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The length of a runway has a direct bearing on the weight, load and passenger capacity that can be handled on any given flight. That sentence solves a bunch of mysteries for me. Of course a 737 can land there, but can it take off with full fuel, passengers and safety margin? And that makes a...

I second the Flight Design... CTSW model, 12 years old can get you in range of your budget. Carries 2 legit sized adults and plenty of fuel/range. Faster than a 150/152, superb visibility, Solid feel, parts available and cheap to operate. People (including me) love them.

Buy a solid used "Bridgeport"... the machine that can make itself... if you Google, you will find a pile of them for sale... for under $3k.

Have always wanted to live in the "Live Free or Die" state... that is a solid plan. PS: love the no State taxes situation up there too...

I burn next to a 40 watt light bulb, it is northern climes and high taxes for me... plus, I love the winter. Alton Bay or bust !

That looks like a blast. Will try it...

I live in Lyme, had the disease (one actually never gets rid of it), couldn't pick up a coffee cup... and my oldest son is suffering horribly because of it. The crummiest part of Lyme is "false negative" testing, meaning, a person could have it, but the "tests" come back negative. The science...

Analyzing the business problems, caused by business people, is what got Boeing into this mess. "Businessmen" analyzing the aftermath have good insight.

I was going to stop after the last post as I am pontificating too much here...; ) But... focusing on China for a sec, over the last 15 years China created a sizable aerospace Parts and Assembly cluster... they pretty much make all the parts one needs to build engines and airframes. China's...

Talking long term here... I was a kid in the 70’s when the Japanese car companies major-league disrupted a beautiful oligopoly here in the USA. Profits were high, Service was bad, quality was terrible, gas mileage worse. It took 10 years or so, but the Japanese car companies changed forever...

It will be different in a good way re Quality. The FAA, other Cert authorities around the globe, the Airlines and the Military are no longer doing business as usual with respect to inspections, certifications, and product acceptance. Boeing is in shock that the Max is still grounded. The...

I wish the 63 yo retread Chairman, soon to be CEO again, were 10 years younger. If he were, he would at least have a solid biz cycle to take 4 steps back, change the culture and then move forward again. During that period the stock price would, under normal circumstances, suffer due to big...

He was fired for sure. Boeing can't say he was "fired" for doing a poor job which proves culpability, and they certainly need to pay him a significant leave package due to the colossal amount of litigation on its way. Crash victims, Airlines, Suppliers... in the Billions and Billions. The...

You are correct but it’s the essential implication of taking away a company’s right to self release.

The article is interesting. FAA took away Boeing’s ability to “self release” their product. The FAA is onsite releasing their product instead. This happens when the company is found to release product with non-conformances. That is what the article is about, not the fly-ability of the Max

Plane is fixed and fine. The FAA and the world’s Certification Agencies are still reeling from being duped ergo the delays. Boeing was and still is flat footed in their PR approach to all involved. Boeing’s culture, which is now exposed, was short term stock appreciation over Total Cost of...

Precisely. I don't think there was any "money curruption" behind Boeing's relationship with the FAA, but, there was certainly cultural corruption. The FAA took the power back and every "t" and "i" will be crossed and dotted... keep in mind, the Military is ****ed at Boeing too. The quality...

My gut; The MCAS fix is done, has been for a while. Training is coming along, and who on earth in the 737 driving business over the last six months isn't trained on how to manage the Max's situational analysis emergencies purely from articles in USA Today? The Max is totally fine. The primary...

In my opinion, the culture of "Good Corporate Citizenry" started to die once the culture of the "MBA" started its rise. When the top 10 execs' salaries and stock options are tied to the Stock Price... nothing, but nothing will get in the way of the big payday. Not even their Grandmother in the...

funny post... my son and I watched the movie last eve on netflix and I pointed out to him that the avionics were "older" but def newer than the period. Nothing better than a Scorsese movie, but this one was meh...