I believe this chain of lawsuits began when Mrs. Lidle found out that her husband's group policy provided for by the Major League Baseball Players Assosiaction (MLBPA) would not be paying out any money to her, as the accidental death clause wording allegedly specifically excludes coverage if the...

He was a very experienced and gentle pilot and I greatly enjoyed it. Pilots are GODS in bed, I must admit that!

I have a Jeppesen Private Pilot Training Kit (Part 141) available at auction if anyone needs one less expensive than retail. See all details he http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2491434921 Thanks!

INTEL BILL CON JOB More at: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/12/7/94502.shtml 9/11 Report Urges Drivers License Reform Contrary to the claims of many in Congress who say the issue of drivers license reform is an immigration issue that has nothing to do with the 9/11...

What model of radio? you can alway buy a nice discone antenna will add some dustance but if you have a cheap radio nothing will help much. "northernsurferboy" wrote in message ... I got a cheap radio shack airplane scanner....

Why, in aviation-speak, do we so frequently refer to wind in the plural? Stan, just curious

FAA has generated a revised policy to permit the use of SINGLE anti-depressant drug prescriptions for pilots. Suicidal ideation, multi-drugs, etc., are disqualifying. This ought to be of particular interest to some users of this group?? Brian W

This is just a curiosity question. I was reading an article about Angelina Jolie, the fact that she was a pilot was a pretty big part of the article, they also pointed out that she owns her own plane ( Cirrus SR22 ). They had a picture of her flying the plane, and in the picture you could see...

Can anyone tell me if its possible to convert a land/city map gps to an aviation gps? Are there downloads available? Has it ever been done? Lou

I just discovered that the ADDs weather site (US) is looking for comments on their proposed new user interface for winds and temperatures aloft. If you have a moment, take the new interface for a test drive and provide them with your feedback (mail link is at top of...

A short blip of news sent to me today indicates that Commander Aircraft has asked a bankruptcy judge to convert its bankruptcy case from a Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Can it be possible that a company that has built such a fantastic aircraft could really cease to...

Er....no. Just read an article about a blinc guy in england who's going to fly around in a modified warrior. Apparently the system uses audio to translate what the instruments show. Good thing he has a safetypilot however, since he can't see traffic for example. Maybe it's the wave of the future,...

Hi all, I am going to take another step towards my dream the end of this month. I have an interview with Cathay Pacific for a Cadet Pilot Programme. However, during my preparation for this interview, I would like to read up something in the arena of aerodynamics too (just in case...). Can any...

Hi all, Sorry haven't been participating much lately, "free time" has become just a figure of speech for me lately. Quick question: I'm not a helicopter pilot, so I don't have any first-hand experience with this. A family member is an electrician and works at a hospital where they're thinking of...

Has anyone alse tried to use GPS in this area? Mine showed current location pretty accurate (within 1/4 mile) but indicated track wallowed +/- 20 degrees from actual. What sort of degradation tests are being run that wil affect GPS this way? No outages encountered, just misleading track...

Hi All, I'd like to follow the Oregon Trail by air. A gps would make the route finding very easy. I've googled my brains out, but haven't found a gps data base to download of the trail. Anyone know where to find such a file? thanks, tom pettit

With all the ups and downs on this newsgroup regarding LightSpeed headsets, the question arose about their financial situation. In short, someone wondered how they could afford to continually fix their faulty early product line and remain financially viable. This from today's AvWeb: LIGHTSPEED...

....for the "Most Clueless Aviation Reporting" trophy: http://www.beatricedailysun.com:80/articles/2007/07/06/news/news5.txt

Wasn't this my idea a few weeks back? Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters appears to accept that general aviation is not to blame for flight delays at major airports and says her department will impose scheduling restrictions on airlines, if necessary, improve on-time records. The first...

Anyone flown into the Shakespeare Festival? What is the ground transportation like? Can you walk to everything at the feastival? Does the FBO have ground transportation available? -Robert I've driven to the Ashland airport... It's about two - three miles from downtown Ashland. This should...