If you live in a country that does DD/MM/YY, then this year is Boeing's year. Let me explain. April 7, 2007 7/4/07 will be 747 May 7, 2007 7/5/07 will be 757 June 7, 2007 7/6/07 will be 767 July 7, 2007 7/7/07 will be 777 - the best one of them all! August 7, 2007 will be 787 Boeing should...

Greetings fellow pilots. I have a situaton at hand and am weighing some options and thought that I have received good advice here before so I figured I would try again. Here is my dilema..I am currently enrolled in school to receive my commercial and CFI (as well as multi and CFII) I have a great...

On 31-Dec-2003, Jim Weir wrote: Putting a GPS antenna UNDER a small bowl-shaped carbon fiber radome immediately killed any GPS signal into a 27 dB gain active antenna INCLUDING satellites that were directly overhead. Yes, carbon fiber is an excellent RF absorber,...

Here's a joke for you that I got from another thread, The Public Works Minister of a former French colony in Central Africa is in France in an official visit. He is invited for a dinner at the private house of his French counterpart. When he reaches the place, he can't refrain to say: - My...

What do the letters A&P/IA stand for exactly? I know it's the mechanic but I'm researching a documentary film and looking for the full name. Thank you, Jean-Paul Travers

May was an active month for the Gallery! Click on http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see: *- From Sacramento, CA, more pix of Jack Allison's beautiful Piper Arrow... *- From the United Kingdom, pix of Chris Blythe's French-built Wassmer 52...

Hi, I own a 1967 Cherokee 235B and am in need of a prop cable. Does anyone know where I might be able to find a PMA'd new one, or a salvage company that may have one? I've tried Aircraft Spruce, and McFarlands and neither have a PMA'd cable for early Pipers as well as a couple salvage company's...

When a title search is done, the company often offeres to provide a history of accidents in which the a/c was involved. Googling for 'FAA Accidents" I see what appears to be a wide range of choices. Anyone know which db contains the information showing what accidents a specific a/c may have been...

I recently took a flight that brought me back in the late evening hours, and in a hurry, I was a little remiss in my checklist of securing the plane after shutdown. Landing light, taxi light, strobes, beacon, nav lights and transponder were all left on, but the master was shut off. A few days...

The FAA has just issued an emergency AD that appears to ground _all_ Beech T-34 aircraft, all models, until further notice, after confirming that the Texas Air Aces T-34 that went down a few days ago suffered a wing separation. It only allows a few hours of flight under very strict restrictions to...

UPDATED VERSION. Even if you read this before, you should read it again since I UPDATED it with more EXPLOSIVE DETAILS about these UNDERCOVER FBI and NSA PSYCHOPATHS. FBI PUSSIES went and INTERROGATED a 14 yr old WHITE girl pulling her from her classroom in california for posting a picture with...

Where can I get a wiring diagram for a Telex TC200 Intercom. I purchased a plane with this intercom installed and have a wiring problem. Thanks much Paul N1431A

I'd like to get some paint work done on my plane, and I was wondering if anyone has recommended paint shops in the Ohio, Michigan, Indiana area. The plane is a warbird that is mostly bare aluminum. I want to get the insignia, stripes, and wheelwells re-done. Any recommendations would be...

In article , Andrew Gideon wrote: Any suggestions as to where I might buy/order copies would be very much appreciated. esscoaircraft.com usually has that kind of thing. If you're listing all the aircraft in a club/rental fleet, you...

I was thinking about getting my A&P license to help me become a better aircraft owner and pilot. I know a number of people out there have both and I was curious to hear about your story. For example, have you found it helpful as an owner and/or pilot? Did it take a long time to obtain? What are the...

Just watched the trailer for Secondhand Lions. http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/secondhand_lions/shl_trlr_med.html The movie is showing this week at our favorite "Dollar Theater" (Ok - $2) http://riverviewtheater.com/history.cfm The rec.aviation scene is at the end of the Secondhand Lions...

I'm wondering if anyone here owns a Bonanza A36 (or any Bo with a similar wing structure) with high airframe time (10,000 hours)? I ask because my local A&P who rebuilds a lot of wrecked airplanes knows of an A36 that had a nose gear collapse and has been collecting dust in a hangar for the...

What type of wax do you use on your airplane? I'd like to stay away from the standard "carnuba" type waxes because its a royal pain to buff around all the rivets (its a Cherokee). Any one step polishes out there that don't require the second buffing step? This plane has not been waxed in at...

Gang: One of the wingtip strobes on our 1982 Warrior II looks like it is going bad. Half of it looks black and it only gives one blink per second while the other wing gives two blinks per second. I was perusing the Whelen catalog, and our strobe lamp assembly appears to have a pigtail terminating...

Well, it's final--as of last Monday, I can post to r.a.OWNing without feeling like I snuck in.... Yep, I am officially an airplane owner!! I flew (airlines) to Hartford last Sunday and finalized the sale on Monday. N2509X is the world's most beautiful aircraft--and, I will brook no argument to...