Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation News Service March 8, 2004

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I've been reading "The DaVinci Code" (damn good book) and there was a paragraph about a biblical character named Pilot. That got me curious about the etymology of the word "Pilot." I wondered if there were some relation to the title we carry and the bible character. There isn't. But what I...

Howdy, I've been looking all over, and I can't seem to find any discussions on the relative visibility of various colors for aircraft. I would guess that the best color might be different when viewed against the sky or the ground. Any pointers will be welcome, tom pettit

A thread in RAO referenced nice guys in aviation. Let's give them credit. Give an example when someone went above and beyond for you. I got to the airport around 4:00 on a summer morning in Indianapolis. During preflight I switched on the master to lower the flaps and check the fuel gauges....

All 3 occupants are OK. http://www.channel3000.com/news/2907643/detail.html -- Ben C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y

I need two box seats at the 2004 Reno Air Races. If anyone has some room available in a box please send me an email. Ronald Oldham

This one I really Like....but they don't like me. http://www.newbid.net/index.asp

Hi I'm not a pilot but I'm thinking about purchasing some of these light for my brother that is a pilot. My question is what do you think of this light as a pilot stand point for IFR flying? Do you think this light would be light enough for clipping onto a hat visor or something else he flies a...

Now that I have your attention I would like to get your feelings and thoughts on a situation that has arisen by my dad's house. Recently 2R2 went in not but a few blocks (straight line) from my dad's house. I think it is great and he and the neighbors have no problems. Keep in mind the...

Anyone out there trying to get gps information to their Palm VIIx? I can't find much specific info on palmflying.com. The palm keeps turning itself off and the data link is very unreliable. I can get Cetus GPS to work but cannot get FltMaster to work at all. TIA.

"R. Hubbell" wrote in message news:20040303194733.3b99a3f5@fstop... An unfortunate end to a plane gone missing: http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Feb-27-Fri-2004/news/23314333.html Interesting that they used radar signals to find the crash site. I...

The buildup of ice on airplanes in flight is a major winter hazard for small and commuter planes. But scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo., are testing a new system this month that may pinpoint water droplets in clouds that cause icing, potentially...

I picked up a 1989 book in our local swap shop called "Unfriendly Skies" by Captain "X" and Reynolds Dodson. It's an "as told to" about the deregulated airline industry and a pretty good read. It sounds like not much has changed in the last 10 years except the airlines are losing even more...

I posted this on another forum, but figured that some of you could probably relate to what I'm going through. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over the past year or so I've gotten into numerous discussions with friends about finding our passion...

Back to the thread on pilots setting QNH for local acro work. I was in the trusty Pawnee this weekend and checked the altimeter, I can only select settings from 28.10 to 31.50, so.. following the others advice of setting QNH. I could not. I attempted to find this information in my personal...

On Friday, 12 Mar 2004 14:29:10 -0600, wrote in Message-Id: : Could someone please send me some info about the thread above this one. Any pictures would be helpful too. Thanks.

Yesterday, while wrapping up my complex, high performance instruction in a Bonanza V35, I received my first speed restriction from ATC during the approach back into the class C airport. "Bonanza XX, do not exceed 150, number two following a Dash 8, cleared ILS 28 approach." After a little more...

Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:11:31 -0500 From: Subject: AOPA ePilot -- California Airspace Bulletin X-Originating-IP: Message-id: ------------------------------------------------------------------- AOPA ePilot Special Airspace...

I took a day off today to spend some quality time with my airplane. On the way to the airport I stopped to fill up my truck with $2.05/gal unleaded. I got to the airport and topped off the plane with $2.06/gal 100LL. What's wrong with this picture? Kinda makes that expensive autogas STC in my...