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Flying - 'Twas The Night Before Christmas By Sheldon Upthegrove 'Twas the night before Christmas, When all 'round the ramp, Not a lineman was stirring, the ground was all damp. The planes were all lined up and tied down with care, In hopes the FBO would soon open there. Most pilots were...

A Cessna Jet lands down wind, overshoots into water, everyone gets off okay, but then one engine powers up and turns the jet into a boat for a while. Pretty incredible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlreuXRW95g&feature=related

Just saw this and thought many here might like to see it. Crashes That Changed Flying 9:00 Discovery Friday 6/5

I state right off the bat that I know almost nothing about the conversion procedures that would have to take place, but most approved engines are finicky at best. Ever try Hot starts with Conti & Lyc? Weight would be one consideration, but VW, corvair & Porsche are all finicky too. I know...

Number of Pilots Dimenish, but CFI's go up! We have all heard how the number of pilots is going down every year, and here is the FAA stats to prove it. http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/aviation_data_statistics/civil_airmen_statistics/2007/media/07-air1.xls But the thing that I noticed...

Website with plan views-drawings of aircraft I stumbled across this tonight, and thought it was pretty neat, and someone else out there might want to download a plane or two. http://membres.lycos.fr/wings2/3vues/3vues.html

I See The Light At The End of the Tunnel, and it's not a train. After what seems forever, I have finished my final stage check with the chief CFII, passed my written with an 85, and scheduled my checkride in a little less than 2 weeks. I set up with my CFI to fly 3 more times between now and...

NTSB Warning on sparse ice while on ground. This is well worth a look. Very light & sparse Ice/frost can create huge problems. http://www.ntsb.gov/alerts/SA_006.pdf Sure opened my eyes wide.

Same Incident - 2 very different Crash Reports NTSB report IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 577SP Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutlass Date: 02/08/2008 Time: 0330 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: Y Missing: N Damage: Substantial LOCATION City...

So I'm looking at the pretty Lancair models......Wow 200-300 knots....etc. Getting all excited.....calculating cost..... Pretty slippery plane, high stall speeds. I look in the FAA database, they show only 293 (Edit: 1100) manufactured, and now the kicker: 131 listed accident/incident of...

I am enrolled in a part 141 school for my IFR. Our curriculum requires 2 cross countrys with 3 approaches each. So my instructor and I left on a very long trip to do them both in one day. I also flew the 182 since they were such long flights, almost 300 nm each way, and mileage is what...

A while back there was a thread on difficult airports, and this airport was shown, but here is a video of a Baron taking off and landing. Sorry, I don't have the guts for this Airport. I almost need to change my pants just from watching. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFNFZq2BFY

As pilots, is seems than we worry about our landings the most, but the most dangerous time in flight IMHO is the take off. Many many pilots die when they try to turn back without sufficient altitude and/or skills, and stall the plane. I was talking to and experimenting with my CFI on my last...

I don't want to get anybody upset or into a MY PLANE IS this & that war. This is Just the Facts, Mam', Just the Facts. I was remarking to my CFI the other night that there seemed to be alot more Piper accidents for the number of planes built, compared to Cessna. (single engine piston) All I had...

I hope you enjoy. I had a little free time tonight and came up with this. Flying-Twas The Night Before Christmas By Sheldon Upthegrove Twas the night before Christmas, When all 'round the ramp, Not a lineman was stirring, nor even a tramp. The planes were all lined up and tied down with care...

The guy taping this seems to be pretty calm knowing those on this plane are dead...... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2700789

this video should be posted with the title: For Definition of Wing And A Prayer, see below video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLhUqstJBoA This guy had to have help from the man upstairs on this one.

Just came in the email..New TFR's in Florida for 10/12 Basically, stay out of the Tampa 30 NM ring for the AM until 12:30 local time, and stay out of the Miami 30 NM ring for 12:30 on in the afternoon. I will be flying tomorrow morning between these 2 airports.... I wonder if I will get to...