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Former Republican Sen. Ted Stevens was one of eight passengers aboard a small commercial aircraft that crashed near Dillingham, Alaska, on Monday, according to a U.S. official. Also on the plane was Sean O'Keefe, a former National Aeronautics and Space Administration administrator and now chief...

It may be selective memory on my part, but it seems these airplanes have been over represented among GA accidents lately. The story of this crash can be found here (and elsewhere) http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/8740196/article-Plane-crashes-in-Chapel-Hill?instance=homefirstleft

This article is strongly slanted in favor of new stability-augmentation gadgets for light aircraft: http://www.flyingmag.com/blogs/going-direct/hal-not-control-your-airplane Not surprisingly, Cirrus is installing the gadget first, and Garmin is writing the poorly-tested software for...

Disregarding the actual cost of buying your own airplane, what's the total cost of ownership for a small single-engine aircraft, like a Bonanza? Exclude fuel and consumables. I read about someone with a Baron who apparently spends thousands of dollars a year on required maintenance. Is that...

PHOTOS: N14 and some PHL - August 07, 2010 - Kathy Jaffe Challenge First, what are the odds of getting C-FWUT (Challenger) at PHL going to Flying W and getting C-FWTT (Pitts) at Flying W. Lots of planes as usual, so here they are. Photos Link: http://phlairline.com/spotter/080710.html

In article , "Terry" wrote: Knew Jim for over 30 years. Flying out of KDLZ. To low, to slow. Crashed and burned to death. Responders were there withing one minute and could not get him out as the fames were too...

Even thought Chelsea and Bill Clinton are of no importance to national security and Hilary is too unimportant to matter, the FAA is still restricting flights over the wedding site of what's-her-name: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/29/air-traffic-restricted-for-chelsea-clinton-wedding

http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Plane-crashes-into-building-at-Deer-Valley-Airport-99934759.html?hpt=T2 This sort of thing does nothing to enhance the reputation of general aviation in the eyes of the public.

And he illustrates one reason why I hesitate about bothering with a PPL: http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_the_pilot/2010/07/27/flying_small_planes/index.html

One of my friends suggested this, you might enjoy trying it too. We have all seen films of tufts of yarn taped to a wing to show airflow. If you fly a low winged airplane, try doing it yourself: a third of the way out your left wing tape 6 inch long pieces of yarn about every handspan from leading...

As it appears on the alt.travel.cruise newsgroup... Ari Silverstein, C.T.A; C.T.A.S, FREE Cruise Travel Advisory Services www.cruisequick.com - able to offer some of the lowest prices and best value added in the industry. (not affiliated) WARNING: Using a fake name, Ari's premise is...

Let's start with a funny movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScvG0r6Z2Ac&feature=player_embedded (For those who cannot or do not want to watch it, a summary: pilot of a small airplane pretends to pass out, passenger panics.) Now, let's assume that the pilot really passed out. Let's also...

The U.S. FAA has issued a final rule on its aircraft registrations proposal. All current aircraft registrations will expire in 3 years. Owners will need to re-register periodically (every 3 years) to continue to operate their aircraft. Here is the final rule...

VFR Flight in a Piper Warrier with more Ipad and Foreflight experiences The good bad and ugly follows with the Ipad. Went flying with a fried in a Piper Warrior. Video contains average of 15 second snippets of the flight. No audio (outside engine noise) just text overlays in...

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/835663-stewardess-stole-from-sleeping-air-passengers Stewardess stole from sleeping air passengers An Air France stewardess has been arrested after stealing thousands of pounds in cash and valuables as her unsuspecting victims slept on long-haul flights. The...

Took a ride to Dallas - well Denton - the nearest easy access point to the Metrollops. I had forgotten how crowded the roads are - the Pres Bush turnpike was crawling because of a ONE car breakdown - and people were driving over the grass onto the sideroad to escape the hangup. Coming back in...

Maybe he shouldn't have had the fish. Thank goodness Karen Black was working the flight! http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/06/flight-attendant-helps-pilot-land-plane.html Flight attendant helps pilot land plane June 15, 2010 A flight attendant who has a pilot's license replaced an ill...

Hello All, I have a 1969 Cherokee 140b that is going thru the annual inspection with a new A&P this year. The airplane suffered damage the left wing when it hit a deer on takeoff in 1972. It was repaired and has flown ever since. The problem is the new A&P insists that the wings must be removed and...

If a glider pilot is perfect in every way, how long can he remain in the air? It's it reasonable to say that there will always be conditions near his aircraft that will allow him to gain or maintain altitude, or is it a roll of the dice? I ask because I read stories about gliders going on and on...