Aviation's most prominent husband and wife team is calling on government agencies to keep their databases up to date and warning pilots and aircraft owners they could be next to be surrounded by heavily armed police, handcuffed and detained because of a bit of miscommunication.Holey moley...Got Comments?
There is not enough data nor is there a requirement for the Environmental Protection Agency to find that avgas represents an endangerment under the Clean Air Act, and careful study is needed before any decision about an alternative to leaded fuel can be reached, a coalition of industry groups told the agency in formal comments submitted Aug. 27.The coalition, which includes both aviation and petroleum industry representatives, reaffirmed its commitment to finding an unleaded fuel, explained what the industry has already done to reduce lead emissions, and discussed plans for the future in its comments.Got Comments?
When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Accreditation Puts EAA AirVenture Museum in Top Tier of Nation's Museums EAA EAA’s AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh , Wisconsin , one of the nation’s premier aviation museums , has again earned
The Medevac crew from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade are ready to deploy at a moments notice to save lives. Produced by Josh Fortune, NATO, AfghanistanGot Comments?
FunPlacesToFly.com now has a new feature, a full database of airports which includes runway information, communication frequencies, maps and more!. There is also a summary listing of other area airports!Check it out today!Airport Database SearchGot Comments?
Part 8 continues with the rest of the Wednesday afternoon airshow. This airshow was probably my favorite of the week. It was a beautiful day, the Vietnam reenactment was awesome, and the performers were equally as great!Got Comments?
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, , When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Homebuilding Wires , Wires , Wires Vertical Power makes it easy Vertical Power If you're not a shade-tree mechanic or an electrician , wiring your experimental aircraft can be difficult .
: When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog 10 Minutes of Airventure 2010 : Part 7 YouTube.com by SLICK In Part 7 you are taken through some of the morning and early afternoon scenes around the grounds as well as a bit of arrivals on
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American Airlines is facing a fine of $25 million or more because of maintenance lapses that led to the cancellation of some 2,500 flights in 2008, according to Friday report in The Wall Street Journal.
The NTSB has released a preliminary report on a crash that seriously injured legendary Nascar team owner Jack Roush and his passenger at EAA AirVenture.<pGot Comments?
From Hulu.com. An exhilarating documentary film that celebrates the unsung hero of aviation the local airport by tracing the life, history, and struggles of an airport icon: Southern Californias Van Nuys Airport. Got Comments?
When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Biplane and RC Airplane Midair Collision YouTube.com AVweb The FAA has confirmed it is investigating a midair collision between a biplane and what appears to be a large-scale radio-controlled model
: When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Piper Cherokee : 50-Year History of a Classic Aircraft YouTube.com FlyPiperAircraft Piper Aircraft celebrates the 50th anniversary of the legendary Piper Cherokee with this comprehensive look back
AOPA Airports is available for free via Apple's App Store. The App Store is accessible via iTunes or the icon on your iPhone's home screen. Simply launch App Store, tap Search, and type 'AOPA Airports'. Please note that AOPA Airports mobile applications are for AOPA members only. Join AOPA now.Got Comments?
Internationally well-known flight school Hillsboro Aviation is charged with a $580,000 civil penalty by FAA for allegedly performing improper repairs, deliberately falsifying maintenance records and operating a helicopter in a reckless manner.
The FAA alleges that Hillsboro mechanics used incorrect parts and an unqualified individual to make repairs to a Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter. [...]
Jonathan Trappe is a sort of super-hero to some children and a crazy man to some adults. Trappe is licensed to fly beneath a group of homemade helium filled balloons. That means his aircraft is one of the most structurally redundant vehicles in the sky.<param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"Got Comments?
United Airlines officials are investigating what prompted a sensor in the cargo area of Flight 611 Saturday to trigger a warning light, forcing some passengers to deplane via emergency slides at O'Hare International Airport.Got Comments?
Kye Wehrell demonstrates the preparation involved in flying his RV-6A. Aerial footage of Kye and Dr. Diana Wehrell-Grabowski flying over Stone Mountain and North Georgia mountain ranges. Additionally, Kye describes the connection to his plane, About Time.Got Comments?
X-Air is trying to deliver on the promise of a low-cost LSA for affordable, fun flying. Just before he left at the end of Oshkosh Airventure 2010, AVweb's Jeff Van West took the X-Air LS up for a flight.<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fbpbmIy3VVk?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"Got Comments?
: When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Aero-TV : Things That Roar In The Night EAA's Night-Time AirShow Aero-TV The Brightest Night At Oshkosh 2010 This year's Oshkosh event had it all . drama , excitement , triumph , tragedy , and
Introducing the all-new SP-400 from Sporty's. It's like having a complete standby radio stack in your flight bag, and it could save your life in an emergency. It's also perfect for everyday use: listen to ATIS, get clearances before engine start or just monitor local traffic.Got Comments?
This fourth installment of ten minutes takes you through the rest of opening day's airshow, which ended with the official public debut of the new 2011 Ford Explorer brought in under the Sikorsky S-64 named "Goliath".Got Comments?
Jeppesen handed this out at the Auction Friday night at AirVenture 2010 in Oshkosh.
Even though Sully was there, he didn't know about it in advance. I'm sure those guys at Jeppesen had fun putting it together...
When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Electric-Powered Aircraft Closer To Reality report video DailyQI.com The drive to develop a battery to power automobiles , without using petroleum , is also behind the effort to develop an electric
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has followed-up on a promise made by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. Effective immediately, pilots flying into or out of the United States can access a streamlined, user-friendly Electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS) process.The streamlined eAPIS allows users to save up to five recently submitted manifests for a period of 30 days, and recreational/general aviation users can save up to 10 manifests indefinitely.Read more hereGot Comments?
Wanna go fast and climb like hell? That's what the Silver Conversion of a P210 with a Rolls Royce turbine engine does. Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli recently took a flight demo in the airplane.Got Comments?
When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return . quot Leonardo da Vinci , 1452-1519 Home Places to Fly Events Forum News Videos Blog Membership Sign In PilotMall.com New Products Monthly Specials Aircraft Manuals Book Library Charts Checklists GPS Receivers Headsets Pilot Bags Sunglasses Transceivers Flight Planner courtesy of NavMonster.com : From : To Advertise Airport Search Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Fuel Prices AVDirectory Be A Pilot Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Comedians Mock JetBlue Flight Attendant Steven Slater YouTube.com Looks like renegade JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has been as much of an inspiration to late night comedians as he has been
How hard is it to upgrade your old headset to become noise canceling? Aviation Consumer's Jeff Van West tried it out. And he only burned himself with the soldering iron once.Got Comments?
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What is available at your local airport might vary, but it will likely be one of about 4 airplanes. Probably the most common is the Cessna series of trainers, particularly the 152 and the 172. These high-wing, single engine planes are among the most popular entry-level aircraft ever built. Their proven design [...]
Let’s face it. Pilots learn to fly because they want to fly. That’s all there is to it. The desire to learn flying stems from a dream to touch the skies and live amongst them even for just a short time. However, as time passes, some of these aspiring aviators do realize that their hobby [...]