As mentioned in an earlier thread, I would provide a PIREP with my initial thought on my new addition. 1- "Wow, that is a big box." The company I purchased the unit from packaged it exceptionally well. The box was larger than I was expecting. This was due to the peanuts in the box. 2 - "What...

Whee-hoo, we made it to Deland, Flori-duh in just 6.3 flight hours last Sunday, with a fuel stop in Tennessee! Nothing like CAVU and a nice tailwind to make for an enjoyable flight. When we left Iowa the temperature was a chilly 14 degrees... When we landed in Florida, it was 80. Sure felt...

Interesting first person account. Big John `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ANOTHER GREAT ONE! V Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 12:00 PM Subject: Pilot's Account : F-18 Hornet Emergency Night...

Save the April edition of AOPA Flight Training for the next thread on whether or not the AIM plays a part in pilot certificate actions. Bob Gardner

I am a PPL, IA, working on my CPL. I would like to rent an airplane in Escondido area. Does anyone know of a reasonable FBO that will rent Piper PA28-140 to 200R, that you will recommend?? Thank You

THE SECURITY OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT AIRCRAFT WORKERS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested 27 illegal immigrant workers in a raid last Tuesday -- the workers were fixing airliners. ICE conducted the raid on theTIMCO Aviation Services facility in Greensboro, N.C. The 27 people...

Another Tx Space Port in offering. Big John ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ap_bezos_spaceport_050315.html

Is there a rule of thumb for 'speed of heat'? Meaning the speed in knots where ice will not form on the leading edges of a wing. For example, the Saberliner had no de-ice or anti-ice system, just speeding up would remove or prevent ice build up. Thanks.

Comming in directly from east, which is the correct VFR approach frequency? John Wayne airport website lists three frequencies depending on direction - 128.1 for NE-SE. The AOPA online guide and Airnav only give 121.3. Sectionals and LA TAC shows 121.3 from N and 132.7/124.1 (4000&below/above) from...

Here we go again: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C1039644%2C00.html?cnn=yes Southwest Crosses Into the Gray The airline will support a waiver to a rule forcing all pilots to retire at age 60

Anyone know the tail number or ID of the NTSB report describing this accident? It looks like there were amazingly no deaths. http://media2.big-boys.com/baseballplane.wmv Marco Leon Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services

Flyers, I just wanted to put up post that I am selling my Sporty's DVD collection of Richard Collin's Air Facts on Ebay. I am selling all 8 DVD's that includes the 30 titles. There are two DVD's that have very good IFR information: IFR Risk Management and Instrument Flying Tips. I bought them a...

There's a very nice article in the latest National Geographics by Burt Rutan. George Patterson I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

Anyone have an extra old E6B or JEP CR flight computer you're not using any more laying around gathering dust that you might want to get rid of fairly cheap? Dudley

I have a 1989 copy of From The Ground Up I paid $20 at the time. I saw a updated copy for $50. I don't like the 1989 copy I have, I think it is poorly written and doesn't explain the topics properly. If anyone has the updated version is it the same stuff inside or is it completely re-written and...

Has anyone seen a G-1000 out of the box prior to installation? What are the full dimensions? How much space is there between the firewall and the rear of the G-1000? Why? Newer LCD projectors are compact and have high lumens outputs. I have seen the new Apple G5 iMac. The thing is only two-inches...

Please read this. This is what's killing GA and we ought to do something about it. http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2005/02/08/news/news04.prt and this http://www.news4jax.com/news/4269212/detail.html#

ok...so you don't like your gps map screen turning with the yoke...or, need a different attitude indicator...try this... POWERBOOK HACKING | 03.16 08:29 AM Tweaking the Accelerometer Apple's latest PowerBook laptops contain a tiny accelerometer--a device

This is an interesting statement contained in the NTSB prliminary accident report of the SR22 that crashed in Florida this past January. "According to maintenance records, the PFD had been replaced on June 4, 2004, at 12.2 hours, on September 14, 2004, at 55.2 hours, and on December 20, 2004, at...

Visitng St.Petes,March 28-April6,like to get a ride in an ultralight. Kitfox owner here in Caanda.