The thread on brakes raised a question from the past- why nitrogen in the tires of big jets and heavies? Air is around 78% nitrogen anyway, and the coefficient of expansion of the remaining 20% that's oxygen can't make that much difference in volume. Why not just use dry air? I couldn't imagine...

Damn Gertie, did you pass out in a drunken stupor, and fall slobbering face down on the send button????????????? or are you still just trying to get the hang of this Usenet stuff?

Various clips of videos I took while hangar flying / lying or just hanging around on the ramp in the past. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8iH7a7274 Various take offs, landings, helicopters, Experimentals low pass. Also an aerobatic plane from today's flyin at M16 for in which...

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Obama and the Demorats are knee Deep in Fannie Mae **** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZVw3no2A4&feature=iv&annotation_id=event_597487

One time in my small flying career did I make a flight that I knew was unsafe before & during the flight and in hindsight was idiotic (maybe not to some) and could have been tragic if my Arrow's engine had failed. I was in Commercial/instrument training when I flew from San Antonio, TX. to...

VFR landings at Winona MS 5A6, Grenada MS GNF on runways 13 and 22 and landing back home at KMBO Madison MS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nggbDwScc Some very pretty terrain at GNF especially for Runway 22 over Grenada lake. Was surprised for me how intimidating being over water is...

1) Yes. 2) Of course, That's how Cheney managed to remotely pilot one into the Pentagon. 3) No. The only FBW Boeing is the 777, the 757 uses conventional cables and hydraulics. Votes please...

How does rated thrust for a jet engine translate to actual power? I guess my question is, for example, a Cessna Mustang has two engines that produce 1,460 lbs of thrust each (x 2) so the total is 2920 lbs of thrust for the two engines. The takeoff weight for the Mustang is listed as 8,645 lbs....

In 4 weeks I will attend an airshow I've never been to; "Wings Over Houston." Show is going on in spite of Ike, which was a concern. The main reason is to experience the most hardcore, insane aerobatics I've ever seen, Sean D. Tucker. Follow links to a 13 minute, full performance video here if...

Today I marked the 50th anniversary of my first solo flight with a solo flight flight from Pilot Country Airport (X05) to Zephyrhills (ZPH) in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. My first solo occured out of NAS Saufley Field as a Naval Aviation Cadet in T-34B BUNO 144098, Sept 1958. Today's flight...

Yesterday's "Fantasy" IFR flight from Bessemer AL back home to Madison MS. KMBO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GMej00GrhE Cumulus cloud bases were 5000 estimated to 8000 feet. My cruise altitude was 6000. One has to admit, the view at 6000 was more photogenic then Interstate 20 and...

Recent Cessna Skycatcher chute failed to deploy. http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1215-full.html#198852 What are the real values, and in what "normal situations" is BRS worthwhile? Are there significant insurance cost reducs that make this system cost effective?

If you pay Colorado income tax, this will be of interest to you. An Enterprise Zone has been created to help build a new hangar for the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB). Pueblo Memorial Airport is located six miles east of Pueblo, Colorado....

I make an annual tradition of the CAF Airsho but this year it was on a weekend that was impossible for me to attend. This Airsho has changed little in the 25+ years I've been going but it has never gotten old. As a kid I loved the fire & explosions, as an adult pilot/mechanic It's more a love of...

Get rid of the IRS and stop affirmative action and "Kissing the Black Ass". Then maybe some "credibility" will return to the turd infested cesspool called Washington DC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU6fuFrdCJY But a majority of those politicians anointed by the U.S. Constitution to reflect...

Nicholas Alkemade's airplane was totaled in an air raid over Nazi Germany and he had to bail out from more than 3 miles up, without a parachute. As he fell, his speed accelerated to 120 miles per hour. He landed in a snow-covered pine forest and was completely uninjured. - from the Having a Bad Day...

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... | Rich Ahrens wrote in news:48d58d51$0$90344 | : | | on 9/20/2008 1:28 PM Bertie the Bunyip said the following: | Naked Gonad...

Pretty interesting look at how several 'air superiority' birds are designed and operate: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/?s=raptor+force If you haven't already seen the show, it's been airing on PBS' "Nature" recently and is worth a look. Regards,

Continuation video of yesterday's flight. A compilation of my landings ranging from: Normal Landing Soft Field Landing touch and go. Simulated Engine Failure Go Around full stop normal landing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtO3tt3pStw