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  1. unsafervguy

    N/A Sandals Resorts

    i would not suggest this in Jamaica. stay inside the resort. Jamaica is a very dangerous country. mo bay is not as bad as kingston, but I would still not venture out of the resort.
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    Vans Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    i wouldn't say so much that he lost the script. giving his conservative views on business, i would say it was more balking at the cost. im sure you know well the cost of starting up running an erp system. expensive, but in the long run, cost effective.
  3. unsafervguy

    Vans Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    that was part of the problem. vans was operating a medium to large operation and using small business processes. my family company recently went through this, luckily we saw it before the bottom line was hit as hard. at some point in your operation, manual processes must go a way and automated...
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    Vans Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    i dont see killing the option. there are plenty of people with disposable income that rank time well above the money that will by QB kits even at a higher price. the question is, what price is really needed to make it profitable?
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    Vans Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

    what really hurt, and nobody is talking about it, is that the price of QB kits has alwas been to low. think of how a QB kit is done. a bunch of standard kits are loaded into a container and sent to the builder. they build them into QB status and load them on containers and ship them back to...
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    What to do after a PPL?

    sorry to burst your bubble, but unless your in the top 10 percent in aircraft/base/seat/ airline flying is not totally conducive to a family lifestyle. the majority of pilots schedule is at best a compromise. you will miss ball games, plays, vacations, its just a part of the job. as a FO i was...
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    New hydrogen engine

    not to mention that water is a fought after commodity in a lot of the world now, what happens when we are using massive quantities to get hydrogen?
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    New hydrogen engine

    dont forget that this is brought to you from a company that has been promising to start shipping engines for what , oh say 20 years or so?
  9. unsafervguy

    Daily Pic

    my post was not to rain on anybodies parade, but to tell people not to do it in the future. its kind of like driving drunk. are you going to crash and die the first time you do it, probably not, but do it enough and the odds go way up that you will. the point is why do something that the...
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    Viking 130 engine failure at 1150 hours

    thats why i made no comments about it. just suggested a little light reading for fun.
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    Viking 130 engine failure at 1150 hours

    just get a nice adult beverage and google the developer of the viking engine and have a fun evening reading the story.......
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    Garmin Legacy Units

    as i have said before, when garmin says it over, its over. an ifr gps must be a tso,ed unit. to maintain the tso they must be serviced using approved manuals an procedures. those manuals have never, and never will be, been made available from garmin. so third party support will not happen...
  13. unsafervguy

    Looking for a paint shop recommendation around Dallas TX

    glo aircraft painting, but be prepared i hear grady's back log is long.
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    Daily Pic

    this and the other picture make me cringe! NEVER let a con rod lay on the case like that! it needs to be protected by at lease a shop towel wrapped around it. rods are one the most highly stressed parts in an engine and all it takes is a scratch to start a stress riser that can result in a...
  15. unsafervguy

    Flying with a Dog!

    be careful, you could create a monster. a friend of mine had a dog that got real upset if he did not get to sit in the right seat!
  16. unsafervguy

    Battery replacement in a GNS430W - Looking for shop to do it

    once garmin drops support for the GNS its over, unless garmin decides to allow access to the approved manuals and documentation for the units. which i doubt will happen. firmware updates will stop as that data is garmin only data. database updates will be available as long as jepp decides to...
  17. unsafervguy

    Metal in oil filter

    rookie numbers, this is making metal rookie numbers, this is making metal!
  18. unsafervguy

    Battery replacement in a GNS430W - Looking for shop to do it

    an IFR GPS unit must be TSO'ed to be used for IFR operations. to maintain that TSO, the unit must be repaired and maintained in accordance with manufactures data a procedures. the service manuals for garmain products are not available to anyone execpt for a few authorized by garmin. so, by...
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    Battery replacement in a GNS430W - Looking for shop to do it

    and completely illegal for an IFR certified bird, even EAB.
  20. unsafervguy

    ORD remains the worst

    thats because at .64 max you ARE a flivver...........
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