OF INTEREST TO PILOTS

1. Liberty two place plane - 115 Knots; 5 gallons per hour

2. Another fatality (Link) Non-instrument rated pilot does not use common sense when encountering weather

3. Answer (7 kb) Question: Several required placards are missing from my standard category aircraft, and I'd like to replace them. What are the specifications for placards? Can I print them up on my computer, laminate them, and tape them in place?

4. Incomplete preflight inspection (17 kb) An inadequate pre-flight inspection can Kill

5. SAFE – Society of Aviation and Flight Instructors. A new organization. Society for Aviation Educators, Flight Instructors and Industry Partners

6. Cessna 400 Corvalis TT - Nee Columbia 400 gains EASA Type Certificate

7. User Fees – Obama’s 2011 budget includes user fees

8. Dilbert – Business Jet Flying.

9. Predator – The unmanned vehicle has surpassed 500,000 flight hours

10. Security proposal infringes on citizens' rights

11. Discarded ELTs could prompt massive search

12. Life after bypass surgery: A jumper gets back to his favorite pastime

13. Joy of Flight: Cheap Thrills – Flying gliders, that is. Log flight for about $24.50 per hour

14. Rotorway moves closer to building a certified Helicopter – To date it is limited to building kits

15. Never again – Cessna 180 Amphibian makes emergency landing after botched pre-flight

16. New safety quiz – Let’s you learn to walk away from a Mayday