I'm thinking of a clean glider, one that might weigh 1500 pounds and has a glide angle of say 1 in 25. At 50 miles an hour, that would mean in an hour's time it might descend two miles (of course scale it reasonable numbers, I chose those for ease of calculation). That means it's losing about 1500...

Jeppesens web site really is not user friendly when looking for Just 1 Low Enroute Chart anyone know of a place in the states that has a great selection "World Wide" and that will sell and ship just 1 or 2 charts at a time? Thanks!

If a plane had a tail that was YV-3???. What country is it registered in? Is there a site that shows which country gets what leading tail characters, N=US, F=France, C=Canada...etc. Wil

I just received my first WINGS pin the other day. I'd not known what to expect, and the little pin and certificate were nice to receive. But I'm wondering now about a couple of aspects to this with respect to timing. Understand that the various requirements to this program were satisfied over a...

For you long-term posters and lurkers out there, you know what kind of a several-year ordeal Ron & Margy Natalie have gone through with their stem-to-stern renovation of their beautiful Ryan Navion. Well, it's DONE, and a few pix are here to...

I've been going over the POH, remembering the various procedures and settings. But something I've taken for granted in the 172s I've been flying up until now is missing: power settings for the pattern. You know: 1800 RPM and 10 on the flaps for midfield downwind, 1500 and 85 kts and descending...

Hello all! I was recently in a local used book store, and on their aviation shelf, there was a bound copy (if staples count as binding) of FAA publication AAC-45C, containing VFR and IFR "Exam-O-Grams". Using the search at the FAA, plus a little Googling of both the Web and Usenet, seems to show...

Just after it is revealed that the FAA permitted an aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, to self-certify their own products for FAA approval, resulting in the crash of two airliners loaded with passengers, now the US Senate approves the former head of an airline, Delta, to the safety watchdog FAA head...

Remote-Controlled Helicopter Toys Recalled by Innovage Due to Fire and Burn Hazards In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Innovage LLC, of Foothill Ranch, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 685,000 "Sky Scrambler" and "The Sharper Image" Wireless...

"The plane, a $7 million Cessna Citation 7, was found at the Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field on Monday and remained there this morning, said Darren Moloney, spokesman for the Gwinnett County Police Department. The plane is owned by Pinnacle Air of Springdale, Ark., which had no comment on the...

On Christmas Eve, I got to go flying. I took a friend of ours on a 200 nm cross country to drop her off with her family for the holidays. On the good side, the visibility was as good as I've ever seen in the Southeast. Probably 150 miles or more. I could see the Smokey Mtns waay north. Also,...

Venice, California Another facial scar for Harrison, and a blow to a vintage PT-22. Ford makes the 6 PM news (as every pilot fears). Even at 72, I would expect him to heal reasonably quickly and hopefully, fully. Nice job putting it between the trees. The hearts of the aviation community go...

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:30:07 -0400, zak wrote in :: All in all, what a sad day for U.S. aviation, and what a sad state of affairs for a once-prestigious industry. It's called Free Market Economy, the mainstay of...

I tried to go to the museum at the Dulles airport today. Boy, they do a good job of hidding that little gem. D.C. easily has the worst roads for visitors in any city in any country I've ever visited. It is very hard to find things... 1) Many roads have formal names as well as common names. The map...

So here's the deal. You're at 11,000 feet doing say 120 knots over the ground and your sea level destination is 100 nm ahead. It's late, ATC is quiet, very little traffic, CAVU, you're pretty sure centger will give you whatever you ask for. What would you ask for? I figure something like this: If...

I recently got my PPL and find that most people are scared sh*tless to go up. One friend came along and was just blown away and had a ton of fun. Just about everyone else is "oh my god, I am so scared of airplanes." This weekend I was going to go with my CFI to celebrate my passing my checkride...

I overnighted at CRQ on Friday, and used Western Flight for FBO services. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that they offer complimentary WiFi Internet access to their customers. Details are posted right on the counter. Just passing the info along. I wish more FBO's offered this service. The...

What things do you consider it essential to always have on board for every flight? Not just things required by law, but things that you personally believe in having on the aircraft before you leave the ground. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

I'm a student pilot and have heard mixed reviews of Flight Sim software. Some say it's great for a little on the ground practice. Others say it's really a waste of time. I don't expect it to really take the place of air time, but I'm wondering if anyone out there can tell me if it's really...

How do I generate smoke "sky writing" from a SEL airplane and is it legal? Cliff