I'm wondering if there'd be interest in a website about very strange airplanes, something like www.odd-cars.com or www.odd-tools.com. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks, - Jef -

The following paragraph is copied from the book "Cessna, Wings for the World" written by William D. Thompson, an Engineering Test Pilot and later Manager of Flight Test and Aerodynamics at the Cessna Aircraft Co. With the advent of the large slotted flaps in the C-170, C-180, and C-172 we...

Greetings All, Thought I'd pass on that there has been a horrific crash this past Sunday (7 Oct). There was a Caravan used for skydiving, with 10 people aboard, traveling between Star Idaho and Shelton Washington. The airplane went down in the general vicinity of White Pass, a 4500 foot...

Hilarious mechanic versus pilot video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxwX5gh6jM4 Dan

I notice that some of my flash drives are FAT16 and some are FAT32. Their general use is on the IMac, but every now and then I need to carry a file on over to the PC. I'm not having trouble doing this. My question concerns whether or not there is any advantage in using FAT16 over 32 or visa...

FAA ranks near bottom in Government employee morale http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/ http://bestplacestowork.org/BPTW/rankings/agency.php?code=TD00&q=scores_large Pay particular attention to the employee satisfaction scores involving "White" employees and "African-American"...

I've got one of each - S20 and Solo. Looking at the hush kits from Oregon Aero but they are different and not interchangeable. At about $110 each (nearly the cost of the headsets to start with) has anyone here used the kits? Are they worth the price? I'm flying about 30 hours a week and the...

On Oct 13, 1:33 pm, C J Campbell wrote: Vast numbers of automobiles with 2 or 3 or more cars per household; long commutes of single drivers; horrible freeway congestion; urban sprawl; loss of farmland and wilderness resources; the decay of cities and the...

December is going to be really really fun, I Will keep you all informed so far I have a few major aviation publications that are following this flight in a 182 diesel looking at a 3,000+ NM leg and a single engine diesel endurance run. More info/details to follow as aircraft nears...

December is going to be really really fun, I Will keep you all informed so far I have a few major aviation publications that are following this flight in a 182 diesel looking at a 3,000+ NM leg and a single engine diesel endurance run. More info/details to follow as aircraft nears...

December is going to be really really fun, I Will keep you all informed so far I have a few major aviation publications that are following this flight in a 182 diesel looking at a 3,000+ NM leg and a single engine diesel endurance run. More info/details to follow as aircraft nears it's...

On Oct 13, 4:33 pm, C J Campbell wrote: Vast numbers of automobiles with 2 or 3 or more cars per household; long commutes of single drivers; horrible freeway congestion; urban sprawl; loss of farmland and wilderness resources; the decay of cities and the...

This is just cool. And it is aviation related because I certainly wouldn't want to fly in it. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11oct_undularbore.htm?list1043252

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1288877,00.html Damn, I can't believe they actually got the Vulcan back in the air! Maybe there *is* hope that we'll one day see a B-36 fly again... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

On Oct 13, 4:33 pm, C J Campbell wrote: Vast numbers of automobiles with 2 or 3 or more cars per household; long commutes of single drivers; horrible freeway congestion; urban sprawl; loss of farmland and wilderness resources; the decay of cities and the...

A friend of mine has some very nice aircraft auxiliary power cables, and he was going to take it apart and remove the insulation for the scrap copper. After seeing how nice it is (4/0 stranded cable), he put it back together, but he noticed something strange. Inside the plug connector was a 50...

http://thinkorthwim.com/2007/08/19/1034/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompe_l'oeil http://www.thegreenhead.com/watercooler/2005/06/amazing-sidewalk-art-by-julian-beever.php

I beez thoughts thems new guvment people called TSA would makes this beez better? Iz a dont understand http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20071018/1a_lede18_dom.art.htm

Last March, there was a discussion about a bad day for a JFK ground controller, who was super busy. The audio was impressive and funny to hear. I found the postings, but the link is gone. Does anyone have a copy of the clip or a link? I'd appreciate it, Thanks.

Hi, I've written a few pocket pc and smartphone applications for pilots. They are all free. So if you have a Windows Mobile phone go check it out: http://www.bepilot.com If you have any questions or problems let me know. -Felix