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Hi.Can anyone assist me in finding a place to generate flight routes between airports for high and low alitude airways.Thanks.

Hey guys,I've recently been referred by the Florida Institute of Technology to the AOPA and they've gotten me a membership there.I was checking out the member benefits, and noticed they had a Cessna 177B Cardinal for download by Flight1 Software for FSX. This is all for the "Catch-A-Cardinal" sweepstakes the AOPA is running. I haven't gotten the chance to download it, and wanted to know if anyone has tried it out yet and if it would be worth downloading.

I am sure some of you have heard about the Sri Lankan Airlines wing tip incident:http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article...sing/article.dohttp://www.walthamforestguardian.co.uk/epp...light_drama.php"Sri Lankan Airlines has said there was no danger in flying without a wing tip.The article quotes an airline spokesman as saying: "They are purely for aerodynamics and to keep fuel costs to a minimum. There is no impact on safety at all. Safety is our absolute priority."---Here's my question, wouldn't this damaged wingtip cause inefficiency?That was a long flight they were doing (London --> Colombo, Sri Lanka). Wouldn't they potentially use a lot more fuel?RhettAMD 3700+…

Well, it looks like I won't be soloing after all, not due to any lack of pilot skill, but simply because I am so disgusted at this point I can't even look at an aircraft.Today I wanted to call and get an idea of what insurance would run. Drumroll.....$6000 a year UNLESS I purchase a certified aircraft. Problem is, most Sport Pilot class certified aircraft are coming in around the $70,000-$100,000 price range, way out of my league. Basically, insurance would run more than fuel, maintenance, tie down, etc.... It's a laugh that some brand new driver can come along, buy an SUV, and cause a chain reaction crash that takes out a dozen cars and snuffs out the lives of people…

...geez...M.S....it's been hot in the VISTA kitchen, has it?(smile).Here is the link....http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34015/140/F.Y.I.

Hi,707s built for TWA had a very different instrument panels from other 707s. I'm looking for a good photograph or scans of panel diagrams of TWAs 707. Please contact me if you have any.RegardsCIPSTER

Let me say this first... I AM NOT A REAL PILOT!With that said. I am looking for a free flight planning software or website that can be used by Simmers. I ran across fltplan.com but wasnt sure about it becuase I dont want anyone knocking at my door becuase I filed something I shouldnt hve or done something I shouldnt have or even worse... Home land SecurityI wanted to get some ideas from you guys.Any ideas?Thank youJason G.http://online.vatsimindicators.net/940901/4398.png

If you haven't seen this, you should.http://www.3dmailbox.com/It's like an E-Mail client and Flightsim all in one...Wacky, but interesting.Bryan

a bear?I know this has nothing to do with aviation, but then again, if something comes out of this...it could be a Flying Pig Moment :-)http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307020,00.htmlHunter's Photos Ignite New Debate Over Bigfoot's ExistenceRIDGWAY, Pa.

Somewhat disturbing to say the least. Not the survey, but NASA's decision not to publish.In aviation, sunshine is the best and only medicine.MHO,bthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_..._safety_secretsMOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than the government previously recognized. ...Just last week, NASA ordered the contractor that conducted the survey to purge all related data from its computers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7071620.stmI could never afford one of those suites for myself and the girlfriend anyway ;-)

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/business.tr....jet/index.htmlJimCYWG

I was just cruizing airlinerxp's forums and saw alphafloor's sig block in this thread:http://www.airlinerxp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=542For those of you familiar with the tv commerical here in the states, you might get a kick out of this.:-hah

Today's London Tiimes reports further delay of 6 months to the 787 programme. It says that the first flight will not now take place until May 2008 and that the first deliveries to All Nippon Airline will be delayed November/December 2008. Yhe report suggests that the certification period is very tight with no slack for any unforeseen events.The Times previously reported that the 787 shown at the roll-out was not assembled to full-flight standards because of time presure It now says "Rumours in the aerospace inmdustry suggest that Boeing may simply scrap the botched first plane and apply the lessons learnt to the second, hopefully completing assembly much faster,".

Surely worthy of a front page news item.XH558, Avroe Vulcan bomber had her test flight today at Bruntingthorpe, UK after 15 years of restoration.http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/p...1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1What a glorious slight and sound, I hope there is enough sponsership money to keep her flying for the projected 10 - 15 years, shame it isn't more.

Pilatus's web site has just been updated with the new pics showing the new Honeywell Primus Apex Avionics.http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/html/en/pr...5ID=0&NavL6ID=0Friggin saaaaweeeeet!:9

I have just read the papwer and it reports a thomson 757200 alicante-cardiff returned to alicante 50 mins into the flight due a total engine failure. The paper did not for once go panic on terror stricken airline passengers fear for life etc etc. Anyoen have better info.

Well, I can't think of anywhere else to post this since this would only be exciting to pilots/simmers...As some of you know from reading my posts about my flight training, I am getting divorced- my ex had an affair on me. She never wanted to go flying or anything, so that always bugged me. However, rather than do some crazy vindictive stuff- I took the high road... I let it be and moved on, and just became the bigger person. I started reconnecting with my friends and family, and taking time to help others. Well, I believe in karma now. After giving up my barstool to a couple- they hooked me up with their friend, which led to another chance encounter with another woman. Ba…

I can remember in the 70's and wearly 80's Loganair operated a scheduled service to Broadford,Isle of Skye from Glasgow. I know they operated Trislanders as I used to see them.Does anybody out there know what the flight number and time of the flights were and if any other type of plane was used.Simon

Whoops! :-)As an ex-zoomy, I know full well "stuff happens", but this is some big stuff!bthttp://www.thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...NEWS01/70904040A B-52 bomber mistakenly loaded with five nuclear warheads flew from Minot Air Force Base, N.D, to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on Aug. 30, resulting in an Air Force-wide investigation, according to three officers who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to discuss the incident.The B-52 was loaded with Advanced Cruise Missiles, part of a Defense Department effort to decommission 400 of the ACMs. But the nuclear warheads should have been removed at Minot before being transported to Barksdale, the offi…

I would like too announce to you all that I am in the process of typeing a book which I will upload too websites for download. It is "The Aviation Handbook". It will contain most modern in service/in production aircraft. I would like too know if you people know of any aircraft you know where popular but think will not be listed. No military jets will be released in this series but in another publication I will publish The Military Handbook and then The Airline Handbook. MOst Antonovs will be listed All boeing Jets All DC's from the DC3+ All Airbuses ATR 42/72 Illysion (someone please correct my spelling) Tupolev Yakolev Bombadier Embraer And many others. Please tell me wh…

We're through to the Rugby World Cup Final after beating the French!!!

I thought you guys might be interested to know about this new upcoming Space Shuttle simulation. This is what Captainsim should have been and is not. This one looks very promising! Can't wait for it.www.space-shuttle-mission.comGianluca