How does one land a rocket ship like the lunar lander on top of the Empire State Building? What techniques do you use to slow your descent and land on top of the antenna? I don't care about any notams, but I suspect they won't apply to landing a rocket ship. I actually don't care about your...

"(CBS) NEW YORK CBS 2 HD has learned the Federal Aviation Administration is experiencing computer problems in departure planning, forcing numerous departure delays at airports nationwide. Airports are apparently being forced to manually plug in flight information in order for planes to depart....

Am I reading this graph incorrectly? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/Dallas52/Dallas/RangeProfileChart.jpg At the 45% power setting, the best range for a Cessna 150M would be achieved by flying anywhere from sea level to a maximum of 1,800 feet? At 75% power the gain is about 2.5 NM...

I'm thinking of doing a night flight to SFO in a C152. Is this going to be difficult? Will they let me in? Is that place very busy at night? I plan on arriving at about midnight. Would a touch and go be possible, or will they make me do a full stop? If so, where can I expect to taxi and get fuel?...

Want a day off Want a day off Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. "Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff.""We're short-handed, Smith" the boss replies. "I...

June 7, 2007, 10:10PM Concorde parts to hit auction block © 2007 The Associated Press COLOMIERS, France — Landing gear and a speedometer are among spare Concorde parts to be auctioned in the French city of Toulouse in September, organizers said Thursday.

Okay, so it's not the "Rolling Stone" -- and we can't really see his face behind the gun sight -- but this group's own Vlado Lenoch is on the cover of this month's "Flight Journal" magazine, flying a beautiful Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Congrats, Vlado, both on flying the Jug, and the cover! What...

"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... "choronik" wrote in : Of course what bugs Greek extremists is that I post FACTUAL INFORMATION that they...

A while ago I asked for nominations for great books about flying. Since then I've discovered an Amazon feature that allows for interactive lists, so I created one on this subject: http://unspun.amazon.com/Best-Books-about-Flying/list/show/4611 You can vote up or down, and you can add items....

Can someone explain to me the difference between "Substance dependence" and "Substance abuse" as defined by the FAA. Does "dependence" mean someone who is on a medication for life?

Ok, read the whole thing before the flames! Pouring through the FAR's, I couldn't find an answer.. Renting an aircraft for a trip at the end of the month, which had an annual June 06. My return date is July 1. I'm trying to push the FBO to do the annual before my trip, but looking at other...

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:18:14 +0000 (UTC), Mxsmanic wrote: harry k wrote in : On May 11, 10:28 pm, wrote: Yeah, Good Ol' Ronnie Raygun just had to...

Yesterday, on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds, the formal dedication of our new WWII Memorial was held. 22,000 attended the ceremony, including many thousand WWII vets. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/landof10klakes/albums/ select Album: WWII Planes (ANE) 6-9-07 My airport (ANE) was the staging...

If you follow this link: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/a103600001m.htm You will see that the gas deliveries in Mar 2007 are lower than they were in Mar 1984. This is despite the claims by oil companies that they have been constantly expanding their refining capacity, and the reason for...

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I can usually count on Yahoo maps (or the like) to find anything in the yellow pages that's close to a particular location. But I've noticed the database in these tools always lacks listings of GA airports. They only store large airports. I often have to reference the airport facility directory...

A question about controlled/special-use airspace in the United States. I'm aware that the National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) maintains a database called the US Flight Information Files (USFIF, formerly DAFIF). These files have been the primary data source for the software used in most...

If anyone is using Hogwasher as their newsreader on a Mac, I could use some advice on setting it up. Dudley Henriques

Hi all. I'd appreciate any thoughts on which is the best airport to land at in a single if flying in to visit Manhattan and parking up for 2 nights. Which airport provides the best combination of affordable parking and affordable but swift access to Manhattan? Teterboro seems expensive but a bit...

My flight instructor is now insisting that he has to see and record my birth certificate and passport before he can fly with me. To my knowledge this is not required for American Citizens, only foreigners. I need only show that I am an American Citizen, but don't have to submit to...