Does anyone know where I might be able to rent a late model C172 (preferably R or S model) in the San Diego CA area for a couple of hours of X-C flying? Thanks, Art Varrassi PP-ASEL

A friend of mine and myself have finally made our long talked about plans of flying somewhere together. I guess partly because of the recent article about it in AOPA Pilot magazine, I suggested we fly to Lompoc airport (an hour's jaunt in our slow Grumman rental trainer from our home base of...

In a story in today's e-mailed AOPA magazine, AOPA confirmed that CBS ignored information given them during the interview that the Eagles Nest Residential Airpark was a lot safer than they portrayed during their "news" broadcast. Following is an excerpt from the article: AIRPORT MANAGER LEARNS...

I guess I could have included the link: http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1545986 -Nathan

Now that's really bad news... about a month ago, I complained to the Swiss FOCA (the local FAA) because a helicopter landed in our neighbour's backyard, and I was sure that he hadn't a permit. Furthermore the maneuver looked very dangerous because there were tall trees very close nearby, and...

Hi all, Anyone know much about this guy? He was the first licensed pilot in Texas and also the first to have his license revoked. He also pioneered Crop dusting and was infamous for his bootlegging tactics across the border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. I believe his plane was a home-made...

CNN Headline News reported a mid air event between two aircraft at a Clearwater FL airpark. One plane had a tail number of N6622S if I read the upside down numbers correctly. Ron Lee

This proposal turned up on AVweb. It was sent to DOT as an idea on how to make flight instruction a more viable career path by allowing flight instructors to conduct limited air taxi flights without a part 135 certificate. I have rather mixed feelings about the idea, not least of which whether it...

In response to those who suggested that perhaps the other frustrated student was too fearful to proceed, there ARE other things that get in the way of a person's desire to fly. Maybe not to the point of making a "promising student" quit, but at least to cause a significant setback! Here's my...

The website of the Aviation Discipline in the University of Newcastle in Australia has has an interesting comment in the section Aviation Topics. Check out: http://www.avspace.net/index.htm

Just got home from DC tonight, and figured Id pass along the 411 on this place. Id imagine there already have been posts on it, but oh well. The UdvarHazy Center of the National Air & Space Museum opened on Dec15 out at Dullus, bout a half hour drive from the city (not including traffic). The place...

Hi! Just spoke to my mechanic, and he told me that there will be a new regulation here in Norway for private aircraft that takes away the mandatory engine replacement after approx 2000 hours. Instead, an engine is allowed to run indefinately as long as the regular maintenance is carried out at a...

Ask Tom Sixkiller (Alexis Park Inn - team leader in charge of sales). "plumbus bobbus" wrote in message news:eNDPb.101262$nt4.300385@attbi_s51... So I have narrowed my search down to hotels in the Iowa City area and have narrowed it down to the following choices: Hotel...

I'd like to know what the members of this group think about straight in vs full pattern entry. Excuse the cross posting but I want to be sure I cover all the bases. -- Roger Long

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This is a loaded question and I suspect most will adamently say they would not! However, it isn't too hard to come up with a number of scenarios in which a pilot would take off with known "legal" problems that are not affecting safety of flight, and some which are mechanical problems that do affect...

http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/4929.htm -- Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

It would seem that Oz has turned the tables on would be user fee monger, Boeing: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Business AVflash Volume 2, Issue 2 -- January 21, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- JEPPESEN TAKES ON...

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