Soaring pioneer Paul A. Schweizer passed away August 18 after a long illness. Paul was renowned as a sailplane builder, competition pilot, author, historian, lecturer and global spokesman for soaring. He was born in 1913, just two years after Orville Wright made the world's first soaring flight in...

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Your honor, I took the TV so I can keep up with the news... I wanted to see what was happening. Are we under attack? I hear gun shots.

"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message ... I do expect folks to take care of themselves when they're able, and I expect private charity to take care of those who are not able. ... It sounds cold, but the federal...

I recently ran across a nice batch at an auction of glass slides of fighter & bomber & recon aircraft from about 1947 to 1954. There could be nice 8x10s made from these. Please email me at for more information and a sample slide. Thanks

Some time ago I posted some information about an engineering professor at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering who had developed a new method for removing ice from just about anything using electricity to interact with the ice. I just found out he has a website and folks who are interested can...

If you do, I'd love to hear some interesting stories about my father in his Pan Am days. Thanks! --Tabetha

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message ... It was a beautiful day in land that Mickey built- 76 degrees with full sun while the northern folks got their first freezing blast of winter. We headed off-shore over the...

I am considering converting my NPPL to a full JAA PPL - I only need to do 15 hours plus the GFT/NST.... My question is, will I need to redo the ground exams? ....I done them about 2 years ago and applied for my NPPL a couple of months later. When I now apply for the JAA PPL it will be more than...

I have a Jeppesen Private Pilot Training Kit (Part 141) available at auction if anyone needs one less expensive than retail. See all details he http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2491434921 Thanks!

http://www.tsa.gov/public/interapp/editorial/editorial_1113.xml This IB will constitute a set of federally endorsed guidelines for enhancing airport security at GA facilities throughout the nation. The TSA IB is due out early in 2004.

You have a flair for exageration. After researching many of the new units, I doubt that any of them is "twice" as good as any other one. If I've told you once I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate... Sorry, couldn't help myself. Cheers, Kevin

"Alan Gerber" wrote in message ... In rec.aviation.student vincent p. norris wrote: I'm not an instructor, but it's my impression that students are no longer taught dead reckoning or pilotage. I don't know...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3860817.stm Bah...last paragraph...hope this doesn't make it more difficult to fly across the channel.

I was just wondering if anyone knew of a website of something that has any material or information relating to seniority in the aviation industry and its importance. I'm doing a research assignment and need some resources. Thanks

Ok, I've been following C.J.'s thread for a while and have a question. I'm not an intrument rated pilot, though I've studied for it a few times. In my aircraft, it's more comfortable to fly the glideslope at 60 knots than at 80. If the controllers aren't hammering at you to keep the speed up,...

This gives an interesting insight into how they organise ATC at London Heathrow as well as the difference in the RT. http://www.pakaviation.com/PVA/Library/Docs/atc_pia_approach.html

Just wondering if anyone on this NG is involved with Canadore College's acquistion of the Air Canada DC-9 thats being donated. I'm just curious cause I can't get any information from my teachers about it.

story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031204/ap_on_re_us/blimp_accident_5 George Patterson Some people think they hear a call to the priesthood when what they really hear is a tiny voice whispering "It's indoor work with no heavy lifting".

Copied with permission from rec.arts.books: The contraption and the bicycle makers four times aloft at Kittyhawk, among astonished gulls unused to share their mastery of the wind; the air sundered briefly, the most a minute; before gravity resumed dominion over canvas, wood and wire.