Anyone have any ideas on where to go to get around 50 hours of multi-time cheap? I looked at AriBen, but the reviews lately are not too great.

The following thread on the Van's Air Force web site was of general enough interest that I thought it worthwhile to bring it to the attention of other pilots: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=24147 Would be quite useful if it really worked. Of course there would still be...

Rescue crews continued Sunday searching for bodies of two pilots presumed dead after their small planes collided and crashed into the Everglades. Authorities were trying to determine if there were more people involved in the Saturday afternoon...

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I just got a call from a friend who was watching the news showing live shots of a Cessna making a belly landing at MMU. Sounds like one of the mains wouldn't lock down - did anybody see this? I'm sure it'll be on the 6pm news tonight.

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The Aviation Weather Digital Data Service has a new version of the Flight Path Tool that runs as an application instead of an applet. It's large, readable and instantly interactive. Dial in the time and click in a selection like wind barbs or temperatures, then select an altitude and the display...

http://www.kgan.com/csArticles/articles/000055/005537.htm Amazing! This Cedar Rapids, Iowa TV station did a 2-part piece on learning to fly -- and did a wonderful job! The CFI in both segments, Tim Bush, is outstanding. He's a real pistol, locally, with a zillion ideas for growing GA, and...

Anyone have a link to or a copy of the lawsuit Gene Whitt filed against the airport that stopped freelance CFI's from operating from there. My local airport is attempting the same thing and I'm gathering information for the freelance CFI's I know..

I was just checking the rental terms at an FBO in the city I plan to visit over Christmas. I've got most of my hours in the type I wanted to rent and the FBO said they want 3 takes offs and landings, then a power on and power off stall. They charge the time to do this as dual. I can see 20...

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The parents of Bryan Jones, a 34 year old Microsoft engineer who was one of nine skydivers killed in the crash of a Cessna Caravan, are suing Cessna. The Caravan was returning from Star, Idaho, to Shelton, Washington. The parents are alleging that the Cessna Caravan was defective and should not...

Who needs the laws to thermodynamics? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QZ1KzveIic Perhaps AlGore can use one of these to pick up his Nobel Prize. :-) Don

I just decided to go back to Free Agent after a too-long absence and, alas, Forte has discontinued it to focus on their money-generating options. I looked at X News which sounds great, I was just wondering what ya'll use and like (BESIDES Google, thanks) before plunging into a download. OH - I...

Gang, When I arrived at Thun Field (KPLU) this afternoon, I noticed that one TV news van and our Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) were at the airport. Local radio news had reported this afternoon (Dec 10, 2007) that a Piper Archer had gone down on a flight between Crest Airpark...

Anyone else read the latest story in today's AvWebFlash's email newsletter about the Massachusetts based pilot who flew his Cirrus several times into Maine and unexpectedly received a Maine "use tax" bill of over $26,000? Must GA Pilots Stay Out Of Maine? (story about half-way...

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Or are the guys at the FBO just f'ing with me? The thing with the keys, paperwork, hobbs logs, etc. for a rental aircraft. What's the origin of this term? Google searches lead to nothing but other senses of the word "can" and online slang / dictionaries have nothing either. Is it an acronym? ...