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Hey guys. Here's a copy of the letter I propose to send to Delta. Please give me feedback as to what to add, delete, or otherwise change if need be.Thanks,Robb 1/12/02Vice President of OperationsDelta Air Lines, Inc.P.O. Box 20706Atlanta, GA 32320-6001Dear Delta Airlines,While I was waiting to board flight number DL 209 at Washington DC

Hi all,I haven't been checking LavaSoft's site so often, thus I might be a bit late with this, or you might already happen to know that Ad-Aware 6.0 is released. The official announcement is here for your reference:http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=3222You can download it here:http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/This version is totally free and is fully featured, even if you can get your hands on extra features in the commercial version. Note, however, that the number of features in the freeware hasn't decreased since the previous release, but the other way around.My personal opinion remains as before: this is a very good program. Fir…

FSFreeware today sent out the following email to its "friends".QUOTE - Dear Fsfreeware Friends - From 30/1/03 - Fsfreeware Library System Has been updated in order to Provide enough Resources in Terms of Income to keep front of an ever Increasing Demand from our servers. - You are now able to Chooce two Options - - Option 1 - Offers Free Downloads for all at no cost whatsoever - from the usual File Library - but you have to navigate trough Banners and Popups Windows and share a Transfer Limitation of 10 GB Daily - Option 2 - Library Plus Service - Is a Membership Version of the Fsfreeware File Library - with top Downloads Speed available on the Web - Absolutely No Banne…

Hello,I have a question about the Concorde. When you are inside the plane, and it passes through mach 1, can you still hear the engines?The reason why I am asking this is because in Physics we are studying about waves. I asked this question but it was somehow left unanswered. Here's what I think I know about this. :)All mechanical waves, including sound, must have a medium to travel through. When you are in the cabin, the only medium the waves could reach your ear through is the body of the aircraft. Then they would have to go in the air inside the cabin in order to get to your ear. That means that they face a boundary, metal to air, thus lowering the waves altogether. So…

Whew, I just did some calculating, and the trip I'm taking next year works out to a cost of 2100

Hi All,I am currently looking for some pictures of the airspeed ambassador, particulaly cockpit pictures for a project I am undertaking.If anybody has/knows of any then please let me knowThanks in advanceDan.

HiDo any readers of this site know where I might find a record of British military peacetime accidents? In other words, a military version of the AAIB bulletin publication. Preferably this would need to go back to the beginning of the 1970s.Any help with links, magazines etc would be appreciated!RegardsJason

Here's an interesting, small article I ran across at The Independent. It concerns the logistics nightmare of building the Airbus A380 - the worlds largest and most advanced commercial passenger jet (as if you all didn't know :-)).Good read about this monster and what it takes to build it:http://news.independent.co.uk/business/new...sp?story=380093Take care,Elrond

Can anybody tell me ow to turn of the speech to text engine in Windows XP? It keeps adding text to my messages that I dont want.http://www3.telus.net/midget_ice/Radar_small.gifThis ain't no game kid!http://www3.telus.net/midget_ice/Radar_small.gifhttp://www3.telus.net/midget_ice/dansig.jpg

I'm interested in trying the Airline II business simulation but would like some feedback from anyone who has used the sim. It looks fascinating, but I'd like to know more.Anyone?BlairCYOW

By Narayanan MadhavanBANGALORE, India, Feb 6 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin pressed the Indian government on Thursday to speedily approve a $2.1-billion order of Airbus planes by Indian Airlines.The state-run carrier [iA.UL] recommended last March the purchase of 43 A319, A320 and A321 planes over five years as part of it's biggest ever fleet upgrade. But it needs the cabinet's nod to go ahead with the order."Indian Airlines has chosen to buy 43 Airbus planes," Raffarin said at an air show in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. "It's my strong wish the choice be finalised soon."No timeframe has been set for a decision but French Finance Minister…

You may find the small video at this site of interest - amazing footage of an ANA 747 being struck by lightning on departure. Never seen anything quite like it........http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=14877&nav=2NOTE: Give the video clips time to load as there is a standard speed and a slower speed clip.Hope you found this as interesting as myself (thanks to my father for tipping me off about this).Comments welcome.

is looking for a photograph screener to authorise or decline photograph uploads. It is web based using our website. This would become a very high profile job. It shouldnt take too much time either as there will be a team of 10 screeners. More information will be given to possible candidates. We have 3 vacancies open currently.email [email protected] explaining your photography experience and in no more than 100 words explain why you think you should become a screener for us :)Thank You for listening--------Kevin Cadd[link:www.fs-community.com]Fs Community - Administrator

Toady, my mother left KBWI headed for EGLL (she is over the Atlantic, off the coast of Maine at the time of this post) on a BA 763 (I posted that this would be the aircraft she would take in an eariler post not seeing any flight info prior to the post). The cool thing is, driving into the parking, we drove along the side of the Runway, and there I saw a Southwest 732 turning onto the runway and a 735 holding short. After that, we were waiting for my mom (who was driving) to get the stub for parking out of the machine, and I saw a Delta OC 752 climbing to flight level. I went spotting in the Observation area and had a fun time. My mom is arriving in EGLL at Terminal 4, wil…

Hey guys, I thought you might be interested in this. Today, Northwest Airlines flew our last revenue passenger flight for the beloved Boeing 727. Flight 560 departed Denver at 0630, and arrrived to much fanfare in MSP at 0927. A "going away" party was held at the gate and another one is planned for Wednesday evening at a local hotel here in the Twin Cities. for more info: http://www.nwa727.com It is a wonderful machine, I've personally logged time in each seat in the cockpit, and can think of very few bad things to say about the aircraft itself. I would hazard a guess, that each and everyone of us have ridden on one of these incredible machines sometime in our lives.....k…

I'm not a simmer, but when browsing my usuall forums at http://forum.pcformat.co.uki came across this thred and thought of all you people...enjoy:-lol> > THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX HAS NO SENSE OF HUMOR > > McDonnell Douglas Warranty Card Info > > > > This was allegedly posted very briefly on the McDonnell Douglas > > Website by an employee there who obviously has a sense of humor. > > The company, of course, does not have a sense of humor, and made > > the web department take it down immediately. The "IMPORTANT" note at > > the end is worth a read too.... > > > > Thank you for purchasing a McDonnell Douglas…

Say you go up in your standard training aircraft, a PA28 or C152 etc. Once you're in the spin, would you go inverted if you left it spin?

http://komotv.com/stories/23219.htmThis is just plain sad. Just goes to show - it doesn't matter how good your checklists and proceedures are, if you don't follow them.

Congradulations on the Electra CD release Bill. As a once Reeve Aleutian Employee working at Cold Bay in the Early 80's, I frequently was working with the Electra fleet as well as the YS-11 fleet in the Aleutian Islands. Sorry to see the Scheduled Electra Passenger service go away but glad you got to capture the Era of Electra Aviation that will be gone forever. Be safeFrom Breakfast in AnchorageDavid G

Hello guys!Do you remember my post from last week on this forum? I was afraid of taking my FAA written test, and today was my big day!! I took the test and 1 hour after I started it, I went out with a amazing 98%!I'll publish a detailed report this evening on my website (www.rhodesyell.com/fly/) where you can read it (and many other articles in regards to my flying lessons).Greetings,Christopher- - - - - - - - - - - - -www.rhodesyell.com/fly/My little aviation websiteRead my first solo report!

Hi guys,I'm working on a project for my COMS380 class that requires a website, hence this is my intro graphic for said page.My project deals with the various concerns raised with computerization of fly-by-wire systems. If you have any suggestions of anything I can add to the graphic, or another graphic layer I should add, or even just general criticism, I would be most appreciative.

Hi there, I was wondering if there was an FAA restriction on the amount of nautical miles that a commercial aircraft (such as a Dash 8 or jet) can be flown en route manually, or is it based on pilot preference or company policy?Thanks,J.C. (MYNN)

As we all know, jet aircraft operate most efficiently at higher flight levels, and I believe must remain at 250 KIAS or below when flying under 11,000 feet. When commercial carriers operate short flights (i.e. 250 nm or less) the flight plans they file are obviously affected by many factors --- weather, traffic, assigned jetways, etc. With all this in mind, could someone please offer suggestions as to the desired flight levels for such operations? I expect that cruise levels of FL250 or above would not be uncommon, even though a descent would be required almost immediately after reaching cruise altitude.ThanksWayne Allen, CYYZ Toronto

Hi,I just got Wilco's Airport 2002 Vol. 1. I have to say that I am outraged. For all this money they make us pay they give us very little: some planes which are nice, but not better than anything that can be found as freeware on this or other sites, a cockpit which again is nice but nothing better than some freeware panels, a completely over-hyped little gimmick called FSNAT, and: TERRIBLE airports! I was really shocked at how bad they are. I bought the package because there is no other good rendering of Chicago O'Hare and Paris CDG. All the other airports are done already superbly by people like SimFlyers and GermanAirports, so already I thought "if they re-do these, the…

Ok, I am a diehard lover of the DF737-400, but on recommendations of others, have decided to give the PIC767 a try. My first question is how do I merge it with the POS (Project Open Sky) 767's? I heard that that is the best integration for this aircraft. I am hoping that others in this forum can give me some advice on enhancing this aircraft, and any input into what may be the best "Payplane" on the market. Rants allowed... lol