I just got finished a 777 Tokyo trip with the most meticulous, cautious captain I've seen in years. He (and earlier another American pilot) recently got caught up in Lakeway's New Millenium version of a rural southern speedtrap. My guy landed in daylight, having been giving sightseeing rides...

I am new to your forum so please forgive me if my question has been asked before. I am searching for records of a Budd RB-1 Conestoga. It was one of three prototypes built by Budd. The aircraft number was NC45354. I went to the FAA website but was unable to find any information. This planes US...

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I took a photo of a United Airlines plane in Detroit in March 2004. I'm wondering whether it is a Boeing 737 or Airbus 319 or 320? You can see it here. http://www.ackle.com/ebayualphotos.htm Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see it. Any help with this is appreciated. I sell some United...

Aircoupe Alon A2 with C90 engine with two props, one 48" pitch and the other 52". It doesn't make the static runup RPM minimums with either one, for instance the 48" prop should be 2225 to 2325 rpm, I averaged out to 2162 rpm. Likewise the 52" prop falls short 100 rpm or more. Three years ago...

During my instrument training I was told that if you have an IFR certified GPS, it had to be updated if you were using it for IFR Flight. You can use it VFR even if it hasn't been updated Charlie Peter wrote: I've been told that if one's GPS is an IFR approved unit (KLN94B in my case) and it's...

Hey, I was applying for a job as an ATCO, and have been given an invitation to the selection day, however on the application form there was lots of questions about vision - whether your short or long sighted etc, but nothing about colour blindness. I have perfect vision except for a slight...

I just stumbled across a picture on the web of a 747 that has a 5th engine mounted between the fuselage and inboard left engine, neatly under the wing. The photo's caption states that it is a Qantas 747 carrying an extra engine for a sister ship. It was referred to as "a Vpod configuration." I...

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:57:11 -0500, machf wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:50:06 GMT, Robert Lundin wrote: Welcome back in and please update your bookmark :-) Ack. My PC crashes as soon as the page is loaded about 80% in Netscape 7.02. It...

"Peter" wrote in message ... Hi, I fly a TB20 and a friend who has the same one with a Shadin air data computer tells me that he normally gets (say 160 ktas, 10k feet, ISA) a TAT value of about 3 degC higher than that...

Does anyone do an "automotive" type compression test on their aircraft engine? I think this kind of "dynamic" test might show problems (such as valves not opening all the way), that a leakdown test would not (and vice-versa). Anyway my annual is coming up and I want to do it. I imagine something...

I need some help with Piper part numbers. I'm looking for the Piper Part numbers of the 6.00x6 nose wheel fork used on the "heavier" Cherokees, Comanchees, etc. Jay Honeck and Don Tuite sent reprints of the PA28 manual pages which show only the 5.00x5 wheel and hardware. Thanks guys. I have seen...

Hello, I've been reading news on flying for quite a while and these seems to be the most well-informed groups (the googles)writer on the net. I would therefore like to have your personnal opinion on a question. I live in Northern Quebec (Yes, I'm french speaking so forgive the spelling mistakes)...

I just installed a Michel TKM MX 11r which is a direct slide-in replacement for my Narco 120 Comm. Because I have an intercom, I had to add a resistor to the circuit board. Having done this, I installed the radio in the old Narco tray and tested the radio: Findings: 1/ Comm works great with...

I would like to let everyone know on this historic occasion (December 17th 2003 being the 100th anniversary of powered flight) that I have launched a new website on my Australian designed and built CA-13 Boomerang world war two fighter aircraft. The site includes images of the derelict airframe...

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Recently I have inherited a beautiful wooden propellor Burnt in is the following information 110 PS Rhone D 260 H 230 Heine N29018

I'm thinking to install such an STC on my Cardinal 200 hp engine. http://www.taturbo.com/frames.html Anyone who had experienced it ? Is it valuable ? Any comments ? Thank you

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