Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to fog, but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35. That meant using the opposite runway to what I'm used to. Only used it once or twice before. Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go...

One chapter down (basic aerodynamics), nine more to go. Lots of highlighting. Good thing that I bought that new 4-pack the other day. So far, so good. I've had a few "Um...I have no idea" thoughts as I read through and attempt to answer the questions. I definitely plan to read through relevant...

THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL FOR BEER LED TO A WARMER HEMISPHERE Burma Shave

Little JOE ON....DIET Little JOE was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th one, a man on the bench across from him said, "Son, you know eating all that candy isn't good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat." Little JOE...

As a follow-on to the discussion of "one G rolls" in this NG some time back, an analysis of a simplified "physicist's version" of the one G roll problem, with formulas and graphs, is available at http://www.stanford.edu/~siegman/one_g_roll.html I'm not sure why I was driven to do this -- maybe...

Aero-News Alert: One Known Fatality In OSH Taxiway Accident un, 30 Jul '06 ANN REALTIME REPORTING 1400 EDT: Aero-News has learned there is one confirmed dead in an accident on the ground at Wittman Field Sunday afternoon, where a Grumman TBM Avenger taxiied into an RV aircraft ahead of it on the...

A Cherokee 180 landing in a thunderstorm, ends up entangled in power lines -- and the pilot survives! http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/13/plane.entangled/index.html -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination"

remember that only one medical away is flying Ultralights or the new Sport Pilot license. won't hurt to read up on the new Sport Pilot rules -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

Hi, Thanks to all the replies to my earlier post i managed to approximate a solution to my problem. But it also raised another question. If i have 2 'line' given by lat/lon, something like A(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) and B(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) how can i calculate the (lat, lon) where both lines...

Not being IFR rated (or having an IFR capable airplane), Kelly and I took a people tube from Atlanta to San Antonio on Thursday and flew back on Christmas Day. We usually take commercial flights when we absolutely have to be somewhere. You really can't count on getting anywhere VFR,...

Back in late 2002 and early 2001 I had a commercial student who was an Army Reserve helicopter pilot. He was called to active service for the invasion of Iraq and had to leave, but he finished his training in Mississippi and Texas before he went overseas. I had not heard from him since then and...

After a four-day trial, the Illinois Senate voted 59-0 to convict him of abuse of power, automatically ousting the second-term Democrat. In a second, identical vote, lawmakers further barred Blagojevich from ever holding public office in the state again. He was an accomplice to Daley in the...

not a dramatic story, but one worth telling... I was flying my bird over to another airport for the annual. Was planning on replacing the right fuel cell so at the end of the previous flight I topped off the left side only (figured I'd burn off the rest on the way over there). Lo and behold I...

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010095715 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331558,00.html

The FCC's potential plans to give away vital frequency bands to the detriment of GPS will have serious consequences for GPS users of all types. This article mentions one of the potential...

My copy of the movie One Six Right just came last night and I've watched it twice already. Man, it's beautiful. Possibly the best movie ever made about flying and the love of flying. http://www.onesixright.com/ This is an unsolicited testimonial - I don't have any connection to them, and I...

On the Discovery Channel HD there is a 90 minute documentary more or less about the history of Vanuys Airport in California. It has some of the most incredible air to air footage I've ever seen. It's well worth the watch. Phil Boyer amongst others get to talk about General Aviation and the...

We know "kind of where he is" but we still can't find him in our own country. I think this is a good lesson that it is very hard to find someone in an inhospitable area with mountains and rough terrain. It is ahardly any wonder why we can't find Osama...

There is one week left to comment on this onerous and fatally flawed FAA proposal that may cost as much as $17,000 per aircraft with little to no benefit to the GA community. My website at StopADS-B.org/ADS.htm gives details. You can also read about it at aopa.org. You can read comments,...

The History Channel had a program on the F-15 last night (Friday,040430). Included was an interview with the Israeli pilot and footage of the aircraft inbound, on approach and landing. No other word for it, ... just incredible!