After last week's great flight down to Atlanta and back to NJ, I've begun to seriously investigate upgrading "my" aircraft to an SR-20. By "my" I mean that I currently rent, and for long distance flights meant more for vacation like the one to Atlanta, I rent a 172SP. I'm very happy with the planes...

I've noticed something interesting about the aviation newsgroups: posters tend to disappear. I don't mean the posts getting lost, I mean that certain people will post for a while and then just stop. The way I see it, these groups have 3 types of inhabitants: the prolific posters, the lurk...

The National Cherokee Fly-In will be June 18-20, 2004. See it at http://www.cherokeeflyin.com/ Mary and I attended this fly-in (in Afton, OK) last year, and it was great! The 2nd Annual should be awesome! Pencil it in... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA

Wow -- someone has posted over 500 (I'm not kidding!) pictures of experimental aircraft over on the "binary channel" -- alt.binaries.pictures.aviation. Many (most?) are pix I've never seen before. There are a few especially outstanding pix showing the XB-36 parked next to a B-29, and a whole...

I am going to Anchorage, AK for the Army Jan 14-20 and will have a little free time while I am there. Does anyone know of any good FBOs in Anchorage where I can rent a 152 / 172. Even if it has to be with one of their instructors, I just want to check out Alaska from above. Also, what...

Hi, I'm planning to make a trip from RHV to MYF in a C182 this weekend and back. I could do some really mild IFR, but I'd really rather be VFR. Although I got my IR last year, I don't have a lot of hours (250 total and only 15hrs in the previous year) and feel nervous when I have to travel through...

Hi all... wondering if there is anyone out there that could suggest the best way to remove the passenger window to take photos... I know about unscrewing the retainer from the window... but just wanted to know if there are any points to watch out for .. best speed etc... The plane is not...

This came to mind when I heard a RAF VC-10K overflying my house at some 1000 feet AGL at full steam. What a sound! The VC-10 both looks and sounds powerful. Also, the piston Yak-52 I heard a few days ago...unbelievable, such a powerful and awe inspiring sound. The only thing I regret is...

Is there any particular topo map that's suitable for aviation use (should I say certified?) Jizhong

For NZ pilots who fly VFR (Visual Flight Rules) and have a GPS, I have created a (free) GPX file of the current 489 VRP's (Visual Reporting Points). http://www.geocities.com/kiwi_36_nz/vrp/nz_vrp.htm you can also see how I got "lucky" on my diving holiday Regards, Kiwi...

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The Honorable Norman Mineta Transportation Secretary U.S. Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, S.W Washington, DC 20590 Dear Mr. Secretary: We write to express our grave concern about the recent conduct of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in lobbying Congress for the

Looks like I've got an oil leak in my 550 hr SFNEW IO-360-A3B6 Lycoming engine. My mechanic says I should clean the engine and see where its coming from. I feel strange cleaning the engine. He said to use an automotive engine cleaner and then wash it off right away. I guess its not different than...

The list just keeps growing -- we're "Coast-to-Coast" now! Come see these new additions to our Rogue's Gallery: - From Michigan, see Denny O'Connor's Piper Apache, "Fat Albert"! - From Maine, see Roger Long's Cessna 172 - From Washington, see Rich Shankland's Emeraude - From California, see Tim...

Does anyone know if it is possible to drive a Garmin 196 using NMEA position *input* from an external source (so that it acts as a passive moving map)? I know that it can produce NMEA output. Thanks, and all the best, David

I received this email today and am posting it to the group. The aircraft was N2126E owned by Pablo Pinzon, and the wings are painted yellow. To All Angel Flight Pilots One of our Angel Flight pilots has lost his wings and he'd like your help to find them.

I've been looking around for helicopter and possibly combined with fixed-wing training. I came across Rainbow Air which seems to have a very unique program but sounds a little bit too good to be believable. However it seems as though the operation has a good reputation in...

I appear to have volunteered for a task I know nothing about. My friend who owns a Cherokee was approached by a neighbour who advised him that his father was dying and has asked that his ashes be scattered from an aircraft over a rural area near where I live. My friend volunteered, then thought...

I did a little slicing and dicing of the NIMA aviation data so that it can be used to uploaded waypoints into a non-aviation GPS. I just posted it today at http://www.cockpitgps.com/data/waypoints.htm. The filtering mechanism is low tech in that it requires you to copy and paste into a normal...

Hi, just looking for some advice. I have always wanted to a be pilot for a commercial airline but i'm not really sure of what the best route is. I have heard airlines always look for someone who has a degree, I am currently in my first year of computing but I could transfer to an Aviation with...