As a future retirement hobby, I have created a website for Upper Midwest pilots and students. I would like to ask if I could get some feedback from those of you who are active on the web with aviation interests. It's called "MyFlyingStuff.com" and if you get an opportunity to visit, I would...

OK, I know this has been beat to death in the past.... WHich is better, leaning rich of peak or lean of peak??? I could've sworn my old mechanic said lean of peak, but while talking to the mechanic during annual, he suggested/encouraged rich of peak. For what it's worth, I'm flying an IO 470... ...

Does anyone know Capt Dan who flew H300C helicopter for radio station AM63 around 1776. I was in forth grade and he landed his helicopter in the school yard. This was one of the reasons that I took up helicopter flying. I'm wondering if he is still slive and I'd like to hollar at him.

Tragic news this week. One of the first friends I met when I joined this group as a student pilot has died in the crash of his "second" plane. Friends who knew John Johnson of southern Illinois will agree, because The Red Lady, his Stinson, was first in his heart...but she was nearly destroyed...

Some metars report a Sea Level Pressu who uses the "slp" information, and why?

Hi all, yesterday I was landing with a C182T , when in very short final , at least 30 pigeon took off directly to myself . They were very close to me ,few inches I guess .My decision was to do nothing, continue and land . Fortunately all pigeon were skill enough to avoid my plane at least for one...

Its a bit concerning that the website still says they have until the 1st of this month to come up with the money to pay the insurance. I'm holding off buying my tickets until I see something that indicates they were able to pay the insurance. Is the website information just old? -Robert

Is Mx the only oldtimer around? I'm very glad to see he's still here, by the way, just wondering if everybody left in the midst of the spammer a few years ago. Happy Flying! Ricky CFII, Multi, Balloon Soon, I hope; ATP, Ultralight, Glider, Gas Balloons

NTSB: High speed, worn parts led to deadly Reno Air Races crash Washington (CNN) -- A lethal combination of worn aircraft parts and unprecedented speed caused last year's Reno Air Races crash, which killed a veteran pilot and 10 spectators, and injured more than 60 others, federal accident...

A brand-new video showing a small airplane crash from inside the aircraft: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDu0jYiz-v8 The video claims that a combination of density altitude and an "air pocket" brought the aircraft down into the trees, but all I see are effects of density altitude and what looks...

On Aug 11, 6:12 pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.global-warming/msg/07a0909aefb4e110?hl=en-gb%CE%BFdd4ae8204bf7b Nope, my point is solid and logical, and my reasoning is sound and consistent. Requiring walk in voters to show photo id...

On Aug 7, 12:29 pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote" It's an even bigger cost when the criminals corrupt the voting process and elect their fellow criminals to loot the treasury." http://groups.google.com/group/alt.global-warming/msg/eb73e67964e3ed65?hl=en-gb On Aug 15, 5:57 pm,...

On Aug 7, 9:12*pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote:" Drivers' licenses also contain DOB. Are they being used for ID theft? NO." http://groups.google.com/group/alt.global-warming/msg/a51bdd55f5530704 Wrong, the answer is yes, a drivers license can aid in the theft of ones...

Cessna 172SP. Mfg/Cert after 1998. As you know, there is no MEL for this aircraft. VFR day flight. Nav/position lights. Say the bulb is out on the starboard position light. 91.206 says nav/position lights are not mandatory for VFR day flight. 91.213(d) comes into play since there is no...

On Aug 11, 5:22 pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.global-warming/msg/ffc63f8f5237b2a9?hl=en-gb%CE%BFdd4ae8204bf7b In article , columbiaaccidentinvestigation ...

Mountain Wave Conditions and Hazards Go or No Go? http://sq23.cawg.cap.gov/Downloads/MountainWave-052004.pdf

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... You'd think that losing an entire aircraft with 88 people aboard due to greed and inadequate maintenance would have taught Alaska Airlines something, but it hasn't. Look at this latest...

Belfort Instrument Company (dba Belfort Instruments, DigiWx AWOS Gamma Scientific, UDT Instruments, Advanced Retro, RoadVista, KR Acquisition Corporation and Utilipoint International is once again trumpeting that they provided wind sensors to the Wright Brothers. DO NOT BELIEVE THIS COMPANY BUNK...

When I was 19 and on assignment out in Dallas, Texas I decided to take up flying. My instructor was a former fighter pilot fresh out of Vietnam. A rosy-faced loud jovial man, he always chewed on a cigar. He took me up in a tandem-seat Cub and we pulled some aerobatic moves flying around the Texas...

other than the heat t was a nice day in mid-Misouri - lots of fluffy clouds with pancake-flat bottoms. Driving with my daughter, we were talking about clouds and weather and how there really was moisture below the clouds but the temperature was just a bit too high to condense it. the...