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Subject: * Helicopter Pilots   ----Some very good flying to retrieve the airplane from the TREE TOP. !!!          These helicopter pilots are so cool - and the kid on     the ground will never forget this one!     This made a kid's day.     Chopper pilot sees a     P-51 model airplane in a tree and     retrieves it.     Some nifty flying by the pilot and     classic aviation footage.          http://www.flixxy.com/helicopter-pilot-fishes-rc-plane-from-tree.htm -- ~~/)

After I retired from UAL as a Standards Captain on the –400, I got a job as a simulator instructor working for Alteon (a Boeing subsidiary) at Asiana. When I first got there, I was shocked and surprised by the lack of basic piloting skills shown by most of the pilots. It is not a normal situation with normal progression from new hire, right seat, left seat taking a decade or two. One big difference is that ex-Military pilots are given super-seniority and progress to the left seat much faster. Compared to the US, they also upgrade fairly rapidly because of the phenomenal growth by all Asian air carriers. By the way, after about six months at Asiana, I was moved over to KAL and found them to be identical. The only difference was the color of the uniforms and airplanes. I worked in Korea for 5 long years and although I found most of the people t...

The NTSB is the lead investigator of Asiana Airlines flight 214, a Boeing 777 that broke apart and burned after crash-landing short of the runway. Two teenage Chinese passengers were killed, and more than 180 other people were injured in the first fatal accident involving a 777 since the plane was introduced in 1995. NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman was due to brief reporters Tuesday. On Monday, she said the plane was below its target landing speed for more than half a minute before impact. That information expanded on data released Sunday that indicated the plane was below speed during the final seven seconds. Hersman said the plane was traveling at 134 knots, or nautical miles per hour, 34 seconds before impact, well below the landing speed of 137 knots. The plane continued to slow down and when it hit the ground, the speed was 106 knots, she said. Hersman cautioned on Monday that the NTSB a...

I went onto my Facebook account just now and got this info from a retired Marine Colonel who now flies for United out of SFO. He was a 1st Lt & Capt when I knew him in HMM-268 during the early 80's. You aviation guys will understand the jargon used. Just thought you'd like an assessment by a non-news type person. Semper Fi John In response to many emails and for all the Bubba's this is what I know. I was driving to the airport when it happened. I was scheduled to take 573 to the east coast at 3 pm so I actually got there a couple of hours after it happened. Got cancelled around 8 pm. The real scoop will come when one of the news agencies figures out that the ILS glide slope and approach lights to 28 left and right have been out of service for a couple of weeks because of construction on both of the 28s. I did get...

As that Asiana B-777 approached a United 747-400 was at the approach end of 28L waiting for departure. Below is what the 3 pilot witnessed. On July 6, 2013 at approximately 1827Z I was the 747-400 relief F/O on flt 885, ID326/06 SFO-KIX. I was a witness to the Asiana Flt 214 accident. We had taxied to hold short of runway 28L at SFO on taxiway F, and were waiting to rectify a HAZMAT cargo issue as well as our final weights before we could run our before takeoff checklist and depart. As we waited on taxiway F heading East, just prior to the perpendicular holding area, all three pilots took notice of the Asiana 777 on short final. I noticed the aircraft looked low on glidepath and had a very high deck angle compared to what seemed "normal". I then noticed at the apparent descent rate and closure to the runway environment the aircra...

from mike combs I was motorcycling by here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOm2CamlUIA&sns=em

New post on The Aviationist This video taken 26 years ago today shows why low level airdrop can be extremely dangerous by David Cenciotti Airdrops from military cargo planes are not always performed at high altitude, as the one showed in the spectacular video posted a few days ago . LAPES ( Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System ) enables cargo aircraft to quickly deploy large cargo without the need to land and take off, which would expose the plane to enemy fire. The technique is also used to deliver those heavy loads that could not be delivered from high altitude with a direct parachute descent. Howe...

GBB Begin forwarded message: Pl lanes of Fame 2013 Airshow Warbird Photo Review "Lightning Strikes Chino" Warbirds at Chino Airport, Chino, CA - May 4-5, 2013 "The Gold Standard of Warbird Airshows" Actually there were five Lightning Strikes as five of six of the flyable P-38s in the US were overhead all together at the show. http://www.warbirdsandairshows.com/Airshows%202013/Chino%202013.htm     -- --

It took a friend with a very b-i-g- camera and lens to get this photo as the Solar Impulse soared over Martinsville, Indiana.  Visually, from the ground,it was just a speck to those with very good eyes cruising along at about 25 knots ground speed at 10K.  Thanks to my fellow ham KC9AXA Lindsey for the shot. Best regards, Russ Ryle

Check out this video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/UNYg2i9Jgvs

http://www.supercub.org/forum/archive/index.php/t-34708.html

The 1st runway in Part 1 is similar to one I flew to regularly in RVN. Downhill to drop off on one end and uphill to mountain on other; no go around available......Bill - OBVIOUSLY TOO DANGEROUS FOR TSA AS I NOTICED A PASSENGER ON BOARD WITH HIS HATCHET - SOME OF THE RUNWAYS REMINDED ME OF RUNWAYS IN LAOS. Flying around West Papua, Indonesia in a Pilatus PC-6 Part I - http://vimeo.com/58091041# Part II - http://vimeo.com/65135209#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFFvLDr2-qE&sns=em

Subj: Steam Powered Airplane (w/video) . The Besler Steam Powered Airplane (1933) The first practical steam powered aircraft was demonstrated by the Besler Brothers on April 12, 1933 over Oakland California. It was powered by a steam boiler that was so quiet that spectators on the ground could hear the pilot calling to them. 10 gallons of water were sufficient for a flight of 400 miles.   http://www.flixxy.com/besler-steam-airplane.htm The advantages of the "Besler System" that were claimed at the time included the elimination of noise and vibration, greater efficiency at low engine speeds, more power at high altitudes (where lower air temperatures assisted condensation), reduced likelihood of engine failure, reduced maintenance costs, reduced fuel costs (fuel oil was used in place of petrol), reduced fire hazard (oil is less volatile and operating temperatures were lower) and a lack of ne...

Solar Plane Soars Over San Francisco Before Epic Cross-Country Odyssey | Autopia | Wired.com Read it online: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/04/solar-impulse-san-francisco/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=12b777e3-03de-4515-bb84-cd63d6a727ff

PICTURE: A Mirage F1CR from ER-2/33 "Savoie" patrolling the Lithuanian skies, ©EMA/@Armee_de_lair #avgeeks http://t.co/EBXRAvEkoU Read it online: http://twitter.com/G_Steuer/status/338909975344726016

Duxford 2013 Part one - a set on Flickr Read it online: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joapple/sets/72157633746187112/

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Subject: FW: A Final Toast for the Doolittle Raiders A final toast for the Doolittle Raiders It's the cup of brandy that no one wants to drink. On Tuesday, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the surviving Doolittle Raiders will gather publicly for the last time. They once were among the most universally admired and revered men in the United States. There were 80 of the Raiders in April 1942, when they carried out one of the most courageous and heart-stirring military operations in this nation's history. The mere mention of their unit's name, in those years, would bring tears to the eyes of grateful Americans.  Now only four survive. After Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, with the United States reeling and wounded, something dramatic was needed to turn the war effort around. Even though there were no friendly airfields close enough to Ja...