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I used to work night shift on the ramp for an FBO and we handled all the fuel for the 121 operator on the field. At that time they had 5 or 6 inbound flights every evening and all those aircraft would overnight at the gates. One of our jobs was to 'preload' all those aircraft before the end of...

Oh I have no doubt I would be in the same boat had I gone that route. Sawdust cleans off just fine as does grass clippings. So I guess I was really only lying to myself when I implied that the prospect of exposure to sawdust and grass clippings was my reason for not wanting to spend the money on...

I wanted NC headphones to use in the shop and in the yard. No way was I going to spend Bose money on something that was going to get covered with sawdust and grass clippings so I went with a pair from Wyze. They're about $70. They're like 95% the quality of Bose for a lot less $$$. Very happy...

:thumbsup: I've found that once frame rates are constant, syncing up my external audio is easy peasy and takes about 30 seconds to get right.

That may not be what's happening. I've had to shoot video of safety meetings at work as well as produce in-house safety videos and I will usually use multiple cameras and a separate audio recorder. What I've found is the audio coming from the audio recorder is dead nuts accurate. But one or more...

Slow your roll there chief. 1. I know exactly what the plenum is there for and what it does. I've also pulled lots of banners behind lots of Supercub stock cowls so I also know exactly what they can and can't do in terms of cooling during banner ops. 2. No where did I recommend overheating...

There are banner companies that modify their supercubs with a small plenum and fly with no cowling at high power and low airspeed all day long with no cooling issues. With a small 4 banger, even with no plenum, I wouldn't expect 60 seconds to hurt anything as far as cooling issues go.

The very first thing the CFI showed me on our first tailwheel lesson was the concept that when taxiing most tailwheels, you have to put into a turn and then use opposite inputs to take it back out of the turn and get it going straight again. It becomes 2nd nature after a while.

The heading the plane flys during jump run and how far offset from the airport they start coming out all depends on what winds aloft are doing. They might get out somewhere between the runway and the typical downwind area. They might get out 1/4 mile outside the typical downwind area. They might...

Practice makes perfect regardless of where the little wheel is.

I could see this being true if the experimental in question was one of those where the original kit manufacturer is no longer in business AND very few kits were ever completed. Then yeah, you'll probably have more of a learning curve because very few people exist who will be familiar with the...

Absolutely correct. Instead of crab and kick, I should have said crab then kick and dip.

Crab and kick was my SOP but I'm lazy. ;) If the winds were howling, I'd put it in a slip halfway down final to verify there was enough rudder to hold centerline. But otherwise crab and kick is just quick and easy.

We would usually call five minutes till jumpers, two minutes, till jumpers and jumpers away. And we would have to make each those calls to approach, to the pattern to our own ops base and to the jumpers in the plane. That's a lot of switching and talking while still trying to make sure you get...

This. By the time jumpers are at pattern altitude, they're under canopy, pretty easy to spot and generally set themselves up to remain well clear of the traffic pattern. Keep your eyes open for sure but they're not much of a factor most of the time. The jump plane will generally also remain...

...or turbulence or a hard landing combined with a can that is inadequately secured.

Goes without saying, but I'll say it. If a 1st class medical/flying career is your goal, ditch the drinking. You've got one strike already. Next one will likely be a career ender.

Same.

Very unlikely unless it was some kind of very specialized product and more than 1000 lbs of it was being moved. From what I understand, chip companies alter their packaging (reduced amount of air blown in before sealing the bag) for product bound for mountain elevations for just this reason...

The most important part right there. Tailwheel takes time to master. But it ain't rocket surgery. If I can do it, you can do it. Good job knowing your limits and good on you for remembering that your limits can be expandable.