This was so much fun I decided to share the story ... Marco walks to the aerobatic instructor and introduces himself. Marco is already out of his mind with terror. Rationality left the premises a long time ago. The instructor has fangs and horns and a red tail and smells of ozone and sulfur. He...

Just another day of flying in the bay area yesterday - or so I thought. It was past 7:45 pm. Beautiful evening sunset. Winds 330@12. No gusts. No turbulence. I was on my third touch and go. A Comanche was inbound and cleared to land on RWY31. I was cleared for the option (number two) and requested...

They announced they were shutting it down on Monday. Supposedly it's going to reopen in about "4 to 6" weeks. In the mean time they say they're going to "upgrade" it but they haven't decided what software because their lawyers are looking at ways to tighten up the rules and protect them. This came...

I was heading down island on Easter Sunday to do a little bone fishing, cruising at 11,500' in a Navajo Chieftain with a 20 knot tailwind, just me and some calypso music on the AM radio (ADF for you student pilots). The autopilot was doing a fine job. Then the right engine hiccupped. It was a small...

This is the first year since 2001 that we haven't attended, and I'm experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Anyone "live at the scene"? What's new there this year? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

I attempted to plug in my portable GPS unit into a 2003 172 and ... I couldn't. The "standard" cigarette adapter has been replaced with a smaller something. I didn't have time to look too closely as to what the new outlet is. The GPS was just a backup and I was just going locally . Question....

Greetings all, I'm a low-time private pilot in the Tampa Bay area, planning a trip this weekend over to Cape Canaveral (KTIX - Spaceport Regional) to see the shuttle sitting on the pad. I've flown through Tampa Class Bravo before, and learned that approach control sends VFR traffic flying east to...

Hello I'm doing a little poll among you to know if in your pilot activities you are using Linux applications, for flight planning, navigation reports, etc. If you have a favorite application, tell me then i can update the document "Linux Aviation HOWTO". Thank you

Does anybody have a good handle on when ATC wants you to read back altimeter settings? On a single IFR flight on Tuesday, I encountered several controllers who I'd check in with, and they'd give me an altimeter setting, and that would be it, and 2 (both in Canada, BTW) whom when I didn't read back...

Saw an interesting article in Private Pilot mag about the Sierra. Roomy & stable....sounds like my kind of plane. Prices look decent; and the FG Sundowner even cheaper (and more insurable for a 150-hour pilot than the RG Sierra) Looking for something that can handle two large adults + baggage...

Hi, Any (good) books on Citation I/II systems and/or how to fly it? Anyone selling the 'manual'? Any other recommendations appreciated. I'm *thinking* about doing a type-rating sometime during the next 12-18 months, and figured I could start looking at the plane now. BTW: I have the King's and...

Yesterday was one of those glorious early spring days that can only happen in the Midwest. The air was crisp and dry, so that when you stood in the sun you were warm, but a step into the shade required a sweater. The wind sock was just flopping around, the horizon was razor sharp, and the pattern...

The following made the Sunday edition of the Houston Chronicle, the only daily English paper in the 4th Largest US city. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3126650 The first few viewings are "free", after that, repeated browsing requires a free registration. First couple...

Hi Yall, Just got back from Winchester ,VA. I went up there to fly an old L3 , but after having the arrangements made for the last week after I drive all the way up there, I am told that no one had put me on the schedule. ( Had been having to reschedule due to bad weather for a month). Of course...

Fo those who inquired about this accident, here is the preliminary NTSB report: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050331X00387&key=1 vince norris

I just called a local examiner to ask what will happen if the weather isn't good enough to fly with my student tomorrow. He said that the Sacramento FSDO recently told him that he is not allowed to begin a checkride (i.e. do the oral) unless he believes there is a high probability of finishing the...

"jsmith" wrote: In Ohio, if you are travelling 16 mph or more over the posted speed limit, you can be charged with reckless operation in addition to speeding. What section of the Ohio Revised Code says that? I came up dry on the Anderson's web site. Fred F.

Letter found in FAA ATCT breakroom Funny Protected Class or the Subtle spread of Perversion?

Okay, I know security is important, but this reads like DHS or AOPA have been taken in by an April Fools prank. I mean, really, a terrorist who goes by the name of Hijaq? ------------------------------------------------------------------- AOPA ePilot Special Airspace Bulletin April...

: Quick Easy Cash : LOTS OF CASH, FAST AND COMPLETELY LEGAL, THIS REALLY WORKS!! : THIS REALLY CAN MAKE YOU EASY MONEY!! IT WORKS!!! BUT YOU : HAVE TO FOLLOW IT TO THE LETTER FOR IT TO WORK!!!! : A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are now, and came