http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/PiperTriPacer_ThreeBadLandings_1…

You know, if there hadn’t been a passenger on board I’d have to think this
guy had it coming.

Anyone on this group going to write a flight planning app?

The terminal building is meant to resemble a sand dune.

It kinda resembles something else, to me.

http://spaceportamerica.com/photo-gallery/photo-gallery-spa1.html

–
Dan
T-182T  at BFM

http://www.aviationkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/ifr/1375/FAA-racist-against-…

Hi,

OK, help me with my math here.  If Fossett’s groundspeed was (just) 90 knots
and he had 5 hours of fuel (according to the media), then pi*R^2 = 3.141 *
450 * 450 = 636,172 square miles (NM).  If you convert that for the
non-aviators, it is about 731,598 square miles (SM).

OK, I understand that there is some ‘bounding’ going on (i.e. he’s not going
to overfly SFO and keep going west), but still, for it to be only 600 square
miles, you’d have to know the exact radial/bearing and only search a little
more than 0.5 miles on either side of that.  Or alternatively, from the
airport, he was only going to fly for 9 minutes in any direction.

Hilton

Zeno’s Warbird Video Drive-In September 2007 Newsletter

Hello World War 2 plane fans —

You’re invited to drop by Zeno’s Drive-In www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com
and sample this month’s solid lineup of four vintage combat aircraft
documentaries playing live online.

NEW: We just added photo tours of the Collings Foundation’s B-17 "Nine
O Nine" and B-24 "Witchcraft,"  shot  by Zeno last 4th of July in Fort
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color pics of these magnificently preserved aircraft. It was a
privilege to step aboard these amazing World War II survivors.

Now showing  "At the Matinee"

THE FIGHTING 51ST Drive-In Premier! This seldom seen documentary was
produced by the US Air Force during the Korean War. You’ll see members
of all sections of the ‘Fighting 51st" Fighter Group and their F-86
Sabres in action. The film covers a typical mission, from planning
through touchdown. One of the highlights of the film is an address by
Francis "Gabby" Gabreski, legendary World War II ace and CO of the
51st in Korea. (He can also be see in the briefing room back in 1944
in "Ramrod to Emden."

THE FIGHT FOR THE SKY A Drive-n Favorite. In February of 1944, General
Jimmy Doolittle "turned loose" his fighters to go after the Luftwaffe
where they lived. This marked a radical change in strategy from the
disastrous tactics of 1943 that kept escorting fighters chained to
bombers. Now, US fighters, including the P-51, probed deep into
Germany, catching the opposition on the ground, inflicting mortal
damage. This feature combines thrilling combat footage filmed by 8th
Air Force combat cameramen with some of the most action packed, down
and dirty World War II gun camera film you’ll ever see.

THE FIGHTING LADY follows the fictional career of an Essex Class
aircraft carrier from the Marcus Islands campaign, through Tinian,
Truk, the "Mariana’s Turkey" and much more. But don’t let the term
"fictional" mislead you. All of the footage shown in this fascinating
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all possible. Powerfully narrated by Hollywood legend Lt. Robert
Taylor and directed by Academy Award winner William Wyler. This is one
of the half dozen "classic" documentaries to come out of World War II.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! On August 17, 1942 eighteen B-17Es from the 97th
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Force) from Grafton Underwood, performed the first daylight raid over
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Fortresses attacked the primary target., the important rail yards at
Sotteville, France, near Rouen. This mission was a crucial first step
in establishing the efficay of American daylight precision bombing
doctrine. Success of the raid was vital so that VIII Bomber Command CO
Gen Ira C. Eaker went along for the ride in B-17E "Yankee Doodle.
Click here for more info on the Sotteville Raid. Though small in
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assets, with only two Fortresses sustaining minor damage. Lucky for
us, combat cameramen recorded this historic action from briefing
through "bombs away

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http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-sep0607-plane_wreck….

Don’t know if any of your remember the story about the guy and his dog
who went missing on a flight from Idaho back to Seattle days before he
was to plead guilty to a crime, but they found the wreckage…

Hello,

Saw a pix of that relatively new Honda Biz jet.

The one with the engines mounted on the wing pylons.

What do they claim are the major advantages of an arrangement like this?

Is it solely to reduce cabin noise, or…?

Sure is unusual.

Thanks,
Bob

Hi,

Please let me recommend a new Extreme video site,

It’s a click and play streaming video with more than 30.000 extreme
clips on 35 categories.

http://www.extreme-vdo.com

Thanks