This was a very nice collection of (old and new) aviation stories that aired this past Sunday night, at 10:35pm, after our local (Twin Cities) news. http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S18288.html?cat=26 KSTP (Ch 5) Jason Davis - On The Road (And yes, this is the local TV station with the...

By Mike M. Ahlers, CNN March 18, 2010 8:32 p.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 did not fall asleep when they overflew their destination by more than 100 miles in October, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday in a detailed report on the wayward...

"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message ... the sky now has two types of pilot in it. professional aviators and true enthusiasts. Pretty narrow-minded view. What about the 'true enthusiasts' who now, due to increased...

Sunday night a couple of the boys (names withheld to protect the guilty) were celebrating late, for the 'morrow was a stand-down. Taking the active in a blue Pontiac Grand-Am, they went roaring down the runway at speeds in excess of 100 mph. Departing the north end of the runway the car flew...

I have a nice (U) video of the first Raptors over Norfolk. If someone can tell me how to put it up on a web site, I'll be happy to make it publicly available.

Airbus has been the subject of a daily article this week in the Wall Street Journal. Today's story reported yesterday's meeting with financial entities in Europe. At this meeting Airbus disclosed that the breakeven number of A380 aircraft now stands at 420 articles. This is up from the previous...

Heard several aircraft talking ot this guy on guard as I was flying across Missouri last night. Was pretty dark where I was, but probably not where he was. -- Gene Seibel Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html Because I fly, I envy no one.

I dreamt that I received a notice from a collection agency that I had some unpaid bills. I called them and they said that I owed the FAA some money, so they were initiating the collection process. This came as news to me, so I marched down to my local FAA office to get things straightened...

Jack Broughton, ex lead of the Thunderbirds and well known aviation writer is recuperating from a heart attack. He is in a hospital in New York. The prognosis I've been given is good. I have kept the Thunderbird organization in the loop on this, and I'm posting it here in the clear in the hope that...

Is there a simple way to program the Garmin to handle in-flight route instructions such as : "Pass 10 miles N of XYZ at 10,000 ft" or "Continue inbound to ABC, then the 131 radial to DEF..." I can make user waypoints, but it seems a little slow and awkward, especially in hard IFR. Any...

This might be nitpicky, but nothing in the AIM is a "requirement". Technically the AIM is not the law, the FAR is. Nonetheless, the AIM is incredibly important - I know. It seems subtle, doesn't it?

Hi can anyone tell me how heavily the Bermuda flight gets in November via JFK Regards Frank

It IS possible for an instructor to give dual instruction without logging (or being) PIC. In one instance, I did some instrument training in my aero-club's Grumman Tiger. The instrument instructor I used was not yet checked out in the aircraft type in the club. So, from a club insurance point...

There are a number of headset - cellphone adapters on the market ranging in price considerably. If you've tried agiven brand, I'd be interested in hearing your PIREP on it. Thanks, Helen

I came across an interesting set of slides that go into considerable technical detail about the problems of coming up with a replacement for 100LL. The conclusion: Avgas 91/96UL (Unleaded), as apparently now available in Sweden. Check it out:...

Are they going to through the book at this jerk, or what? http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1111-full.html#197777 Laser Prankster Nabbed By Victim, A Pilot Hit twice on the same night by a laser beam, Mark Westwood, a helicopter pilot for the British police, found...

Making a first time visit to Florida for a business conference and always give myself an extra day to do some local flying with an instructor. Any recommendations for an airport and FBO around Tampa? I'll have to get there by cab. Thanks! Robert LWM

I have seen several E6-B calculator utilities for the Palm operating system, and I was wondering if any of you could recommend (or not recommend) any of them, I'm looking to score one soon (and any program that had any features specific for helicopter would be a bonus). Thanks in advance - - B

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Thinking about going there for a float plane rating and would appreciate any feedback, pro or con, on his operation. TIA, Pete