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  1. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    My objective was to loose 10 pounds this summer. I only have 15 to go.
  2. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Altitude over I-70

    Directly under the RNAV (GPS) approach to runway 22 at ONZ On the sectional they only show the Mish symbol. But, as far as I know, only glider pilots have been arrested for violating nuclear power plant airspace.
  3. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Governor signs ban on 100LL into law

    Given that FBOs will either be selling G100UL (or equivalent) or going out of business, it seems likely that the availability issue will have evaporated by 2031.
  4. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Get A&P license to maintain own Airplane

    Not possible. If it wasn't originally built for recreation / education then it's not E-AB. Yea olde so called 51% rule. My guy charges a few hundred for the condition inspection on the E-AB that I bought already done been flying.
  5. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Piper cowl repair

    If I were to guess, I would say it looks to me like they applied the gel coat pretty heavy on the inside corner (makes it easier to lay in cloth / mat or to spray in chopped fiber - don't know what process Piper used). Looks good when it's new, but over time it chips easily. (But I have exactly...
  6. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Governor signs ban on 100LL into law

    That hardly makes it a "de facto ban on GA air travel."
  7. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Governor signs ban on 100LL into law

    Except, of course, for unleaded fuel that is approved for every single GA piston aircraft ever made.
  8. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Preventive Maintenance Training

    You have to get a private pilot certificate. A sport pilot certificate is not adequate unless the aircraft has a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category.
  9. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    What Drives Insurance Cost?

    https://www.salary.com/tools/executive-compensation-calculator/peter-zaffino-salary-bonus-stock-options-for-american-international-group As Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, Peter Zaffino made $24,617,936 in total compensation. Of this total...
  10. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    If a plane were weightless...

    Part 103 limit.
  11. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    Gym Hair Don't Care Fonts matter.
  12. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Cleaning out shop, KT76A any value?

    I have an Echo UAT with my KT76A... So far, it's all working.
  13. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    If a plane were weightless...

    Except that the "rounded top causes squeezing / faster flow vs. a flat bottom" thing is basically a fairy tale. If you want to invoke Bernoulli W.R.T. lift, you really have to start with the concept of circulation. The effects of airfoil thickness and forcing the air to accelerate around the...
  14. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    If a plane were weightless...

    More fun thought experiments. You are flying along straight and level, and Congress repeals the law of gravity. What happens? The wing is still generating lift, but the downward acceleration of gravity is gone, so the aircraft accelerates upwards at 1G. Sitting inside, you would feel no change...
  15. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    If a plane were weightless...

    If an airplane weighed nothing, gravity would have no effect. In a straight down dive it would accelerate until thrust equaled drag. Of course, to make it go straight down, you would have to push on the yoke / stick to operate at a negative angle of attack to get zero lift and make your...
  16. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Another unleaded 100LL replacement approved (Swift 100R)

    I'm pretty sure that something like that would result in fiery death raining from the sky.
  17. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Another unleaded 100LL replacement approved (Swift 100R)

    You gotta FIGHT for your RIGHT to BURN LEAD!
  18. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Flying with low/flat strut

    Let the air out of all the struts then you have a low rider...
  19. Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe

    Cleaning out shop, KT76A any value?

    Was it working when it was installed?
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