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As some of you may know, I've been living in the woods in the mystical, cold white north with only occasional trips south of the border for my annual thaw/freeze cycle. But, I am now ready to emerge from the Canadian woods, moving to the Dallas area in my chosen home state of Texas with a long...

Not a O-200 but a C-85 in the Ercoupe I used to own. Very similar situation. Flew one week, all fine. Went on a long cross country trip with no issues. A week later, no signs of issues until a few hundred feet off the ground. Couldn't make full rpm, climbed at 100 ft/m. Managed to land on the...

100%. The one time i felt the most ripped off was when i landed at an airport i didn’t want to land at. I had to land there due to a malfunction. That’s when they tried charging me the “door opening fee”. On the other extreme, I once landed at Williston, ND and before leaving i noticed the fuel...

I thought our cat is the only one with that fetish but apparently not.

Luckily our dog doesn’t eat cat poop. He’s way too smart for that :p But, before we got him we didn’t know if he would (my childhood dog would eat cat poop, horse poop, etc.) so we bought one of those self-cleaning litter boxes for the cat. That was probably the single best purchase we made for...

Private pilot would need time on type, but commercial and higher not. Not that i would someone without complex time fly my plane anyways.

My insurance says that anyone with a commercial or higher license can fly my plane without me if authorized by me.

Anything genetically you can do to keep dogs around for like 30+ years? I wouldn’t want our dog to outlive me but I’d very much like him to stick around for longer than the average 12-15 years.

Just as easy to search the Canadian registry.

Maybe it was a little larger - it's been like two years since. I just went to Google Maps and measured the roof of the hangar. It measures 160 ft. by 70 ft.

I can answer the size question: I owned a Cherokee at the time. As mentioned, I was the only plane in the hangar that night. The hangar was pretty big but not gigantic. I would say it probably could have fit 8 Cherokee sized planes at the same time.

This may be the case but then they should have told me the fee is $150 + $200 to get in and out instead of sneaking in that charge. Also, nowhere else have I ever been charged a door opening/closing fee. Not in ND, MT, SD and all of those places were pretty darn cold when I visited.

^^^^^^ This. I, as a pilot and aircraft owner have choices. If an FBO treats me crappy, and by extend the city or that part of the city does, I won't visit again. When I do visit, I spend at least two nights, $500 in hotel rates, food, rental car, etc. If I get fleeced at the airport, I won't...

They are until they *think* you have money. Then their communist dark side shines through trying to make us all equally poor.

I have seen more facilities where it isn’t transparent vs where it is. Calling ahead usually clears it up but more often than not I can’t find the info on the FBO’s website. This is especially true for Canada. Not too long ago, I landed at a medium sized airport in Canada. No charges advertised...

If you frequently go there, I would talk to the manager. I've been fleeced by FBOs in the past. But those were once off visits and I just avoid those places going forward. All the places I frequently go to or plan on going to with any regularity, I always talk to the manager. So far, every...

In Canada, we only have letters as call signs. I once owned a plane with the sign Foxtrot, Uniform, Sierra, Hotel. First time I flew to the U.S. most controllers, just called me Fush. When I first heard it, I was a bit confused and answered with Foxtrot, Uniform, Sierra, Hotel. They kept calling...

Oh, how I wish this description was accurate for our cat.

When our cat comes with us, he’s in a carrier. He’s been on several trips with us in all sorts of planes, from an Ercoupe to a Comanche. Never was scared, never threw a tantrum. He first flew at age 7 or 8 and had no issues. Our dog just sits on the backseat. Also no issues. Once in cruise, he...

Whatever I could possibly write on here would never fully express how incredibly sorry I am for you and your entire family. But, since you asked a question in your initial post, I want to answer it. Yes. Not today, not tomorrow, but one day it will! Please just hang in there. I don't know you...