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copied from 2010 Nall Report page 40-41 Appendix General Aviation Safety vs. Airlines GA accident rates have always been higher than airline accident rates. People often ask about the reasons for this disparity. There are several: Variety Of Missions: GA pilots conduct a wider...

Reminds me of Soldier Bar ID take-offs in a Cessna StationAir. Cliff Diving ....... Alaska Style. Is this safe flying? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DDxm7GajKw

Saw this 1929 corrugated metal plane by Hamilton on straight floats today getting work done in Seattle, looks emaculate: http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/tedkoston/4007654428/ Has AM9 painted to the right of Northwest Airways logo on tail cone -its old route? Nice engine turning throughout the...

Why does the DC-4 stall at a more desireable speed (lower) with power off than with power?

Checkout the airstrip links: FROM Recreational Aviation Foundation TO You Airstrips in Colorado in Danger We only have till 6/24 to comment please read below and take a few moments to comment. 8 wonderful airstrips depend on your support. There are several airstrips in Colorado that are...

The Great Cookie Toss ~seaplanes~ VIDEO It's grueling, back-breaking work but, fortunately people do it....: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XdhPVH5_b4

The RAF continues to be very effective in protecting and promoting GA for us all. Voting takes about 1 minute, thanks in advance. Forwarded from RAF: How hard do you have to work to make $10,000?? The Recreational Aviation Foundation is convinced that you have to work very hard but also work...

The interactive Airport Directory is quite well done: Governor declares June “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Washington state OLYMPIA –Aviation enthusiasts have reason to celebrate June as Gov. Jay Inslee has declared it “General Aviation Appreciation Month” in Washington state...

June 2013 June 5 - Noon - Tacoma Dock Ribbon Cutting June 8 - Whatcom Base 2013 ESRP fly-in June 20 - Board Meeting June 21-23 - Lake Tahoe Seaplane Splash In July 2013 July 18 – Board Meeting July 29 – Aug 4 - Oshkosh August 2013 Seafair – Avoid Lake WA – big water & alcohol fueled boaters...

The storyline of the thread below will continue to be lengthened from time to time by me from my manuscripts and it has become more appropriate to the BOOK CLUB sub-forum readers than HANGAR TALK where it was originated. I would like to see about transferring the entire thread and all its...

Harrison was pitching flying on Letterman tonight as he often does on the late night shows. Mostly pictures of Pilatus, and his Beaver on & off floats. Thought he might show some of his Idaho stuff that he's talked of in the past, but he didn't. He noticably plugs GA in a soft sell way and Dave...

Arranged by Bob of West Nyack Aviation and who frequents Seaplaneforumcom.com: food and seaplane pilots on land.... KN72.

This WSPA effort has grown substantially the last few years here in Washington State and helps not only in strengthening our regional emergency response options but also, in generating BOTH public acceptance of GA and actual desire by the public to have GA around, especially Seaplanes in this...

Having trouble adding new part, still trying.... PART III can be viewed at the beginning of the other thread by this title for now. I need to retitle original thread if possible, as new parts may be added....

We are looking for old photos of the Mexican Mountain Airstrip from 1975 when it was built by Wainoco Inc.. These photos will help us prove the airstrip existed prior the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and help us protect your right to use the airstrip in the future. If anyone...

Sometimes the captions' letters on the TV are only about 25% of those in the actual dialog. They are correct but, run together and not all there. Is this because of insufficient voice recognition technology, a bad typist, or something else? It is program/movie specific and only occasionally...

"Practicing crosswind landings is like practicing bleeding before surgery." This was the astute and authoritative comment offered to us by a VFR pilot with a few hundred hours, as a primary flight student and I returned from a routine series of touch & goes in gusty, direct crosswinds in the...

Aerial America is showing outstanding footage of ARIZONA on the Smithsonian Channel now.

Pilots need to write a few lines please, and send it to ASAP: Oregon Dept. of Aviation Board 3040 25th St., SE Salem ,Oregon 97302-1125 FAX (503) 373-1688 Or Email: aviation.mail@state.or.us We won this last summer and now they're after us AGAIN, trying to CLOSE Waldo Lake to all...

Gear DOWN amphib water landings and flight safety in general commentary.... We had a gear down amphib fatal water landing out here last summer by an experienced amphib pilot not known for recklessness. I have long postulated that besides the individual pilot workload being high in amphibs that...