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From CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/22/greece.crash.mayday/index.html?section=cnn_topstories Poor guy is trying to fly and call for help, and he has the radios on the wrong frequency. I feel bad for him. :(

Hi - I have 2 garmins for sale: Garmin 295 - mint condition, manual case, yoke mount. $500 / O.B.O Garmin 296 - mint, manual, yoke mount, AC adapter, DC adapter, etc. $1300 / O.B.O. I have used them both, and like them! Just got a 396, though... Scott

Well, After a near nervous breakdown, I now own a 396. Initial thoughts: Very cool Bummer the XM is separate Details: I went to OSH on Monday by 11AM, and ran to Spruce with my kids in tail. After waiting a bit I asked if they had the 396. "Nope, sold them all in 1 hour. Everyone else did...

Today when I was working on my preflight I noticed a group of small "bumps" (acne?) on the lower leading edge of my left wing. They all seemed to be clustered along the rivet lines... Odd. I was _pretty_ sure they were new, as I always enjoy looking at the shiny undersides of my wing after...

I find myself heading over to the UK for a couple of weeks in July, and wondered if anyone has experience renting a plane across the pond? I would be interested in anything from flying with a CFI just to log the UK landing, to some rental time alone. I already know its not cheap - C172 for...

Ok, forget the food thread (Sorry Diana), what about good beverages? I'm not sure how many states will be represented at Gaston's, but it might be fun to bring an interesting beer or wine from your home area for others to sample! (for those of us _hoping_ to arrive on Sat.) When we travel...

I am an a quest to obtain a 337 to allow me to install a XeVision HID landing light in my C172. The physical process appears to be straight forward, however I have a question about the 337. I submitted my idea to a local (and very helpful) Minneapolis FSDO inspector a couple of weeks ago, and...

It was all his idea (really!). Lance, Eric and I had the fun of meeting Chip this morning (O GOD EARLY for us night owls) for breakfast while he was in town picking up a new toy. After a wonderful breakfast, we chauffeured Chip to Lake Elmo International where he departed in his new...

This will be interesting! From: http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/5358018.html Regional fliers hail 'taxi' Liz Fedor, Star Tribune April 20, 2005 AIRTAXI0420 OAS_AD('Button20');Steve Burian drove about 30,000 miles last year to meet with clients scattered throughout Minnesota...

This was inspired from another thread, and I was wondering what most people in this site consider themselves. I have limited the number of choices to two, just to force people to make a black or white choice. I know this is unrealistic, it is a spectrum, but it makes tallying the results...

What a way to end March: http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=77512 ( Copied below) Residents of Dassel, Minnesota saw a strange sight on Thursday. A small airplane went through the ice on Spring Lake. The pilot, a recently laid off Northwest Airlines mechanic, was...

In furtherance of our Grand Adventure 2005, we will be flying from CLT/AVL to FFA. Anyone have any good tips on places to stop and things to see out on the banks? Also, from there we will unfortunately need to turn north (brr) - Any interesting routes in the general direction (or not so...

Here is an interesting bit of information: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/05/national/main678341.shtml (AP) Moments before a double engine failure and a crash that killed them, one of the pilots aboard a regional airliner told an air traffic controller they had "decided to have a...