My brother is a CFI, training Apache Long Bow pilots and would like to transition to GA after he retires. Was wondering if anyone knows of any books which will help prepare a career military helicopter pilot for the world of civilian, fixed wing aviation? Specifically, anything that covers...

Anyone going to Duluth (MN) this weekend for the Air Show? http://www.duluthairshow.com/index2.htm Blue Angles are scheduled to be there. Hopefully we'll get up there on Sunday morning. Weather looks iffy. -- Montblack

The two pilots who flew their Cessna 150 into the Washington ADIZ have issued a statement explaining what happened. It's at: http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/405-full.html#189826 Just in case anyone is interested.... Corky Scott

Confusing reports on the Lidle crash-- Mayor Bloomberg, sounding utterly confident in his sources, says the plane took off from Teterboro, circled the Statue of Liberty, flew up (south-to-north) the East River, then into the building. A few minutes earlier, a CNN reporter using PASSUR asserted that...

http://www.flyontrack.co.uk/gpsjam.pdf

I've been lurking here for almost a year now... I may be relocating to Charlotte, NC. Any recommendations on flying clubs or FBO's at nearby airports? Tips on cool places to fly to would be great also. Thanks.

Here's a mystery that I just cannot answer: To fly to Las Vegas from Chicago costs $99.00. (For example.) To fly to Cedar Rapids from Chicago costs $300. Naturally, at that price practically no one flies on that plane into Cedar Rapids. Question: WHY do the airlines that fly into Cedar Rapids...

What did you notice most during your very first experience travelling in any type of airplane, as passenger or pilot? And if you are a pilot, what did you notice most during your very first experience actually flying an airplane (if it was not also your very first experience with flight)? --...

Eeyore wrote in : Steve Pope wrote: The reports are there was a birdstrike and explosion and both engines went silent. What are the odds that, instead of a double birstrike, there was a single

I just received these images from a fellow pilot. Good thing there wasn't a copilot in that seat. "Yikes! Meeting a goose at 11,000 ft. And 185 kts can ruin your...

Having experienced and successfully survived my first complete electrical failure, hence no radios (at night mind you), I am looking for suggestions as to which hand-held transcievers I might looking into buying. All suggestions are welcome... Thanks in advance.

Everyone has seen those "Laser Levels" advertised on TV. I own one, and (although it's relatively useless) it's very cool. Wouldn't it be slick to have a gyro-stabilized thin red line projected onto your panel, graphically displaying the actual horizon? Talk about situational awareness in the...

My early years of flying were spent in the Midwest where as long as you were over 2000 MSL, there were very few obstacles to hit and no terrain. Now that I have moved out West (Phoenix) I am increasingly paranoid about hitting terrain at night. Choosing a cruise altitude is easy (well above...

Pick One : 1 - Avgas goes to $10 2 - User Fees 3 - Mxsmanic gets a AOPA membership (get a free hat), a pilots book (not a simulated one), and finally, a "drive" in an actual airplane with an instructor.......

Anyone any experiences using "The Muse" for in-flight music ? http://www.avionicswest.com/muse.html Or there less expensive options ? BTB

FAA Hits SMO Evictions By Russ Niles The FAA is demanding proof from the city of Santa Monica that it will be able to legally and safely provide aviation services at Santa Monica Airport now that it has evicted the FBO and flight school on the field. The agency has subpoenaed the city to provide...

Just got this today in e-mail, forwarded from an Aviation Daily piece. I imagine this should **** of a few people. ========================== DHS Wants GA Aircraft Screened Before Flights To U.S. The Dept. of Homeland Security plans to extend the security requirements now applicable to Part 135...

From today's EAA E-Newsletter: http://www.eaa.org/communications/eaanews/pr/040909_weiner.html Jay Beckman Student Pilot - KCHD 46.5 Hrs ... Nowhere to go but up!

To all the "real" pilots reading this newsgroup....... It's very obvious that Mxsmanic is not serious about learning to fly real airplanes. The questions asked by him are very basic questions that could be found by reading and educating himself in the "right way". Instead it appears he is lazy...

When pilots quote how many hours they have logged, is this a personal log that is kept, or is every hour you fly entered into a national registry and formally kept? Crash Lander -- I'm not always right, But I'm never wrong!