Am I mistaken? I thought I saw a news-magazine segment on the Concorde that indicated it usually was fairly well booked. I believe the story line was that the seating capacity was insufficient for fuel and maintenance when we had to start paying more than 27 cents a gallon. -----Original...

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In June 2006 Newsletter You are invited to drop by Zeno's Drive-In - www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com - and watch this month's World War II aviation features for free online video viewing. "At the Matinee," we're showing nonstop action in "A Day with the A-36s," "Black...

Anyone know what the cost per hour is for a Chieftain?

I ran across this interesting web site about an alternative way to fly. Looks like fun. Ronnie http://www.clusterballoon.org/

Flyers, I have 4 DVD's on eBay. If anyone would like to see them the links are below: Sporty's Air Facts: Understanding ATC-An Instrument Pilot's Perspective http://tinyurl.com/l5vab Nasa's In-Flight Icing (1 DVD and 1 CD-ROM) Training for Pilots

I'm replacing the fuel sender gaskets to cure a leak. The old gaskets show evidence of extrusion due to overtightening the screws. How tight should the screws be? (Tight enough to seal, but not tight enough to deform/cut the gasket?) Should I use any form of gasket cement between the steel face...

I have been remiss in updating our rec.aviation "Rogues Gallery" for several months. But now that Dan Luke has sent some pix of his beautifully repainted Cutlass, it's time to get back in the swing! (See his new pix at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rogue's_gallery_i_-_p.htm#L ) What's this Rogues...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13104033/from/RS.5/ Pilot lands plane with rogue snake in one hand Man grabs unwanted 4.5-foot co-pilot behind head, gets quick clearance CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The much-talked-about movie "Snakes on a Plane" doesn't open until August. But Monty Coles doesn't have to see...

Hi all, I may be moving to Cincinnati and will need a place to hangar my old Bonanza. Anybody know if there is any hangar space available and what the typical rental prices might be? Not sure where I'll be living yet, but will probably be working in the downtown area.

Looking for your experiences, good, bad or ugly. Thanks Mike PP-ASEL

Here's an updated version of the JPIHACK program. Updated to handle all engine type, EDM760 options, and smooth the command line options a little. http://www.geocities.com/jpihack/ Thanks to Josh for the original. Source code in next message for google archive.

I was curious how much fuel injection and variable spark timing reduces fuel consumption and increase power in an airplane engine. Auto engine data does not help because auto engines are run over a wide range of conditions, wereas an aviation engine typically runs at cruise power and can...

Aircraft Spruce has a product listing for the Approach Sport Hub Avionics Wiring Systems http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/approach1.php The Pro Hub for IFR is $600 and the cables aren't cheap, but it seems like once this is installed, avionics additions/upgrades could be done fairly...

See www.deandunn.co.uk/N37LW for further details. Aircraft is N registered. Only selling as I have have just landed an airline job, looking for quick sale, so all offers invited. Based in UK, but can ferry to US for expenses. Dean email enquiries to

Does anyone have recent experience getting a Garmin 300XL GPS/COM installed? I'm trying to figure out the comparison in price between the 430 and the 300 when it comes to the total cost of the installation. This will initially be a VFR only installation, but I want the GPS to be IFR capable so that...

WOW !. Bob Hoover's Stopped Engine Aerobatics: http://www.jumpingpixels.com/aerobatics.html Bob Hoover is considered one of the founding fathers of modern aerobatics, he was described by Jimmy Doolittle as, "...the greatest stick-and-rudder man who ever lived." In the Centennial of flight edition...

Alright all you pilots, linemen and pseudo-engineers...I am in the process of designing the perfect single engine aircraft tug! My company, ForkliftsDirect.com currently carries a line of aircraft tugs ideal for planes from 12,500 MGTOW up to 30,000 MGTOW. What we've found is that there is a...

Perhaps somebody here has an idea about this little problem. A few weeks ago, shortly after annual, I tried to start our Cherokee 140. It kicked for a few revs, and then failed to start no matter what I did. I noticed the aux fuel pump kept pumping, as if it was not building pressure. The primer...

To those of you who have reserved a seat for Bill Fox's talk about his years working as a project manager at the Lockheed Skunk Works during the development of the SR-71 Blackbird (7 PM tomorrow -- Tuesday -- night), please arrive around 6:30 PM. Seating is limited and by reservation only, so...

My Archer is in annual and I ask the A&P to check on replacing the trim switch on the yoke. It has been getting a little hard to get it to activate in the "down" direction. He just called and said Piper wanted about $325 for the SWITCH. I looked in Aircraft Spruce and a non PMA switch is about...