I have a friend who bought an airplane in 1962, and he cannot remember the make. It was a white or cream taildragger with tandem seating and a control stick rather than a yoke. It was a high-wing airplane, and it was easy to fly. He bought it when he was 15, for $600, and his only training was...

The 2006 Oshkosh Bound posters, the Ripon-Fisk-Oshkosh graphic procedures, and a couple of "wallpaper" graphics of the Oshkosh sectional are posted with a click from: www.rstengineering.com Have a cold one for me, fellers...

I've flown with the Bose X in my pal's Navajo (he has two up front and two Sennheisers in back) and love it. The thing weighs nothing and the sound quality is fantastic (esp with the CD player piped in). My bitch is they're twice as much as the next cheapest ANR headset and by now I'd figured the...

http://www.avweb.com/videos/Video-Siemens-Electric-Extra-330-Aircraft-226133-1.html Video: Siemens' Electric Extra 330 Aircraft By Paul Bertorelli At Aero in Friedrichshafen, Germany this week, the giant electrical concern Siemens surprised the show with an Extra 330 powered by a 350-hp...

As we were flying over to Newton, IA today, we started discussing icing and snow -- something that we must constantly worry about in these parts for at least the next 4 months. As we were talking, we heard a "Flight for Life" 'copter on Unicom, which got us to wondering how it is that these guys...

After more than two years, and less than a month from scheduled launch, NASA decides to pull the shuttle off the launch pad, transport it back to the vehicle assembly building, and install a HEATER? This took two years to figure out? I swear, Gene Kranz must shake his head in disbelief at what...

From the Aero-News Propwash newsletter this morning: AOPA Lobbies Congress For Cell Phones In GA Cockpits Aviation Advocacy Group Says The Time Is Now General aviation pilots should be able to use cell phones in the cockpit while they're airborne. And they should be able to do it now. That's what...

Recently I saw a Garmin G1000's (very cool) Mode S radar display, superimposed over the moving map display. They call it: "Mode-S transponders with Traffic Information Service (TIS)" We were in a class "B" area, and seeing all the traffic in the area superimposed over the sectional map was really...

We flew to Rantoul, IL today -- home of the Chanute Air Museum, on the site of the former Chanute Air Force Base. The wind was predicted to be howling -- winds aloft were calling for 54 knots at 6000 feet! -- but the sun was shining, and we were enjoying our first Saturday off since last Oshkosh....

I got a strange thing going on. I got my license a couple of months ago. My day landings are smooth but not the smoothest. I do them. i don't myself, a passenger or the plane but sometimes not greasers. my night landings, every one of them, I can grease them in. Shouldn't it be the opposite? I...

Introducing New Jersey's newest (and friendliest) soaring Club! Who: Hawk Valley Soaring What: Soaring Soaring Soaring When: Weekends starting April 2nd (earlier if mud disappears) plus Fridays during the summer months Whe Somerset Airport (KSMQ) in Bedminster (minutes from where I-78 and I-287...

I count around six posts in a row about aviation, with almost all of the responses actually related to the topic. Common factor- no Anthony Atkielski. When asked a logical question, Bertie gives reasonable and factual answers based upon knowledge and experience. This was never the case with MX,...

Any tried this headset yet in their airplane? A friend tried one at the AOPA Expo but couldn't get a good feel for it outside an operating airplane. Marco -- __________________________________ KFRG Feed - LiveATC.net http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kfrg.m3u http://alt.liveatc.net/kfrg (if...

I write this question solely from an aviation point of view, and don't wish to start any thread or discussion regarding the principal or newsmaker involved. What would happen if Michael Jackson wanted to flee the country in his corporate jet? - specifically, would his corporate aviation...

Unfortunately accidents do happen, but it was the first time I had somewhat to do with it. The airplane I usually fly with, a Piper Arrow from the local flight school and FBO, crashed on landing during a cross-country flight to Florence (Italy). The plane suddenly banked to the left 10 feet over...

I fly a 172 F. The fuel selector says to select single tank operation at or above 5000 feet. If you leave the selector in the "both" position, under 5000 for any prolonged period of time (couple of hours) the right tank appears to go down more quickly than the left. This is confirmed at...

On Oct 15, 9:29*pm, Mxsmanic wrote: Is there a way to set up temporary waypoints in a Garmin 430/530 that are used only during a single flight, without having to create user waypoints? *I can't find anything in the manual that describes such a...

First the great aviation museum at KSNA run by the late Paul Mantz and Frank Tallman disappears, then the magnificent Supermarine air museum at Santa Monica KSMO is closed, now the vast collection of vintage aircraft at Chino KCNO is threatened. Aviation history is in the cross hairs of...

This has been a recurring topic with no clear answers. I say, hoof it over to the hilton. They have wireless for their guests. There is no sign on page, but I have no idea what their range is. John

http://w3n-a.blogspot.com/2008/12/secondary-stall.html This stall is called a secondary stall since it may occur after a recovery from a preceding stall. It is caused by attempting to hasten the completion of a stall recovery before the airplane has regained sufficient flying speed. When this...