A friend with XM radio in his car tells me that sufficiently poor weather ruins his reception. Would the same occur with XM weather (ie. to a handheld or a GDL-69)? I cannot imagine that that would be the case w/o lots of complaints, but I thought I'd check here. Anyone? Thanks... Andrew

Irish Airline making money: I found this CNN article interesting. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/04/01/8372814/index.htm "The similarities to the Southwest model are hardly coincidental. In 1991, when Ryanair was just another struggling European regional carrier,...

I'm going to be in Washington for a few days next month. I have limited time and would like some opinions re the two Air & Space Museum sites -- at the Mall vs at Dulles. Since I won't have time to do both sites, which would be the better. We will have a couple of kids with us also. Thanks for...

I recently came across this electronic safety whistle and thought it to be a no brainer for my (or any serious pilot's) flight bag. Thought I'd share. http://www.davidsteele.com

I'm thinking some youse pilot types just might have some interesting war stories to share... www.crazywarstories.com (Big John, I'm looking in your direction!)

How much of the American boarder with Mexico is out of radar contact? There was some fuss about the FAA creating TFRs for the UAVs that are flying with boarder patrol along the Mexico. Why can't the UAV just fly along under an IFR flight plan and everyone else just avoid the little thing...

Thanx to Cal Pilot website for article on Oceanside Airport. Very interesting take on FAA grants, from Oceanside Pub Works Director. Bears some investigating.... From the article: " Public Works Director Peter Weiss sees a potential loophole in that policy. Weiss said the federal agency can't...

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Check this clip out. What does everyone think happened here? http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWC2XJYgcJU It looks like a 182, so it had *some* muscle. I think it must have been hot, maybe a high elevation, loaded with fuel, people and equipment. But one passenger was a small boy so he couldn't...

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3 very interesting Helicopter Crash Videos on one page. I guess landing is most critical, or is it ? All accidents here happened at the landing. http://www.jumpingpixels.com/helicoptercrash.html

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/wdiv/20060329/lo_wdiv/3362780 A small plane crashed at the Ray Community Airport in Macomb County Wednesday afternoon. ADVERTISEMENT The plane was about 75 feet in the air when the engine stalled, causing the plane to come down.

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