On the plus side, this does non-fatties a world of good.

Two-seat fatties mean the rest of us get spared being squashed up against the window by the "spill-over" (although they should still have to pay).

Blind microlight pilot lands in Australia

Was he aiming for France?


Sorry, I'll get my coat; a great acheivement

Reno. It's also a great trip in a light a/c from Western Canada but remember to book your parking in advance as it gets really busy on the ramp at the international! Did it a couple of years back from ZBB and have very fond memories of the trip (scenic route via St Helens and Crater Lake, parking a ...

If I remember rightly Concorde's Olympus engines at cruise altitude are still the most efficient aircraft engines* ever devised in terms of miles per gallon. Mach 2+ supercruise with no reheat necessary. *By this I'm guessing "airliner engine" as I'm sure those funny looking things Rutan and co. fly...

Have just skimmed through the Sun online (have an electronic subscription) and can't see anything particularly strong in it with regard to the crash, at least nothing that's not already been published. The only article I could see in today's (Wednesday's) copy is this syndicated piece from a Victori...

Tragic news :( Much of the same in this article, with a few new details. From today's Vancouver Sun: Infant girl survives fatal plane crash near Port Alberni BY JONATHAN FOWLIE VANCOUVER SUN Survivors of a plane crash near Port Alberni sat quietly in pain for hours as rescuers ripped seats from the ...

After 9-11 the sky over the entire planet was clear of contrails for a few days. I think some scientest used that window as an opportunity to conduct some tests. Never did hear or read the results. I saw a programme on this a while back and it was quite interesting. There was a marked change in tem...

Ok, am also looking at this choice at present. I'm aiming for the AME (E) qualification and would either be headed for Kelowna (BCIT) or Dawson Creek (NLC). From what I can gather, the Northern Lights course is more generalist but is well regarded and of shorter duration, with the same credit from T...

Thought the name was familiar, checked my log book and had flown with Mike Bracht in his PFC days.



RIP guys.