A friend has a big 8 ft. wooden prop, not airworthy. Tag says, 1920's Allen Gardner Propeller Co., Forest Park, IL. Other numbers on the hub are ES.568, ERA. 5803, T.C. 382 and D.8'6". Might have...
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A friend has a big 8 ft. wooden prop, not airworthy. Tag says, 1920's Allen Gardner Propeller Co., Forest Park, IL. Other numbers on the hub are ES.568, ERA. 5803, T.C. 382 and D.8'6". Might have...
New FAR Part 68 for BasicMed. Effective May 1, 2017.
The 180 days since the law was signed is almost up. We anxiously await something in writing from the FAA.
Latest news is the FAA has reviewed the AOPA online course and confirmed that it meets...
Come on over to Arizona where land is available and the airspace is wide open.
http://www.azairparks.com
http://azpilots.org/pilot-info/airparks-of-arizona
This is a full size P-51 that a man in Australia built. Even made his own prop blades. Canopy is a modified F-86 unit. Now on display at Queensland Museum. The man has now started building a full...
As I posted two days ago, the F-16 Thunderbird accident was caused by a throttle problem. He had fuel in the tanks, which was removed before they loaded the airframe on a truck. This was the fourth...
First, the NTSB is not involved with the F-16 accident at Colorado Springs.
From a source close to the Thunderbirds maintenance crew, the F-16 engine shut down due to a mechanical problem with the...
Easy to get the answer on a circular slide rule (E6B).
Early Rotorway helicopters used a converted outboard motor. And remember, the Rotax started life as a snowmobile powerplant.
Look at the Pietenpol. Your size might require the Bill Rewey 1.1 size (10% bigger). Aircraft Spruce sells the kits.
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Well, it has been a month. The FAA should have seen this about to happen and must have been already working on the new regulations. Of course they are a U.S. Government Agency, what was I thinking?...
Ron, tell me the pros vs. cons of Vintage camping with my plane compared to the North 40. How fast does the Vintage airplane camping area fill up?
My experience (2 cents worth) is a constant speed, variable pitch, prop should never be pushed on to move the airplane. When stopped, there is a slight play in the hub and you can feel the blades...
Photos show high voltage power lines and towers nearby.
Story and photos here:
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/fatalities-confirmed-in-hot-air-balloon-crash-near/nr7Sd/
Hey Sponge Bob, the FAA registration says it is a B-26B. During WW II the USAAC used A-26. Then the USAF said it was a B-26 until Vietnam when bombers could not be based in Thailand, so it once...
Around 1952 a friend of my father "de-registered" his Cub and let his 14 year old son solo and fly for a few weeks. Then he "re-registered" the airplane with the CAA. My father considered doing...
UPDATE.....Both the House and Senate have agreed to a FAA Funding Bill that includes third-class medical reform. FAA funding runs out next week. It is expected that the full House and Senate will...
#1 is the Huey military and civil versions. 8000+ hours over 50 years from the UH-1A to the 214ST.
#2 would be the Sikorsky S-76..did flight testing in serial number 760001.
#3 is any of the...
The Senate has passed the PBOR 2 for the third time. Today it was attached to the National Defense Authorization Act. Vote was 85-13. Now on to the House for a vote.
John was an Army helicopter pilot, class 67-5, that flew with the 173rd Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam.
FOR SALE • American AA-1 with Lycoming O-320-A2B 150HP Low Time Engine – 349 SMOH with new Millennium cylinders. Sensenich cruise prop 349 hours since new. Low Time Airframe 2210TT. Impeccable...
British CAA is making the change to private pilot medicals this summer. Why can't our FAA move forward on this issue?
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Had a Student Pilots Certificate and soloed way before I got a driver's license. Worked at the airport, washed airplanes, to earn every hour in an Aeronca Champ. Then into the military for flight...
Article today in Aero-News by Gene Yarbrough.
You can bet that Gene will be getting a FAA Ramp Check after they read this.
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PBR2 is alive and well. Fully contained in H.R. 636 (FAA Reauthorization) that passed the Senate today with a vote of 95 to 3. The three Senators that voted against the bill are; Barbara Boxer...