Hey, I'm still looking for a business partner in a quick buy/sell; profitable venture. Have two OH-6 heli's coming up for sale soon, looking to buy/re-sell. Have photos and info if interested. Looking for less than $25K total, for large return. email if interested and thanks! Randy

According to the AOPA site, the FAA has extended the comment period for making the Washington ADIZ permenent, by another 90 days http://www.aopa.org/adizalert/ If any of you pilots from other areas of the country are worried about an ADIZ showing up in a class B near you, please help us out and...

First they trash my garbage cans, now they trash my local tower?! http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-litowe024494565nov02,0,3044650.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines I wonder if they catch the varmint, can they try him under the auspicies of the Patriot Act? I mean he's obstructing air...

The system will download Terminal Procedures from National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) and develop your own database of Instrument Approaches, Airport Diagrams, SIDs and STARs, and Takeoff, Alternate and Radar Minimums. Every 28 days the system will automatically update your database with...

I have designed and built a headphone adapter/transformer for some custom-molded in-ear headphones that offer excellent noise isolation (passive). I actually use them as a musician. In the plane, they sound very nice and are quite comfortable. So - what I want is a boom mic. I've actually...

I used the E-word today. At 08:30 EDT this morning over the Springfield Mixing bowl just south of Washington DC, I declared and emergency. We had just finished our Potomac River crossing south of National airport and headed south to Woodbridge and back to Springfield, VA. Northbound I was just...

When ever possible I try to follow the same SOP as the BIG BOYS. With that being said what is the SOP for airliners when it comes to turning on the landing light. Is it altitude based, distance etc... Kristoffer 1993 M20J MSE http://homepage.mac.com/kristofferp/flying

I was looking through photos of airplanes destroyed in their hangers in the recent hurricane season Are there any hanger designs that consistently work better than others in hurricane prone environments? The latest hangers at our airport (CYBW) are steel frame with steel siding with some of them...

I'm going to be flying down to the Youngstown area in about a week. Any one have any information about services and costs at the two airports (4G4) and (YNG) as well as the FBOs? Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com

The Canadian Flight Supplement says that flight plans or flight itineraries are required for flights over 25nm from the aerodrome. So what happens if I want to take a sight seeing flight, and I don't know how far I'm going to go or what direction? Can't you just let the fancy take you? -- Paul...

If there's anyone out there who still wants to comment on the Washington ADIZ, today is the last day, so go to: http://www.aopa.org/adizalert/ and follow the instructions. Also, there's a very good article in the Washington Post on the ADIZ and it's...

Hi, A friend pilot, my wife and I wanted to visit this year's AOPA EXPO in Tampa. We have chosen to fly in friends Cessna 206 from So Cal area all the way across the U.S. We left So Cal on noon October 29th and arrived in Tampa North on evening October 31st. After the trip we created a small...

After hurricanes and earthquakes, it appears that often the airports become operable before highways and railroads for emergency supplies. It seems to me that a reasonable (required?) part of ANY community planning for emergencies in areas subject to these kinds of disasters should be thoughtful...

I took my daughter to Linden Airport (that's in New Jersey). We stood with a small crowd at the fence on the shopping mall side as planes took off and landed. (This is where I got my interest in flying many years ago.) Presently a mall security truck drove up and the guard told us to disperse...

Some time ago I saw a towbar for a Piper Cherokee that is reversed - that is, it is designed to be operated from the position of the person pushing back against the wings to park the plane. I can't find it any more. Any clues? Jose -- Money: what you need when you run out of brains. for Email,...

I am looking for an examiner for my instrument checkride. Height preferably under 6 feet and under 200 pounds. Must not be afraid to ride in an experimental aircraft. Front range location. Anonymous for personal reasons

Does anyone know about the aviation development for Honda's light jet going in in North Carolina near Greensboro? Is there a specific location that is there in a somewhat permanent basis? Thanks!

Would anyone be kind enough to point me to a wiring diagram for a general aviation radio? I need to know the pinout configurations and voltage for the mic connection. Thank you and regards in advace! Gary

The following was just received by me. I wanted to share it with the group. Tomorrow is the last (official) day to add your comments: ______________________________________________________ EAA 'Unequivocally and Fervently' Opposes Permanent D.C.-area ADIZ Nov. 1 - EAA has left no doubts where it...

In the mid-70's In Valdosta Ga, while a member of a crash rescue team I extracted a lady from the wreckage of a Globe Swift that crashed on the airport. The lady's last name was Piper, first name may have been Laurie or Laura? Does anyone know any details of that crash or anything about Ms. Piper,...