Rickenbacker wins 3-way race to host legendary fighters P-51 Mustangs played a vital role escorting bombers in World War II Saturday, April 08, 2006 Tim Doulin THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Rickenbacker Airport is to host a historic gathering of P-51 fighter planes and pilots next year. Rickenbacker beat...

34d 37'08" 118 05'03 What the hell is that? Around the time I this photo was probably taken I was at the Blackbird Park (you'll see 2 SR-71s and a U2) and they wouldn't let us near the airport 'cause, as we found out at Edwards the next day, they'd just rolled out the X-32 at Palmdale and were...

I see that Tennessee is getting pounded with severe weather and tornadoes again. Anyone going to/from Sun N Fun from my neck of the woods is bound to be impacted. Anyone here based around there? It sounds like quite a mess. When we flew down to SNF in '04 we ended up stuck in Nashville...

40 months ago, when we opened our aviation themed hotel, one of our first guests was a traveling nurse named Antoinette. She was a divorced mom in her mid-30s, sweet as pie, in Iowa City to fulfill a 13-week contract at one of our medical centers. She soon became a "regular" in the lobby, along...

The wildest Landing I have ever seen with a Commercial Jet-Aircraft. Wow ! What the hell happened ? Greetings from Nufer http://www.jumpingpixels.com/trippylanding.html

On Wednesday we flew to Spirit Lake, IA to visit with an aviation artist, both for the inn and to evaluate his ability to appear at our upcoming Iowa City 2-day hoopla, the Big Kids Toy Show. (Yes, we visited the Surf Ballroom, where Buddy Holly played his last gig. It's still there, and still...

The Transportation Safety Board (Canada) has released a report on the fatal mishap at the Saskatchewan Air Show in 2005. Two members of The Masters of Disaster demonstration team died in a midair collision. Their findings: 1. The Dairy Turn manoeuvre had been modified such that a temporary loss...

I almost forgot, see if you can spring him for an hour or two and take him flying.

Our politicians lead the league in all talk, no action. Is blowing us some sunshine good enough? Read what The Expert thinks: http://www.ExpertHumor.com/

Video of THERMITE REACTION at WTC on 9/11 http://www.checktheevidence.com/911/Thermite.htm Also see Prof Jones updated paper (version 5.4) http://www.physics.byu.edu/research/energy/htm7.html Scholars for 9/11 Truth

If I were to take an OTC sleep aid (and do not plan on flying in the next week) does it impact my medical? Would I need to report this at my next medical? -- Mike Flyin'8 PP-ASEL Temecula, CA http://flying.4alexanders.com

A colleague at work and personal friend's dad is a recently retired ATCO officer whom has worked at EGLL / LHR for about 30 years. The chap has done much for me and for many others, so I wanted to send a thank-you gift that tied in to aviation and perhaps ATC operation. I know what kind of gifts...

How have I missed this video until now http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/1143551387/Air_Show_Accident Now, that's close. Mike

On the news wire 1 hour ago - "A plane with 80 people on board has crashed at Nairobi airport, according to Kenyan authorities. The plane was flying from the Democratic Republic of Congo. More follows." And then 30 minutes ago "Kenyan air authorities briefly sparked panic on Thursday by announcing...

Is anyone going to Sun-n-Fun this year? Has anyone been there before in the past? I was thinking about flying down to Florida to go to it this year. Never been there before. I would be interested in flying-in, but I'm not sure if the hassle is worth it.

This came right from the Cessna website: Lakeland, Fla., April 4, 2006 - When the Cessna model 170B taildragger added the patented Land-O-Matic tricycle landing gear in 1956, the venerable 172 was born. Since then, nearly 40,000 Skyhawks have been produced, making it the highest-volume...

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In April 2006 Newsletter You are invited to drop by Zeno's Drive-In www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com and watch this month's World War II aviation features for free online video viewing. " At the Matinee," we're showing four great flicks. In "Winged Artillery" you'll see...

Current thread on rec.aviation.soaring it seems birds also prefer IFR (I Follow Roads) "COLIN LAMB" wrote in message ... At long last, homing pigeon navigation has been documented and the surprising results can be...

Does anyone know of a place I can rent a Garmin 396? I am considering a long x-country and the weather info would be useful, however I am not sure I would use it enough to justify spending the $2500 + service.... --Dan

Does anyone know of any Flying clubs based in the Phoenix Metro area other than Phoenix Flyers and Arizona Cloudbusters? I'm talking about true non-profit clubs, not FBOs renting planes that call themselves a club. Thanks, --Dan