Ya know, the cupidity of many people never ceases to amaze me.. The media is now touting UFO sightings and pilots who want the sightings of 30 years ago to be reopened to investigation... In no particular order: 1. It was 30 years ago and what they have to investigate is the already known, and well...

Our flying club sold our PA32R Lance because very few people were flying it. As one of that few, I offered to ferry it out to the buyer. A CFI in the club said I can't, because it's a commercial operation, even though I'm not getting paid. Is he right? -- Paul Tomblin ...

AURORA, Ill. — A cockpit safety device is credited with helping pilots avoid a mid-air collision at 25,000 feet over Indiana. According to a preliminary investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, the planes came within seconds of colliding because of an error by an air traffic...

I've got what may be a dumb question (since I suspect the answer is obvious), but here it goes: If I am looking at buying an experimental homebuilt with a retractable conventional gear; BUT under 200hp and a fixed pitch prop, do I need a complex endorsement to legally fly, or is that just with...

Just got off the phone with Avmap support. Club avmap is back in business so regular, scheduled, automatic updates are available again. The current software requires a 512MB CF card, so if you haven't upgraded, be prepared to. XM weather will be available by the end of the year pending...

A note to all my friends in aviation, This weekend, I took my two kids to the local Stuart Florida Veterans Day Air show. This is a small local show we have visited in the past where the kids have fun climbing in and through aircraft that are part of an extensive Air Force static display. While...

I first flew to Memphis to enter the Memphis 100 race. I did it. Then on to Atlanta to visit family. The next day I flew to Kitty Hawk. That was uneventful other than flying over water and turbulence on approach and departure from the 15 knots gusting 25. An aerial view is...

Urinalysis Drug Tests Testing is most frequently performed on small samples of urine, although hair, saliva, and blood can also be used. Urine samples are collected by personnel under carefully controlled circumstances to avoid mismatches resulting in false positives, and to prevent adulteration...

My cousin had taken the "golden parachute" from RCA a number of years ago as an engineer and joined a group of similar individuals starting a tech company in a Boston suburb. I ran into him at a family gathering a couple of weeks ago asking him what he'd been working on and the reply was "Loran E"...

LD Jeffries lost his biplane on Saturday, but jumped in time to save his life. Superb post-crash interview he http://www.wmur.com/news/14576272/detail.html The aircraft was a 10-200 Ultimate Biplane built by Richard Brand in 1993. Everyone who saw it said it was a beautiful aircraft.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-11-08-saa-jet_N.htm?csp=Travel Maybe a broken fuse pin like the one that brought down that El Al 747 in Amsterdam back in '92? I know airline pilots train for power loss during critical phases of flight, but I wonder how differently the plane handles...

Hey don't fix the ATC problem. Just pay off the **** up's with your IRS goon squad money or print more worthless money to pay people off because the FAA and ATC under Bush is totally ****ed up. What a joke!!! Don't fix the problem just pay them off with bump fees. Our Government has lost it....

Is airline passenger abuse on the rise as a result of passenger reaction to airline delays? http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/10/14/bc-taser.html?ref=rss Man dies after Taser shock by police at Vancouver airport Last Updated: Sunday, October 14, 2007 | 5:04 PM ET A man in...

As a new pilot, i got my license (not even a month ago) when i turned 15 i still dont know anyone who is anywhere near my age yet though All the men who i met while learning where great people but where all over 50 is there actually anyone out there who is under 20?

"Now that Boeing has conceded that the first flight and first deliveries of the new 787 jetliner will be at least six months behind schedule, company officials acknowledge that their strategy of relying on far-flung major subcontractors to design and produce most major components was...

The following official FAA correspondence is so hysterically ignorant that I am almost at a loss for words. Here...you read the thing, and I'll try to muster up some commentary at the end: "The Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management is pleased to announce a new service...

"L.W. \(Bill\) Hughes III" wrote in : There you go again, the little Psychopath, jealous, REALLY JEALOUS, over the fact that I once own a '37 Lasalle, ranting over my documents, possessions, successes,...

Which is more reliable? Which do you like better?

Boston to host major airport meeting BUENOS AIRES - Boston will be the capital of the airport world next fall when Airports Council International (ACI) holds its combined World/North America meeting in the city hosted by Logan International Airport. Read the full story at:...

Hi there, I think of switching my career to an ATPL pilot. First - as an obvious step thought of starting with the PPL licence (as I understand I go through PPL-CPL-ATPL stepwise training to become Airline pilot). Well - nothing new probalby. But ;) I'd be looking for some school which would...