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    A barbecue adventure, the saga unfolds.

    I'm getting settled into the new house, and doing a bit more smoking. Yesterday it was 5 pounds of pork belly--half seasoned, smoked, then sauced for the last hour to make burnt ends, half just seasoned and smoked to go into pork belly tacos with mango habanero slaw tonight. The other rack...
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    iPad mini 7 announced

    Never mind the other specs, I just want to know if they’ve finally made one less prone to overheating!
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    Looking for info on less lethal/non lethal self defense products

    I'll just stress that pocket carry does NOT mean dropping a small handgun in your pocket. Way too much potential for the gun, or trigger, to get snagged on something. Always use a pocket holster--they shield the trigger, mask the outline of the gun, are designed to stay in the pocket when...
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    Comet from the flight levels

    I see NASA has gotten into the Chemtrails game...
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    Worst place to be a Pilot

    No, they’re real.
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    Tach to Hobbs conversion for logging

    Depends a lot on what you are doing...when I was a student and didn't record a clock time my instructor suggested I use a factor of 1.3 for the log...which turned out to be pretty close since most lessons involved a lot of landings. If mostly cross country, I'd use 1.2. I observed later that...
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    GA transportation of (personal) firearms and ammo

    It's been years since I was traveling to compete, but I learned to always carry a copy of the airline's policy and federal regs on firearms and ammo transport. I did encounter a few check in agents who were convinced that what I was checking couldn't possibly be legal. More than a few only...
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    GA transportation of (personal) firearms and ammo

    Fine if the case is never out of your direct control, but otherwise camera/video stickers would make it a more attractive target for theft. I'd go with some type of a case that doesn't look like a gun case, and leave off any labels that would hint at contents.
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    Our move to Texas

    Another good one: Californians move to Texas There are six in that series
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    GA transportation of (personal) firearms and ammo

    I'll state up front, I've not transported firearms by GA. When I was actively competing, I did transport quite a bit by commercial airlines, and I recently made a cross-country move which may be instructive. One is often protected by Federal law when moving firearms that are otherwise legal...
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    Paradise Lost?

    Lucky! If it stays on track, you'll get a few minutes of peace and quiet during the storm. Pity your poor neighbors to either side, who won't be fortunate enough to have the eye pass directly over their home! :) Seriously, good luck, hope it turns out to be a near-non event.
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    KDLH Cirrus into Bong Bridge

    Certainly for their pilots and passengers.
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    Alec Baldwin shoots and kills cinematographer.

    I like Westerns. Not planning to see that one.
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    Emerging from the woods

    And a Colt SAA in .45 LC. Or a good reproduction. Originals are danged expensive.
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    Skew-T diagrams removed because blind people can’t see them

    If the problem was that the agency just wasn't getting around to fixing the page, I'd have preferred to see them leave the page up, with fines imposed until the work was done. Give them an incentive to fix it without depriving pilots and others of the data. But that probably makes too much...
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    Getting "Trapped" By AME's Refusing Fast Track

    With that admission on the record, maybe the Mods can close this thread and save the electrons for something more useful.
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    Governor signs ban on 100LL into law

    I’ve done a lot of Cali sightseeing, starting in the 70s, up to maybe 2010 or so. Ditto for the coastal cities in Washington and Oregon. I enjoyed every bit of it. But I’m saddened by what the political hacks have done to run such scenic wonders into the ground. Having seen them in their...
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    Safety; rules vs freedoms

    Absolutely true, of course. Dealing with the pressure differential is where sub risks differ from aircraft risks. One can fly from sea level to deep space and the pressure differential will never exceed 14.7 psi. Submerging in sea water, you hit the 14.7 psi differential in the first 33...
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    iPad case/cover idea? (full size)

    Worth a shot. For anything but a short flight I have some cut down chopsticks that I can slide between the case and iPad to create a small air gap. It may help a little.
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