Take a look at the replay at this site begin the replay at 1/3/2004 13:40 and keep a close watch on the northern plane on final approach to LAX http://www4.passur.com/lax.html

Go to http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm to see Bob & Lucille Olds fabulous RV-4! (Ya gotta navigate your way to the "O" section, as it is alphabetized by last name...) Want YOUR baby posted? Email me some pix (up to six) and a short narrative at , and I'll post...

Pilots who like frangible rounds but can't get any of the government issue can easily make their own by loading .45 cal shot shells with bits of wire and small birdshot. These can be fired from a revolver, but not an automatic pistol. At close range the round will act just like a slug, but it will...

I'm happy to say that I was wrong...latest info is one fatality and three survivors...and it was based out of a local Puget Sound flight school. Bob Gardner

I have a 9 yr old son that is interested in aviation. He says that he wants to become a pilot! :) I am an A&P, but am not a pilot. I do have a cousin who is a pilot and we have both gone up with him, so my son has experienced flying in both general aviation aircraft (Piper) and commercial aircraft...

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

Go to e-bay and look at item #2450501898 If we got a group to bid on this we could take a bunch around the world and fly any place we wanted G Big John

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm We've got a couple of new additions to the Rec.Aviation Rogue's Gallery (sorry, I added them before the holiday, and have lost track of who they were) PLUS improved navigation from page to page, thanks to a great suggestion from Ben Smith, a regular...

America Has Grounded the Wright Brothers by Heike Berthold (December 13, 2003) Article website address: http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3398 Summary: America has abandoned the cultural values that made the Wright brothers' great achievement possible. On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers...

Hi everyone, Are there any in this group who have put their kids through the EAA's Wild Blue Wonders program? If you have any experiences as a parent or a group leader, I would love to hear about it. The web site is www.wildbluewonders.org

Just wanted to let everyone know that a free Yahoo group, dedicated to King Air 350 pilots, operators, owners, etc now exists. Feel free to stop by thanks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kingair350group/

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...

13.5 megs http://www.centennialofflight.af.mil/audio/AF_WINGS60.mpg

Another opportunity to see if anyone wants to stick their neck out and be subjected to flames by those who won't/haven't/never will. It really surprises me when someone with learning experiences to tell are ridiculed by people who seem to be bound by the book and can see no further than the current...

The "founder" of this rec.aviation.piloting usenet newsgroup, Jeoff Peck, seems to have discontinued periodically posting its charter. In the hope that knowledge of the charter will improve the newsgroup's ever declining signal-to-noise ratio, I post it he From: Geoff Peck...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man was found dead Tuesday night in the wheel well of a British Airways plane at new York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said. It is the second body found in the wheel well of a plane at the airport in less than a week...... The body was discovered while...

I am willing to trade a 3 Bedroom 1 Bath House on large 43,500 SQFT lot (60sqft less than an acre) about a 1/2 Mile From D49 Airport, In Columbus, ND & A 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic Motorcycle with 376 miles still under factory warranty. Airplane wanted must be a complete production type...

There were 2 West Milford police cars on the only access road to Greenwood Lake yesterday, too. They didn't stop us as we left (after our glorious final flight of 2003) but I assumed they were checking inbound cars. www.Rosspilot.com

So... What are ya'll doing for New Years Eve? My wife and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary so I think that we are going to splurge and go to an expensive restaurant and then stay the night at the Hilton or something...

Anyone have any advice or opinions on the following models? I'm going to buy a Garmin 195 (used) or a Lowrance 500 or 1000. -- Thank You, Ryan