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Can a private helicopter fly from state to state?
Q. Can a private helicopter fly from state to state? For example from New Jersey to Florida -- how about farther? I'm just curious after watching a show about luxury aircrafts. Thanks.
Asked by elledriver80 - Wed Jun 25 16:01:59 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Helicopters are governed by the FAA, which is a federal agency, which means that states may not place extra regulations on the operation of them. They may require registration of all aircraft that are based in the state, or put a tax on fuel or other aircraft related items, but they may not regulate the aircraft themselves. Helicopters are not usually able to fly such long distances, usually only about 200 miles, and the best only about 400 miles. They are also slow, almost none can fly faster than even the 150mph of a cessna 172sp. Most fly about 110-115mph. For anything more than 150 miles, a light aircraft would be better, and would be significantly cheaper. Many wealthy people fly their own light aircraft to distinguish them from… [cont.]
Answered by Doggzilla - Wed Jun 25 16:41:16 2008

In a private adoption, is previous depression a factor if the birth mother does not care?
Q. I know that for some adoption agencies in the US and in some countries there are different rules for adoption. Previous depression, BMI, etc are also factors. Are private adoptions subject to the same rules/conditions?
Asked by Vanity99 - Wed Feb 25 21:41:24 2009 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments

A. If your aim is to adopt a new born privately then these things are the decision of the mother choosing the family who will adopt. So even if the agency doesn't have an issue the mother may--she may have an issue about anything and not select a family for any reason that matters to her. If you are adopting a child in foster care any mental health history will be taken into consideration. What will matter the most in that case is How you have managed the depression and if you have taken steps to have it treated. In these cases, families may need to spend time and have a psychological evaluation...Often, a parents history and how they have managed it may be considered a benefit when placing children from foster care--As whom else can… [cont.]
Answered by HappyMomAnna - Thu Feb 26 13:45:06 2009

Are there any private charter aircraft a company can hire which will allow passengers to use their own phones?
Q. When travelling on a private chartered flight, are there any planes with the facility of being able to use your own mobile phones? Or do only have use of the onboard phone?
Asked by victoria - Sun Sep 9 08:14:32 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No. The thing is the "use" of your mobile phone is not determined by the charter company, but by the actual design of the network that your moblile phone "talks to". mobile phones are actually small radio transceivers (Transmitters/Receivers). When they are switched on, they boost their transmit power to high until they get a response from a cellular base station (like the silver rods you see on some tall masts). Unfortunately if the mobile phone is up high in an airplane its transmit power could try to connect to many different cellular base station and the network would then go crazy trying to work out which base station to connect your mobile phone to. This is why, apart from the possible interference with the aircrafts… [cont.]
Answered by kzin_speaker - Mon Sep 10 18:27:36 2007