hello, i was wondering what everyone thinks about accel commercial training. i have read in the archives about accel IR, and how a lot of ppl dont like that idea, and i understand that for that rating. i was considering going to sheble in vegas, but i was jsut wondering if anyone else went there...

Hi all anyone know what airline flys London to NZ via Tahiti regards Frank

After sitting for many years with empty tanks (ouch), a friend of mine is restoring a very nice Navajo Panther 310. Unfortunately, today he tried to put fuel in the inboard right wing tank and it started leaking, first from the panel around the fuel quick drain, then from further inboard. An IA...

In a commercial airline, I realize that the cabin is pressureizd, but I know that it is not kept at a sea level pressure. What effective "altitude" is the passenger cabin kept at? Is it the same for all air liners? The reason I am asking is that I have to use a CPAP machine to breath while I...

EAA Chapter 1384, Westminster Autumn Fly-In Carroll County Regional Airport (DMW) Westminster, Maryland 21157 Saturday, October 22, 2005 - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. _____ | _____ _\___(8)___/_ (/ \) - See the vintage aircraft

I submitted a form for some information from the FAA awhile back. As I recall, I received a response only by telephone. Today I received some spam ("Cialis - No prescription needed!") to the address I gave in that form. Tough to tell exactly what happened but I'm curious if anyone else has...

I've pasted in a copy of the email I received from the Collings Foundation. If you have a moment to send an email/comment to the addresses noted it would be worthwhile. I spent two years flying the B-24 and B-17 and truly believe that having these airplanes on tour is a great way to honor the...

Hi, I was messing about with Google Earth and spotted what looks like a medium-sized twin-engined passenger 'plane (Boeing 737-ish?)*extremely* close to the ground just south of Belsen in Niedersachsen, N Germany. The location is 52 deg 44 min 38 sec N, 9 deg 56 min 5 sec E. It looks like it was...

I have a flight planning program on CD that I bought in 2000 called DigAV Planner by Digital Strategies, Inc. I haven't kept it updated so I went to their web site to see about getting the latest and ordering the chart data package. digav.com doesn't find a web site. Has the company been sold? ...

In rec.aviation.misc JTurner wrote: Yesterday, we had a helicopter flying dangerously low (maybe 200-250 feet) over our house. I looked at the FAA site to determine the correct place to report it, but after going thru the phone maze - I ended up with a ...

Hi anyone know if you can keep your tel number if you buy a sim card in your country of destination regards Frank

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Hey everyone, if you want to contribute to a great memorial, and get a tax deduction, please consider the Jimmy Franklin Heart Memorial. Anyone who has ever seen Jimmy perform at an airshow knows what type of entertainer and pilot he was (I think he should have been an astronaut). So if you've...

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thats true. it was the mid air collision over lak constance, where the russian crew disobeyed TCAS and listened to the controller who was working 2 stations at the time, with multiple system outages.. poor bugger. "vincent p. norris" wrote in...

Hi, I am looking for an old 1950s-1960s Gonset communicator ll or lll aircraft radio in good physical condition for a display. It would be nice if the receiver is working. Email me is you have one. Thanks Bill