I gave Harmon Leonard a BFR about 20 years ago. He is long gone now but fancied himself quite an opera star. He owned a big freight company here in Seattle and was mostly retired. Bob Gardner will vouch for the fact that Harmon flew for about 30 minutes every day and his REPUBLIC TWIN SEABEE...

Heard about a pilot podcast on NPR and decided to check it out. I think it's pretty good. It's a bit slow, though. You people with dialup connections might not be able to handle it. http://joepodcaster.libsyn.com George Patterson Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person...

so, as usual before retiring to bed, I am going through the scriptures, i.e., 14 CFR, and tonight I was perusing chapter 61 -- which I am sure is on everyone's bed stand -- and came across a part that I haven't fully memorized yet :-) This is part 61.31(j)(2). Part 61.31 covers those...

Preston Bentley has embarked on his 48 state tour of the United States in a Thorpe T-II Skyshooter light-sport aircraft. This flight will attempt to raise $500,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities in memory of his cousin Seth Bailey who passed away at the age of 21. You can track Preston's...

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Do the various downloadable handbooks from the FAA website, viz. Aeronautical Information Manual, Airplane Flying Handbook, Instrument Flying Handbook, Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and Aircraft Weight & Balance Handbook suffice as reading material for obtaining a CPL or are there other...

Sometime Friday I after surveying our latest round of fires. I mention to my right seater that we desperately need a TFR. We have five fires in "close" proximity to Ola, ID. Visibility was fair to poor, we had ordered everything we could get our hand on in the air. This was 3 C-130s, 3 P-3s, 3...

The last time Maurice Kirk, the fun-loving adventurer, went off in his plane to circle the globe, his wife protested that it was his time to wash the dishes. On this occasion, he has been targetted by the corrupt authorities of South Wales. He had bought a plane, with a non-functioning REPLICA of...

I just hard wired my ANR headset into my ship's power so that I no longer have to use a 9v battery as a power source. Now I am getting an intermittent squeal when I transmit. I never had this problem with the 9v power pack. My ANR is a Headsets Inc. conversion to a David Clark headset. Any ideas...

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a multirole fighter aircraft. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Blue Angels since 1986. The F/A-18 Hornets' main mission are fighter escort, fleet air defense, close air support and many others. Warplanes.com offers F/A-18 Hornet flown by...

Could someone fill me in on the Aerostar fuel system? The one in question is a 602P. IIRC, Ted Smith designed it as a "Leave it alone and burn all the fuel in the airplane" type system. But wasn't there a lawsuit over one years ago? Al G

The people of Chicago have spoken... *sigh* Another four years of NOT visiting Chi-town... :-( -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com

Hey guys, I'm sure this has been discussed in this forum before, but a rather detailed google search back didn't come up with anything concrete, and I have been wondering about it. All of the recent discussion of take-offs has had me wondering - how do you do it? There are 3 "official"...

Does anyone know of a list of FBO's that offer fuel discounts for Angel Flights?

Hi all, I have a friend that is about to purchase a small FBO. Now we all know that owning a small FBO is a labor of love at the very least. However, he is wondering if it is really financial suicide given the trends of today's laws, governmental regs, legislation, TSA, etc. His (my) question...

I'm trying to find a specification or at least waveforms for the Bendix/King serial data protocol used on some DME gear. Googling has come up with nothing. Any help appreciated. Rob

.... making us all look bad, and giving the politicians ammunition: http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/07/10/pilot.dui/index.html Plane clips van in emergency freeway landing No one injured; pilot charged with flying while intoxicated

Hi! Just spoke to my mechanic, and he told me that there will be a new regulation here in Norway for private aircraft that takes away the mandatory engine replacement after approx 2000 hours. Instead, an engine is allowed to run indefinately as long as the regular maintenance is carried out at a...

OK, well, I went through the Tivo recording of the CBS News show with the "Eye On America" piece that basically said that people who live in airparks should have to screen their passengers and their luggage before pulling their planes out of their garages. Here is the play by play of the...

I'm putting this in a separate post to avoid having it lost in the noise. Please refer to the Airplane Flying Handbook, pages 13-4 and 13-5, where the term "explosive decompression" is used. A partial quote: "Air will rush from the mouth and nose due to the escape of air from the lungs, and may be...