This one you've got to see. Received from my ex Air Force buddy now working for FAA. Could be the reason they are pushing for the 767 G http://disastercity.com/kc135/ Big John

Does anyone know of a manufacturer of heated venturi (or has one they are willing to sell?)? I know there was a system called the Auto-Vac-4 primary vacuum system which was stc'd for the early Bo's, and I contacted the widow of Raymond Ives 31 Charlotte Street RFD #1, Box 141A Pomfret Center ...

A guy in my flying club put together an ingenious little box to keep the cockpit from getting too cluttered with all the wires and antennas needed to use WX Works. Actually, he and two other guys time share the box with their own laptops, and use them in club planes, so the need for portability is...

I changed some of the metafiles (or "meta tags") in my website this afternoon, emphasizing "hotels" more. I did this in an effort to get search engines to "see" our site more clearly, and (hopefully) move us up a few notches in the "results". Well, something worked. Within an hour I had acquired...

I opened my mailbox today and found a letter from the Transportation Security Administration. "Gulp", I thought to myself. What did I do? Turned out to be an answer to a letter I had written months ago (July) regarding the damn Presidential TFRs, and the difficulty they were presenting to...

Late breaking news... http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/111903_local_planecrash.html

Any of you catch the feature segment on this morning's "TODAY" show about the Angel Flight organization and its volunteers? If you missed it, you missed seeing a GREAT story about this life-saving organization and the pilots who volunteer their services. It's been a long time since general aviation...

As many of you know, I am working on developing a comprehensive history of the Iowa City Airport. You can see our initial efforts at http://alexisparkinn.com/the_iowa_city_airport.htm . We are attempting to get the old Boeing/United hangar -- one of just seven original air mail hangars left in...

Local news reporting aircraft crash. 2 fatalities. Check: www.click2houston.com

I am thinking of taking a week or so and fly south. Would appreciate any recommendations of places to go, esp. interesting scenary or historical interest (that is near an airport.....). Right now my vague plans include.. ... a ride down the Hudson Valley Corridor past Manhattan. ... fly down the...

I write this question solely from an aviation point of view, and don't wish to start any thread or discussion regarding the principal or newsmaker involved. What would happen if Michael Jackson wanted to flee the country in his corporate jet? - specifically, would his corporate aviation...

I'm looking for a list of private strips nationwide, or on a regional basis, along with contact information for the owner/operator. They'll typically be grass or dirt behind a home or group of homes, and without lighting/navaids they're not in the nav documents. I've certainly landed on such sites,...

I was told at one of the big shows(Oshkosh? AOPA? I forget) by reps at the Udvar-Hazy booth (with the awesome model of the new Smithsonian A&S museum) that 4 times per year general aviation aircraft will be permitted to land at Dulles and then taxi back to a parking area adjacent to the museum. It...

CNN is reporting that coroners discovered cocaine and alcohol in the system of the pilot who spun his aircraft into a LA apartment complex last spring. As you might recall, the crash was captured on video tape and resulted in the deaths of all on board and one on the...

"ops" wrote in message ... : : The hard drives are for Matt - an over the phone update (MTOG) : : Wonder what happens it the company after the 25th January 2004? : : rm : A firm that builds hard drives is a...

Hello, I'll be finishing my first year at Canadore College this spring and I'm wondering if there are any jobs open for this summer in London, Windsor, Sarnia or Chatham (or anywhere in between). So far I have a 4.0/4.0 GPA and a complete tool kit. I also have a PPL, getting close to my...

There are a lot of innovative aeronautical ideas of the past on this web site: http://www.rexresearch.com/aero/1aero.htm Those with a technical bent will find the information interesting. "Remarkable Rotor Propeller For Airplanes" 59% increase in pulling power is claimed for an unusual new...

Does anyone have time in a R680 powered Beech 18? If so, what sort of performance numbers are they capable of and are they reasonably safe on one engine?

3/2128 - CA. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS SANTA YNEZ, CA. EFFECTIVE 0303182000 UTC (MARCH 18 AT 1200 LOCAL) UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO RESTRICTIONS DETAILED IN SECTION 352 OF PUBLIC LAW 108-7, AND 14 CFR SECTION 99.7, SPECIAL SECURITY INSTRUCTIONS. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT OPERATIONS ARE PROHIBITED AT AND...

Hope you can make it to our annual fly-in 18 October Only 51 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes, and 51 seconds left until Fly-in ! http://www.mitchellwing.com/flying_gators_annual_fly.htm -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft...