'Lone wolf' pilot disappears while ferrying plane over Africa By: JENNIFER KAY - Associated Press http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/08/24/backpage/8_23_0716_04_46.txt MIAMI -- The first few hours of silence after Lori Love's plane disappeared off West Africa didn't come as much of a surprise...

Hi All I'm 6' 7" tall, 270lbs and am looking to purchase my first airplane. I am looking for make and model of a single engine aircraft that I would be able to comfortably fit in. A lower seat position would be prefered as well so my head isn't too close to the roof. Thanks

Jay, you gave me a web page on the Flying Tigers thread but the message has now disappeared off my newsreader. Email me at usenetdanfordnet or post a new thread. Hi Dan -- here's the link again: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/the_flying_tiger_suite.htm Hopefully you can check my AVG facts,...

Well, after one of the most idiotic accidents in US air carrier history, we have (as expected) a bunch of lawsuits. But now we have a new one...the 'pilot' who flew Comair 5191 off the wrong runaway, killing all of his passenegrs has decided it really isn't HIS fault that he didn't follow sterile...

One of the advantages of flying is that you can pack so much more into your weekends. Last weekend was a typically busy one for us. We had plenty to do around the house, I had to help a neighbor move, and we had a dinner to help with at the Fallbrook Air Park (L18) for some 80 odd people -- oh,...

I posted earlier in response to a message from Jay Honeck telling him to come by our booth at Oshkosh and say high, not meaning to make a public announcement about a new product we are introducing at Oshkosh, but it was quickly noticed by others and I was told I was being coy. I just didn't want to...

The story below details how noise impacts health based on alarming new evidence from the World Health Organization. Given that it states "the long-term memory recall of children in part of Munich, Germany, improved by 25 per cent after a nearby airport was closed" it may be fodder for airport...

Coming back from Eastern Canada we stopped at an uncontolled airport, well it was a class E zone. But the story is, as the ramper was gassing me up he asked if we would be departing right away and I said, "Yes as soon as we pay." He replied to me, "That would be great as the little kid has been...

Looks like ITT won the bid for the GBT's: http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070830/air_traffic_control_contract.html?.v=8 -Doug -- -------------------- Doug Vetter, ATP/CFI

Aviation has lost one of it's bright shining geniuses whose innovative work revolutionized and expanded the boundaries of aviation. He is credited with imploring, ""Imagine the impossible and do it." A daring experimental physicist, MacCready was one of the few scientists to fly a free balloon...

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Another article on the state of US air travel. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_37/b4049001.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story

I just replaced a cylnider in my IO-360 with a new cylinder kit from Lycoming. Where can I find the service instructions on how to correctly break the cylinder in?

In ITunes, search for "University of North Dakota". UND has put video ground school lessons up for free! My Ipod is audio only, but I watch the lessons on my PC. Video Ipod owners can obviously take the video with them. Take a look! The videos even feature commercial maneuvers. Anit-spam...

Mary and I spent a most enjoyable day at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg yesterday, at the annual Antique Aircraft Association Fly- in. This is a private, by-invitation-only event, and they hold it in just about the most inaccessible area possible. (It's a 2-hour drive for us, and we're always...

The "Saw John Trovolta's Plane" thread got me thinking about inaccessibility of celebs but nothing compares to the way Bush is protected from us normal folk! I'm an A&P student here at Texas State Technical College and our campus is the old James Connally Air Force Base (Waco, TX.). When Bush goes...

The new DC ADIZ has taken effect. For those who may not know, it has a new, simpler shape and has a cutout for Leesburg, VA ingress/egress traffic. There is also an outer ring with a 230kt speed restriction for VFR traffic. These are all supposed to be charted on the next issue of the Washington...

A friend has recently updated his C210's avionics with a largely Garmin panel. Among the things removed was a King RDS81 weather radar. I've found a buyer in Florida, and have to figure out how to get it there from Oregon, as safely as possible. We don't have to ship the pod, just the...

Our new hangar lease includes a specific ban on bicycles, of all things. (And cars, and anything else in the hangars not directly related to aviation.) Is this legal? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

Hey all - I'm mostly a lurker but felt compelled to comment on this. Time Magazine recently had an incredibly asinine piece on "What's causing flight delays." In it the writer blames the old ATC system, but barely gives word to busy hub airports, overscheduled/canceled flights, and a host of...