("Ross Richardson" wrote) Where do you live in the Twin Cities. I used to visit Rosemont (Eden Prairie) often in another life. Northern suburbs: Blaine, Coon Rapids, Mounds View, Fridley, New Brighton http://makeashorterlink.com/?S1B323F5D Blaine ...to Eden Prairie (Or did you mean Eagan? Which...

Bertie the Bunyip wrote: Eeyore wrote Eeyore wrote: Furthermore the captain is reported as saying that they lost power. NOT that they encountered windshear. I think he'd know the difference. PLUS the APU intake door is...

I just finished watching a documentary film called Little Dieter Needs To Fly. It's the story of Dieter Dengler, a German boy who moved to America to pursue his dream of flying. He became an American Navy pilot, was sent to Vietnam, was shot down over Laos and became a POW. He managed to escape...

I've been wondering how long it takes you to prepare for your international flights? Specifically, what do you have to do to meet the legal requirements of flying through specific countries and where do you get that info? -- Dallas

Farnborough pictures: Russian air force aerobatic display team seeks help naming MiG-29OVT manoeuvres Russian manufacturer RSK MiG is offering the ultimate prize for the aviation enthusiast a trip to Russia and a flight in a MiG-29. The prize is*on offer to the lucky person who can come up...

This story reminded me of my time constructing the LAX International Terminal in 1983: ------------------------------------------------------------------- AVwebFlash Volume 12, Number 29a -- July 17, 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

Described as "A new squadron to handle AFSOC's growing mission of flying small, civilian-style aircraft to carry special operations troops without attracting the attention that a C-130 does. " So we can be flying a "warbird" and not even know it! However, talk about bursting a pilot's bubble:...

Hi Does anyone know of any books or articles about pilots who flew around Africa in the 1960s or 1970s? Regards George

Are there no several thousands of unused FEMA trailers paid for with taxpayer dollars still sitting in fields in Lousiana and Mississippi?

Any OurPlane owners/users that would like to share there experiences? Would you do it again? What is the biggest negative? Paul

Is FAA already a Profit Based Organization? ------------------------------------------------------------- AOPA ePilot Volume 6, Issue 13 March 26, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------- SPORT PILOT RULE UNEXPECTEDLY RETURNS TO FAA The FAA has temporarily...

REAL BUDGET BUSTER Complete article at: http://www.vdare.com/ Immigration Moments That Changed A California Budget Analyst's Mind After almost 20 years working for a California county, I retired from my job as a budget analyst in the County Administrator's Office. I retired early because I...

"Clear left, clear right." I say it everytime I cross a runway during taxi. Today was the first time in four years that I saw an aircraft on short final. I held short and called ground half-expecting the controller to say that he was a low approach on the ILS. "Ummm well, he shouldn't be there." At...

FIGHTING TERRORISM 101 Winning a battle abroad is no substitute for losing the war at home yet that`s exactly what`s happening. We`ve won battles in Afghanistan and Iraq while terrorists are sneaking into our country through minimally protected borders. This is akin to living in a high crime...

any views on the panther headphones bose seems good...does it have inputs for cell/mp3 player. i plan to use it primarily in a jet cockpit environment.

Hey all, My son-in-law is a PP-ASEL with Commercial. He's been out of the cockpit for a couple years. Like most of us, sometimes raising the family climbs to the top of the time and $$ priority list. Lately, his job situation is allowing him to regain currency. What are your suggestions for an...

Join Kingman EAA Chapter 765 in Celebrating the Completion of Our New Hangar at Our 4th. Annual Spring Fly-In Saturday, May 15, 2004 7:30 am - 2 pm Pancake Breakfast 7:30 am - 11:00 am

hi, http://www4.passur.com/lax.html date march 28, 2004 set time 02:06 watch 2 aircraft SSW of redondo beach, over the ocean, off palos verdes point. at 02:06:30 a target disppears next to another which in turn also disappears. is there an island where they've landed? regards

Flyers, A friend of mine is an executor of an estate that is selling a pristine 1973 Piper Charger (PA28-235) for sale if anyone is thinking of buying. It has a great useful load of 809 lbs. with full fuel or 1013 lbs. if you leave the auxiliary tanks empty. Contact me for photos if...

I just bought a Brittan turn coordinator off a Bonanza on ebay. I'm curious how to open it up so I can see the gyro, et. al. I took the back off but that only gained me access to some capacitors on the back. I tried to take the face apart but that didn't seem to be the way to do it. How can I open...