AP is saying two Russian jets crashed less than six minutes apart. Both airplanes departed Moscow. One crashed 120 miles south of Moscow and the other is presumed crashed 600 miles south of Moscow. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

"DaveC" wrote in message ... Cell phone usage is restricted on all domestic commercial flights by the FAA, so the flight attendant keeps telling me. The regulation against using electronic devices that have not...

The prediction now is for a much bigger eruption than originally expected. I would strongly discourage sightseeing trips in the area. One of the things that really bothers me is the crowds of people that have come to see the mountain. They are sitting in the middle of literally miles of downed...

Scientists are now predicting a 70% chance of Mt. Saint Helens erupting and throwing rocks as far as three miles away. Pilots flying in the area should steer clear of the crater. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

After decades of one-sided hatchet jobs, reporting gaffs, and programming that appeals to no one with an IQ over 60, you are suddenly worried about your reputation? Dan Rather's ill-considered attacks on small airports and general aviation pretty much reduced your reputation to something less than...

"R. David Steele" /OMEGA wrote in message ... Looks like the C-141 is going away. I assume that the C-17 and some form of Boeing cargo jet (7E7 or 767) will take its place. Oh, 'passing.' I had these odd visuals....

Yesterday someone had left the TV on and I as I was taking a short break I saw that the TV soap "Days of Our Lives" had an aviation sequence on it. It had two guys flying a civilian twin somewhere; I have no idea what the plot was, but it was no doubt incredibly silly. Anyway, they are apparently...

I was flying with an instrument student yesterday (she is almost done) and she noted that the engine was running rough and turned on the carb heat. Sure enough, the engine began running so rough that the cowl was shaking. I hoped it would go away as we continued toward Tacoma Narrows, but it did...

The RC model B-52 that was the subject of a popular video circulating around the Internet recently has crashed. :-( It looks like the pilot stalled it in a steep turn, rather like the terrible crash at Fairchild. A real shame; someone had put a lot of work into this...

The old Tuskegee airman was 87. -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA If you go around beating the Bush, don't complain if you rile the animals.

So oil is now over $40/barrel and this is being blamed for the fact that gas is now over $2/gallon and avgas is well over $3/gallon. As one news report put it, oil is the most expensive it has been since the 1970's. Ummm, anyone remember what the price of gas was in the 1970's when oil was pushing...

I had several flights scheduled for Friday. The first one in the morning did not go; my CFI student and I spent the whole lesson discussing how to teach students how to preflight an airplane. The second was our scheduled air taxi service to Roche Harbor. We left at 1:00 pm so the TFR did not...

It is all relative. A 5000 foot paved runway that is 150 feet wide can be challenging to a 747 pilot.

This article pretty much describes the differences between the two airplanes and points up the issues that I have with the Cirrus. http://www.airplanenoise.com/articles/Skylane%20vs.%20Cirrus.pdf -- Christopher J. Campbell World Famous Flight Instructor Port Orchard, WA

OK, I know I said I would not get to fly this plane until tomorrow, but it arrived early and so I took a flight. This is a new turbocharged Cessna T182T. For those that have not seen the 182T (either turbo or normal, introduced last year), you might be a little startled the first time you take a...

Okay, we have gone 'round and 'round about why new airplanes cost so much: low demand, liability, inefficient manufacturing, regulatory requirements, etc. It is so daunting that Toyota appears to have scrapped its GA project. Perhaps one reason demand is so low is because of the cost of becoming...

I got a demo flight in a Diamond DA-40 equipped with the Garmin G-1000 glass cockpit this morning. We departed IFR from Tacoma Narrows and flew west for some maneuvers. This plane was the second one out of the factory with the G-1000. I had a difficult time maintaining my altitude; the altitude...

Ernie Fletcher nearly got himself shot down when he penetrated the DC ADIZ with a busted transponder. Can you imagine what would have resulted from such an event? It could well have been the end of the Bush administration. So, I have a modest (ahem) proposal. Democrats! Here is your chance to so...

I posted several pictures that I took at the NWEAA Fly-in over on alt.binaries.pictures.aviation. I flew in with a few friends on Saturday morning. You can see such notable sights as Paul Anton and his Ercoupe and a 1917 Curtiss Jenny. I got to meet Paul's wife, Winona. I think Winona was a little...

Both pilots are well known and respected in the Puget Sound area. Amazing that the pilot of the 170 was able to fly his plane at all: NTSB Identification: SEA04FA083B 14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation Accident occurred Sunday, May 16, 2004 in Tenino, WA Aircraft: Cessna 210J, registration:...