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...

............................................................ He on the other hand sees the universe dim to invisibility. Cheers Well, that is if he doesn't get too distracted by his body getting ripped apart molecule by molecule as he descends into the hole as different parts are pulled...

Wow! What a surprise: :-) The Boeing Company http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html Boeing to File Protest of U.S. Air Force Tanker Contract Award CHICAGO, March 10, 2008 -- The Boeing Company will file a formal protest on Tuesday asking the Government...

On Mar 9, 3:02*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: LIBERATOR wrote in news:cc59cbed-afe1-4aae- : When was the date that the Egyptian Government announced that the Giza Complex was not Egypts, but...

I can usually count on Yahoo maps (or the like) to find anything in the yellow pages that's close to a particular location. But I've noticed the database in these tools always lacks listings of GA airports. They only store large airports. I often have to reference the airport facility directory...

Can someone explain to me the difference between "Substance dependence" and "Substance abuse" as defined by the FAA. Does "dependence" mean someone who is on a medication for life?

When I went to renew my medical last week, I realized that I had just introduced a discrepancy in the system: I always bring along copies of the previous years 8500-8 forms to avoid introducing inadvertently unwanted discrepancies -- administrations hate discrepancies. This time however, ...

This debacle represents more documentary proof that Blakey and her cronies have utterly destroyed another component of the world’s largest, safest air traffic control system. The promised savings will never materialize. The bill for privatizing this thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger...

Hi there, assume the following: o FAA medical o FAA private pilot certificate o N-registered VLA May I fly this constellation outside U.S.? Yes, I know that it's no problem for 'regular' plane - but VLA?

Folks, If you are a local operator from KPLU, or are flying to KPLU, you can now get WX info from the AWOS. The address is: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KPLU.html Hope you find it useful. Rick

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AOPA CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS FOR FAA FUNDING PLAN Staffers at AOPA have been sorting through the FAA's funding proposal to figure out exactly what all the proposed changes would cost. They've found that if the FAA gets its way, fliers of piston-engine aircraft would see their fees increase $100...

Can anyone help me to find out how to buy a scrapped airliner hull? I want to use it to make a home out of it. Any help is appreciated. -- Jim in Houston Nurse's creed: Fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches!! RN does NOT mean Real...

The petition urges the U.K. government to retain funding for the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, endangered by budget cuts... http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SaveTheReds/ You must be a UK Citizen or ex-pat in order to sign it.

If so I will be in Anchorage, AK Friday afternoon! Departing PAMR Saturday

Hello, I have come across a small wooden object with the following plaque: G-ACTX Aerodrome Southend Flying Services Ltd Would anyone know what this is commemorating?

The plane I usually rent is probably going to be sold relatively soon. I will miss the Garmin 430 since most of the planes left in the fleet available to me do not have a GPS at all. So I am looking at the Lowrance Airmap 1000 as a portable alternative, but for the life of me, can't find a single...

I would like to subscribe to weather on a gps, but only for the months I'm likely to be flying cross country. Does anyone know if I can subscribe, quit, resubscribe later, quit later, etc? tom

In the interest in lightening the mood, I thought I'd share the following to fellow rec.aviation.piloting readers: Last time I checked no one had recorded it to audio, yet here is the infamous "I am the very model of a Usenet individual" (based on the "I am the very model of a modern...

GOOD NEWS @ GROTON - NEW LONDON CT AIRPORT! GON In case you have not heard the good news, the airport restaurant - DeMarinis Family Italian Restaurant - opened for business this week in the Main Terminal with fresh pizza, pasta and seafood. Hours are 6 am to 10 pm daily and free delivery is...