• Harrison Ford to receive Wright trophy

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:41:56
    Actor, pilot, aviation spokesman, and aircraft owner Harrison Ford will receive the 2010 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy at a dinner Dec. 17 in Washington, D.C., for his support and defense of aviation.The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) will present the award. The citation will read: “For engaging our nation’s youth in aviation and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and enthusiasts to secure a strong future for all of aviation.”Got Comments?

  • Midwest Light Sport Aircraft Expo 2010

    Updated: 2010-09-30 13:41:55
    Chris Collins manager of the Mount Vernon Illinois Airport talks to the Light Sport and Ultralight Flyer about the 2010 Midwest LSA Expo, and plans for next year. For more information, go to MidWestLSAShow.com/.Got Comments?

  • A Must See - The CAF Airshow at Midland, Texas

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:40:03
    , 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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog A Must See The CAF Airshow at Midland , Texas YouTube.com CommemorativeAF Recognized as one of America's premiere aviation events for more than 50 years , AIRSHO is held at the Commemorative Air Force Headquarters in Midland , Texas.Each year , warbirds gather to reenact historic battles at AIRSHO , a fitting tribute to American airpower and to those who fought to secure America's freedom .

  • Navy Chopper stunt on Lake Tahoe

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:40:01
    It looks like a couple of Navy or Coast Guard helicopters practicing a deep swell water rescue. They dunked both choppers into the water. Amazing bit of flying.<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qYExH8hpgXI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"Got Comments?

  • Holy Moley! - Black Devil - Motorcycle Ride in Moscow

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:40:00
    This is a hair raising video!Got Comments?

  • Cedar Falls man’s avocation takes off by building planes

    Updated: 2010-09-29 13:39:59
    CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - There are dreamers who will themselves to success in the business world, and there is Dennis Oelmann, who has taken the concept to heights that the Wright brothers would appreciate.On the surface, Oelmann, 53, a food-safety inspector for the Iowa Department of Agriculture, would seem to blend into the workday world.That's how the Cedar Falls resident pays the bills.He feeds his dream in the ethereal world of aviation.And, he literally built that aspiration from the ground and worked his way up.Got Comments?

  • Tie-down Knots

    Updated: 2010-09-28 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Tie-down Knots EAA Experimental Aircraft Association How to tie two knots commonly used for tying down aircraft : a double locking half hitch and a bowline . Read more . Got Comments Got a Comment Bold fields . required How do I change my avatar Go to gravatar.com and upload your preferred . avatar Name : Email : Website : include http : Comments : Notify me of comments on this Blog subject

  • Drunk flying in a Piper Cub at the Branson Airshow

    Updated: 2010-09-28 15:00:00
    Drunk man breaks airshow perimeter and goes flying....Its all part of a show at the Branson airport. Amazing flying skills in a Piper Supercub.Got Comments?

  • EAA 437 Jonesboro AR

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:00:00
    'This is to promote some new members hopefully to our local chapter. And also to help instill the love of aviation to everyone!' - EAA Chapter 437Got Comments?

  • Xtreme Aviation Web Site Video

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:00:00
    Xtreme Aviation Promotional Video for Warbird Adventure Flights, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.Got Comments?

  • Sasol makes world's first fully synthetic fuel-powered flight

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Sasol makes world's first fully synthetic fuel-powered flight YouTube.com CreamerMedia South African petrochemicals giant Sasol on Tuesday took to the skies the world's first passenger flight powered with only synthetic jet fuel , which was produced from coal . The South Africa-developed fuel , produced by the coal-to-liquids CTL process , is the only fully synthetic jet fuel to have been

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) - NMC Aviation Area

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:00:00
    A short clip of the Aviation depts. UAV in action.Got Comments?

  • The Fastest Way to Get Off the Ground - Fly, and Become a Pilot

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:00:00
    Often people I talk to are enthralled that I fly for a living. I get to go to the airport, fly a jet airplane and I get paid for it. Not a bad life! Almost everyone I have ever talked to admits an interest in learning to fly at one point or another.Can you blame them? Flying an airplane is an awesome experience! It's romantic. It's fun! For a long time, it was the "Final Frontier" for the ordinary person.The unachievable! A dream that only other people made real.Then I ask them, "Why haven't you learned to fly?"Got Comments?

  • Where's that plane going? This app knows

    Updated: 2010-09-27 15:00:00
    Have you ever looked up at the sky, seen a plane zipping through the clouds and wondered, 'Where the heck are those people going?'A new smartphone app, while buggy for some users, may have answers.Plane Finder AR, which debuted last week and costs $2.99, lets iPhone users point their phones at the sky and see data about flights passing overhead. Among the data presented to users: How fast the planes are moving, where they're going, where they started, their elevation, the flight number and how far the aircraft are from the person's smartphone at exactly that moment.Got Comments?

  • When the plane goes down, the good gadget is the one that gets you found

    Updated: 2010-09-26 15:00:00
    AlaskaDispatch.com’s Craig Medred, after an usually high number of crashes for an Alaskan summer, writes about the importance of having the right equipment and that sometimes the most basic gadget is the one that saves your life.After the crash, after everyone pulled themselves out the wreckage of the single-engine airplane in the Alphabet Hills north of remote Glennallen in Southcentral Alaska on Sunday, 30-year-old Wayne Humbert reached into his pocket and pulled out a yellow, six-ounce, palm-size satellite messaging device called “Spot.”Got Comments?

  • Dreams take flight - Youth get chance to stretch their wings

    Updated: 2010-09-26 15:00:00
    After taking his first plane ride at the Vermilion Regional Airport, a young boy exclaimed to his parents: “I don’t want a car — I want an airplane!”Leon “Junior” Downing chuckled as he recalled the youth’s excitement at a recent Young Eagles event. Forty young people got a chance to talk to pilots, examine the inside of an aircraft and take a short ride over the area last weekend.Got Comments?

  • Upside-down in a Cirrus

    Updated: 2010-09-24 15:00:00
    The mission was to find out whether the “Straight & Level” button in Avidyne’s new DFC90 autopilot could really recover from unusual attitudes.<script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=378&embedCode=gwM3hwMTqC6c3m9-hUX7s4eIZS0Ti0Ly&autoplay=0&deepLinkEmbedCode=gwM3hwMTqC6c3m9-hUX7s4eIZS0Ti0Ly&width=672"Got Comments?

  • Lost Prop - Relentless mayday 9_14_2010_slow motion.mp4

    Updated: 2010-09-24 15:00:00
    "Here is a view of what an engine starved of oil can do in a split second, Pilot Kevin Eldredge had a catastrophic failure which caused his prop to spin up to what sounded like turbine speeds and literally explode off the front of the airframe." - Voodoo1650 Got Comments?

  • What’s New in Aviation Regualations as of September 19

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:39:36
    What’s New on the Biweekly 2010-20, 19 September 2010 DVD New or Updated Publications 1. Federal Aviation Regulations and associated Preambles. Updated through September 11, 2010. 2. Airworthiness Directives and associated AD Preambles. Updated through September 11, 2010. 3. Air Carrier Regulations, 14 CFR parts 200 – 1199. Updated through September 11, 2010. 4. 49 [...]

  • Closest Thing to Being There: AirVenture Oshkosh 2010!

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:00:00
    : 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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Closest Thing to Being There : AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 Flying Magazine Torrential Rains Fail To Dampen Enthusiasm For The World's Greatest Aviation . Gathering Read more . Got Comments Got a Comment Bold fields . required How do I change my avatar Go to gravatar.com and upload your preferred . avatar Name : Email : Website : include http : Comments : Notify me of comments on this Blog

  • Love Dogs? Watch - OK Go - White Knuckles - Official Video

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:00:00
    Official music video for OK Go's 'White Knuckles'. Directed by Trish Sie and OK Go. Produced by Shirley Moyers.Got Comments?

  • Small Plane Lands on I - 85 near Atlanta , Georgia - emergency landing

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:00:00
    The Piper Saratoga was headed to the nearby Peachtree-DeKalb Airport when it was forced to turn the interstate highway into an impromptu landing strip, said Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration.Got Comments?

  • First-Ever Ornithopter Soars

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog First-Ever Ornithopter Soars YouTube.com LabEquipment Aviation history was made when the Univ . of Toronto's human-powered aircraft with flapping wings became the first of its kind to fly continuously . The Snowbird performed its record-breaking flight on August 2 at the Great Lakes Gliding Club in Tottenham , Ont . witnessed by the vice-president Canada of the Fédération Aéronautique

  • P-38 Glacier Girl and Her Hot Friends - Leo Mann Pictures

    Updated: 2010-09-23 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog P-38 Glacier Girl and Her Hot Friends Leo Mann Pictures YouTube.com Leo Mann Pictures OK , here's something you don't see everyday . We've got 4, count em , 4 p-38 Lightning's in the air at the same time . If you were at last week's Capitol Airshow you were a witness to aviation history . If you happened to miss it , no worries , your good friends here at Leo Mann Pictures got it all . Last

  • The Very Best Ride in LA - The Goodyear Blimp

    Updated: 2010-09-20 21:05:38
    Here's what it's like to ride in the Goodyear blimp! "You cannot buy this ride, You have to be invited or pick a ride up at a charity auction." - Diamondback68 Got Comments?

  • Hard landing demonstration in light airplane

    Updated: 2010-09-20 21:05:37
    Corvair powered Zenair STOL CH 701 shows the durability of this awesome and tough light-sport utility kit plane, often called the Sky Jeep.<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"Got Comments?

  • Aircraft Engine Failure IMC

    Updated: 2010-09-20 21:05:36
    This is one cool pilot!Got Comments?

  • Two WWII German aircraft will fly this weekend in free display

    Updated: 2010-09-20 21:05:35
    Two iconic World War II military aircraft will take to the air Saturday at Everett's Paine Field in a free public aerial demonstration.Both aircraft, a Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Emil and a Fieseler Fi 156-C2 Storch, are part of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection.Got Comments?

  • Video: Sonex EFI-TURBO first flight

    Updated: 2010-09-19 15:00:00
    : 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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Video : Sonex EFI-TURBO first flight YouTube.com impultion First flight since october 2009. Totally rebuildt engine , todds canopy , kevlar cowling , custom yellow perl paint , new instrument panel and wiring . Test flight with mock`up turbo only . The real deal will take the mock`ups place within short time impultion Read more . Got Comments Got a Comment Bold fields . required How do I

  • Video: Science at Burning Man: High Altitude Aviation

    Updated: 2010-09-17 15:00:00
    The Exploratorium crew got the opportunity to enjoy a bird's eye view of the Black Rock desert. Join us as we investigate the challenges of navigating density altitude in this extreme climate.Got Comments?

  • F-16 Ready for the Future

    Updated: 2010-09-16 15:00:00
    "The F-16 5th generation updates are here! The best 4th generation mulit-role fighter is getting an upgrade, and it's going to be awesome!" - TimV010Got Comments?

  • Legends Of Flight

    Updated: 2010-09-16 15:00:00
    The first flight-themed film in IMAX 3D lands at the St. Louis Science Center's IMAX Theater. Legends of Flight uses film and animation to tell the story of aircraft design over the history of flight. Boeing pilot Randy Neville did a pre-flight inspection of Legends.Got Comments?

  • We Blow Up Landing Lights (Not Really)

    Updated: 2010-09-15 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog We Blow Up Landing Lights Not Really YouTube.com AVweb LED landings lights are making big gains in the light aircraft market , as well they should . They're bright , they take less current and last longer than incandescent lamps . In this video , Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli offera a somewhat humorous review of these . products Read more . Got Comments Got a Comment Bold fields .

  • Aero-TV: Amphibious Light Sport - Flight Design's CTLS On Floats

    Updated: 2010-09-15 15:00:00
    : 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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Aero-TV : Amphibious Light Sport Flight Design's CTLS On Floats YouTube.com Aero-TV It's Time To Enjoy The Aquatic Side of The LSA Biz . There are fewer cooler' pursuits than taking a perfectly good airplane and strapping a set of floats to it . thereby expanding the envelope of that airframe in amazing ways . It's even better when that perfectly good' airplane is actually a perfectly great

  • Pilots Back Call For Review

    Updated: 2010-09-15 15:00:00
    Australia's commercial pilots are backing calls for a full review of aviation safety regulations amid concerns about cost cutting in the airline industry.Got Comments?

  • Pilot's amazing escape as stunt glider smashes into runway

    Updated: 2010-09-15 15:00:00
    Amazingly pilot Mike Newman, 35, crawled out of the wreckage of the high performance Swift S-1 aircraft after the cockpit broke up on impact.The former racing driver suffered three broken vertebrae in the accident, but doctors expect him to make a full recovery.Got Comments?

  • What’s New in Aviaton Regulations as of September 5

    Updated: 2010-09-14 18:27:26
    What’s New on the Biweekly 2010-19, 5 September 2010 DVD New or Updated Publications

  • Campbell River Firm Restoring the Past -- DC-3 Called a Flying Time Capsule

    Updated: 2010-09-14 14:59:27
    Campbell River's Sealand Aviation has been flying high ever since it received the go-ahead to work on a piece of aviation history. The company is working on restoring a DC-3 which served in the American military as well as for a major US corporation.Got Comments?

  • New EAA President on the Job

    Updated: 2010-09-14 14:59:26
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog New EAA President on the Job EAA New EAA President Rod Hightower described his first two days on the job this week succinctly . It’s been rather manic , he said late Wednesday just before departing for the annual Stearman fly-in in Galesburg , Ill . But it’s been a great manic and really positive . Read more . Got Comments Got a Comment Bold fields . required How do I change my avatar Go to

  • Semi-Standing Seats Proposed for Passenger Planes

    Updated: 2010-09-14 14:59:25
    These chairs give the phrase "please put your seatbacks in the upright position" a whole new meaning.An Italian aircraft interiors company called Aviointeriors is proposing a new semi-standing 'seating' configuration that airlines could use to create a 'basic' class to maximize passenger count and profits, while lowering ticket prices.Got Comments?

  • Should You Build or Buy Your Next Airplane

    Updated: 2010-09-12 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Should You Build or Buy Your Next Airplane I have been working on my RV-9A from Van's Aircraft for several years now and I have to say it's been the most enjoyable thing I taken on in my life except for marriage , sorry sweetie I have an advantage over most builders because I already own a late model Cessna 172, so I get my flying fix and get to build too . But what if you don't have an

  • No, The Little One Pulls The Big One

    Updated: 2010-09-11 15:00:00
    It's rare when the pilots and the ramp rats don't sing from the same hymnal. But when they don't, it's every man for himself.Got Comments?

  • Airventure 2010 - Beyond This Historic Brown Gate

    Updated: 2010-09-11 15:00:00
    This is a great compilation of the happenings at AirVenture 2010 by Slick.Got Comments?

  • (Videos) - Tupolev Tu-154M Emergency Landing in Russia

    Updated: 2010-09-10 23:10:47
    On Tuesday a Tupolev Tu-154M (RA-85684) accomplished an emergency landing in Russia. The plane, operated by Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise, was bound from Polyarnyj (PYJ/UERP) to Moskva-Domodedovo (DME/UUDD) when suddely all of its electrical systems, radio and navigation systems, flaps and fuel pumps have been lost. According to aviation-safety.net the crew was left with only [...]

  • Wings Over Canada - Nimpo Lake

    Updated: 2010-09-10 15:00:00
    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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Wings Over Canada Nimpo Lake YouTube.com wingsovercanadatv After the FPA meeting is over , Darren decides to spend another day in paradise fishing for trout with Nimpo Lake resident Buddy Jones . The series , now seen weekly just about everywhere in North America , is a lighthearted look at Canada , its people , history and . customs Got Comments Got a Comment Bold fields . required How do I

  • Lucky Landing: Plane crashes in woods - Russia

    Updated: 2010-09-10 15:00:00
    : 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 Aircraft Search Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog Lucky Landing : Plane crashes in woods Russia YouTube.com RussiaToday There were 81 people on board the Tupolev-154M , which came down in the Republic of Komi . The jet was on its way to Moscow when it apparently suffered an electrical failure , forcing the pilots to divert it to the nearest airport . Their only option was an airfield designed for much smaller craft . The crash-landing saw

  • A look inside the Wittman Airport tower - Oshkosh

    Updated: 2010-09-10 15:00:00
    Check out what goes on in the worlds largest airshow control tower - AirVenture.Got Comments?

  • New mayor, new Meigs?

    Updated: 2010-09-10 15:00:00
    Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, made infamous in March 2003 when he ordered huge trenches dug across Meigs Field in the middle of the night, announced Sept. 7 that he will not seek re-election. Although the airport was closed and turned into a park, AOPA President Craig Fuller has pledged to seek every opportunity to bring back Meigs Field.“More than seven years have passed since Chicago’s Meigs Field was bulldozed under cover of darkness, but the airport has not been forgotten,” Fuller said. “Grassroots support for Meigs is still alive and many in the aviation community view Mayor Richard Daley’s decision not to run for re-election as a hopeful sign that the field could be restored.Got Comments?

  • 'The Legend of Pancho Barnes' Documentary Trailer

    Updated: 2010-09-09 14:15:53
    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 Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc AVDirectory Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog The Legend of Pancho Barnes' Documentary Trailer YouTube.com Legend of Pancho Barnes's Channel The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club' chronicles the thrilling life and extraordinary times of aviation pioneer Florence Lowe Pancho' Barnes , one of the most colorful and accomplished women pilots of the earliest 20th Century , and an ill-behaved woman who made history .

  • Video: How to use Your Aviation Watch: The Basics

    Updated: 2010-09-09 14:15:52
    CEO of Abingdon Watches, Chelsea Welch, shows us in this tutorial the basic functions - like Multiplication and Division - using the E6B slide rule function on an aviation watch.Got Comments?

  • Video: How to use Your Aviation Watch: Time, Speed, and Distance Calculations

    Updated: 2010-09-09 14:15:51
    CEO of Abingdon Watches, Chelsea Welch, shows us in this tutorial how easy it is to calculate time, distance, and speed calculations when you are flying using the E6B slide rule function on an aviation watch.Got Comments?

  • Video: How to use Your Aviation Watch: Fuel Consumption Calculations

    Updated: 2010-09-09 14:15:50
    CEO of Abingdon Watches, Chelsea Welch, shows us in this tutorial how easy it is to calculate fuel consumption calculations when you are flying using the E6B slide rule function on an aviation watch.Got Comments?

  • How many passengers can you have on a commercial airplane?

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:15:13
    Well, it looks like the record for the number of passengers that can fly on a commercial airplane is about to be broken. Air Austral – which operates between Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean and Paris – has now confirmed it has ordered two A380s in a single economy class ...

  • Air New Zealand and the ‘perfect flight’

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:11:44
    Air New Zealand on September 12th conducted what has been hailed 'the perfect flight' from Auckland to San Fransisco. Taking advantage of optimal flying conditions and the help of aviation authorities in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, the flight saved an estimated 4600 litres of aviation fuel. From a ...

  • Airlines turning to in flight advertising to meet rising fuel costs

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:11:26
    Everyone seems to be turning to media and advertising as a source for generating new revenue. The airlines industries are no exception. In a bid to combat rising fuel costs, some US airlines are beginning to sell advertising to passengers. Examples include displaying ads to passengers who check in electronically, either ...

  • Airventure 2010 - World's Greatest Airshow

    Updated: 2010-09-08 22:07:38
    EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2010 Salute to Veterans. A compilation of clips from Airventure 2010 set to Clocks by Coldplay.Got Comments?

  • Ex-rodeo pros sell planes to give students a lift

    Updated: 2010-09-07 15:00:00
    When bronc and bull rider Larry Mahan won six world rodeo championships in the 1960s and '70s, he did it with the help of "Old Goldie," his twin-engine Cessna plane. High in the pilot's seat, Mahan could make it to two rodeos in a day, racking up the wins that put him at the top of his field.Long retired, Mahan and his old buddy George Harris, former president of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, recently sold their planes to St. Philip's College for a combined $172,240 to be used in the school's aviation technology program.Got Comments?

  • LSA flight into IMC to be prohibited

    Updated: 2010-09-06 15:00:00
    Proposals under consideration by ASTM committees for light sport aircraft (LSAs) could ban flight in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) for future special light sport aircraft (S-LSAs) until such time as ASTM reaches a consensus on standards for IFR aircraft.The prohibition could come by the end of the year. However, it is important to note that the aircraft could still be used in VMC for IFR flight training. Got Comments?

  • Police Defend Tactics In King Detention

    Updated: 2010-09-06 15:00:00
    The Santa Barbara Police Department has defended the show of force employed in the detention of King Schools owners John and Martha King on Aug. 28.Spokesman Lt. Paul McCaffrey told AVweb in a podcast interview officers went by the book in their initial contact with the Kings, which led to their being handcuffed and put in separate police cars. Listen to the podcast.<pGot Comments?

  • HD Video in flight over the South Country - Beautiful!

    Updated: 2010-09-04 15:00:00
    I just saw this video that was posted at www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=62061 and had to share it. I want to move there!South Country from Jay on Vimeo.Got Comments?

  • AOPA Foundation dinner - Queen Mary

    Updated: 2010-09-03 15:00:00
    Support the AOPA Foundation at "A Night for Flight" on the Queen Mary during Summit 2010Got Comments?

  • 10 Minutes of Airventure 2010: Part 9

    Updated: 2010-09-03 15:00:00
    : 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 Web Design Link to Us Advertise Jobs Trip Calc AVDirectory Learn to Fly Weather Fun Places To Fly Blog 10 Minutes of Airventure 2010 : Part 9 YouTube.com by SLICK In part 9 you'll see the remainder of the Wednesday airshow followed by a nice trip to the ultralight field and a few scenes from the flight line on Wednesday afternoon . Then , during a trip to get breakfast at the Tall Pines on Thursday morning , the Phantom and Skyhawks decide to go play as well as some other aircraft . Slick Got

  • The Horsemen Cometh Trailer

    Updated: 2010-09-03 15:00:00
    The phrase "The Horsemen" often evokes images of mystery and power. Today, the Horsemen ride again, this time as the world's only P-51 formation aerobatic team.Got Comments?

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