I've got one of the neatest nieghbors a person could ever ask for. He's 77 years old and had over 1000 hours before he received a major bypass operation back in 1986. He's as alert and sharp and has a very active life, but he let his medical expire back in 1988 (never been denied a medical) and...

Our airport terminal has a VFR Sectional Mural of the United States, taking up one entire wall of the pilot lounge. I've searched online, but can't find such a product. Does anyone know if it exists or where to find it?

Hi everybody - I'm in the market for a handheld aviation GPS , and have narrowed down to the Airmap 2000C & Garmin 296. I need color & terrain mapping , which both have. Try as I will though , I can't find an honest comparision of the two ; retailers push both (for obvious reasons). The strange...

Well I had a very long flight last Monday to pick up a Katrina volunteer and take her home. Her group cooked meals that the Red Cross Served. The flight started out in Cleveland, OH where I was a visiting friend for the weekend. My airplane broke last week (see another story), which turned out to...

Just curious how much "trickle-down" aviation there is among us? My father flew, that is how I got started. We never owned a plane of our own, only rented. I got my first plane ride when I was three. He was my first passenger upon passing my PPC checkride and J3 checkout. I got to fly him to...

What string of words do I have to insert into a search engine to find a photo/drawing of Q-tip propellors?

how long has it been since airports have gone from 3-to-4 letter identifiers? also, when did ATC go from 2000 feet vertical separation above FL290 to 1000 feet? and, no, I was not doing time in prison for the past 20 years for trafficking.

If you were wondering what to call the bird ick created when a plane stikes a bird, its "snarge". http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,68937,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

Runway PARTY (with FREE parking) at Mpls/St Paul International Airport (MSP) on Saturday 9-24-05 http://www.mspairport.com/msp/appdocs/headlines/Community_Runway_Event.html "The Metropolitan Airports Commission will hold a one-of-a-kind, family-friendly community event on Minneapolis-St. Paul...

A friend told me he was looking for a handheld GPS on ebay and found a guy selling Garmin 396 handhelds for $500. This friend emailed the seller asking how he could sell a new in the box $2500 unit for $500. The seller replied in broken english with a bunch of mish mash that he just opened...

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I use my Sony Clie TJ37 a lot, but rarely while flying. The other day I tried to use it at 8000 feet and the touch screen was very unresponsive. I could *sometimes* get a click to register but I had to press very hard or "whack" it with the stylus. Back on the ground it works fine. Anybody have...

I won't be able to be there, but the Seneca pilot did a nice job of planting it short... Still, 2000 feet is more than enough... denny and Fat Albert the Apache...

I think it is time someone started producing Learium again.

I was listening to KABC radio yesterday during the JetBlue incident. Here was my best attempt at a transcript of the dialog from memory. I know it sounds like something out of Airplane or Abbot and Costello, but I did not exaggerate or make anything up, not even the last line. R: ...and the fire...

Come check out Captainjohn.ca. A new website devoted to aviation! You'll find forums, chat, blogs, and photo galleries all about flying. Links to pilot resources are available here too as well as a flight schools in Canada list that is currently being populated (there's a lot of flight schools out...

What is typical cabin altitude pressure for airliners at cruise altitudes?

Here are a few pictures from Oshkosh taken on Saturday, two days before show starts. Most of the aircraft exhibitors have yet to complete their setup as this shot of the Cirrus exhibit exemplifies. http://www.airplanezone.com/PubDir/IMG_0870bsm.jpg Aeroshell Square is largely empty. This...

Hello Everyone, I hope you don't mind me posting here but I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you about a new UK flying GA website aimed at both student and qualified PPL's. Let me start by saying I am the person who runs the website (i usually get annoyed when people post url link...

Received this afternoon from Montblack,one of our members in a far northern outpost: One (1) portable, DC powered ice removal tool. This interesting device consists of a metal heating coil and integral scraping blade attached to a short handle, and a 15-foot cord with a male DC plug. No STC...