HI all! Did anyone out there in airplane land enjoy last night's documentary of AA11 (first to crash flight in NYC) as much as I did? I'm sure there will be repeats in the near future for those whom missed it. I just wanted to ask those of you serious airline pilots, whom did view the show,...

I plan on taking my first trip from the Bay Area to Death Valley ( Furnace Creek) next week. I was wondering if I could pick the brains of those familiar with the area. It looks like Porterville - Kern Valley - China Lake is the safest route to take. I have had a mountain checkout and am not...

In its email newsletter this morning, AOPA boasted that it would provide insurance to older pilots within certain limitations: no more than 4 pax, value less than $100,000, and -- get this! -- 3rd class medical every year! This would seem to rule out flying on a driver's license "medical." --...

There is an article in the Feb/March Air and Space called Falling with the Falcon by Tom Harpole. Unfortunatly, it is not available on the web, or at least I could not find it. This is an amazing story about Ken Franklin and his Peregrine Falcon, Frightful. Ken is a 17,000 hour pilot who has...

Stuff that I can remember off the top of my head: - GNS-430 GPS (a hard one to forget...drool drool) - JPI EDM-700 engine analyzer - GAMI injectors - DRE-468 intercom - KX-155 COM2 - Vertical compass - 180 SMOH...well, after our return trip, that's more like 195-ish SMOH - Less than 3000 TTAF -...

It is time to start planning for the Pinckneyville Flyin. When: May 20, 21, and 22. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Whe Pinckneyville Airport ( PJY ) It is about 80 miles southeast of St. Louis and is on the St. Louis sectional. Who: Anyone who likes airplanes enough to put up with a bunch...

A recent request from my local FBO for my ID prompted me to upgrade to the soon to be mandatory NJ digital photo license from my current paper license which expires in '06. ( I carry a separate State issued photo ID to satisfy the FAA requirement for photo ID). According to the NJ Motor Vehicle...

Looks like good weather and Saturday might coincide for once here in central Ohio. I thought it would be nice to go down and get a free hot dog and do a little shopping. Never been there myself, anyone here ever go to I69? -- Hello, my name is Mike, and I am an airplane addict....

FAA OFFICIAL, FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN ALTERCATION ALOFT An FAA official was handcuffed and detained when she disembarked in Kansas City after an altercation during a Southwest Airlines flight on March 26, The Kansas City Star reported on Saturday. A flight standards manager for the Central Region, she...

The silver plane sits lightly on the tarmac, gazing skyward at that cocky angle that makes taxiing a Stearman such a chore. It is clearly ready for flight. It's been sitting there for three days, as I write this. Full of gas, fabric freshly redone, immaculately painted -- all dressed up, with no...

Anyone seen the new feature of Google maps.google.com search for your favorite airport identifier, then click on the satellite view in the upper left hand corner. Google keeps putting out amazing stuff. Matt

Planning a flight tomorrow to BOS-FRG (Farmingdale, on Long Island). My home airport is HPN (White Plains), about 15 minutes North. After I drop off my passenger, what's the best way to get back into White Plains? FRG and HPN have different NY Approach frequencies, and HPN is a pseudo class C. ...

In my 10+ years of flying, I've set several personal minimums for myself. One of them is to never be in the air with much less than half tanks of fuel. My Skylane burns 11.5gph like clockwork and holds 65 gallons total in both wings, 55 gallons useable. I usually fly for about 2.5 or 3 hours...

I'm not a pilot but I have been reading up on VOR stations. And I'm looking for practical information. You can calculate your position by triangulating from two VOR stations. How many pilots do this? Or do most just fly between omnis? When you fly cross country do you just fly VOR to VOR, or do...

Perhaps someone from the NYC area can identify for me a closed airport. It appeared quite large from the air, so it must have been someplace important at some time. It's marked as a closed airport on the New York terminal chart, on the 260 radial from JFK, near the OGY NDB. Does anyone know the...

We have some turf wars going on and it looks like the pilots may be the losers. First: we have a small airport with two runways 18/36 at 3000' X 75 and 06/24 at 3800' X 75. No scheduled flights or even charters at present. We are finally reaching the point where pilots are congregating around a...

Hi all, I have a friend that is about to purchase a small FBO. Now we all know that owning a small FBO is a labor of love at the very least. However, he is wondering if it is really financial suicide given the trends of today's laws, governmental regs, legislation, TSA, etc. His (my) question...

Thats good news... A compatible land use is always a plus. Dave John Galban wrote: I read an article in the GA News last night about the Iowa City airport. Seems the airport struck a deal with Wal-Mart. They sold 22 acres of airport land to Wal-Mart for a Supercenter. The sale ...

Just published some SR 71 and D21 drone pics from Pima. j85's after burner assemblies, fusleage detail, insulation etc. If anybody has any info about "what for" the hole at the very tip of the aft fuselage leave a message see http://greenmarble.blogspot.com more to come enjoy Rich

There is usually a point where it is cheaper to do it yourself than have someone else do it for you. What I'm wondering is what would that point be when it comes to trans-world air travel. When does buying your own jet and employing your own pilots make economic sense than using an airline? ...