Today at my FBO I found out that one of the TSA Agents has been going around "testing" all the FBOs on the field to see if they are secure. Apparently he went to the gate, waited for someone (not an employee of the FBO, but a customer) who was coming out and told them that he left his keys in the...

Any thoughts on the best site out there other than the usual suspects ADD, NOAA ? What sites and why -- would prefer quick graphics on one page Java based. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Bob

"= Vox Populi ©" wrote: Sure numbnuts, try it in actual flight and see: "Sudden decompression" and "explosive decompression" are two totally different things. George Patterson Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is "Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

seriously considering borrowing to do a full commercial licence from scratch. I.e not even got a PPL yet. estimate cost is around 25 grand in uk or is it better to do it abroad if so where could anyone advise? Im 36 this year and have put this off for years due to fear of cost but now feel its...

"= Vox Populi ©" wrote in message ... Arnold Wolfcaste wrote: "Yardpilot" wrote in message news:zhpMb.29488$na.23347@attbi_s04... Those delightfully quirky fellows on Myth Busters decided to play ...

Materials needed (available at the Flight School) will include: Private Pilot Written Exam Book (Jeppesen, Gleim, King, etc.) New York Sectional and Terminal Area Charts Airport/Facilities Directory Plotter Flight Computer Pilots Operating Handbook for your training airplane Calculator

I just finished working on an excel spreadsheet that automatically fills in wind correction angles and ground speed estimates. I don't know if somebody already did this. I couldn't find it anywhere so I did it for myself and decided to share it (since it worked like a charm for me). If somebody...

....that the 100th anniversary of flight is finally past? Every flying magazine felt compelled (naturally) to write extensively about the Wright Brothers for the past year, to the point where I simply didn't want to read another article about them... Each magazine seemed to be struggling to top...

I passed my checkride over 2 months ago but have not received the plastic license yet. Any idea how long it takes? BTW, I did not mail anything to anyone..The D.E. told me she would be sending the form in. Is that the norm? thanks.

I can't remember where I read it, but I seem to recall that in the majority of fatal accidents the pilot knew something was wrong with the airplane before he even took off. It does seem like a popular trend reading through the accident databases. But can anyone point me to a study that...

Meant to post this sooner, but didn't get around to it until today. For those of you who live in or near Midwest, Michigan (city of Lansing) is hosting yet another Great Lakes Aviation Conference. This is my 4-th year attending it, and I have nothing but good things to say about it. This year...

This is a bit old, but I just ran across this (yes, through yesterday's Slashdot article). This paper by MIT students statistically proves that the CAPS system (computer assisted passenger screening) that the TSA advocates is inherently vulnerable to dilligent terrorist tactics, and could make the...

The non-flying weather continues...glad I didn't go up yesterday! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3387191.stm

I have installed a chat room and a BBS on my site to any who want to use it. You don't have to register or any of that crap. And there are no ads. Its just sitting there so feel free. http://www.hog-air.com/message.htm Brett

Flight Sim enquiry raises terror alert By Andrew Orlowski in Las Vegas Posted: 08/01/2004 at 22:39 GMT A mother's enquiry about buying Microsoft Flight Simulator for her ten-year-old son prompted a night-time visit to her home from a state trooper. Julie Olearcek, a USAF Reserve pilot made the...

seriously considering borrowing to do a full commercial licence from scratch. I.e not even got a PPL yet. estimate cost is around 25 grand in uk or is it better to do it abroad if so where could anyone advise? Im 36 this year and have put this off for years due to fear of cost but now feel its...

Got myself a 6 month break (sabbatical) coming up in the next year or so. I want to do plenty of flying so rather than do a coast to coast I figured on trying to fly and land in each State/county in the contiguous US. Living in Europe, I would probable buy a plane, fly it for the duration...

I have two questions inspired by Hollywood movies. In the movies (Goldfinger, Executive Decision and so on), when pressurized aircraft suffer catastrophic decompression at high (25000+ feet) altitude (usually when the bad guy shoots a bullet through a window) everything not tied down gets sucked...

I am ready for winter to be over. the strong winds aloft are a killer when your ready to get back home. This morning I flew my wifes brother and his wife back to Casa Grande Az. from Las Vegas, getting down there was pretty quick, hour and 45 minutes, getting back was 2 hours and 15 minutes. My...

Can I get some opinions on using a throw over yoke for training? I'm more concerned with high performance endorsements than I am instrument ratings, however I am curious about using practicality of using a throw over yoke for practice approaches under the hood. I read 61.31 (f) to say that a high...