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There is also the possibility a similar tail number, or even a bottlegged tail number, was seen on a plane tied down somewhere in the state. These things usually start with visual spottings, not state tax trolls monitoring FlightAware. I once got a notice I was being put into collection for...

The consistent reports of poor customer service across all regions suggests to me that part of the problem is time-builders working as CFIs when they'd really rather not. That's a tough one to fix given the way the system works, but if I managed a flight school those with negligent customer...

He probably figured Star Wars turned out OK with terrible dialog, so... Sir Alex Guiness said making the terrible lines work was the biggest challenge in the SW series. If you watch with his comment in mind, he's right!

The Gemini project was led by Tim Archer, who told me the funding just wasn't there to complete development. (Tim went on to head Superior's Chinese operation.) With all the interest in Rotax alternatives, it would have been fun to have one that ran on Jet-A. The OPOC diesel isn't dead...

The editorial seems to imply ANN is financially unable to launch its new initiatives, then ends with a link to an opportunity for the first 100 takers to pre-order a forthcoming book for $100 each. If I decide to wait for the second printing, does that make me unfairly skeptical?

This option keeps getting overlooked. There are local laws and federal regulations which make it difficult to add an unleaded pump at many airports. If a federal law mandated availability at airports above a certain size or at those getting federal grants, it would preempt restrictive local...

If it's intermittent and "staticky" it could also be an intermodulation problem. Two signals can mix on any bimetal or corroded surface which acts as a diode. If you're hearing it on a variety of radios, that would be my guess. This could be an AM broadcast station mixing with an FM station...

Work as a scheduler for airline or corporate?

There's always a reason. It's just not always obvious. If the reason is far enough upstream, you won't get notice.

The common is often called called "low" or "-" in devices where multiple ground connections would cause a ground loop. In such circuits, there is usually only one ground specified, and adding more can cause gremlins. Some mobile devices should not have their 12 VDC power grounds connected to...

Kimberly, way sorry to hear this. Your salary target will make pickings slim, especially given the outflow of commerce from CA, but if you're willing to relocate your standard of living could be supported on much less, as has been noted. There are such positions open here in Utah's booming...

I have a Dell desktop I bought new in December 2006 with XP, promoted as "Vista ready." I never installed Vista, and now there's a hardware issue that's keeping it from booting. It's been a sensational machine, and I'm loathe to put it in a landfill over planned obsolescence. I could get a...

The difference in O2 saturation from 98 to 91% is significant, but if anything you should start feeling more happy or euphoric, not fearful, due to the change in O2. It's something else. It could be related to losing the sensation of making progress toward your destination. You have more time...

This whole area is one in which the forthcoming Part 23 rewrite has great potential. Chevy is turning out electronically-managed, direct-injection V8s with 11:1 compression that run on auto fuel. Now that high pressure common-rail diesels are proving themselves in aviation, gasoline direct...

It's not even a repair, it's maintenance! How much of a credit did they give you on past taxes as the old decking decayed? I fly mostly open cockpit, so I can tell you the same thing. ;)

Dave, it does help. That's an interesting list. At least one of those podcasts routinely runs over an hour long. You're definitely a podcast power user. The infrastructure requires only a modest investment once you have the audio hardware and a computer set up well for editing. The personal...

After talking with Glen it sounds as if he won't be doing ANN podcasts anymore. Given ANN's focus on video and the way-below-the-fold position of the audio podcasts the last few years, I suspect there won't be much urgency or the resources to replace him. I've contemplated the launch of an...

That's because the responses here are from people who are comfortable enough with computers to be posting on a forum. Just like the respondents in the yellow pages survey were probably recruited using a card struck in their yellow pages! Yellow page ads used to be a must-have for certain...

Dave, I haven't followed happenings inside ANN. If it was a budgetary move, it's too bad. Podcast usage has surged of late, with the percentage of Americans regularly using them up double digits in each of the last two years. I've had some preliminary talks with collaborators about a podcast...

It's a metaphor, brought to you by the IRS just in time for tax deadline day.