Almost five years ago I started a thread critiquing the technological and aesthetic problems associated with air cars, i.e. millions of people duking it out in small aircraft instead of automobiles....

Hi, I was wondering about the following: 1) how many people actually use any kind of flight planning software (VFR and IFR)? 2) If you do use it, which one do you use? 3) how would you rate it? Thanks!

I was holding at a taxiway intersection for a flight school plane today. The 152 hesitated and then started to turn right towards me. The tower called up and said "# # X, that's a LEFT turn." "We're having some trouble with our left brake so we're going to do a 360 around to the right." Right, I...

A little background: my wife *DOES* get motion sickness. She's been going along with my airplane building project for many years now and over time has grown comfortable with the concept that building an airplane isn't so hairbrained after all. I've made sure she's been informed of all the...

I am moving to Madison, WI later this year and have heard thru the grapevine and on the internet that new hangars are being built at the Middleton, WI airport (Morey Field, C29). Is this true? Are any available? The airport folks referred me to the city of Middleton, but my calls have not been...

Hey Tom, Remember N6183J, that Cherokee we took up to Cherry Ridge, PA? Alas, she is no more. Just a fuselage sitting in the shop with the firewall forward torn away, the right wing carry through destroyed, and a lot of damage to the underside where the engine ended up. It's being stripped for...

5:47pm (Central time) - Minnesota. Just saw Jim Weir's name on the CBS Evening News - with Dan (what's the frequency Kenneth) Rather. It was on a ballot they were showing. -- Montblack

I don't know all the details and what I know is second hand, but it appears a prospective buyer of a Navion lost control of the plane on the ramp and caused some serious damage. This happened mid week at Avion Jet Center, Sanford Airport (SFB), just north of Orlando, FL. Allegedly, the...

Hi all, Been trying to get my medical file from the FAA (my 3-rd class is coming up for renewal and I don't remember what I put on the application 3 years ago). I searched the FAA's website and didn't find any official forms for requesting this info, all they seem to require is a "signed...

How you folks "out east" doing tonight? Check in when you get back up and running. -- Montblack

*** Sport Pilot Seminar *** Saturday, Oct. 18th FAA Safety Center & Production Studios, Sun 'n Fun Campus, Lakeland Linder Airport ( LAL ) Breakfast at the Sun 'n Fun Café, 7:00 am - 8:30, Seminar starts at 9:00 am, Sue Garner - FAA National Program Manager for Sport Aviation.

Today the Sony VAIO PCG-TR1AP notebook arrived, so I was able to install WxWorx on it and add the GPS map option. The Sony is a dandy little machine. It's about 10.5"x7"x2" folded up. The screen is 10.6" diag. and, as advertized, very bright. It was easily viewable in the car when I took it for a...

In a previous article, David Gunter said: I am starting night flight training in a couple of weeks and will evaluate this, but wanted to point it out in case anyone else is using this or is looking for something similar. The cost was $12 and included the 3 batteries. I...

I was looking over the web site of a flying club that posts the minutes of their meetings. One item said that fuel was running out of the wing of their 172 when the flaps were fully extended because the overflow drain was broken. They asked that the tanks not be completely filled until this...

Dan Luke wrote: ...you may be asked to report passing: The battleship The coal yard The cement plant Ladd stadium The Dog River bridge The Cochran bridge

Following an investigative teev program it appears US military pilots are unable to stay awake for more than a few minutes after t/o so are regularly dosed to the eyeballs on speed (Dexadrine/amphetamine). This has the somewhat embarrassing side effect of giving them the total lack of...

Everyone is welcome to drop in for a visit on 1 November for our local flying club annual Fly-in. We have a nice little fly-in and usually have 20 to 30 planes fly in but love to see more. Just stop by and say hello and have a burger. Call on 123.375 when you get in the area if you want to drop...

I just received the October issue of Popular Mechanics. The cover story is about factory built sport planes. You don't need a license. As usual the article is long on hype and short on specifics. I would love to have a scale down of a P-51 Wow wouldn't that be a kick Wally (I've quit posting...

Jay Honeck wrote in message ... How accurate is GPS for determining altitude, now that WAAS is active? I was in the air over five hours yesterday, and while droning along found that our new AvMap's altitude readout was just about dead-nuts accurate -- it was maybe 50 feet off, at times. In...

Anyone going to Duluth (MN) this weekend for the Air Show? http://www.duluthairshow.com/index2.htm Blue Angles are scheduled to be there. Hopefully we'll get up there on Sunday morning. Weather looks iffy. -- Montblack