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I'm sorry that work and life have gotten in the way and I haven't posted here in a LONG time. I continue to grow my aviation connections on POA, Facebook, and even real life (at the airport). I have been happy to host many of you into my wonderful town and planes and take you up on flights...

http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2013/04/finding-beauty-in-wrecked-and-rotting-airplanes/#slideid-19886 Dietmar Eckell has traveled the world in pursuit of ruin. His portfolio is filled with mystifyingly beautiful pictures of abandoned buildings, forgotten military sites and decomposing cars...

So just when I thought I had seen or done most of what there was to do in a small plane (fly outs, cross countries, spot landing contests, flour bombings, aerobatics, coordinated formation flying, uncoordinated / improv formation flying) . . . . I discovered something completely new and...

I just got back from the Reno Air Races. I was there before and after the event to volunteer (Reno has 1600 volunteers which make the event possible). While there, my volunteer boss suggested that I work on planes, or try to, since I know many race pilots (from their non-race planes in the...

Since I am leaving in 33 days I thought I would start a thread here. I hope to make this year so much better than last year. I have a lot more "pilot connections" this year and last year I did not. Last year my connections were at the airport and through the logistics and security...

This thread is meant to be like the years old thread of "make me jealous of your airport." That was when I wanted to learn why everyone loved the airport(s) they flew out of. Now I propose "make me jealous of your weekend." What totally awesome aviation weekend did you have? I will...

Anyone else going this weekend? http://www.horsedesigns.com/airfest/latestgreatest.html

OK so I was at a park down south and it was an RC plane "runway". Lots of planes to see and it looked kind of awesome. I don't know anything about this hobby, the rules, the costs, or where to start. Obviously I do not have too much money to spend but I thought it might be fun to learn how...

I can't get even one SLR photo to upload right now, but I wanted to start this thread for those of you who are home already. I'm on wifi in an American Airlines 737 right now and won't land SFO until after midnight.

OK so here is the deal: If you had to rate a landing from a 1 to a 10 what would you call each number? I'm not very good at being mean to people, so I have only come up with 10 through 8. I need your creative juices to help me write 7 through 1. 10 - Greaser! 9 - Damn Near Perfect 8...

As some of you know, I'm no airplane mechanic, but I sometimes play one on the weekends. This past weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, I got to work many hours on two annuals. The annual inspection of a Cessna and the annual inspection of a Piper. Though under the supervision of an IA at all...

I last saw him departing WINGS in May of 2012:

I just realized that I had another aviation "first" on Saturday - and wanted to ask the group what recent "aviation firsts" you have had. ------------------------ First Drunken Taxi Sure, I have flown a tail dragger once before - but that was different. I took an "intro to tail draggers"...

Sorry if this has already been posted. Due to my involvement with so many things aviation, I get put on a lot of mailing lists. This one came to me recently from a law enforcement aviation newsletter: Teen Who Pointed Laser Sentenced to Prison A 19-year-old North Hollywood man was given 30...

So on Saturday I got to participate in my very first landing contest. http://www.iflylikeagirl.com/spot-landing-contest-in-oakdale/ In summary: 3 People scored worse than I did. I was one of only 9 scores that counted (8 landed short and were disqualified). So of the 9 planes I came in 6th...

So I posted this on FB and it got me to thinking. Seems like I'm not the only one "counting" how many planes I can fly PIC in a single day? Here's the post: Lately I've had this weird aviation fantasy to rent all three planes I'm PIC in for one landing each so I can say I flew three planes...

Super awesome: http://askcaptainscott.com/faq/women-aviation For those of you who don't know the captain, some background: To quote him: "There is no such thing as a stupid question. I certainly appreciate you taking the time to ask, the questions will benefit others." His old site...

I flew this today, after TWO grueling checkout flights (after all, I was a high wing only girl). Those two flights included: 6 landings 1 go around REAL short field landing at a nearby 40 x 2400 strip soft field takeoffs short field takeoffs soft field landings short field landings crosswind...

Stolen from FaceBook: Moller M400 Skycar aircraft: The M400 Skycar from Moller International is a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft for public consumers. An onboard computer ensures that piloting the M400 is as easy as driving a car, just point the controls in the direction of...

So I got to sit in both (LONG STORY). I was told the pilots designed the 777 or had major inputs. Airbus, not so much. Don't know if that is true but the picture of the 777 didn't come out (I was blinking). So I can only show you the Airbus picture. I liked the 777 cockpit because: - A...