I understand how positive dihedral helps dynamic stability in airplanes, but some big ones, like the Russian An 124 Condor, has a pronounced negative dihedral -- the wings have a noticeable downward slope. Q1: Do those airplanes need active fly by wire controls to maintain stability, or is...

http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg19225725.300-solar-storms-spell-trouble-for-gps.html Solar storms spell trouble for GPS SOLAR flares can drown out GPS signals with potentially serious consequences for airlines, emergency services, and anyone relying on satellite navigation. It...

I've bought a lot of stuff on Ebay, but I've never sold before -- until now. After a friend received over $200 for his BROKEN transponder (he was bluntly honest in the ad, saying it was basically a "box of parts"), I decided to try selling the wind-up clock I just removed from my panel. It's not...

Can the list, succinctly, refresh my memory on updating the 196 by download, both the firmware and the latest database for the USA... I have done this on the 195 years ago so I have some idea how, and I have the USB adapter for the 196... Do I need a download a driver first? What are the...

My local Delta base (HFD) will contact nearby BDL TRACON and obtain a squawk code for VFR flight following or traffic advisories. This service is "advertised" on the ATIS and is requested from ground control on initial call up by departures. Ground calls you back with a code and the proper...

WOW! I had no idea this thread would be so productive! Here is the list, compiled from all of your posts. As you can see, some are more complete than others. If anyone can add some of the missing information, please do so! For example, some people didn't post what STATE their suggested museum...

Ok, it's the year 2025. If man is still alive. You are in a little Cessna 150. You're plane isn't pressurized because it will implode, so you're wearing a pressurized body suit. You have an oxygen mask. You plane is powered by a very powerful hydrogen atom splitting energy source. Supplied by a...

As posted in Anthony's blog... http://aprenta.blogspot.com/ ....which is linked from his website... http://www.atkielski.com/default.html Thursday, November 23, 2006 This was a bit of a bad day.

If I ever meet a hotshot pilot in real life they would not walk away from the experience. I keep a bayonnet around for idiots like that who bomb innocent people for their own egos. Except for the lower halfs of the hot black ones. Labia Veteran

Can anybody here tall me what the standard rate of turn is in a 757? Is it the same as small palnes, i.ei, is it universal at 360 degrees in 2 minutes? I've got someone telling me the Boeing 757 that hit the Pentagon did some impossible turn before flying into the building, and it sounds like a...

I saw an announcement on Aeronews this morning that the FAA is proposing that the "taxi into position and hold" process used at virtually all towered airports be discontinued. This is really gonna work great at places like Newark, LaGuardia, and OHare.

The French Government announced today that in light of the Madrid bombing, France has raised its terror alert level from "run" to "hide." The only two higher levels in France are "surrender" and "collaborate." -- HECTOP PP-ASEL-IA http://www.maxho.com maxho_at_maxho.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRVdAlY7z2M Looks like I'm gonna be shopping for one of these at OSH '08... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

Hello. I'm finishing up my CFI training. My CFI and I went up in a 172 (certified for spins) and tried to get the plane to spin for my spin training. The airplane was loaded properly in the utility category. We could not get the airplane to enter a fully developed spin. It would enter the incipient...

Anyone ever throw a weight in the back to get within allowable weight and balance? I am flying a C182 with 430 pounds (pilot & passenger) in the front row. The point is I would like both of us to sit up front for the flight. I have other aircraft that I can fly, and this is not a required flight...

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The last commercial flight of the Concorde (BA) will take place tomorrow when bird returns to England from the US. Lets all have a moment of silence for the passing of an era. Big John

Not Dick Daley wrote: Sorry about that.....I posted that (I thought) as a link. That's what came back through to me anyway. FWIW, I saw a link too. - Andrew

I don't have my ticket yet -- and I'm really committed because I want to buy my own plane to train and fly -- and I want to take advantage of the tax write-off about to expire at year end. I've been at this since August. But, hell, they're not making it easy. All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and...

We've been having a problem with the engines on our Seneca II for awhile now and I wonder if anyone else has any experience with it. The engines are TSIO-360s and if we lean at cruise with about 75% power (typically around 32-in MP) or less to anything over about 1400 EGT (which is still ROP),...