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Respect DA. Flying w DA really requires “fly the airplane” skill- all the numbers are necessary for planning, but you will need a bit more than them once moving. I flew a Cessna 140 from Michigan to J Creek Idaho twice. Fly thy airspeed- fly thy airspeed- fly thy airspeed. May require vastly...

Regardless you have more mistakes to make… the passion to eliminate them is a spot on goal though, but you will make more as we don’t tend to learn from our successes as much as our failures

I’m listening to the God Delusion as well. If you like it try “the Four Horsemen” though I would guess The Four Horsemen would be a better listen than read- it’s the nickname that was given to Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Higgins and Daniel Dennet. It was a recording of a conversation...

Yea I flew the c-85 in my c-140, almost just a 4 cylinder o-300 at least in those tendencies. I put every 120/140 accident report in excel n went through em all to learn. There were lots of power loss after take offs where engine ran fine post crash. That sounds like carb ice is a prime...

It’s all about learning, we all just hope we don’t run out of luck until we’ve gained all the skills we need :) I know folks that only check the mags n do a full run up once a day, even on multiple leg hops. I’m a fan of full run up each time, once used to a bird it takes all of a minute or...

A CFI friend of mine says he’s shocked at how many ppl w some flight training under their belt have no clue to sump the tanks! Really crazy that that’s being missed so much in training.

Bystander effect is long documented, I recall discussing it in a college psychology class a couple decades ago. The case cited earlier is the classic version of it. You are, and always have been, better off only having 1 or 2 ppl witness the crap hitting the fan if ya need help. I think we...

Yea it really helped, i thought ya nailed it till i did the light trick. It was a job of patience but was fun to have nailed it once it was done.

There’s definitely some nice Mooney F or below and super Vikings in the price range. Certainly solid airworthy birds even if our paint ain’t great…

Yea they really are… insane speed for 180/200hp bird… mine is non turbo, I didn’t want the complication or expense… but if I was doing lots of high alt airport stuff I might. But then again I flew my Cessna 140 in and out of the back country of Idaho twice w 85 hp- just need patience :). But...

Mooney may not be fixed gear- but still a great option. I got mine this last spring. I’m sold for a traveling bird and could be a great time builder. I would recommend the F model-but they are all great! The F gives you 200hp, 64 gallons, and a good amount of room as they are lengthened 10...

Back in my real estate days, I had a seller leave one behind- on purpose… too hard to move. Caused quite an issue after closing…

No I think CJ maybe… my wife has his card as they do tips on cash app n I gotta reload tgat to send the guy a tip… he was great-he high fived several folks as we zoomed by and explained a lot to me of how to slow down when we were climbing and speed up when we would be losing alt and such.

We did both :) the beach was very relaxed from those in athletic pants n hoodies to not a stitch and no one cared in any direction. The hike down was a doozie but we walked down towards the cove that had a road type path back up. Yea it was very cool, it was short but glad I can say I have...

I did it! Hang gliding was unavailable so I did the paraglider. The instructor was great and let me take controls, was simple intuitive and beautiful. Glad I did it

They offer just the tandem rides but also instruction packages, I won’t have time for a package but wonder if I could get em to give me an intro lesson vs just a ride… Yea the take off intimidates me a bit but I think I’ll suck it up n go for it.

Awesome pic! Yea I’m just looking to give it a whirl not fully take it up…

Yea that would be very cool! I think if Wx is good, I’m gunna give it a go…

Yes I’ve heard that. One gentleman commented it makes it easier if you forget about the handle (not sure their technical term) and think of your body as the stick of a plane. That made sense but I’m sure it’s easier said than done to erase our muscle memory.

So we’re going to be in La Jolla California for “work convention” this weekend and next week. We are going to be a short walk to the La Jolla Gliderport… I’m thinking of giving it a whirl… it’s only a couple hundred bucks for a ride. They have parasailing and hang gliding- the hang gliding...