Well, being a PPL and thoroughly interested and fascinated by aviation generally, I jumped at the opportunity when a friend offered me a seat to accompany him on a mission interstate. Ive likewise been fascinated by IFR flight but of course knew Id never bother to get the endorsement because...

So I failed in my mission to persuade 3 others to join me for a flight to Aspen for a wedding next weekend, making the journey from the San Francisco Bay Area somewhat affordable. So I cashed in some frequent flyer miles... Can anyone recommend an FBO at KASE from whom I could rent a plane for an...

Members of the Aviation Community- Best in Flight Aviation Academy & Mid-Atlantic Diamond invite you to a Diamond Display Day & Open House on Sunday, July 17th, 2005. The event will begin at 10am and will be held at Hangar 9 of Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, NJ. Come discover the...

I'm headed up there on Sat to the NWEAA Fly-In at Arlington, WA (KAWO). Anyone else going? It's my first trip there and I'm looking forward to seeing the Sportsman 2+2 that will be there on display. Coming from the south, I will also transit the Bravo airspace fir the first time with my...

http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2005/06/27/four_dead_in_small_plane_crash/ The reported crash site looks like it was near the DA point for GON ILS 5. The plane's owner is a commercial instrument pilot, according to the FAA's database. --Gary

From: Geoff Peck ) Subject: CHARTER: rec.aviation.piloting Newsgroups: rec.aviation.piloting Date: 2002-01-13 00:45:07 PST The charter of rec.aviation.piloting is: ******************************************************************* * Information pertinent to pilots of general...

This is a 2-parter: (1) I know there is a waiver or Chief Counsel's opinion or something that allows pilots without a commercial pilot rating, flying under Part 91, to carry Angel Flight passengers in a way that would otherwise be prohibited. I know I've seen such a document on the web somewhere,...

This from the Aero-News Propwash email letter: ************ The whole-airplane parachute company, Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., has now saved 179 pilot and passenger lives. The latest dramatic save happened when New Yorker Ilan Reich deployed the BRS System last Thursday, June 30th, while he...

John ... That's a question that I've been mentally rasslin' with for a few years now. Who **is** the reason for the EAA? Is it JUST Experimentals as the name of the organization implies? Are the warbirds a part of it only because the founder of EAA flew warbirds or are they an intrinsic part of...

We had someone from Kansas City who was going to stay with us during the EAA Airventure, but changed his mind about coming. So now my wife and I are happy to offer our spare bedroom in our house in northern Appleton, Wisconsin, about 35 minutes from EAA in Oshkosh. It isn't much, just a futon...

Hi all, The recent decision to use F-16s to search for clues in the missing person case in Aruba has me puzzled. What will one see from an F-16 that would elude a slower aircraft? Neil

Now here is an interesting chart to get your mind around. Scroll down to page 2 http://www.enav.it/aip/aga/aga2-3/AGA2-49CH.pdf

I can never get this right! When the airport list's it's approach freq like this 123.75 (320-152) 119.9 (153-319) does that mean that I should call 123.75 if my heading is between 320 and 152 or the opposite? AliR

Hope all of you across America (and overseas) are having a wonderful Fourth of July. Mary and I are soon to be off to the annual parade, where we will once again be representing our Inn by posing as "Amelia Earhart" and "Fred Noonan"... Our kids will carry our banner, and toss thousands of...

I have some bad news concerning the party at Jay's plane, at Airventure. The MOAG (mother of all grills) will not be able to make the trip. The powers that may be, in the Explorers leadership have strongly discouraged pulling a trailer while transporting explorers personnel. So now, what will...

Hi all! As a non-native english speaker learning to fly in UK, I found that the most challenging part of flying lessons is talking with controllers and understanding what other pilot say. To get some practice I got ordinary, 20-bucks FM radio changed so I could receive frequency up to 135...

Those of you who are backpackers and know of the MSR MIOX purifier may find this interesting... Airbus A380MIOX CORP WINS WATER PURIFICATION CONTRACT FOR AIRBUS A380 AIRCRAFT MIOX mixed-oxidant technology for water purification has been selected to be installed on the new Airbus A380 aircraft....

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/30/airport.chase/index.html Journalists must think people are really REALLY stupid, or perhaps just as stupid as they are. I was reading the CNN article on the guy that got onto the Sky Harbor Airport while fleeing from police and ran across this one liner, "The...

The other day I flew up to Alton Bay. While over the bay, but still flying north, I went go-to my waypoint for Hampton airport. (Not the airport waypoint in the database, but one I programmed in, and that puts me over the start of the 45 from the west.) When I got up to the mouth of the bay, I...

Fly-In Forum: Don Swords and the staff of Don's Dream Machines will be at Pickens County Airport, Jasper, Ga (JZP), from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm to answer questions about engine overhaul and repair, aircraft certification, homebuilding and avionics. Don is a well respected and knowledgeable IA, DAR, and...