Aviation Forum / General / Aviation / December 2006

open iTunes (Windows or Mac)
select iTunes Store
selecte Podcasts
select Games and Hobbies

How do a 61-year old retired airline pilot and a flight instructor with
40 years of experience crash and die?
This happened two days ago in Central Ohio. The pilot had just purchased
the 1966 Mooney M20F and was getting on a check out flight with the

My voting decision was influenced in large part on which candidates
supported GA.  I called each candidate's office and asked for their
views on GA and ATC privatization.
I was wondering what people think about how GA will be affected by the

I was speaking with an FBO owner today about the trials and
tribulations of customer service.  We commiserated over how you just
can't win, sometimes.  He told me that he tries to keep his rental
fleet pristine, but has seen some pretty funny "squawks" on the

This from AvWeb:
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GARMIN OPENS FIRST RETAIL STORE
Pilots may forget that aviation is just one segment of Garmin

    [ Anyone in/from Chicago, now is the time to act. -Ed. ]
Chicago Mayor Daley Running for 6th Term
Dec 11, 12:09 PM (ET)
By DEANNA BELLANDI

Does anyone know of an adaptor that would allow, say, Ipod input to the
headphones?  Ideally, it would have internal electronics that would
ramp the audio down when ATC transmits.
I know that many ANR headsets have this built in, but I have a passive

Does anyone here own an older model C210 (strut-wing models)?  I'm
looking at a 1966 and would like to learn more about the real world
costs of operation as compared to the 182 I owned previously.  I know
the insurance is a lot higher ($3800 vs. $1200), and fuel burn is

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Pilot hurt in plane crash at Thetford airport
Published: Monday, December 18, 2006

I'm in need of an aircraft ferrying service between Wyoming and Arizona.
Anyone out there ever use a professional ferrying service? If so, what
was your experience? Advice/Recommendations appreciated.

All,
When touching down in a crosswind, after the mains and the nosewheel
have all touched down firmly and are rolling, would it be proper
procedure to apply slight forward pressure to get better steering from

Bea and I would like to extend to all our many friends throughout the world
our best wishes through the holiday season and through the new year.
All the very best from our family to you and yours.
Dudley Henriques

I've looked all over part 61, but could not find anything, is there an
age restriction?
For some reason I recall that there was one...
Just wondering...

Anyone have skis for a Cessna 182Q?
See photo of plane and hangar below.
Jon
Jeffco (soon to be Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport), Denver KBJC

Does anyone know of a site that shows the common types and locations of
airplane antennas?  It seems like this would exist somewhere, but I've
yet to find the right combination of keywords to find anything with Google.
Matt