I have been at various airshows, flyins, etc where CAP cadets and adults were present in uniform. As the civilian auxiliary of the Air Force are they expected to salute officers etc? Are members of the Air Force supposed to salute CAP members of higher rank? Walking around at these functions...

Officials have decided that the Hillsboro Air Show will NOT be cancelled due to the Hawker Hunter accident last summer. I am of course glad to hear this. The airshow has been going on for well over a decade, with Intel as one of its primary sponsors. Intel built a factory under the downwind...

While the FAA has shown once again, after its pathetic effort in the Megis field battle, that it has no backbone, the judicial system intervenes in the KSMO fight in the name of safety and justice. ...

Last week I went for an hour-long CFI demo flight in an SR22-GTS. What an amazing airplane! Huge difference from the Lance I currently fly. A comfy car-like leather interior, and the presentation from the two Avidyne panels was just incredible. The takeoff roll was short (only 2 aboard with less...

Hi, thinking of getting my private license. Looking to do ground school entirely at home, as I already am pretty familiar with most of the concepts covered by the FAA written test. FAA Rules say one can take the test with: e. A certificate of graduation from an aviation home study course...

I've only flown through a few light clouds, and a couple of twilight evenings with pretty good evening light. (had the red cockpit light on) So that wasn't IFR. Then flew out of Atlanta for an hour wearing the hood for training. A little nauseating, but other than that just kept my eye on the...

I just received my first WINGS pin the other day. I'd not known what to expect, and the little pin and certificate were nice to receive. But I'm wondering now about a couple of aspects to this with respect to timing. Understand that the various requirements to this program were satisfied over a...

...an instrument rating, says Aviation Consumer in a very interesting and thought-provoking (to me) article in the current issue. They say collision avoidance gear and all those other gadgets are really nice, but looking at the accident records, it's pretty clear that constant and consistent...

Found at: http://www.kmci.com/kshb/nw_local_news/article/0,1925,KSHB_9424_3337734,00.html Jury awards $2.5M in age bias suit against Boeing November 18, 2004 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) _ A 59-year-old engineer who accused Boeing Co. of age discrimination has won a $2.5 million verdict in a federal...

The Yankee Lady was flown today. She is located at Willow Run Airport (YIP) near Ypsilanti, Michigan. (But located mostly in Wayne County) I was fishing the Huron River this morning and on my way to the Historic Bomber restaurant (also a piece of local history and folklore) for lunch when she...

Working on getting my PPL and I'm trying to figure out the difference between standard rate turns versus constant rate turns and their relationship to speed. IIRC, a standard rate turn is 3 degrees per second and turn you 180 degrees in 1 minute. The rule of thumb for the bank angle to achieve...

The FAA is expecting to publish its final rule covering Light Sport Aircraft, Sport Pilots, and the training and repair requirements sometime this year. I'm wondering what impact this rule will have on traffic pattern operations at non-towered airports. Most non-towered airports have a single...

wrote in message P.S. Not a lot of comments from the US about the A380 now it flies. Nothing extraordinary to comment on. Big is not new. The 380 is only a few feet larger than a 747; beefier, longer wing for the weight, but essentially they've just added a second...

"Trent Moorehead" wrote in message ... "mike regish" wrote in message news:e%Vib.558417$Oz4.511309@rwcrnsc54... Where'd you hear this? I'd like to learn more. mike regish I heard it...

Just a few lines to let you know that if for any reason you student pilots and the pilots and instructors who frequent this Usenet forum and have devoted their time and effort freely attempting to make aviation safer and educational wish to explore an alternative venue forum that is moderated...

I'm seeing a lot of people leaving usenet quite publicly, in favor of a moderated forum, because the signal to noise ratio on the group has become so poor. This is of course their right and decision. I don't intend to follow them, and that of course is mine. I will, however, point out some major...

Hi all! Volf propeller he http://www.rexresearch.com/volfprop/volfprop.htm I have been thinking alot about how this propeller would do, I wish I had a workshop, CNC, and tools to build one.. this amazing prop is claimed to be super quiet and efficient.. so any more info from the article on it...

We're hoping to depart for Fredericksburg, Texas (T82) next Sunday, to pay a visit to the Hangar Hotel -- the only other aviation themed hotel in the country (that we know of). Fredericksburg itself sounds very neat, and we'll spend a day or two there, but the kids want WARM weather -- and so do...

So after getting my instrument rating in my COZY last April, I'm starting to think about getting my commercial rating. I realize that per FAR 61.129 (a)(3)(ii) I need to have 10 hours in a complex aircraft (flaps, retracts, CS prop), which my COZY doesn't have, so I'll have to take that 10 hours...

Not my statement. See http://www.longbets.org/4 What sayeth the group wisdom? I think eventually there will be pilotless aircraft, the question is when.