I see a Notam that the main runway has been closed since early December. There was also an article about a developer looking to keep it as an airport but building houses. Anyone have any idea what's going on there? Thanks. Tom

From AvWeb: http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/1231gl-nwvsurpluke31Z1.html Midair collisions are of vital concern to Luke Air Force Base officials, so he base is asking West Valley cities, Maricopa County, Phoenix and West Valley legislators to sign a letter petitioning the...

.....you people obliterated Hilton's message with a stream of off-topic political blather. How rude! It's no record, you've done it to the majority of topics raised on this forum. GET A LIFE!!! TAKE IT TO A POLITICAL FORUM!!

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/Bigballs-Under_Bridge.mpeg I'm receiving conflicting reports on where/when/who this aerobatic performance took place. Does anyone know for sure? Thanks, -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993

Hello! I'm living in europe, but now I decided to take the step and become a real pilot with everything and such. I want to travel to the United States next summer and get some flight training there. I already have some flight time (~40hrs) on C-152s, C-172 and some much more powerful planes. Being...

Can anyone tell me where the following header originate from? Thank you in advance! The Monk _______________________________________________________ From: "Deckard" Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai References:

Neat -- the AOPA web site indicates that a) Phil Boyer has been at the helm for 15 years as of two days ago, and b) new fix names in his honor for the June publication of updated terminal procedure charts. RNAV (GPS) RWY 5 approach for FDK will have new names for fixes: PHILB, DEFND, and GEEAY....

I don't have an aviation background but was just curious. It seemed that during the approach into Melbourne, FL we were relatively quite low to the ground/water (as compared to other airports). Do planes fly low into Melbourne?

While on the topic of ADIZ violations, just noticed from AOPA's web site that the infamous ADIZ bust last year led to an interview with the two pilots involved once dust had settled down. Must've been hard for them to do that interview, especially with such a highly watched organization like AOPA,...

From http://www.grc.com/sn/notes-020.htm *A special (short) edition of "Security Now!" ‹ On Sunday, January 1st, I phoned into Leo Laporte's KFI "Tech Guy" radio program to inform him and his radio audience of the availability of Ilfak's new patch and real solution. Leo produced a special edition...

Hi, Unfortunately some folks have degraded the initial thread to some political rambling, so I figured I'd post this to a new thread. As I predicted: 1. "non-instrument rated private pilot" 2. "Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed" 3. "a flight plan was not filed for the...

Have anyone of you had a problem with the accents of various ATC chaps around the world? The German guy in our office always has a problem picking up words I (an Indian) pronounce, and I can't fault him for that, because most Europeans can't figure Indians' pronounciation. But I guess this problem...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113590319247634291.html?mod=travel_left_column_hs Interesting article that has application in aviation outside of security screening. It might be a reasonably coherent explanation, for example, of why it is so difficult to pick out another plane from ground clutter,...

I was admiring an Emirates A330 on finals earlier today. It appeared to be on the proper glide path (guaging from the earlier string of aircraft). A mile out or so, for some reason, TOGA! and the aircraft went into quite a nose-up attitude and climbed away, aborting the landing. This go-around...

Happy New Year to you and your family. May the New Year bring you and your family health, wealth and happiness! :^) The Monk

My uncle was killed in aircraft accident in WWII, 1940 something. Is it possible to get the accident report on the crash? I know very little about the crash. He was flying out of Denver for a feeder airline. He was not flying he was the stew. He was a pilot working his was up. They crash into...

My vote: "I want to die peacefully, in my sleep, like my Uncle Bob. Not screaming in terror like his passengers..." Sorry, but I don't remember to whom I should attribute it. Your vote?

I fly out of CVO (Corvallis, OR), a small non-towered airport. While walking to the porta-potty this afternoon I walked past the dumpster. Naturally I looked in to see what was there, and I was pretty surprized to see several of the empty wine boxes. Now tell me how many folks keep wine in their...

Way back, I believe the first jet passenger jet was the Lockheed Electra. The plane mysteriously fell out of the air and very thorough search for a cause was instituted. In the end, again if I remember correctly, the conclusion was that the wing spar failed from fatigue because the wing was...

Can anyone explain the new NavCanada fee structure that is to take effect in March? How are light GA aircraft affected? Who do the overflight communication fees apply to?