What could soaring possibly have in common with nuclear weapons? To find out, read my new article "Soaring, Cryptography and Nuclear Weapons" at http://www.nuclearrisk.org/soaring_article.php If nuclear weapons are too much of a turn off, take a look at the related lecture on flying safety which...

VFR trip to Yazoo MS with ATC communications - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7VGXXj9sFo Not quite sure why KJAN was so busy today, ATC communications were in real time to the video being displayed. As you will see, it took me some time to get VFR flight following. Both in cockpit and...

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http://w3n-a.blogspot.com/2008/12/full-stalls-power-on.html Power-on stall recoveries are practiced from straight climbs, and climbing turns with 15 to 20° banks, to simulate an accidental stall occurring during takeoffs and climbs. Airplanes equipped with flaps and/or retractable landing gear...

Is there anyway (outside of bringing my Sportys radio with me) to listen with an ipod option or similar small radio to listen to live communications on a commercial flight? FYI, I'm not flying United, I know you can listen on there.

So I've been contacted by half a dozen folks, telling me that my absence was the topic of a rather lively thread here -- so I thought I'd pop in for a peek at my old stomping ground. How's everyone been? No, we're not dead. On September 4th, after over ten years of daily postings on these...

At low altitudes the rule of thumb is that a one thousand foot increase in altitude results in a one inch of mercury decrease in pressure; at least that is what happens when I turn the little knob on my altimeter. Since commercial planes flight well into the FL300+ range, clearly that rule cannot...

I read earlier today on AvWeb that NASCAR is suing Cessna due to a 310R crashing in July 2007. NASCAR believes the accident was caused by faulty wiring installed by Cessna when the aircraft was built, back in 1977. (I guess their lawyers don't know about the 17 year statute of limitations?) Cessna...

Hi all, Does anyone here have an ATR from the old days? I ask cos I understand that if a pilot possesses an ATR (airline transport rating) as opposed to an ATP certificate, he/she could flight instruct without having to take flight instructor's course. What year the FAA made the transition...

Wouldn't a pilot flying a seaplane with only a ASEL showing in the FAA Registry be in violation? -- Dallas

In-flight video of my trip to KEKY to help reduce the turkey population by one. Very pretty ride above the undercast. Something always magical to watching the sun rise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aroOqkDU9k

http://www.familyairlines.com/index7.html I stumbled across this the other day and found it interesting, to say the least. A startup airline that plans to operate 14 747-400s initially with max density seating (581 pax - can you say "cattle car"??) with fares ranging from $19 to $99. They expect...

WHO: The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum and the Mel Harmon Chapter of the Air Force Association WHAT: are sponsoring a “105th Anniversary of Flight” Celebration WHE at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB). The museum is...

See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27808624/

I was passenger on a $100 hamburger run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBl3rbiwpTA Note, pilot is fresh on getting her VFR ticket and wanted to get some ground ops experience so she asked me to come along. She also thought it would be cool to capture her comms with ATC so I brought the recorder...

Just an update as to what I have found. There is Boelkow 208 in Ann Arbor, Mi. This is just a 2.5 hour drive away from me. There is an rebuild taking place in San Dego, have exchanged some photos. Have been in contact with folks in Sweden and just make contact with a parts and drawing sources....

I've been paying attention to intersections a lot lately since I'm looking at the IFR charts more. Check this example out; Dial up the MSLIN intersection on your New York section or skyvector.com. Looking at that; I've always interpreted that picture as the MSLIN intersection is at the...

IN his final couple of days as Qantas boss Geoff Dixon confided the airlines profits this year would be a bit over one third of last years number , yet for most of the morning the company stock price was trading in positive territory at around $2.33 a share. This is despite the fact the circa...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DauqP-utcs Landings at HKS Jackson Hawkins field MS. Video hopefully gives a good perspective on why night flying is a whole experience on it's own. In cabin view included in video was my descent checklist into HKS. As always, camera is secondary and...

!Jones' Sock Puppet wrote: On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:01:43 -0800 (PST), in alt.war.vietnam Jack Linthicum wrote: Let me see if I have this straight: you post some question about union pay and working conditions in Detroit to a British history group ...