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I've had fewer issues buying tractor parts on ebay in a lifetime than you're having buying certified aircraft parts from actual aircraft...

I don't dispute that. What I dispute the notion that it is cheaper to eat the current certified powerplant pricing vis a vis auto...

appeals to "decorum" is often done in bad faith. Just tone-policing by another name, in my lived experienced. tea emoji frog emoji.

again, if the MTBF is the concern, just treat the PSRU as a consumable wear item, and press. Again, at the FUBAR legacy powerplant price...

The legacy powerplant price points are so FUBAR'd right now for rec use, honestly it'd be worth the gamble on a 160-175hp viking or...

I thought I’d chime in reluctantly as the original post was about auto conversions and some mentioned about the Toyota aircraft V8...

yes indeed. My penchant for the stupid party trick keeps me from realizing my full income potential in life, but username checks so.....

inventory which is being handicapped by the gatekeepy 51% rule.....

The loss of casual sale exemption keeps me away from brokers. Sucks for the seller, would have been more than happy to offer list. These...

Hydraulic constant speed props aren't complicated to produce and maintain. The pricing model/cost structure is FUBAR because...

It is not really a misconception on the usaf side. Not every fighter pilot who wants to stay in the cockpit meaningfully and is senior...

It's not just Vipers and it's not procedural either; it's just general technique for all pointy nosed (navy TACAIR exempted, they don't...

Yeah, the young man had a bad night. We all have them to varying degrees, most of us don't pay the ultimate price for it though. The...

I never suggested using power to attain said speed. At the speeds we're talking it's mainly about wetted area. The airplane just has to...

It is nowadays, yes. We used to joke about Iran and NK pilots yearly hours. US fighter guys don't make that joke anymore. We've also...