If you're looking for a place to go and the weather's good, stop by this Sunday, September 9th for our EAA Chapter pancake breakfast. We even have fresh, made on the spot, donuts too. 7:00 to 11:00 Roger (K8RI)

For a while I have been wondering why there seem to be no airplanes with a low wing and a high tail. Say for instance with a fuselage and epenage like the Zodiac 701, but with a low wing instead of the high wing. Then I read about deep stall, as illustrated...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday. I wonder what the Boeing service manual says about this? :-) -- Jay Honeck

I wonder if passengers will have to suffer the indignity of taking their shoes off before boarding? Given the medical examination requirement, they will probably be subjected to more invasive measures. NEW MEXICO SPACEPORT DESIGN "OUT OF THIS WORLD" ...

Hi, OK, help me with my math here. If Fossett's groundspeed was (just) 90 knots and he had 5 hours of fuel (according to the media), then pi*R^2 = 3.141 * 450 * 450 = 636,172 square miles (NM). If you convert that for the non-aviators, it is about 731,598 square miles (SM). OK, I understand...

Watch Alex Jones's Terrorstorm: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5948263607579389947 "I think the very kindest thing that we can say about George W. Bush and all the people in the U.S. Government that have been involved in this massive cover-up, the very kindest thing we can say is that...

U.S. Navy 'Top Gun' pilot, Commander Ralph Kolstad, started questioning the official account of 9/11 within days of the event. It just didn't make any sense to me, he said. And now 6 years after 9/11 he says, When one starts using his own mind, and not what one was told, there is very little to...

The thread "Any Spins Lately" made me wonder. If an instructor does not teach spin recovery, is it worthwhile to find someone that teaches spin recovery and take a few lessons before the first solo. If not, then when would be a good time to do upset and spin recovery training. Before my first...

TAKE HOME AN LSA, FOR UNDER $50K (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/946-full.html#196078) While the Light Sport Aircraft getting the most attention tend be those like Flight Design CT and Cessna, which are selling well in the $100,000 range, more models are coming online...

Hi, I'm a UK PPL holder with night and imc ratings with over 250hrs logged and have twice seen moving objects in the skies of the UK which I cannot explain. What with all the recorded sightings of UFO's across the US, is it feasible that Steve Fossett has become the victim of an abduction?? I've...

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I'm looking for a fun airplane to introduce my two young kids to aviation. Here is what fun means to me.... - flies low and slow - can get into small grass fields - good STOL performance - Dependable - Relatively decent number of planes available to buy - low operating costs - OK if it tie down...

I'm trying to figure out what portable device to buy to provide in- flight weather, as well as terrain info. Electronic approach plates and enroute charts, as well as flight planning capability, would also be a plus, but not essential. I fly a Cessna 172 that is already equipped with a Garmin...

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Termination of 121.5 MHz Beacons for Satellite Alerting is Coming Soon Notice Number: NOTC0981 On 1 February 2009, the International Cospas-Sarsat Organization (U.S. included) will terminate processing of distress signals emitted by 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). This means that...

Saturday morning, just at dawn we took off for Lowell, Mi (24C) to attend a ham radio swap and swindle... Heavy thunderstorms the night before as a front pushed past, and it started clearing about 9Pm... By 6AM it was clear skys with no wind and lots cooler behind the front compared to the 90...

FOUR SWISS CONTROLLERS CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER (http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/946-full.html#196075) In the continuing fallout from a 2002 midair collision in Swiss-controlled airspace in which 71 people died, four air traffic control managers on Wednesday were...

I use my A24 lots, for listening to ASOS, communicating to aircraft at fly-ins, ordering fuel, etc... I rarely use it with a headset. The other night, I had a full-on comm failure and needed to use it while aloft, with a headset. It took me a few minutes to remember, but my radio keys only the...

Anyone know home much it would cost to insure a private airport? I know some people with private fields on the sectional "No landings without prior permission of owner" and they will tell you that it's open to all their friends, but they don't have any insurance. I'm thinking that they are...

Iran open's World's first Muslim women's skydiving center. From: http://www.islamonline.com/news/newsfull.php?newid=16548 Paaviation has recently opened the world's first Muslim skydiving center for women. Due to Islamic regulations, Muslim women are not permitted to jump with male skydive...