RPM shortly after startup and the brakes on, we were drawing 2.6 GPH. EGT was...

https://www.prosper.com/public/groups/group_home.aspx?group_short_nam... We are a prosper group looking to loan money to the aiviation community. Buy a plane , upgrade your or money for training. No collateral. Please log...

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:31:20 +0000, wrote: I have a KLN94 and have been offered one of the old Sandisk compact flash writers (USB) that Bendix King used to sell. I know that if one downloads the data into a laptop and uses the cable to transfer it to the KLN94, that data...

How fast does air around the fuselage of a plane move compared to its velocity. for example, if a plane is flying very close to the ground at 300mph per hour over my head, will I get blasted by 300mph gust? somebody let me know. thanks.