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The mean drunk should be Clark Kent. Who would bet against Superman?

Interesting necropost. As a 90 year old pilot, last pilot in command a year and a half ago, I really appreciate how much she needed outside assistance to win this issue. I kept thinking of Arthur Godfrey, and his issues with the tower at Hybla Valley airport, many years ago. A historic place...

I agree with you. I was responding to a few posts up thread who considered that the things that take place at SnF are completely irrelevant to OSH.

SnF may be very much smaller, but the crowd there is amazingly diverse. I had a long conversation with a pair of Icelanders, and learned a new instrument approach term. MDA is "Bump". At Reykjavik, he was at about 20 hours, and signed off for solo out of the immediate area. He flew about 20...

My practice for long cross countries was to fly as far as weather or daylight allowed, and stop at the nearest medium size airport. We always found nearby accommodations and food, and any delays were always less than the distance covered beyond the "Safe reserved room" distance. We were happy...

I clicked 4 toggle switches forming a 4 bit entry, then pushed the enter button until I had entered all the code to read punch tape slowly. Then the computer read a short tape that programmed it to read fast. The next tape was the system operating system, and now it could think! The system...

My apologies, Salty. I did not realize that you were a shop.

I may have missed something in this thread, but it appears that the OP was dealing with the manufacturer's distributer of the product, directly as a retail customer. He did not know what interfaces and auxiliary products were needed to make a complete system, custom for his unique airplane...

I have never been to OSH, but have been to SnF several times. I missed OSH one year by failing to make a phone call after arriving in Missouri, and the Baron left at sunrise the next day with just 2 people on board. Spam cans dominate the turnout at Lakeland, and according to the first guy I...

Mechanic says bird strike caused engine loss and no tail strike. Tail strike reported by non pilot observer. Grossly over weight landing resulted in excessive brake temperatures, and all main gear tires flat.

A lot of discussion of the approach to the short field landing. As posted above by midlifeflyer: An airplane descending on final approach at a constant rate and airspeed travels in a straight line towards a spot on the ground ahead, commonly called the aiming point. If the airplane maintains a...

Pretending you are in Alaska when you are not can be a problem. The real boonies, there are not people there to complain, or if there are some there, they expect to get deliveries by airplane, so a benefit. I had a lot of pleasure canoeing and tubing on the Shenandoah River, over a half...

A lot of "cheating" going on in Clint Eastwood movies! Just from that relatively clear bottom picture above, that appears to be a cap and ball revolver, has no caps, and the hammer is down. Since it is single action, even pulling the trigger will not cause a hammer fall. This is a fine...

We need somebody who will make a list of just 5 planes that Budd needs to do stories of, different from the ones he does. Someone can then email that list to EAA, and we will have an improved magazine. Meanwhile, just posting here what is wrong achieves nothing. More likely, the critics are...

The first response if you do not know where the proper CB is, simply shut off the master. Then find the CB, turn the master back on and reset the trim. If you have mdern nav, the mgenta line is still there, on internal battery. If primative, you now have a data input challenge, without the...

I read the OP saying he wanted to know if he called in a clearance, with no intended departure time, then after a random delay, take off, and activate in the air, VFR conditions. This works just fine in areas where you are not into controlled airspace as soon as you are airborne. I used that...

Half Fast, who do you know who has restored a Classic Vintage airplane? I had a neighbor who did a couple, including a Navion, but he has died, so cannot report his work. I think pfarber is correct, EAA needs to reach out to the personal builder bloggers, and recruit them to establish a...

The last sentence on morleys post is exactly right. " I wouldn't even consider hopping into a rental without doing a thorough walk around, including sumping. The OP's CFI attitude is exactly why I would verify everything I can, every time on a rental." The most important sentence in my...

I like the EAA very much, and the local chapter at CGS, College Park, MD is a good one. I occasionally attend their meetings, and find them good company, and have donated to them. I joined EAA each year that I went to Sun & Fun for the discounted admission, and to support the organization. I...

I fly Cessna 172's mostly, but have had similar issues with altitude stability, just much less pronounced. My instructor made a big deal of perfect trim when cruising, and I attempt to achieve that. If I or my wife lean forward, that changes the CG just enough to cause a slight drop of the...