I was thinking about taking up flying, but not sure if I'm too old. I'm 62. Is this a bad idea or should I go for it? --- Philip Mellinger

Arrived at around 2200 last night IFR at our local field, and heard a pilot doing position reports on the CTAF. I spotted the traffic (night touch and goes), and also announced. As I established on final, she announced a full stop, and then proceeded to land and taxi the whole length of the mile...

Amateur Review of the Garmin GPSMAP 296 GPS I've been using the GPSMAP 296 for about a week now, and since there's really not that much detailed info available about it (even on the Garmin site), I figured it might help some people to get a little idea of how it works. Maybe other owners can...

I thought Bob Hoover was a colorful guy when I read his book. However, John Lear may take the cake!!! I can't believe how many jobs he got fired from. http://www.bajabushpilots.com/news-pop.php?NewsID=75

Hard to believe. An LSA with 180 hp? And it climbs 2100 fpm? That's different. http://www.cubcrafters.com/carboncubss/overview --- Mark

....Over on the binary channel, "alt.binaries.pictures.aviation". The new facility looks fabulous! (And the damage to the Enola Gay appears to be slight, thankfully.) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

We flew to Rantoul, IL today -- home of the Chanute Air Museum, on the site of the former Chanute Air Force Base. The wind was predicted to be howling -- winds aloft were calling for 54 knots at 6000 feet! -- but the sun was shining, and we were enjoying our first Saturday off since last Oshkosh....

Approach, March-April 2004 Survival at Sea By PR2 Ronald Beermnder The Coast Guard puts the life expectancy for swimming in 59-degree-Fahrenheit water at less than two hours. It's called hypothermia: Abnormally low body temperature, with slowing of physiologic activity.

Unless I'm missing something, the new Ikonos imagery for Google Earth doesn't cover much. It looks like a rectangular block of new imagery that is roughly 50 miles tall by 30 miles wide (with an additional 15 mile x 15 mile block adjacent to the bottom of its SW corner). The Flying M Ranch...

I'm thinking of purchasing a share in the AMD Alarus IFR trainer. I'm just 7 hours in a 172. Anyone have any recent experience or info? A Google search indicated that the last discussion on this was in 2003 on r.a.s

Hello, I'll be finishing my first year at Canadore College this spring and I'm wondering if there are any jobs open for this summer in London, Windsor, Sarnia or Chatham (or anywhere in between). So far I have a 4.0/4.0 GPA and a complete tool kit. I also have a PPL, getting close to my...

Or at least more correct info. I'm a relatively healty enough 31 year old MALE, who's in the process of interviewing CFIs before I start primary flight training. In the process of getting all my ducks in a row, I decide to get a 3rd class student medical out of the way before I spend too much...

Hi, After a 2 year break (the old family/kids/soccer games story) from flying, I'm ready to get my medical back and at least grab a couple of ours a month for awhile until the ownership bug bites me again. Can anyone suggest a reasonable (read:cheap) AME in the Westchester County/Hudson...

Hello all! My medical expires in July so it's time to play that game again. Although I like the AME I visited last time, he's 1,000 miles away from where I am now so I'm hoping to find someone closer :^) Anyone in northeast Massachusetts would be good, but close to Bedford would be best to...

Help me end an argument please,can any one tell me how many flying hours this lady had before she disappeared Woody

We hope.... :-) Six months in the making, our new Amelia Earhart Suite is finally done! See it at: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/the_amelia_earhart_suite.htm --

Hi, A landmark. Given that the airport is called Reid-Hillview Airport... It sure will be sad to see it go. The planes are in excellent condition and the FBO has a real old feel about it. I think I might just head down there this weekend and log some time in a Citabria... Hilton

I think it's pretty cool that they included Patty Wagstaff and flying to help paint a picture of all that is good in the United States. Man, I couldn't think of a better representation of freedom than flying. Although this movie may come across as a long commercial, it's refreshing to see the media...

Textron, the big USA Military supplier, Bell Helicopters and Cessna Planes, is active on the Markets on rumours that a Middle East Oil/Gas Producer Country , United Arab Emirates, is buying its stock, and they can do so with the billions of dollars that USA Consumers send them for Oil and Gas,these...

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1946950,00.html?iid=tsmo dule Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of the bald eagles on Camano Island in Washington State's Puget Sound are more likely to see a different bird in the sky: a police chopper skimming the cedar forests in search of an...