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I may be misunderstanding the question but I was always of the opinion that you pick your landing type and you do that. If you're going to 3-point it, you 3-point it which means the goal is that all 3 touch at the same time or within 1/2 a second of each other. If you're going to wheel it on...

Better yes, but still crowded in season. The most crowded areas of Beaver Island are similar to the least crowded areas of Mackinac IME. And the most crowded areas of Mackinac are similar to Times Square except with more horses. Talking in season. Off season, is better on both islands IMO.

Well to be fair, the canopies are very steerable and controllable. Do you also think gliders should not be allowed to operate at the same airports as powered planes?

Downside?

They do train them for that. A lot. But just like we find with pilots, jumper come in all levels of experience and aptitude. More than once military hardware has been dispatched to go identify a 1200 squawk out in the ocean near the ADIZ line only to find a solo cross country student who thought...

2nd. Machinac is worth the visit for sure. But having done both (and having spent my childhood living in a town where tourists were the primary industry), I'll take a weekend of peace and quiet on Beaver Island over fighting throngs crowds just to get from one side of the street to the other any...

He says it all at 1:58. 'This is where I should have turned around.' Yep.

Marshallers at OSH are mostly amateur volunteers. The signals I used while working the ramp are the exact signals that are in the AIM. They are not complicated, difficult at all to understand nor are they difficult to look up if one knows one is going to be flying into a place where ramp people...

One thing I learned working on a ramp that saw lots of biz jet and GA traffic, getting a pro in a $3m jet to follow your marshalling signals was easy as pie, getting an amateur in a $30k puddle jumper to follow your marshalling signals was like trying to herd cats. They just will not do it. And...

They're your pics. If that's what you want, then more power to you. No idea how close you actually are because cameras can be funny that way. Seems like you've got a bit of distance but can't really tell. Like I said in a previous post, I've got lots of time flying in very close formation to...

Maybe not. Never done a photo shoot so I wouldn't know. Maybe 1/8 mile then? Only making assumptions from what knowledge of what pics shot with telephoto lenses tend to look like. What I do know is this. I spent lots of time flying banners very close (less than 1/8 mile) from planes that I had...

Excellent. Also excellent IMO. I will fore warn you that there are those on this board who seem to take great pleasure in talking down to those who borrow money for anything that involves pleasure or recreation. I know enough not to argue with them. But I also know that if I had never taken out...

A truly impressively looking example of the model and (as usual) truly impressive photographs of it. Great use of light. Now the OCD nit picks. You probably do this already but if not... I know everyone wants to/needs to concentrate on focusing on the lead when flying in formation. But for a...

Here's one. It makes the panel look very clean but I think I'd prefer the other gauges be left in.

They're still airplanes. And the % of MX cost for an airplane that's directly related to the power plant or things associated with it (starters, alternators, exhaust systems etc) is not tremendous. Don't get me wrong its definitely there and definitely a part of it. But if you're not doing...

Nice.

You will have lots of options with a $160k budget. If you plan on shopping out 100% of your maintenance, you will really want to make sure there is a local mechanic who is well versed in all things Rotax if you're going light sport. Better yet, find several mechanics. Anyone who has ever owned a...

Exactly. There is no clock for salaried people. They are always on the clock and at the same time, always off the clock. You're working when you're working and you're not when you're not and you're getting paid for all of it no matter what.

Can't be allowed why?