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They were empathetic enough to know Dad was sick and in no mood to be prodded. I absolutely should've been in bed as I was less than two days post surgery, but really wanted to climb and see the acropolis. My wife is a nurse so I figured I was in good hands. Completely overdid it and the next...

My experience on marriage and parenting is that you have to learn and practice humility, selflessness, and patience. It really sucks most of the time, but when the special moments come the payoff is beyond anything I had ever expected. I just got done with an Italy/Greece excursion with my...

I love a bang box as much as anyone, but you want to try an launch the 2009 ZR1 with 638hp and the six speed with any consistency? Not easy.

Yeah, that is my procedure in the Conquest with auto-feather. Vr is nominally 92 knots and I’m through blue line in seconds. Vmca is north of 135 knots if one rolls back without feathering. Positive rate, gear up, and accelerate to get through the danger zone. The 310 was a little different...

Positive rate, gear up. I push over to about 2 or 3 degrees nose up, accelerate to 150 knots before transitioning to a 10 degree nose up climb attitude. Speed is life.

When I go to sim school I usually get some time to really ask them to try and "kill" me good. An engine failure after rotation combined with an auto-feather fail(or inadvertently turned off) is a fun one. I can usually save it. However, I know it is coming(not which engine though), have...

“Dad..after having your coffee....starbucks...seems...kinda...****....” - my 16 year old daughter. :)

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A few hours of roasting tonight...

Why only a twin? https://www.seven-marine.com/boat-partners/midnight-express-power-boats/

You’ll feel differently after your training. The plane will perform. Will you when the time comes is the question.

When I lost one in the 310 I went to the closest airport with decent weather and a longer runway. I recently had an oil leak in the Conquest at FL270. I elected to keep it running and did a RTB which was 70 miles away. I had an alternate picked out that was closer with known MX services if I...

I’ve been busted. What I posted is very accurate for all commercial birds I’m aware of. It might not be accurate for all breeds.

I believe preventing spoilage is different from preventing food borne illness. People who try these better cook them hard.

I like the Cirrus. People who spread BS to support the Cirrus? Not so much.

It isn't an overspeed, but a failure in the FCU(fuel control unit) that causes over torque. The plane yaws into the good engine and the old "dead leg, dead engine" drill fools the pilot into shutting down the functioning engine which exacerbates the yaw. Since you are past the certified power...

This was a fun POA day.

ASF is a major concern. China has already lost twice the entire US output.

This is turbine country all the way and I'd be looking at a 441. That or a KA200, but will be more expensive. https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/27443355/1981-cessna-conquest-ii I'd estimate $1200/hr all in for 200 hrs/yr in a pro-flown pt91 operation.

You’re talking about a 12,000lb plane with 2 1000hp engines that is best case 28 years old with only 25ish siblings in the wild. You’re in the world of $25k windshields, $4k batteries, $70k turbine wheels, and some parts that are nearly unobtanium. How about the $20k insurance bill, or the...