From The Sunday Times October 14, 2007 Boy stowaway survives at -58F A RUSSIAN boy has described how he survived a two-hour flight at temperatures of -58F, hidden in the wheel well of a passenger airliner. Andrei Shcherbakov, 15, from a village in the Urals, climbed

Hi all, I'm heading on a trip soon and would love to hear from anyone who flies in Australia or New Zealand, or even better someone who has used their US license in either of those countries. I'm keen to see some bits of these beautiful countries from the air. Tom

NTSB has released its final report of the 19 Apr 06 accident that killed aviation pioneer Scott Crossfield. http://www.ntbs.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060501X00494&key Big John

http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-sep0607-plane_wreck.a9d604b2.html Don't know if any of your remember the story about the guy and his dog who went missing on a flight from Idaho back to Seattle days before he was to plead guilty to a crime, but they found the wreckage...

Then the discussions about fuel costs, user's fees and what REALLY makes an airplane fly will be replaced with discussions on power grid anomalies, utility company charges, and what REALLY is going on when your subatomic particles are split apart and reassembled....

This has come up a couple of times lately. Has anyone else here done an off airport unscheduled landing? What were the circumstances and outcome? How do you view it after the fact and what do you do to avoid another one? (helicopters don't countgg)

Wasn't this my idea a few weeks back? Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters appears to accept that general aviation is not to blame for flight delays at major airports and says her department will impose scheduling restrictions on airlines, if necessary, improve on-time records. The first...

On Oct 14, 9:33 am, 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...

....I don't know what does. Despite sky-high new aircraft sales, overall traffic is down -- way down. Yet another data point: The $100 Hamburger website keeps track of the number of new airport restaurants that have opened and the number closed. According to today's announcement, so far this...

Federal Aviation Administration Government Goon Squads trying to shut down free speech http://themainbang.typepad.com/blog/ This blog is known as the premier Air Traffic control blog in America. Apparently it has gotten under the skin of the FAA goon squads. This blog exposes on a daily...

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Hello I now this is a long shot, but I'm seeking information about Billy Brock. This is in regards to a book I'm writing about an incident in the 1920s. Does anyone have any kind of information, biographies, etc. on Brock? You can email me at . Thanks so much! Arnie

Hi All, I have never really used a CAD program to design anything. I toyed with AutoCAD back in 1987 but nothing more. I'd like to design a small model aircraft, about one meter in length. Even though it's small, it's still complex. There are many mechanical pieces. The most important feature...

For those of you who exist in the clarified, rarified world of upper- echelon corporate life, or hang out with pilots all day, it's hard to remember the wide range of human behaviors that exist. I, too, once existed there, and clearly remember walking the halls of the Fortune 500 company, finding...

SUPERSONIC BIZJETS INCH CLOSER TO REALITY (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/bizav/975-full.html#196352) Gulfstream, Supersonic Aerospace International and Aerion Corp. are all whittling away at their supersonic bizjet models as the market for such designs leaps closer to credibility. The...

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)...

Does VFR Operation Require A High Level Of Language Proficiency? It looks like some in Europe would think it might: IAOPA WINS LANGUAGE REPRIEVE (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/974-full.html#196325) The International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has ...

A new Navy program operator has begun operations north of Pensacola, FL and is looking for some seasoned instructors who are willing to follow a curriculum and procedures. Will fly an average 4-6 hours a day plus pre/post briefings. Well structured school, good management that cares about its...

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