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PC-12's have appreciated, so has MU-2's and Turbo Commanders compare to the lows a few years ago. I would argue a C185 is also not an aircraft that is likely to depreciate, nor is a Cub. Other than that, no, planes are terrible investments. o_O

Avidyne 10.2 now certified. This is huge deal and something community has been waiting for for a long time. Unlocks synthetic vision on the IFD's, IFD100 virtual iPad panel, 3d traffic, exocentric vision, radar overlay display etc, etc.

787 is wonderful, flown it many times, both on Virgin Atlantic and with Ethiopian. A380 is also great, and has a very quiet cabin. But so did the older A340-600 that Virgin used - I loved the 340. In contrast, flew BA's 747 from London to Cape Town last year and the 747 doesn't hold up to the...

Not all center freq are printed on IFR charts. And ICAO or Euro charts might not have any.

Secession for CA now! Cut the rest of the loonies off!

In-N-Out tastes like Burger King? Maybe you lost your tastebuds at 40. There's a line at every In-N-Out for a reason, I never see a line at BK.

Don't think it will happen in that time frame. But maybe further down the line. Also, TSO'd and STC'd instruments are coming down in price. Just a few years ago you had Electronic STBY instruments in the $10K range. Now both L3, Sandia and Garmin offer them below $5K. And in the case of Sandia...

Totally agree. :)

Besides, who here thinks that white college students graduating are going to go sit in a sweatshop sewing clothes for minimum wage. Anyone? We just have to accept that certain jobs that we did during the industrial revolution will never come back. The horse has left the barn. It's better that...

Protectionism, which tariffs are, do not work. As the proponents of Mercantilism economy theory soon found out. Here's the only thing protectionism does: It would be entirely possible to grow vines in heated greenhouses in Greenland and make wine locally. It would taste like tart c*ap, take...

I've done LAX to Dubai on Emirates for work. It's 16hrs and pretty brutal in economy. But I prefer direct over any connections, so I'll suffer through it if I have to.

That's a long haul. Japan, maybe Korea or eastern China, but after that you need ULR aircraft like the A340-500 and the 777-200LR. Singapore Airlines did NY to Singapore direct, which was the longest non-stop flight in the world at 18hrs. They flew the A340-500 on that route and it was business...

Looks great, CAM. You're owning the plane I will one day have.

Putin agrees with OP. :eek:

Thanks, yes you are correct. I had brain fart.

I think the A380 has a tough short term future, but actually really good long term prospects. The risk is it will get euthanized before it has a chance to find its market. Fact is that most airports are at full capacity and there are no more slots. Only way to free up slots, is to increase...

To the OP. This is a tough forum for newcomers. They **** and **** on everyone. I know your question is genuine, so because I'm the only decent human being on this board, I'll answer: No, it's not possible to turn in 40m, not even a Cub could do that. But if you make it a VTOL fighter that can...

I always said "negative ATIS" only to have them read me the whole ATIS on the ground freq.....:rolleyes:

Give the guy a break. He's promoting them in general as a means to increase safety - which they certainly do. Maui is dead on right. AOA is the cure for most of the fatal low level spins, base to turn stalls, skidded turn flips etc. We should have hitched our wagon to AoA decades ago and not to...

My gear comes up as soon as possible. I can see no emergency landing you can't walk away from in a gear up situation. I can see plenty of situations where gear down in single engine scenario that can't walk away from.