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  • German ATC #1

    Allegedly the German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are renowned as a short-tempered lot. They, it is alleged, not...e following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British Airways 747, call sign Speedbird...

  • Funny flying quotes

    ...bomb. — Benny Hill The light at the end of the tunnel is another airplanes landing light coming do...ry I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage. — Mark Ru...

  • More funny ATC Radio Transmissions

    ...he noise a 747 makes when it hits a 727?”   From an unknown aircraft waiting in a very long t...’m f…ing bored!” Ground Traffic Control: “Last aircraft transmitting, identify y...

  • Jamaica

    A blonde gets on an airplane and sits down in the first class section of the plane. The stewardess...to her correct seat. The copilot replies, "I told her the front half of the airplane wasn't going to Jamaica....

  • Blind Pilots

    One day at a busy airport, the passengers on a commercial airliner are seated waiting for the pilot to s...though, the engines start revving, and the airplane begins moving down the r...ry last moment, the plane lifts off and is airborne. Up in the cockpit, the...

  • My terrifying Trike flight story

    ...t level and limitations of your trike...Don't do it"Now on my particular Airborne Edge trike the manufactu...igger part of the equation already figured out and that is that I own my aircraft free and clear. This in...

  • Bush Pilot: 'Brakes were my enemy': Landing a one-way airstrip in Southcentral Alaska

      It doesn't look challenging -- it looks like a huge airstrip with a tiny bit of snow. I could try to be cool, and say "ya, it was no big deal," but the truth is, it was ha...

  • Radio Antenna and radio performance

    ...work I mean transmit well.  Just because you can hear someone 30 miles away doesn't mean they can hear you. I have an Air Whip antenna. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpage...

  • AirBorne Microlight /Trike Wing Nose Channel Mandatory Service Bulletins

    I just came across a bulletin from 2003 that may be worth keeping in mind when you registration inspect your trike, and especially if your wing is older than 2004. http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/directive_pdf.php

  • An Account of my Solo Last Week.

    ...at I really feel. It will take time to sort out these many mixed emotions. Feeling of heavy commitment after making the choice to roll and become airborne, knowing the rest of the...