www.avweb.com/aviation-news/embraer-working-on-electric-cropduster-hybrid-military-transport/ Embraer Working On Electric Cropduster, Hybrid Military Transport Russ Niles November 22, 20201 Embraer has partnered with the Brazilian arm of Portuguese energy company EDP to build a pure electric...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0311020421nov02,1,1068995.story FAA report rips DuPage flight school Records falsified to pass students, investigator finds By Jon Hilkevitch Tribune transportation reporter Published November 2, 2003

This is a follow-on to the various discussions on the future of GA. Why aren't the kids who grew up with cell phones and iPods not interested in aviation? One key factor is the antiquated airplanes we fly. If we could only drive a1975 Chevy Nova or something similar, with bolted down...

Having just returned from a 3-day motorcycle camping trip, the riding experience is once again fresh in my mind. (Alas, I don't get to ride much nowadays; but there was a time when Mary and I rode coast-to-coast...) I'm always struck by the similarities between riding and flying. Basically,...

I just finished working on an excel spreadsheet that automatically fills in wind correction angles and ground speed estimates. I don't know if somebody already did this. I couldn't find it anywhere so I did it for myself and decided to share it (since it worked like a charm for me). If somebody...

Hi All! Can anyone direct me to an on-line supplier of new/used plastic interior parts, wing tips, fairings etc for our "new to us" C-172? TY! Dave

Below is what was published today on the moderated piloting group, "Pilots of America". As you may recall, this is the piloting group that Dudley Henriques, myself, and a host of others have switched to, now that the cross-posting trolls have emasculated this once-hallowed group. Over on P of...

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/hybrid-electric-utility-aircraft-gathers-support/ Hybrid-Electric Utility Aircraft Gathers Support Russ Niles December 20, 20202 A British startup has attracted some heavyweights in the electric aircraft business to create a hybrid-electric utility aircraft...

The current issue of AOPA Pilot has a fascinating article about the two pilots (one certificated, one student) who penetrated the Washington ADIZ last spring, and brought the wrath of the government down upon us all. What struck me was the entirely casual way in which it all happened. Troy Martin...

I've been running a 102 degree fever for the past two weeks and have been so tired I can barely get to work. Finally made a doctor's appointment (with a new doctor) today, but wasn't planning on getting in the same day and had taken Tylenol for the fever...so no fever when I showed up. Long...

So I went for a lovely flight yesterday, from Bedford (KBED) down to Nantucket (KACK) for dinner. We flew down there in the last hour or so of daylight with a smooth ride and great views, and then returned at night with an even smoother ride and great night-time views, including a few circles over...

Question: Is there a conversion to two yokes for the old Bonanza throw-over control yoke configuration? (Just curious....nothing contemplated as yet.) Thx in advance. VL

I had an airplane that I had to sacrifice for graduate school 4 years ago. Now finish and looking to get back in the game, I find local avgas prices in my area range from over $6 to over $7!!! (Up from $2.30). I know the price of gas has gone up but man, those increases have been amplified in...

Uh oh: http://makeashorterlink.com/?I50915D5D The news is reporting that they've launched FOUR missiles now -- possibly one that can reach the U.S. mainland... I wonder what our Air Force guys in South Korea are doing right now... :-(

Story on Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080318/ap_on_re_us/obit_van_meter I'm aware of three people I've known in my life that attempted suicide, and sadly one was successful. None of them were attempting to escape physical pain or fiscal trauma. Sometimes the worst enemy a person has is...

Looks like airplane treadmill problem, regularly a spark for flame wars on R.A.P., has made it into the mainstream. http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/ Let the arguing begin! - Ray

In a small GA aircraft, in which phases of flight will you normally use mostly trim to adjust pitch, and in which phases will you normally mostly use the yoke?

And that's why you never see low-winged birds. ---- High-Wing vs Low-Wing Airplanes by Stephen Lewis Anyone contemplating the purchase of a single-engine airplane has numerous factors to consider prior to committing to buy. Among the items that warrant attention are acquisition price,...

Any other Bonanza pilots have thoughts on Approach Speeds? Eckelbar posits 105 knots. I've tried it and it works, but is a handful to reconfigure and slow down in time for a more reasonable 75 KIAS final approach speed. Dick Collins recommends flying approaches fast ("the runways are usually...

What the hell.....why do we work at teaching stalls and recoveries? It has gone to stall recognition and avoidance which is good. Does it teach the proper things? How much of a new students time is spent flying in slow flight at the low end of the performance envelope? Isn't that where all the...