Just had to share this one - too much fun to miss: http://www.bbcamerica.com/video/topgear.jsp?bclid=35157214001&bctid=30097946001 -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

wrote in message ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeNNULCL4Mw ... It would be interesting to hear what others would have done on the first landing. I've seen (and done) worse...

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090414pilotsave.html?WT.mc_id=ebrief Interview with the passenger/pilot and audio of the ATC communications. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only...

Does any one know of a flyable C-337 ? Thx... Mike.

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2011/01/dallas-fort-worth-officials-not-happy-about-strip-club-near-airport/137660/1#uslPageReturn Dallas-Fort Worth officials oppose new strip club near airport By Roger Yu, USA TODAY They're shocked, shocked that a strip club could be near an airport. A...

So, I have noticed how restricting the cost of flying is. It freaks me out, and even makes me angry when I talk to people who passingly state that they had a pilots license but it was just to expensive. I get kinda mad because it is like a waste. I know how hard I worked to get mine at age...

Jim Burns" wrote in message Hooters Air Goes Bust 3/29/2006 at 17:55:59 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (March 29) - Hooters Air, which featured women in orange short-shorts and tight T-shirts on flights, will be grounded beginning next month except for private charters out of...

In your controller training, are situations addressed concerning aircraft which request priority but do not declare an emergency? Is there any guidance in the Controllers' Handbook? D.

Just got this from the chief pilot- "Airbus recently discovered some ribs near the engine pylon spar box that might not have received the necessary extensive heat-treatment in production prior to installation. The omission reduces the material allowable yield stress. As a consequence the...

"Mark Levin" wrote in message As was pointed out to me the Beechcraft Baron does not use contra-rotating propellers. A bit of research showed me that most U.S. built light twins do not use them either. My question is why? Cost has been pointed out, however the Piper Navajo Chieftain...

"Martin Hotze" wrote in message Marry young spunky 25 year old virgin flight attendant. there is one error in the whole story .... can you find the error? The part about being a virgin before marriage? D.

Heard an E-6 Heavy (WTF I said to myself when I heard it) call Center for an IFR clearance to RTB after performing 'due regard' over oceanic airspace. What is 'due regard'? D.

"Richard Riley" wrote in message In a 2 rotor helicopter you are countering the torque of one rotor with the other rotor. But how do you do a pedal turn? But what do you do in a tandem, like a CH-46? Increase the pitch, you get more torque, but you also get more lift, so the aircraft...

Thanks to my employer's competition who was mentioned profusely on CNN lately, and the winter weather, it has been an interesting week. All 4 days of my trip were evening trips that turned into night trips. Wednesday night had me landing at Logan at 2:30 AM. The approach was a roller coaster....

I replied to your e-mail but Earthlink's spamblocker intercepted it. The spamblocker wanted a Gotcha text insert but that doesn't work as I have Javascript disabled. Let me know if you get my reply. D.

I tried to post some bitmap images with this but it didn't come up on my server. Anyways.. Concerning the Chalks seaplane crash in Miami, fatigue features were observed in the lower spar cap of the rear spar of the inboard end of the right wing, bisecting 2 offset drilled holes. D.

Ft. Lauderdale has fog about 2 days per year. Wouldn't you know it but on the way down to a foggy FLL, one of 500 zillion computers on the 'sophisticated' airplane crapped out. My helper pilot had no localizer or glideslope information on his screens. I had both needles and flight director bars....

I'm writing this while cruising at FL370, staring at a bright half-moon through the windscreen, waiting for falling stars. There isn't a cloud in the sky tonight. I have my laptop sitting on a pull-out tray in front of me and plugged into a 110V outlet. The cockpit is quiet, as are the radios...

In the recent Airbus nose gear thread, someone posted a link to a report about a B-777 fly-by-wire upset. I can't find it now and am asking if someone can bring up the link to this report. TIA, D.

I didn't post to the wrong group. Playboy Magazine's Miss May 2004 should be looked at seriously. She wants to be a corporate Learjet pilot. Anyone care to help her build some stick time? D. (P.S.- She can hold altitude and heading very well in the KingAir)