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I know the risks in posting this. Let's try not to turn this either into a political or a terrorism discussion. Please. It does go to the heart of security/background checks for aircraft access. Take it with a grain of salt - media report about what the prosecutors said. Headline may be...

Looks like Bob Ballard and Nat Geo have been sucked into TIGHAR's findings... https://www.washingtonpost.com/hist...-mission-solve-amelia-earharts-disappearance/

(paywall if you're not a subscriber) https://www.wsj.com/articles/private-jet-setters-against-better-air-travel-1518652486

Yeah, I know that there is a thread about the crash already, but I thought it was a worthwhile exercise to point out why some regulations are written.... And why regs about alcohol abuse and DUI exist: http://wtop.com/national/2016/08/texas-balloon-pilot-had-been-arrested-for-dwi-in-2000/...

but it'll be interesting to see if there's any truth to this story, and if so, what the airplane might be... http://nypost.com/2015/10/12/teen-m...370s-skeleton-filled-fuselage-in-philippines/

Off the wall question. I recently acquired an old Heathkit IM-5258 distortion analyzer. It did not come with manual. I wonder if (by chance) anyone has a copy of the manual & could pdf the calibration/alignment instructions. I don't need the whole manual, just the calibration info. TIA

Anyone have a recommendation for a good, cheap SSL certificate provider? This is for personal site, so not interested in anything expensive, but reliable and no-rip offs are a must. Who is a good & cost effective provider.

I've known about folks that built turbine powered model aircraft, finally found the link to a US distributor of engines. They've even got one for model helos... http://www.jetcatusa.com/index.html How much trouble you think someone who lives in the FRZ would get into if they made a fast...

:hairraise: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2d3_1357843441

The No Fly zone encompasses HEF by less than a runway length. HEF is already in the SFRA. You think they could make a cutout exception? Nooooo, apparently they can't. Instead, they'd rather shut down the airport and kill commerce at one of the few GA fields near DC. On a SATURDAY...

In today's news reporting: http://www.wtop.com/807/2854811/Terrorists-eye-small-airplanes

The camel's back is cracking and is almost broken for me. Last night took the cake. About 4:15 AM this morning, I awoke to loud music coming from my android, which was on a charger across the room. It was an ad, blasting music loudly. I leave the volume down/off - apparently it accessed the...

Big Brother is watching... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ted-America-terror-charges-Twitter-jokes.html