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You sir, are limiting your own agency due to principles that are unfathomable to me. There are just too many things to do and see in this world for that. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Freedom Rings… for the GA owner/operator/pilot/passenger I love my country. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Has anyone returned to US on a personal international flight recently with or without recent Covid test? There doesn’t seem to be any stateside verification process and just wondering how that is handled. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Perhaps there is a difference between the legal requirement and the use of a clock during the checkride. In my case, I have several instruments that can/do display the required clock but none are used in flight. I use the timer on my Foreflighted iPad. Just sayin’ Sent from my iPad using...

I built a ‘10 10 years ago and it’s been our magic carpet. Purely a traveling machine for us. Fast, roomy, easy to fly, great IFR platform, carries as much stuff as we can fit into it. Building and maintaining is a great way to go if you can do it. The ‘10 and the ‘14 are pretty highly...

No doubt but a completely different price point I would guess. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Go for it. Seems like you haven’t figured out what kind of flying you’ll be doing in say, 5 years, but that’s fine. An RV6 can be a cost effective way to own, fly some acro and train on instruments. And it’s just a fun airplane. If you end up primarily flying to vacation spots or to visit...

The original story is that the house was built by one of the non-flying siblings of the developer. The updates were done by later owner but have no background. Knocking down the garage to replace with a hangar probably wouldn’t be a problem (I’m on the board and familiar with the covenants)...

…and living here, I wish it were noisier and busier. But for the record: I’m 3 or 4 houses closer to the interstate. At night, with the windows open, one can here the trucks hitting expansion joints though windows open in this part of NC is only for a month or so each year. AC and heating...

I’m thinking that really only happens when an altitude is requested: “…4500 requesting 6500” Instead of stated: “…4500 climbing 6500” When the altitude is in fact, at the pilot’s discretion. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

I keep wondering what things look like to the next generation of hopeful homeowners. When I was chasing my first house in the early 80s, prices were skyrocketing ($135k !!!) but more critically, interest rates had spiked. 12% mortgage interest on <$50k salary meant that it took a couple to...

Not picking at nits. It’s been so long since I’ve gotten a GCO/RCO connection to work, I’ve stopped trying. Phone is more reliable even given slightly spotty cellular coverage. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

And some things are just common sense. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Flying around fog banks creates some interesting opportunities and risks. I was doing a daily early morning flight into a nearby airport for almost 6 months. An airport that tended to have a fog bank moving over it and around it many mornings. It also had a occasional IFR operation going...

I just got over my cranky with Jepp. It only cost $250 to purchase a Bad Elf Wombat so that JDM Mobile could write my old 430/530 Nav data cards from an iPad. Arrrgh. Having acquired a new iPad Pro for the cockpit to run ForeFlight I noted that the USB 3 port could read and write USB cards...

We too. Used to fly into Lake Norman Airpark (old runway) almost weekly for a few years. Had some friends down the road on that side of the lake. We watched your place build up along with the lake. Having fallen in love with grass, your place was a dream but we had already settled. Enjoy...

Nary a word in 25 years. We used to have a flight school. Having moved from NJ where airports were closing at 1 per month in the 90s, I was hypersensitive to that issue. I noted that because of the lake and the protected watershed, no other subs could be build off the ends or the other side...

Mostly just open shelters with a few T-hangars and a couple of full hangars. I think only 1 person with a non-runway home hangars there. The 40 or so non-runway homes have little or no aviation interest or involvement. In my view it is much better to live with your plane and hangar than...

Yes, no hangar. There are 11-12 homes with direct access to runway but only 4-5 actually fly, maybe 6 have hangars. Some people just thought it would be cool to be on a runway and never had any intent to use it. The home listed here was originally built by one of the non-flying siblings of...

I am amazed at house prices in general and at how little a home’s access to grass runway is worth. I think the fact that a boat launch ramp and community pool are nearby is more attractive than an airport. https://www.raleighrealtyhomes.com/listing/2410959-5301-sky-lane-drive-durham-nc/...