This is the text of a letter I sent to the Programming Department at the Wings Channel. If you have a comment, please be sure to send a copy to me in case I miss it on the news group. Thanks. AJ Harris The letter: I appreciate what you are trying to do with the Wings Channel.

Boeing Formally Protests US Air Force Tanker Contract Award Says KC-X RFP Differs From Criteria Cited In Going with KC-45A (From: Aero-News.net) It's official. Citing irregularities with the process of the competition and the evaluation of the competitors' bids, on Tuesday Boeing filed a formal...

(From Aero-News.net:) Washington Guv Raises Possibility Of Legal Action If KC-X Doesn't Go To Boeing Gregoire Believes Hometown Team Will Win Contract At this writing, Boeing hasn't lost the US Air Force's KC-X contract to provide the service with new tankers just yet -- and many analysts feel a...

I knew these guys were having problems, but I didn't know it was this bad: ANN REALTIME REPORTING 02.19.08 1430 EST: Aero-News has learned Adam Aircraft has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation, effectively dashing hopes the company would manage an 11th-hour funding miracle and continue...

This is a new one on me: http://rareaviation.com/ AJ

I missed this article when it first appeared. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/FlyingHigh/story?id=949148&page=1 Is it possible for the Light Sport category to revive that old slogan of "An Airplane In Every Garage" in order to bolster the number of GA pilots? AJ

I just read a description of the limitations imposed on light sport pilots, including the following: no flights into Class A airspace, which is at or over 18,000' MSL; no flights into Class B, C, or D airspace unless you receive training and a logbook endorsement; and no flights above 10,000' MSL. ...

This Wednesday, at two minutes and three seconds after one o'clock in the morning, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06. That won't ever happen again. AJ

(From The Journal News, serving Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties in New York) Bedford airport was hub of excitement By SEAN GORMAN THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original Publication: April 10, 2006) BEDFORD

according to the Daily News, Paul Newman wants to convert the runway of the now unused FBF for use in car racing for charity. (The link is at the end of this message.) Is the public allowed to poke around the old airfield now? I'd love to see it. AJ Link:...

Has anyone flown the Sport Aircraft Company's "Mermaid"? If so, what are your impressions of it? Is it as unwieldy as it seems in the company's videos? (To fend off the questions, it's at http://www.sportaircraftworks.com/mermainmain.html) AJ

I found a service called the Wayback Machine (http://www.archive.org) that might be of interest to some of us. There's a drop-down list at the top of the page where you can choose what kind of archive you want to search, such as "moving images" or "sound", etc. If you choose "moving images" and...

From the Financial Times website: Jumbo blow By Paul Betts Published: December 8 2006 02:00 | Last updated: December 8 2006 02:00 Lufthansa is obviously hedging its bets against further delays in the Airbus A380 superjumbo programme by placing a bumper order for the new stretched version of the...

August 19, 2007 Close call at LAX By AP LOS ANGELES -- A packed WestJet airliner on a flight from Calgary was involved in a near-miss Thursday with another jet on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport, aviation officials said. The close call happened at about 1 p.m. and appeared to have...

I don't remember going into a field shorter than 2500 feet in my M20J, so don't really have actual short field experience. Like lots of Mooney jocks though, I plan my touchdown maybe 1000 feet or so before whatever taxiway I'm planning on using, and don't often have to use brakes to make the turn. ...

Hey guys, I'm doing a story about a flight I took a long time ago out of Cheyenne. I forgot what ATC center you talk with there. Can anyone help? Thanks

SInce I took my training longer ago than most of you are alive, I'm confused about current practices. I came across a NTSB report that described a pilot with about 320 hours TT, of which about 75 were as PIC. The pilot was about half way though his flight training for his IRF rating, had a PPL and...

Can anyone provide a lick to the actual transcripts? My Google search gave thousands of hits, but none leading to the specific transcripts. Thanks AJW

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I'm considering either a VFR or IFR flight (Piper Arrow) from the Detroit area, overflying Canada along the east coast of Lake Huron north and back into the US at Mackinac Island. (MCD) My route would be KARB SVM ZR FRUMP YVV WALAC PINES MCD. This route would take me up the Bruce Peninsula with a...