http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG2LSrzoR2Q Me as a passenger in a Cessna 172 to Gulfport MS for a lunch with ATC VFR flight following

VFR flight with flight following round robin from Gulfport MS to Fairhope AL to Philadelphia MS to KMBO with ATC communications http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDj7QYCow88 3 hours flight compressed to 10 minutes. Question for any ATC controllers; Why didn't the type of aircraft and destination...

It's the only fly-in pool party in the world -- and you're invited! http://www.alexisparkinn.com/iowa_city_pool_party.htm And, don't forget our Wednesday Night North 40 get-together. As always, it will be held at our campsite in the North 40. Admission (also as always) will be a 6-pack of...

Anyone know if the Russian K-7 SuperFortress was real (photos) I have kept track of most aircraft that have ever been built then yesterday I ran across this ? I find it hard to believe it ever existed especially back in 1930 Please look at the photos below and tell me if you know if this is...

WHO: The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum WHAT: is sponsoring Open Cockpit Days with the World War II strategic bomber the B-29 Superfortress. These Open Cockpit Days will be held over two weekends in August. WHE at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum located on the grounds of the Pueblo Memorial...

The technology exists to record blackbox data via satellite onto remote computers. When the plane arrives safely, then review the data for analysis, or archive it. A GPS playback, with control inputs and attitude responses digitally recorded at the remote location.

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Russian Ka-7 Superfortress-Does anyone know if these photos ? are real ? This Russian bomber supposably was built in 1933 ? If you know anything about it please tell me at It looks unbelievable as you will see in these photos below 20 engines ? k7-1.jpg...

Madison Mississippi KMBO Departures http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnS8tsCDpJM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyy2avZGok0 First time use of my new digital camera. Casio Exilim FC-100 with high speed capability. Videos will now show HQ or HD as an option for viewing my videos First video is a...

I just got through watching several skydiving videos trying to motivate myself to plunk down the money to continue my AFF jumps. As a pilot/mechanic, I have continually been alarmed at the seeming disregard for federal regulations in the sport, or are they? Do jump planes operate under a waiver...

FlightAware slurps up more than 1GB a day in federal radar data in order to map, almost in realtime, every commercial flight in the US. Open source tools provide much of the site's power, but its users provide the...

Hi all Does anyone know if there is a free Namibia Runway Directory in existence anywhere on the internet. I am actually doing a microlight tour of the country, and I have already spent all of my money on avgas and the microlight. So I have no money! Please help!

A plane flies 450 miles with the wind and 300 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If the speed of the wind is 20mph, what's the speed of the plane in still air? a) 90mph b) 105mph c) 100mph d) 125mph Is there a formula to solve this? I am just a student pilot, but it seens to me...

I need the wisdom of someone with experience flying to Sedona. We were planning on going there tomorrow, but they're predicting thunderstorms for the next three days so we're considering calling the whole thing off. Am I being paranoid? I'm IFR rated, 700 hours, in an SR22 with a stormscope...

Now here's a solar/electric powered UAV that shouldn't affect air traffic too much: http://www.avinc.com/pr_detail.asp?ID=63 AeroVironment Awarded Contract for Development of Global Observer Stratospheric Unmanned Aircraft System 9/26/2007 MONROVIA, Calif., Sept. 26,...

Hello: I am working on a 46 stinson and have a question as I am wiring it from scratch, I accessed the battery box which is in the aft section of the airplane and found the master relay mounted on the side of the battery box , as stated in AC43 the relay should be within 2 feet from the...

Not long to go now until I return to the sky in a glider. This is 10 years after the last time that nearly killed the instructor & I. You may be interested to hear that the gliding instructor and I will be interviewed live for your pleasure on Easter Monday at some time between 08.30 -09.00 hrs...

Why didn't rental rates come back down with the price of fuel? Renters saw major increases in rates during the fuel price run up. After the oil bubble burst my FBO dropped their rates a tiny fraction as the price of fuel dropped back down to where it used to be. When I asked what was going on...

I'm gonna finally get signed up with a chart service. What's your experience; which outfits are the best?

Toying with a second camera in this video to see if I can get instrument and outside views to work side by side in a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLP1e0azFTA While this video worked to a reasonable degree, I won't be doing this on instrument approaches without a passenger manning the...