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Flight numbers changed to protect the guilty... :-) St. Louis Approach: "United 123 best forward speed to the marker, you're number one." United 123 (male voice): "Roger, balls to the wall." St. Louis Approach: "American 4321, you're number two behind a United 737, follow him, cleared...

I was over at the airport earlier and overheard a conversation between a couple of guys who came in on a King Air and one of them made a comment about the jet that came in ahead of them. "What exactly does it take so we're not N_____ and could get our plane a proper callsign? I mean we're a...

Question for everyone...does anyone know where I can look up historical aviation weather data (METARs, icing and such) for the US over the past five to six years? One of my colleagues is wanting to look into something but has run into a problem finding data like this without having to kiss a...

There is an increasing number of WWII reenacting events throughout the nation. They range from small affairs with a few dozen reenactors to the larger events such as Rockford, Fort Indiantown Gap (PA), etc where there are several hundred people involved. A lot of us also go to Oshkosh, which...

Is there anyone on PoA looking for a partner on their aircraft in the Indianapolis area? Is someone anywhere looking to sell their their aircraft in a "partner until paid off" sort of arrangement? My fiancee and I are looking at buying in on something. As long as it's not Cirrus...

I know this is a bit of an odd request but my gal and I are supposed to attend a Valentine's dinner/dance thrown by the Commerative Air Force at Indianapolis Executive Airport on Saturday and I am trying to see if anyone on here who is from the Indy area would be willing- in exchange for paying...

One of my pilot buddies and a non-pilot friend were having a discussion and it came out that I am cross-qualified as a skydiver. My non-pilot friend asked "Does that mean you could wear a chute to bail out if the engine quit or something?" Honestly, I've thought about it because of the risks...

I live right next to Eagle Creek airport and learned this morning that one of the pilots who flies out of over here was headed back home from York, NE and failed to respond to ATC instructions and wound up with an F-16 escort until the plane went down in rural West Virginia. Sounds like a case...

I have been asked by a colleague who is planning a plane crash drill for the EMTs and firefighters in her area to help with the logistics of it. Does anyone happen to know of a "decommissioned" or "wrecked" aircraft sitting around Indiana or Michigan that they might be willing to donate (there...

SOURCE: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6417238.html My condolences to the victim's friends and family.

Not that I'm going to be so lucky as to get to do some training out there, but just a discussion that came up between myself and another student pilot. If someone is training to fly in Hawaii, specifically Oahu and Honolulu do they simply do interisland flights to expose students to airports...

Can someone recommend a good medical examiner relatively close to the west side of Indianapolis? I had an appointment scheduled with the one recommended by the flight school, but had to cancel after my daughter gave me her cold. When I called today to reschedule, the lady who answered the...

OK....it's finally looking like my finances might allow me to get my PPL before the end of this year. That has got me to thinking- what are some of the great vacation places people have flown to (or driven and then gone "Damn, I wished I would have flown here instead)? Keep in mind that I am...

Dana Point pilot missing on trip from Catalina to O.C. No sign of plane or 3 people aboard that was expected to land Thursday evening. By KIMBERLY EDDS, SERENA MARIA DANIELS and SALVADOR HERNANDEZ The Orange County Register...

I almost made a comment about giving the local medical examiner at heads up about the high likelihood of a crash given the presence of a sport aviation fly-in after reading the the thread on this event in the "Cool Places to Fly" forum, but decided against it. However, it looks like I did not...

My fiancee and I are getting married in August and are going to the Big Island for our honeymoon (23. August through 31. August). Is there anyone on the forums from the Island (or any of Hawaii for that fact) that could point us to good things to do beyond what the normal tourist...

3 killed in plane crash in northeast Colorado http://www.examiner.com/a-1553792~3_killed_in_plane_crash_in_northeast_Colorado.html Aug 25, 2008 2:49 PM (51 mins ago) AP YUMA, Colo. (Map, News) - Three people have died in the crash of a single-engine plane in Yuma, about 70 miles east...

I have decided to pursue aviation as a career after a lot of thought. Are there any members of PoA who are professional pilots for airlines, cargo operations, fractionals, or charter operations in either the Detroit or Indianapolis areas? I would appreciate any comments (either in this thread...

I was wondering if anyone from the southeast Michigan area is planning on flying to Oshkosh this year for AirVenture? I am looking for a ride. I should have my pilot's license by then but I am hesitant to fly into suggested a congested area until I have more experience. Feel to PM me if you...