Has anybody ever heard of an instructor turning a pre-solo student loose in an airplane alone for taxi practice around an airport without supervision ? It was basically "go taxi the airplane around the airport and taxiways but don't go on the runway and don't take off, I'll come back to check on...

This is totally OT for this group -- except the group contains a lot of obviously clever people who are professionally interested in aerodynamic and fluid flows and pressures, pipes, valves, and the like, and maybe someone will be entertained by the following odd bathroom sink behavior. Our newly...

(There's a 48 second Mp3 link on the site) http://www.tallpaul.com/music/fast-beneath-my-feet.html Last Train to Kitty Hawk http://www.tallpaul.com/about-tall-paul.html Who is Tall Paul? last train to kitty hawk (ellis/duke) paul, bryan, byron, bob,

Sitting on the floor, back straight up against the wall - using a ruler on my head, my gal marked off my (sitting) height with a piece of tape. Floor up to tape mark: 38 1/2 inches ...almost one meter (0.98) Standing ...6' - 2.5" Sitting .......3' - 2.5" Add a headset and I'm just over 40...

Hi All... Long time no post!! I commited aviation today, albeit somewhat unexpectedly. The death of my father combined with my weird work schedule have kept me on the ground since late January. With the next couple of weeks off, I was really looking forward to getting

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/609-full.html#191951 The car's not here yet, but a flying motorcycle has arrived... Order yours he http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/

My story about the Greenville, Maine, annual seaplane fly-in is in the April-May issue of Air&Space/Smithsonian. Many thanks to all those here who posted and emailed your experiences to give me background material. I haven't seen the magazine yet (I heard about it at the airport yesterday) but...

("RST Engineering" wrote) Nevada County Airpark (Grass Valley International to those of us who fly from her) has long held her head high with ident Oscar17 (O17). Damn. GOO. We're goo. Just plain goo. Installation of AWOS aside, trade with these folks:

I'm working on my graduate research project about a new generation of small jets that could provide direct service to any location. I have to do a short survey to gather data for it. It's only 20 quick questions, all click-on-the-button type answers. Should only take a couple of minutes to...

I will be flying up to S10 from KRAL weather permitting on May 5th any one flown to S10 and have any advise. Thanks

'Hercules' breaks apart and crashes while dropping fire retardant on a large forest fire near Walker, California. This Water Bomber Wing Failure Accident occurred Monday, June 17, 2002 in Walker, CA. Aircraft: Lockheed C-130A, Registration: N130HP Injuries: 3...

Did anyone who went to SNF avail themselves of the WiFi connectability?

Passed on from a friend of a friend.... For those needing a reason of some kind for buying an Aircraft I have read many posts on the web site from members and on MMAIL who are thinking about owning their own aircraft and looking for ways to offset the cost of ownership. I have heard many reasons...

Roger, Please contact me at ross.richardson (at) raytheon (dot) com I have an off topic question to ask regarding a boat. I believe you are in the boat design business. Ross

("81mm" wrote) Anybody know of a website where a guy can see about getting from Seattle to the San Bernardino area round trip every other weekend..? I'm an A&P + IA and will be working a contract in Everette, Washington for the next six months.., or is anybody looking for nav-legs in...

ATSB to probe fatal kit plane crashes special federal investigation into two fatal crashes involving kit planes could result in tighter regulations for self-built aircraft, authorities say. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), which normally confines its investigations to passenger...

Hello.., Anybody know of a website where a guy can see about getting from Seattle to the San Bernardino area round trip every other weekend..? I'm an A&P + IA and will be working a contract in Everette, Washington for the next six months.., or is anybody looking for nav-legs in that...

It was the 3rd leg of an Angel Flight and I wasn't even supposed to be flying it. I'd already flown the second leg from Natchez, MS to Monroeville, AL, but the 3rd leg pilot had mysteriously failed to show--no call, no nothin'. It was late, I was tired and I was mad. I had two pax aboard. We...

After last month's debacle, with anti-war-indoctrinated college kids refusing to honor Medal of Honor winner (and UW alumnus) Pappy Boyington, it's nice to see that reason has prevailed in...

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