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My location is revealed by ADS-B & Flightaware even if the N-number is hidden: the plane is the only one of its type active in the western US. A quick search (by type) on the public FAA registration database connects the plane to me. It’s a great tool for both dangerous stalkers and County...

Or not, it's your choice of course, and except for Katamarino we won't judge you ;)

Maybe biggest issue with FAA LSA ownership is that by regulation parts generally need to come from the manufacturer, as do any avionics designs and approval for any modifications. It’s something like having a car for which the only source of parts is the dealer, which can’t be updated without...

The current US situation in GA was not the result of hard work and demands and battles by lobbying organizations, it was the result of 20th century Federal Government policy that considered aviation to be valuable to everyman, not just to airlines and government/military. That view was not how...

That is absolutely correct, and the only reason people mention Europe is because there is for now still some GA there, and some very poor political representation, and so a basis for comparison. Most of the world has no significant private GA at all, and no representation. ANYBODY who helps...

If you lean still further, RPM will start to drop. That's because you're now leaner than peak power mixture.

The table is not completely accurate as variation of mixture at a given RPM and MP will result in variations of percentage power. When setting the mixture for cruise flight you might lean to best economy fuel flow for that RPM/MP but in doing so the engine will make less power and the plane...

Yes, same pool for all aircraft. This is about landing, not parking. No reservation fee needed, just an agreement that the you'll pay a reasonable fee if your N-number doesn't use its slot or turn it in by a certain date. If a slot is released it becomes available. This isn't rocket science...

Resale of first-come first-served slots that might legitimately apply to limit airport movements on occasion is precluded by them being assigned to an aircraft tail number. The airport resources in Las Vegas are not local, they are funded by the Federal taxpayer and the local taxpayer has no...

It’s perplexing to me that anybody wouldn’t understand that government distributes taxpayer funded services under laws and regulations, not market economics. There is indeed a reason for that, for example government is often a monopoly provider with no viable competition, as in this case, but...

One more time, this is a discussion about landing fees at Federally funded airports. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy applies when Clark County takes money from the Federal Government. He with the gold makes the rules. Hundreds or thousands of dollars charged by local government...

Again, this is a discussion about landing fees at Clark County airports, and how they run counter to FAA policy that applies because Clark County takes money from the FAA to cover airport costs, as well as taking these opportunistic, redundant landing fees from transient traffic. And we are not...

The programs are administered by counties individually but the CA state program on which county programs are based is described here

Has the Federal Government, which funds construction and maintenance of the movement areas at Las Vegas airports and which provides airport ATC, decided that they want ANY fees, paid on any basis, to repay their costs? No they have not, so regardless of how other governments may structure fees...

And that’s fine assuming the ramp with that pricing is on an FBO leasehold and the space being sold commercially and competitively. Ideally there is an airport controlled ramp as well, built and operated with taxpayer money, for those who don’t need or want to pay for extra FBO services and who...

I mentioned returning a windfall to the Federal Government only to make the point that the windfall collected doesn’t even belong to the FBO or airport management unless they did something extra to earn it. Beyond that, FAA policy is that extortionate landing fees and the resulting windfall are...

The local government owned FBO monopoly that’s involved didn’t generate and maintain the supply of Las Vegas airports, the Federal Government (i.e. the national citizenry) did, with their tax-based funding. Therefore if you wanted to encourage increased supply with demand-sourced economic...

The same outfit has a location at Gillespie (KSEE) in El Cajon CA. The airport has a San Diego Trolley Station on the field, from which given enough time you can reach most local areas. Its within walking distance of the Sling facility. You can also carry a bicycle on the Trolley, if I recall...

K-1 (fiancée) Visa processing time varies as time goes on but over a year for both steps combined is typical, prior to entry, almost as long or sometimes the same as getting a green card after marriage and entering with it already granted. The time efficiency of the option has by my observation...

If you’re overseas that paperwork takes at least 18 months after marriage (in my experience) before receiving the right to work as a legal permanent resident (citizenship is likely not the issue). If the marriage is not immediate and meanwhile pilot training is done outside of the US, this will...