This is the last paragraph of the story "Jonathan Goldberg, QC, defending John, said he was expected to achieve A grades and to go on to university. He had ambitions to become either a pilot or a barrister. Goldberg described the boy as sophisticated beyond his years. - © The Telegraph, London and...

according to the aopa website boyer is quoted as saying that ga is healthy. huh? I have been flying since 69 and I have not seen ga under attack on so many fronts as today. The average ga fleet is 30 some years old, you dont see kids at the airport anymore, most of the pilots are us older types,...

Hey all, Like it says on Jays site I'm trying to land at all 50 states by age 40. A few days ago I finished a 4,800nm trip that leaves me with just 4 to go. Logged 44.6 hours and 32 touch&go's/landings, maybe you've been to or are familiar with some of them: LRJ-Lemars, IA / MJQ-Jackson, MN /...

Well, it's over for another year. This year's edition was held at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri. Centrally located nationally, this resort is right on the lake shore, and is top-notch all the way. With multiple swimming pools (both in and outdoor), a water park, several...

My grandson gave me a beautiful Course & Speed Calculator manufactured by W.C. Pye & Co Ltd. The mahagony box is marked as REF. No. 6B/120. It is a MK IIA model. It is obviously analagous to a very early E6B. My guess it is WWII era, maybe a bit earlier. Does anyone happen to have an instruction...

I just finally replaced my ancient Palm V with an iPAQ 1945, and while I was there I got an HP Bluetooth GPS. Anyone have any advice on aviation packages, i.e. AnywhereMap or Teletype? They both look great on paper. I have a 530/430 in the plane, so this is strictly for backup, a way to not spend...

Well I just made my reservations for my trip on Monday to Vancouver. At first Boundrey Bay airport looked like the better option, lower nightly tiedow fee, no landing fee. However, when you call about rental cars you find out that one guy has the exclusive rights to provide cars via Budget and you...

Alright, it took me a week to finally get through my pictures and video, but they're now available online. Hopefully they're worth looking at. Video includes taxi out, take off, launch, and landing. They're 640x480, with DivX/Mp3 compression. Images vary. Lots of nice morning...

I am looking at some planes and am asking what "on condition" means with regards to engines. Thanks, Tien

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This is good: http://www.flyaboveall.com/willswing_grumman.htm -jav

The article in AOPA mag came out last week about the Sportsman 2+2, the cover pic is also of this area. AOPA hired a local photographer for this story. We spent a day and a half with the AOPA writer and the owner of the plane. The plane looks nice but it won't do what a 182 will do so I...

I'm planning to fly our Cherokee 140 from the Houston area to Deland Florida for some modifications. Looking at the sectionals, that route would take me thru the Pensacola and Eglin AFB area with lots of MOA's and restricted airspace. Can someone who is familiar with this area tell me the safest...

Okay, there must be someone out there using the Lowrance Airmap 1000. What do you think of it? Better yet if you can compare it to the Garmin 196. The asswipes in sci.geo.sat-nav don't want to talk about it. thanks, tom pettit

As time passes, and the overlapping leaves of history get peeled back one at a time, we continue to learn new and amazing things about the past. Went to refill my coffee cup a while ago, and browsed the TV for a few minutes on the way through the house. D-Day anniversary coverage on...

Hi, The FAA has issued this TFR due to the levee break near Stockton and the Manteca (ECA) VOR. This is a popular VFR and IFR practice area. jerry ======================= !FDC 4/4968 ZOA CA.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS STOCKTON, CA. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION

I've been reading the book "Aftermath" by the editors of Flying magazine. The book describes an accident that I'd like more information on. It was a head-on midair that occurred in VMC between a Piper Navajo and an Army U-21, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. There was a single pilot in the...

I'm planning a flight up North and wonder where the best place to land is. CYVR seems like it may just serve the bigger guys and the FBOs may not be friendly to GA. -Robert

HARRISBURG -- A proposal to create penalties for pilots who fly drunk, prompted by a January incident in Limerick, moved forward in the Pennsylvania House. The House Transportation Committee approved the measure, known as the Flying While Impaired Bill, sending it to the full House...

I think it's pretty cool that they included Patty Wagstaff and flying to help paint a picture of all that is good in the United States. Man, I couldn't think of a better representation of freedom than flying. Although this movie may come across as a long commercial, it's refreshing to see the media...