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And here's a recap of my first lesson,..... :-beerchug John M

Two television helicopters (local channels 3 and 15)collided and crashed covering a police chase today. Details are still coming in. Reports are each station lost a pilot and photographer.My thoughts and prayers go out to family, friends and co-workers.

Hi ThereI flew into Gatwick today and as normal I was like an excited school child taking in as much as I could around me and loving checking out all the planes, there was loads, 767s, 737s, DC10s, all sorts.. but one thing I noticed is that every plane that was parked up had it's rudder to full right.Can someone tell me why this might be..?Thanks :)

I work for a major flight simulation company. We build full scale flight simulators. We are looking to hire new engineers as soon as possible. If you are at all interested, please reply to this topic and I can get you information. Qualifications would include: A Bachelor's of Science in Engineering from and ABET Accredited University. Nearly any discipline in engineering will be considered (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, etc). Experience in aviation is NOT a requirement. Recent graduates will definetly be considered.The jobs would include a variety of tasks. Not limited to, but including: Writing software to simulate various aircraft systems. Developing desktop traini…

So, this is my first post regarding my flight training in several months. I'm not arrogant enough to think people missed me or my posts, but I don't want anyone to think I quit after 45 or so hours. Basically, life threw one of those nasty head-splitting curveballs my way. Without boring you, my marriage of a mere six years has come to a crossroads. Being a child of divorce, and knowing first hand the damage it can do to children, I always vowed to never end up that way- as did my wife. Unfortuately, I just don't think all woman value marriage these days. When they are purely in love, and enjoying the passion of marriage they're all for it- but as soon as things coo…

autoland randomizes the touchdown point to help save wearing the same piece of runway all the time. Is the above true?JimCYWG

Did Aloha Airlines actually fly regularly into BUR or were they just chartered flights. I found some photos on airliners.net. Scroll to the third and the sixth photo's. The reason I did it that way was becuase I wanted everyone to see they actually flew in and out of BUR. Take a look:http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.sear...es=79245&page=0

Good evening, I know that it is probably a longshot, but does anyone know of a website that lists which of these airports are served by approach control radar? I've tried google but to no avail. Thanks.J.C. (MYNN)PPL ASEL AMEL Instrument Airplane

Well, that is pretty much my dream plane so I clicked the link to check out the video. And I have to say, holy christ is that pilot HOT! She is also the manager of sales support for Columbia! Emily Watters... Come to me... :)HahaSeriously, I think it would be intimidating to fly with such business saavy, obviously accomplished pilot who also happens to be ridiculously attractive. I would probably be so self-conscious I'd bounce it off the nose gear or land on the wrong runway.Here's the link in case the banner is gone.http://www.flightvideoproductions.com/columbia_400.htm

Does anyone know if the US Goverment is questioning sbout getting s more fuel effienct 747-800 or 787?

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The Cessna 162 'Skycatcher'. They couldn't come up with a dumber name but I guess it will work.http://www.cessnaskycatcher.com/

http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a.../1985/frontpageVideo:http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=mHedj-mFI3YMarco

I am looking for info on the average range of a long range DF transmitters of the early 1940's timeframe. I am going to do some transoceanic flights in a Boeing B314 Clipper. Pilot's plane does have a DF radio, some DF transmitters located at various seaplane basis the clipper flew to, and a sextant gauge can be added.So my plan is to use the sextant until I am within range of the DF transmitter. However the tranmitters that came with the program default to unlimited range, so I need to modify the ranges for the transmitters.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...ticleId=9027558"According to Net Applications, in June Windows Vista accounted for 4.52% of all systems that browsed the Web, up from January's 0.18%. Vista grew its usage share each month since its release to consumers Jan. 30, hitting 0.93% in February, 2.04% in March, 3.02% in April and 3.74% in May. Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, meanwhile, accounted for 6.22% in January, hit its high point of 6.46% in May, but slipped back to 6% in June.If Vista's uptake trend continues, it should pass Mac OS X in Web usage share by the end of August."It seems, from the article, that although Mac users are upgrading to the newest versions of Mac h…

My apologies to Trans_27 Pilot Chase for continuing to takehis thread off topic. Anyway, my understanding of copyright of written text/pictures placed on this forum - please will the admin correct me if I havethis incorrect in the context of the usage of this posting site. I take this view from many years working in thebig wide world of computers/data and lawyers.Copyright : look it up on WikipediaCopyright is placed on ideas or information and is usually attributedto a person rather than an institution. It is datedCopyright applies when copyright is stated on the text/picture inthe correct format with correct symbolYou will see that most addons are copyright : they st…

I don't know the extent of how it happened but just another reminder that hit home to be safe out there while we are flying. I played football and graduated with David, he was an awesome guy.RIP Davidhttp://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/loca...tkilled19e.html

Take a look. This seems pretty wierd.http://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/COA9980

there is a new virtual space agency in it's planning stage are are currently looking to fill open positions any who is interested in joining a space agency please go to our website at www.vusso.org and apply..the website is still under construction but most of the functions are operational

If you are familiar with Willow Grove, I have some scenery I just created and would like some to test before I upload here.Thanks.Jim Donlin

it is somewhat disconcerting to see another runway excursion event in South America, within 24 hours.This too involved a wet runway. Only minor injuries reported, no casulties.http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8...&show_article=1bt

On Saturday July 14, 2007 I was schuduled to fly on Alaska Flight 401. It was the flight from Burbank to Seattle. The aircraft was an MD-80. The flight was schuduled to depart at 8:10 am. N962AS was the aircraft. Anyway, we began boarding at about 7:40 am. I was excited because it was my first time on an MD-80. We were boarded and I could hear the tug begin to rev and we were starting to push back. Might I add that this was Burbank Airport and if a flight gets canceled or delayed, there is not a lot to do there. So we were pushed back and sat for about 10 minutes. The flight attendant came on and said there was a problem with the Air Conditioning and that they had to taxi…

any idea why the a380 uses engines 2 & 3 for thrust reversers? its a heavy aircraft equivalent to a 747 that has reversers on all 4 engines. shouldn't the landing run increase by only using 2?regards

What software is used to create the videos you see on SimTube? I presume some sort of .avi capture then conversion to Flash?

I am trying to work out the best way to enter a hold as shown in the following chart. Beginning at SLI to MAAGG, then out along the ILS and into the hold before going back to land. The advise I have from a tutorial is "continue outbound on the localizer for 1 minute past SNAKE, then initiate a left 235 degree turn (180 + 45) then join the localizer inbound again." Is this the best way? Are there other options.Chart here http://www.laartcc.org/charts/KSNA-I19R.pdfthanks,Mark.