"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... 1st flight of '05 this past Tuesday night. Weather had been crappy for days with lots of rain and wind but DUATS was telling me it would be cleared in time to...

What do you do if your'e extremely tall?? Can you put extensions on the pedals on a bell 47, or R44? My seat in my Archer was modified to go back an extra 6" which accomodates me fine, but I've yet to find a Helo I can sit in and keep my feet on the pedals??? Help? I want my rotor rating!!

The National Air Tour ( http://www.nationalairtour.org ) in their WWI and WWII vintage aircraft did a symbolic fly-by past Meigs Field today on Chicago's Lakefront. If you're interested in checking out some photo's, visit http://www.DemolitionDick.com and click on the Headline for that story. It...

Hello, A new website is available with aerial photographs of France : http://francefromtheair.free.fr Enjoy ! MAREMBERT Benoit LFRD - Dinard Pleurtuit - AC de la côte d'émeraude LFRM - Le Mans Arnage - AC les ailes du maine avions

Hello, My website "France from above" is now available in English : http://www.survoldefrance.fr/index.php?lang=UK you are welcome to discover it ! More than 6000 aerial photos are available. This website is the achievement of years of hard work and sharing from numerous photographers, still...

Enjoy ! http://www.flanker.free.fr ---------------------------------------- Benoit (LFRD, Dinard-Pleurtuit -- LFRM, Le Mans) http://marembair.free.fr : La bretagne vue du ciel www.xb70.free.fr : North American XB-70 Valkyrie http://aircraftstories.free.fr : YF-23, mirage 4000, F-105,...

Hello, It's now possible, in addition to the air photographs of France, to share your air photographs of foreign countries on www.survoldefrance.fr. You can submit them via www.survoldefrance.fr/envoi.php While hoping to see new landscapes on the site, I wish you good flights...

ryuzu wrote: I want to study full time, have the funds available - around £40000 (about $55000 US) and am looking to start in the next few months, probably before christmas. can anyone give me opinions of these places? Well unfortunately first impressions are...

ENJOY FOLKS I scarfed the link from an Australian aviation newsgroup. Three pages of fascinating clear decent sized photos from a pilots adventure in the Antarctic. http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/397397-ppruner-john-eacott-antarctica-stu nning-pictures.html

I wanted to let folks in the group know about a free e-mail newsletter some may find of interest. The Transportation Communications Newsletter comes out Monday through Friday and has a rundown of news items and other information related to all aspects of communications in the transportation field,...

From the Okanagan Saturday PENTICTON -- Two helicopters abandoned on the Penticton Indian reserve Thursday, less than a quarter of a mile apart, have triggered an investigation by the RCMP, Canada Customs and Transport Canada. "Yesterday, I believe in the afternoon, there was two of our band...

Homebuilt helicopter community has lost a pioneer: http://www.ktvb.com/news/topstories/stories/ktvbn-apr2804-pilot_found_dead.1 6e6b525c.html They don't say the name in the video but it could only be helicopter pioneer BJ Schramm. Deepest condolences to the family.

What are the limitations on rotor brake use? Can you throw off the lead-lag if you "stomp the brakes" too hard? Bill

Repost of a *thread* from 5/2002 this time - it's long; I have concatenated the thread posts into this single repost. Some content is by "Badwater Bill" and other authors. cheers, Dave Blevins

The Associated Press reported: MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) - A helicopter crashed and sank Saturday after its landing gear caught on the handrail of an oil rig off the Louisiana coast. The Coast Guard, Petroleum Helicopters Inc. and two offshore supply vessels searched for the pilot, identified as...

Marc Whisman worried: My glider instructor used to say that the though of actually having to bail out of a glider just scared the crap (he used another four letter expletive) out of him. I agreed. Now I feel the same way about having to do a real auto. Have no fear, Marc. Or at least...

Howdy, I don't check the newsgroups that I used to follow religiously as much as I did in times past - too many irons in the fire - but I thought I'd share some of the excellent postings that Bob B has made in years past. He hasn't been around here as much as he was a few years ago, but I (and...

FWIW, I received a BSEE in electrical engineering in 1984, and have been working in the high tech industry since then. That has allowed me to Learn How To Fly - starting in 1999. As a result, I have about 130 hours in helicopters and around 240 hours in fixed-wing aircraft, with an instrument...

Hi all I have a few questions about gyrocopters and was wondering if any gyrocopter "experts" were here to answer my questions... Or does anyone know of any other internet spots that would be more suited than this one? I tried www.rotorcraft.com but it seems to be down..is it just my...

Interesting new co-axial from Russia. Not too much info yet as it is a prototype. However all static and ground tests made, flying time only 12 hours. More info will be available after all tests. Check out these web sites for...