Who's flown to Mardi Gras, New Orleans? Which airport, where did you stay, how did you get around? Would you go again? Why? Why not? Thanks! Jim

The Real FAA Management Story For a millennium, the world has been plagued with stupid people corrupting society and *******izing the value of life for all of mankind.The intellectually handicapped have been reproducing at a substantially greater rate than those with a fully functional...

This Christmas Eve morning dawned sunny and (for December, in Iowa) warm, with not a wisp of wind. Within the hour, the sun went out, as an incredibly dense, almost foamy freezing fog developed. Soon the street lights came back on, we couldn't see across the street, and everything was instantly...

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Hi Dudley! If your interested, I completed that project I was working on and you can find the link over in the other NG. -- Oz Lander I'm not always right, But I'm never wrong.

Anyone has done the test of dropping the alka seltzer into mogas known to have ethanol? Did it fizz? I can definitely say that alka-seltzer does not fizz in ethanol free regular gasoline. Just tested it today and Jay did that a few days ago. Now I end up with this pack of alka-seltzer that I...

Is it possible to use cities as waypoints in flight plan and how? The only way I can make a city as a waypoint is by using panning function on the map - point to the city and then press "direct to" key. Or it is some kind of safety feature - not to alloud to use cities as waypoints?

Unfortunately, my only access to Usenet from this place is through Google Groups. Our firewall blocks everything else. It is not so bad, but I notice that the first three advertisements that are shown next to the thread are from aviation injury lawyers all promising big settlements for people...

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From: Geoff Peck ) Subject: CHARTER: rec.aviation.piloting Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting Date: 2002-01-13 00:45:07 PST The charter of rec.aviation.piloting is: ******************************************************************* * Information pertinent to pilots of general...

David "Bear Bottoms" W wrote: On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:47:34 +0100, Franklin wrote: David "Bear Bottoms" W wrote: On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:04:12 +0100, Franklin wrote: The link I provided goes to the archive for "rec.aviation.piloting". No need to crosspost what has...

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2007/skyarrow0704.html Hi folks. For any of you who might have seen the Sky Arrow on the front cover of this month's AOPA pilot, you might be interested in two very important things: 1. It is every bit as fun to fly as it looks. 2. It is available to...

This Monday, my wife and I will be flying to Galveston for the first time. We are planning on spending about 5 or 6 hours shopping and sight-seeing. If anyone can offer suggestions as to a good place for lunch and any peculiarities about the airport, I sure would appreciate it. Also, any...

Does anyone here use the eFlyBook EFB-1 (which is essentially an iRex Iliad w/ charts) - or the like? I'd like to get an idea of how practical it is. I saw a demo of the consumer (non-aviation) version, and the page turning seemed slow. Though it might be acceptible if it's organized well enough...

In reading the following account of a pilot's TFR bust near Washington, it struck me as concerning that briefings cannot be obtained under the Freedom of Information Act now that FSS has been privatized. Has anyone else run into this issue? http://www.x-plane.com/adventures/tfr.html Reading...

Senator Bob Graham reacted sharply. He called it "the most important thing about 9/11 to surface in the last seven or eight years." The Saudis; long time allies of the Bush family. The onion peels itself. http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1193346.ece

A few questions on ATC: 1. If I am told to "depart XYZ heading 150" while IFR, and the last heading given to me by ATC does not quite take me to an intercept of the XYZ VOR, should I turn to intercept the VOR? Should I wait for ATC to tell me to turn directly towards the VOR? Should I turn...

I'm looking for lodging recommendations for Oshkosh between Wednesday the 26th and Sunday the 30th this year. This will be my 6th Oshkosh, but the first one where I have the opportunity to fly in and stay near the show (in the past I have always flown into and commuted from Madison, due to...

As a physician I was curious if Fossett and his team had any concerns about "the economy class syndrome", ie-deep venous thrombosis...? I suppose they could have given him a shot of Lovenox or some other low molecular weight heparin. Or not. Ryan Wubben Madison, WI

Just got this in the mail. A C-172 N738FP Ser.# 17269945 was reported stolen from the El Monte, CA. Municipal Airport on 11/23/03. If seen call the FBI, local police, or FAA. George Patterson Some people think they hear a call to the priesthood when what they really hear is a tiny voice...