The Canadian Physiotherapy Association has issued some exercise tips for people who log a lot of hours on passenger jets. They often experience pain, especially on those long-haul flights in an economy seat. The tips include getting up and walking down the aisle to the back of the plane as much...

In 1924, before Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Erhardt etched their names into history with famous flights, a group of American pilots authored one of the most daring and defining feats in aviation history. Racing against five other nations and death itself, the "World Fliers" became the...

It didn't take long for the world to figure out the combat potential of airplanes. In 1911, only eight years after the Wright brothers got their creation off the ground, the U.S. military started dropping test bombs from above. A few years later, World War I troops were battling it out in the sky...

Two Russian women set a record for blimp speeds during a contest in Moscow. Airship commander Natalia Volodicheva and second pilot Yekaterina Kochetkova set a world record for female blimp speeds on an VH-4 air ship in the category of 1600-3000 cubic meters, the Newsru.com site reported, citing a...

With the first commercial space flights expected before the next presidential polls, the US government has drafted rules to oversee private space vehicles, operators and passengers, reports UPI. ... Read more...

The concentrated beams of light from lasers are used in all kinds of high-tech gadgets - medical equipment, astronomy gear, or even something as simple as pointers. ... Read more...

A woman was arrested on suspicion of assault and being drunk on an aircraft, police said today. ... Read more...

The White House Thursday objected to Russian plans to sell advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. The proposed sale has sparked concern in Washington a week before President Bush is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Europe and raises more questions about the extent to which Bush...

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, bolstering the hopes of F/A-22 supporters, told lawmakers Thursday that the Pentagon has not made a final decision on limiting production of the next-generation attack jet to 179 planes. ... Read more...

International space station controllers are changing some spacewalk procedures following the near contamination of the U.S. crew member last month when he came too close to station jet exhaust. The issue is related to a mysterious problem controllers are having steering the outpost with gyroscopes...

A loose flight control tube -- which allows the pilot to steer the plane -- could have been the cause of the crash of a home-built airplane last May that sent two men to the hospital. ... Read more...

The aviators, participating in the Army Air Race-2005, today conveyed the common message that the students and youth can enrich their lives by taking up adventure activities. ... Read more...

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A corporate jet skidded off the runway at Teterboro Airport on Wednesday, crossing a highway during the morning rush hour and slamming into a building. ... Read more...

What are folks favorite tools for making realistic airports. I'm looking for pointers or FAQ's to get started. I interested in making more realistic signs, buildings and pavement. I haven't decided on a sim yet. It could be MSFS, X-Plane, FlightGear or whatever depending on the the airport...

I have a high end system running a 128 MB DDR ATI Radeon Pro video card. Is there any advantage to using 32 bit video when "flying" FS9, or will I get a little better performance running in 16 bit - or does it even make a difference. Thanks.... P4 3.2 GHz with 1024 MB DDR SDRam (400 Mhz)

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I've noticed that a lot of third party A/C (ones that fly and display beautifully in external views) will not function as AI traffic. Is this a common problem? With a simple fix? I have added them all into my A/C database with TTools, and have been very careful to do all that properly, and have...

On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:46:06 GMT, "Dallas" wrote: Do you have the CH Yoke and pedals? If so have you tried CH analog drivers v. 8.0? They can smooth things out. Wow!!! Did that ever make a difference!!! I haven't been flying much lately due to continued...