thats true. it was the mid air collision over lak constance, where the russian crew disobeyed TCAS and listened to the controller who was working 2 stations at the time, with multiple system outages.. poor bugger. "vincent p. norris" wrote in...

August 20, 2003 The Honorable Norman Mineta Transportation Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, S.W Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: We write to express our grave concern about the recent conduct of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in lobbying Congress for...

I'm currently working on a design of a new controlled domestic aerodrome. The runway is supposed to comply with ICAO code 3C specs. Aircraft like Fokker F27 Series, Fokker F28, BAe.146 Series, Dash 8 and Dornier 288s could be operated. The primary purpose of the airport is for domestic passenger...

Hi Guys ......... At long last we can get hold of the long awaited Quest! xc from Active Flight Systems. A few pilots have already been flying with it: "I think the Quest! xc is the best instrument for PPG I have seen so far and will appeal to all pilots casual and competition" says Paul Bailey,...

-largest cabin in its class (1.3 m wide) -extremely good flying characteristics (perfect aircraft for flying schools etc.) -full aluminium body (extremely well built aircraft with close attention to detail, only top quality long lasting materials used) -low running and maintenance costs & longest...

It's been well over a month but we've consolodated our reports on the first annual Tunica (Mississippi) Air Races & Show at http://aafo.com/racing/2005/tunica_2005/ The new grouping of stories features all that we did on the event from first hearing of it early this year. Some pretty nice...

We've become involved with the production/distribution of the first of what is going to become an annual calendar. There are a few left and we thought maybe some of you here might be interested.. http://aafo.com/racing/2006/calendar/index2.html Enjoy, Wayne Sagar

If you did, please contact me. I would like to know how good is the program.

I have a Garmin 95XL. The Antenna would not come off the unit. I opened the unit and found a broken part of the plastic next to the antenna. That part holds the inner side of the connector so that it will not turn. Garmin want $150 to check and fix the unit. (they said they will do it for $75, but...

Does anyone know where to purchase ear protection for dogs being taken single-engine airplanes? Have searched everywhere and cannot find it, but people say it *does* exist. Thanks in advance. --Shirley

I just felt so excited of SpaceShipOne's historic flight today. Even as a normal person with blank mind of space konwledge I believe that within 15-20 years it's totally feasible for "high-end users" to travel in 4-6 seat or even more seats space shuttle in a similar launch method of SpaceShipOne...

I don't know if adds are allowed so please forgive me. London Control is an air traffic control simulation system for the personal computer. It is an authentic, highly realistic simulation of the actual ATC sytem over England and Wales. It delivers a level of sophistication not seen before in a...

The London Control ATC simulation has now expanded its horizons north of the border, and we are very pleased to announce that data for the Scottish FIR is now available for free download. Go to the Scottish FIR page for more details: www.londoncontrol.com/scottish Shelley www.londoncontrol.com

A question posed today at work; In any one day, at any one time in the world, what would an estimation of the total amount of airborne traffic in the world including the obvious civil, light aircraft, cargo etc. but excluding military and emergency I guess that's a pretty difficult one to...

I recently discovered a beuatiful little treasure in the form of a National Geographic from Sept 65, the majority of which is a huge article on the US Air Force at the time. The opening article was written by Gen LeMay who had just retired. It was SAC's glory days, there were 800,000 people in...

Hi Just launched a great website for everything related to aviation. Flight sim, radio controlled scale models, collectors.real aircraft, ballooning, miro-lite ect.... It enables you to buy and sell also with free credit. www.freewebs.com Regards Shaun

Hi, sorry guys wrong link dont know what happened their, anyway the correct link is below I have just launched a new website www.flyboyauction.com Everything related to flying. Loads of flight sim stuff, plus your chance to sell your unwanted stuff to. Free to register no credit cards are needed...

HI ! www.flyboyauction.com is looking for flight sim, collectors, radio controlled, scale models and realworld enthusiasts to come and register free on our site, Please use the facility to buy and sell your aviation items, or use our pilot store that is currently growing fast. We also have a...

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Hi www.flyboyauction.com is inviting all pilots, real world and virtual to join our site. We have a vast array of everything related to aviation from Pilot store to an auction site. You are invited to list any unwanted new or used items and of course buy any items you wish. We have a banner...