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I have flown it 6~7 times now, and still find starting the engine of new Cessna 172S quite tricky, and often I have to try two or three times to start it. I never had problem in older C172s. So what's the trick, guys? How much throttle (1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 inch) do you open? How fast do you advance...

Hi again, I am about 10 hours from my Commercial ticket and plan to have my CFI my the end of the year. AOPA legal plan would be ~$52/year for Commercial/CFI Any comments...good/bad/indifferent??? Thanks, Don Don Byrer

Following in 5 September 2005 AW&ST. Quote Two U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16s made contact during a performance at Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug 21, prompting the team's immediate landing. The #3 (right wing) and #4 (slot) aircraft touched during the Diamond formation's pass-in-review,...

My wife doesn't fly but I thought maybe I'd get her to apply for the AOPA credit card. I've already exceeded my max rebate for the year. I wonder if it makes a difference that she's never touched the controls of an airplane nor does she care to. :) -Robert

Angel Flight America is trying to raise $2 million to offset the cost of fuel. Does anyone know how they propose to subsidize Angel Flight missions? The problem, of course, is the rule regarding sharing expenses. I suppose that if an Angel Flight pilot flies two passengers, Angel Flight could pay...

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 01:20:47 GMT, Dave Hyde wrote in Message-Id: : Larry Dighera wrote: the NTSB report fails to find that the military pilot contributed to the cause of this mishap despite his failure to see-and-avoid. That is a glaring...

Unidentified by me, anyway. Last Sunday a group of friends from work went down to Skydive Arizona in Eloy, AZ to make tandem jumps. Although I took my first jump last time the group went down there, and boy is it a hoot, I didn't jump this time. I did however round up a couple of friends to fly...

Anyone else read the ariticle/seen the pictures on the Epic LT in Pilot Magazine? That is one SEXY machine. It is made by AIR, LLC. I think AIR stands for Aviation Investment and Research or something like that. When my ship comes in, I'm gonna get me something like that, if not that. Wow, just...

Go to Yahoo and type in "Iowa City Airport". The first choice that comes up is "Eastern Iowa Airport" -- the Cedar Rapids, IA airport! How do they *do* that? It doesn't appear to be a paid advertisement, since it appears along with the rest of the search results. This kind of stuff drives me...

Top Gun - The Sequel The Top Gun logo is a Trademark of the Paramount Pictures Corporation If you asked 10 pilots to name their favorite movie, all 10 of them would say "Top Gun".* Maybe it's because "We have the need. The need for speed"; or because we have all had the thought of requesting the...

I've been trying to email you off-group about your new Rogues Gallery photos, but no joy. Please email me at with the following info about your new plane: a) Year/make/model b) N number c) Other info in your profile still up to date?

On 10 Sep 2005 14:51:48 -0700, Flyingmonk wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4216052.stm Alps cable car crash kills nine The cable cars take visitors up to glaciers the glacier is used as a skiing resort. it is about 1 or 1.5 hours drive by car from my place.

I wonder if the insurance companies (and the federal government) will FINALLY wake up to the fact that building permanent structures below sea-level in a hurricane zone is folly? Just in the last couple of years (after paying out billions to re-build homes along the Mississippi -- again) these two...

My partner and I went up in the Mooney this AM to take advantage of the unusual overcast at MHR. Tower was reporting around 1,000 overcast with vis around 3. We took off from our little foothills airport (non-tower) right behind a Luscome who seemed to depart right into the soup. In the 2 hours it...

VistaNav™ from Mercury Computer Systems of Massachusetts is due to debut this month. With its 5" by 8" 100 DPI LCD display, 3D solid-state inertial navigation system with a WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, 3D solid state gyros, and a Bluetooth® wireless interface, VistaNav™ looks like just what pilots...

Hi, Just to throw in a little humor here as the 'lift' thread heats up: Assume you're gliding in a Piper Warrior or Archer doing 80 knots in no wind conditions with the engine at idle. If you try open that little air vent on the pilot's left, it is forcibly sucked outwards. Makes sense until...

I understand from several postings in various threads here that the best time to cross the Siskiyous comfortably is early or late in the day. 1) What would be the best time to cross in the late afternoon or early evening? 2) Would it be okay to cross about 3 hours before sunset? 3) What is the...

4CH Electric RC Helicopter for $83 Condition: 100% Brand New Shipment includes everything and ready to fly. The only thing you need in additional is just the AA size batteries for the transmitter. Detail of the helicopter, refer to http://www.HJ2K.com

Hi, Well I hate to make a for sale speech on here, but I figured you folks that like the gliders may like to check this one out. Woodstock Homebuilt Glider , built in 1980's, in good shape with a trailer for "buy it now" of alittle over 4,000 bucks on ebay . Item #4574988489. I spoke to the...