One of the few shows I follow on a regular basis (thanks to DVR). The latest
episode had a good 15 minutes of GA and the two planes they flew were
Pipers–an Archer and a J-3 cub. It had all the elements of a very enjoyable
show for me except for the fact that the J-3 was carrying a stolen can of
nerve agent and was on autopilot to kill the city of St. Louis. *sigh*

GA just can’t catch a break. AOPA’s got another front in their campaign–the
Hollywood writers and producers.

Marco

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KFRG Feed at LiveATC.net
http://audio.liveatc.net:8012/kfrg.m3u
http://alt.liveatc.net/kfrg (if firewalled)

What are your thoughts on it?

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/reauthorization

-Le Chaud Lapin-

Even though I live 20 minutes from HFD, I missed the show!

I saw the outside display Friday morning, but due to other commitments,
never got to the Convention Center.  Last minute changes to my schedule
even caused me to miss my type club’s lunch Friday afternoon.

I wasn’t able to put together a R.A.P. get-together.  If you expressed
interest in past weeks, you didn’t miss it.  <G>

So, how was it?

SUPERSONIC BIZJETS INCH CLOSER TO REALITY
(http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/bizav/975-full.html#196352)
Gulfstream, Supersonic Aerospace International and Aerion Corp. are
all whittling away at their supersonic bizjet models as the market for
such designs leaps closer to credibility. The Teal Group, through Vice
President of Analysis Richard Aboulafia, believes that demand for
supersonic travel is significant — over 20 years of production, the
Teal Group sees a market for up to 400 jets and Aerion aims to make
its jet the first available offering. Aerion expects to spend time and
$2.2 billion to land its jet in the market by 2014, citing a lack of
available talent (a shortage of engineers) as a primary obstacle.

I’m thinking of buying an airplane. How can I ensure that there are no
leins or money owed on the airplane and that the title is completely clear?
I’ve checked the FAA database and the registerd owner is the vender,but I
want to be careful. How do I go about this?

Zeno’s Warbird Video Drive-In October 2007 Newsletter

Hello World War 2 plane fans —

You’re invited to drop by Zeno’s Drive-In www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com
and partake of this month’s colorful lineup of four vintage WW2 combat
aircraft documentary films playing for free, "live online."

Now showing  "At the Matinee"

LUFTWAFFE FINIS (Color, 1945) Exclusive production. This original
documentary is composed of recently discovered color film of top
Luftwaffe leaders and pilots taken as they fell into Allied hands at
the end of World War II. See Reichsmarschall Herman Goering, commander
of Luftwaffe fighter forces Adolf Galland, Stuka pilot & tank buster
supreme Hans Rudel and many more. Captured aircraft are shown as well,
including a Me 262, the first jet fighter, and an FW 190. These color
images make history come alive. I was unable to identify a few of the
figures shown in the final scene in the film. If you know who they
are, please email Zeno through our website. Include the time code on
your video player when they appear and evidence, if you have any.

WINGED ARTILLERY (Color, 1944) Nine 75mm canon firing B-25Gs of the
48th Bomb Squadron, 7AAF, based on Apamama in the Gilbert Islands,
conduct a hair raising tree top level strike on the Japanese air base
on Mille. Also features amazingly well preserved and very rare color
footage of daily life of aircrew and ground personnel stationed on the
islands. As a bonus, you’ll watch Sea Bees using heavy equipment to
transform these hard won tropical atolls into fully functioning air
bases and ground crews maintaining the Mitchell’s massive canons.

THE LAST BOMB (Color, 1945, newly restored) vividly documents an
almost forgotten chapter of World War II: the long range B-29
"Superfortress" bombing raids on Japan. These missions were over 3,000
miles round trip and could take 12 hours or more to complete. You’ll
see the huge B-29 bases that were carved out on Guam, Tinian and
Saipan. Rare late war Technicolor film, shot by combat camera men,
documents all aspects of a XXI Bomber Command daylight strike carried
out at just 12,000′ (!) on Tokyo in 1945. The mission is covered from
planning by General Curtis LeMay and his staff, through fighter action
and "bombs away," to final touch down. You’ll see spectacular color
gun camera footage taken by escorting P-51 Mustangs, based on Iwo
Jima. They ranged over southern Japan, seeking targets of opportunity
in the air and on the deck. These P-51 sorties were among the longest
and riskiest missions undertaken by any fighters during World War II.
Just imagine — flying thousands of miles over trackless ocean in a
single engine ship to take on the enemy over their territory!

 BLACK CAT PBY (B&W, 1944) What was that mysterious plane swooping
down out of the night sky on unsuspecting Japanese ships, hundreds of
miles from any known American airstrip? The answer was, as you’ll see
in this good humored, affectionate film, the slow, ungainly, but
deadly "Black Cat" PBY. Originally designed primarily as a
reconnaissance and antisubmarine amphibious patrol plane, the big twin
engined Catalina’s super long range, all weather capability, capacity
to lug both bombs and radar, ability to loiter for hours hunting
convoys and operate from anywhere in the watery PTO, made it an ideal
naval night attack bomber. These black painted PBY "VPB" (‘"Patrol
Bombing") squadrons spread destruction and chaos far out of proportion
to their relatively small numbers. A frequent tactic was to cut their
engines and float in almost silently on their prey. As this film
shows, night ops were very risky, but the rewards could be huge,
including the sinking of a 6,000-ton Katori class light cruiser by Lt.
William B Sumpler, of VPB-33, for which he was awarded the Navy Cross.

If you haven’t stopped by Zeno’s Drive-In before, we also feature
1940-45 vintage WWII Army & Navy films and pilot’s manuals on how to
fly the F4U, F6F, P-38, P-39, P-40, P-47, P-51, P-61, TBF/TBM, AT-6/
SNJ, B-17, B-24, B-25, A-20, A-26, B-26, B-29, and Stearman N2S .
Alert! – Alert! There’s been an F-86 jet sighted over Zeno’s Drive-In!

That’s over 16 hours of rockin’ World War II props for free viewing
over the Internet!

Coming soon: A new film that will warm the hearts of P-38 fans
everywhere!

Tally-ho!

Zeno

Zeno’s Warbird Video Drive-In /World War II Aviation Videos.
Celebrating 10 years on the Internet 1997-2007 http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com

Info all over Google must be something to this

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=faa+reverse+racism&btnG=Google+S…

As many of you know, my son is taking flight lessons.  He’s past solo,
and into his cross-country flights.

He’s a senior in high school, and is wondering what to do with the
rest of his life.  His initial aim has been going into engineering,
but has decided that math is not something he truly enjoys.  (Although
he’s good at it — far, far more advanced than I am.)

He’s now toying with the idea of a career in aviation.  Possibilities
include:

- Commercial pilot
– Helicopter pilot
– Something on the business side of aviation.

I need some first-hand experiences, please.  Hours worked, what to
expect at the entry level, how much college does your job require,
types of skills required, etc.  What kinds of careers are out there
right now?  What sort of college degree should a 17 year old pursue in
order to come out the other end with a successful job in aviation?

We’re filling out applications for colleges, and his choice of
colleges will be steered by his decisions.  Your input is very much
appreciated!
—
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

One wonders how much the setbacks in Boeing’s 787 program are a result
of the whistle-blowing former Boeing engineer’s comments to the FAA
citing shortcuts and unsound engineering decisions for the 787. Here’s
the link to the document:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/09/17/2003889769.pdf

—————– Boeing press Release ———————-
The Boeing Company <http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/index.html>  
Boeing Reschedules Initial 787 Deliveries and First Flight

*       Financial impact not material to earnings
*       Earnings guidance unchanged for 2007 and 2008

CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] today announced
a
six-month delay in its planned initial deliveries of the 787
Dreamliner due to continued challenges completing assembly of the
first airplanes.

Deliveries of the strong-selling Dreamliner are now slated to begin in
late November or December 2008, versus an original target of May 2008.
First flight is now anticipated around the end of first quarter 2008.

The company said the financial impact of the delay would not be
material to earnings and that its earnings guidance for 2007 and 2008
remained unchanged.

"We are disappointed over the schedule changes that we are announcing
today," said Boeing Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jim McNerney. "Notwithstanding the challenges that we are experiencing
in bringing forward this game-changing product, we remain confident in
the design of the 787, and in the fundamental innovation and
technologies that underpin it."

Early last month, Boeing announced a delay in the planned first flight
of the 787 citing ongoing challenges with out-of-sequence production
work, including parts shortages, and remaining software and systems
integration activities. The company also acknowledged increasing risk
to the delivery schedule, indicating that the margin to accommodate
unexpected issues had been eliminated. The newly revised schedule for
first flight and first delivery addresses the production challenges
and restores margin for the program to deal with issues that may be
uncovered in final ground or flight testing. Boeing also said today
that flight control software and systems integration activities are
not pacing items in the revised schedule for first flight.

"While we have made some progress over the past several weeks
completing work on our early production airplanes and improving parts
availability across the production system, the pace of that progress
has not been sufficient to support our previous plans for first
delivery or first flight," said Scott Carson, president and CEO of
Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "We deeply regret the impact these delays
will have on our customers, and we are committed to working with them
to minimize any disruption to their plans.

"The most important commitment we’ve made to our customers is to
deliver an airplane that performs to their expectations over the long
life of the program. These changes to our schedule will help ensure we
do just that," Carson said.

The company will hold a conference call to discuss the 787 schedule
changes today at 12:30 p.m. Central Time, which will be accessible at
the company’s website
<http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=85482&e
ventID=1667937> .

Boeing will provide its next quarterly financial performance update as
planned on October 24.

http://www.tnpass.typepad.com/

And you thought it was just me?!?!?!?

FAA Political Correctness and Diversity = Tombstones