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I would prefer to stay here but my wife & I have discussed buying a motorhome that we could live in & travel the southern states & find places to instruct along the way. She would do it in a heartbeat but I'm the hesitant one. Maybe too big of a comfort zone change for me.

I was lucky in my teens to get all my ratings & started flying full times as a CFI at the ripe age of 18. This was back in the late 70's. It didn't take me long to wrack up 1,500 hrs & start flying 135. I even spent two summers as a spotter pilot in 182's for the USFS doing fire patrol...

As a former LEO with 18 years on the force we saw it all. When you first arrive at the scene your priorities are securing the scene to prevent further injuries & checking on injuries. Usually other units respond & you coordinate traffic control & helping EMS to the victims. Investigating the...

The Musketeer is one of the few airplanes that you have to check for bird strikes on the back of the ailerons. They are a bit slow for their horsepower. Actually, I worked for an FBO as a CFI that had a Sundowner on the line. We used it for the larger students that didn't fit in a 150 very...

An IA couldn't start my airplane. For real. A few years ago I dropped my 182A off at a close by airport for an annual. It was evening so I slid my key through their dropbox & my wife picked me up in her car. The next morning the mechanic that was supposed to do my annual called & said " I...

That, my friend, is impressive! Well done!

Your title said on a budget. In that case buy Japanese. In my opinion, Yamaha is the best metric line. That said, I was a hard core Honda person most of my life. I rode a Honda 250 in high school in the 70's. Metric bikes are very reliable, reasonably priced, but don't sound like a Harley...

That's exciting. I'm a big-time Apple customer. Rush Limbaugh talks about Apple products all the time on his radio program. He also gives a bunch of Apple products to callers during the holiday season. I'm pretty sure that Apple isn't very excited about his enthusiasm for their product...

I hate to break it to you but according your profile picture you have a 340 not a 310. That's why you like it so much! LOL

I know all about the whistle stop radios.

I emailed the seller after I got home from picking it up. I told him the 182 flew great & all the avionics seemed to work as promised. I also told him my GPH flying home was 10.2 & he told me I had it way too lean. Oh well, my airplane now. That was 3.5 years ago & I've never heard from him...

I've done so many things for income but have never been very good at any of them. Started out as an 18 year-old CFI in the 70's. Flew full-time for about 7 years. I was in my mid-twenties with all the ratings & 3,000 hours, & couldn't find a decent flying job. In early 80's started selling...

My wife was diagnosed with Menieres a year ago. She loves to fly but gets motion sickness & vertigo. Just like you described. She went to an ENT & he told her to do two things; cut out the sodium & CAFFEINE. Now, this is a woman that love chocolate & tea. The bottom line is; since she...

That was very enjoyable. Thanks for sharing. I'm old enough to remember hanging out at our local airport when I was a kid in the 60's. It was just like the film. People dressed up, the airport was busy, & there were lots of people flying. My father & uncle bought a used Cessna 170. The...

There's a Model 100 Darter Commander rotting away at our airport. Apparently, it belongs to an airline pilot that now lives in the east coast. It's a sad sight. Last summer while refueling my 182, I looked over from the ladder upon which I stood & said to my wife "we should buy that thing &...

Just an observation. Maybe it's the internet age & all these bulletin boards but it seems people tend to over-analyze everything. When I was in High School in the 70's my father (non-pilot) bought a brand-new Cherokee Warrior. He bought it so I could finish out all my ratings (which I did) &...

Too many to list. My favorites...my father recently gave me his Model 94 .30-.30 that he got on his 16th birthday. Circa 1948. FN 5.7 x 28mm pistol. Engraved Colt 1911 in .38 Super. Beretta A400 xplor Action 12 gauge shotgun. Sig Sauer 556R. Actually, I like all of them.

I have a box from Apple so I can ship mine back. It was one on the affected ones. I'm procrastinating sending it back because then I'm stuck with my HP PC. I was frustrated with PC problems so in 2015 my wife took me to the closest Apple store, which was 150 miles away, & made me buy this...

I also just celebrated three years of ownership of my 182A. It's been a great airplane but I'm thinking of maybe upgrading to a 182RG. I have to persuade my though because she loves our A model so much. We'll see how this plays out.

I get your point NordicDave. That's why I've restricted myself to vfr only. I had my transponder certified & it seems to be right with ATC.