I videotaped this from the port side of a KLM 747-400 last october, en route from Amsterdam to Toronto, south of Greenland... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU0TcFAWm2E

Hello all! I was recently in a local used book store, and on their aviation shelf, there was a bound copy (if staples count as binding) of FAA publication AAC-45C, containing VFR and IFR "Exam-O-Grams". Using the search at the FAA, plus a little Googling of both the Web and Usenet, seems to show...

hello, we are an established aerial photography business based in midwest. we have some contract work in NC, SC, VA scheduled for the second half of april, (this month) all low level obliques, mostly industrial sites and businesses, about 25 sites total. we are interested in hiring a commercial...

About 35 miles southwest of KLSC, Salt Lake City Intl (just beyond the Mode C veil) there is a box marked by a thick broken magenta line on the Salt Lake sectional. Nearby, there is a Notice: "For National Security reasons, pilots are requested to avoid flight at/below 4,000' in this area." The...

Hello All, I truly can not understand is why R.A.P. is dysfunctioning so differently from any other collection of like minded people. If MX were to stroll into the middle of Jay's campsite at OSH and begin to spew his tripe about flying in general and GA in particular, at the very least,...

http://de.tmz.com/2007/04/05/travolta-plane-scare-not-so-scary-after-all/ More media hype.

________________________________ The Boeing Company http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html Boeing 707 Air Force One Simulator Unveiled at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library ST. LOUIS, April 03, 2007 -- A Boeing-built 707 simulator today was unveiled at the Ronald Reagan Presidential...

While doing some preliminary planning for a June trip from KLOU to KWWD ( Cape May, NJ), my "direct" path would take me right over the center of DC ( in the Prohibited area). I have reviewed the articles and AOPA advice on travelling in and arround the ADIZ, and know the procedures. Most of that...

I need to propose a reinstatement of our company's policy or allowing employees to fly private aircraft on business. I have a copy of our old plan which was closed down because it was too hard to administer given the limited number of pilots that qualified and used it. I'd appreciate those among...

I received the following in an e-mail at work. If it perhaps drifts a bit off-topic at points, I hope I still have a few get-out-of-thread- drift-jail-free cards left ;) At first I was thinking of trimming it down to just contain the section on the flight; but then I thought some might find...

I awoke Monday morning to a bright blue sky. Turning on the computer, I pulled up the aviationweather.gov site. Prog charts looked good. TAF's looked good. Then I looked at the winds aloft. WHOA!!! Surface winds were less than 10 knots. 3000 foot winds were thumping along at 30-40 knots. 6000 foot...

The 16th Annual Moonlight Ball is coming in April 2007. This is a major fund raiser for the museum. Our goal is to raise enough money for an additional hangar to protect the aircraft that are currently stored outside. Feel free to share this message with anyone you think might...

This entry contains some interesting information I had not considered until reading the thread, "Why the Hell...(Random Rant)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:IGRF_2000_magnetic_declination.gif Living in the Northern Hemisphere, I have maintained an awareness of the North magnetic pole, but...

I went downstairs to the hotel restaurant and ran into a friend who recounted a recent experience he had. He was inbound to LAX on the Civet arrival to rwy 25R at night. His FO coupled the autopilot to the ILS about 30 miles out. Approach control pointed out traffic from the northeast that was to...

How exactly does a synchrophaser work? What is it measuring to make its adjustments? Why does it have to be off for takeoff and landing? What voodoo is contained therein (and what's the difference between a mechanical and electronic version)? TheSmokingGnu

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay? Your thoughts? http://www.aerobid.net

Here's one that may seem silly: to what height, precisely, is an altimeter calibrated to? The bottom of the landing gear? The height of the static port? the chord line of the fuselage? In a Cessna, the difference between these is minimal, but on an airliner, you're talking about a possible +/-...

I did some more research and found interesting tidbits about altimeter calibrations. References at end. As mentioned before, the altimeter is tested for calibration, friction, case leak, and hysteresis as per F.A.R. 43 appendix E paragraph (b). The static system is tested for leaks as per F.A.R....

AOPA is publicizing that they have reached a new membership milestone. And, that would be 411,187 members. Wow! That's fantastic. I can't wait until they reach their next milestone. Which, I guess, would be 411,188 members. -- ------------------------------- Travis Lake N3094P

In the interest of security, our airport management wants to ban all automobile access to our aircraft at Republic Airport (KFRG). It was the hot topic of discussion during our last tenant meeting on 3/14--a meeting with the largest turnout of pilots since its inception. Interestingly, other...