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  1. Ghery

    Is AvWeb Done?

    Not the first person to say that definition. I've used it several times myself. As far as Avweb is concerned, I have never looked at it. What they do is their decision. It won't impact me one way or the other.
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    I survived the great earthquake of 2024!

    If it would have happened at night, I would have slept through it. Loma Prieta calibrated that for me back in 1989. Anything less than a 5.0 and it did not wake me.
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    US submarines leap forward in quietness

    Indeed. I remember being handed a copy of the book before the movie came out. They had to leave out at least 1/2 of the book or the movie would have been at least 4 hours long. It was a great sea story, And you know the difference between a sea story and a fairy tale.
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    Ron Wanttaja

    Interesting. I have 4.1 hours in a 150. I will never voluntarily increase that number. Why? When I run the seat all the way back in a 150 my knees still hit the bottom of the panel when I go for the brakes. I flew a 150 a whole 3 times when I was a student pilot over 20 years ago.
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    US submarines leap forward in quietness

    When they put screen doors on submarines then I will consider riding one. That was my suspicion, as well.
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    Took a Waymo (driverless car) this week

    Ny Ford Escape knows about speed limits. It does not know about those. Me, too. Welcome to the club. This is not a new problem. I remember about 40 years ago when a shop in Silicon Valley that specialized in rebuilding MGs had a bumper sticker for sale (that I regret not buying) that...
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    Does anyone still use the little brown book Flight Guide?

    I had one back when they were a thing. Ditched it years ago when they were no longer maintained. I do miss them.
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    Southern Living: Bug Proofing a Home

    Only if they fly in the right airspace. :)
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    Reel mower for taller grass.

    I heard a day or so ago that Fiskers may be filing for bankruptcy. If that happens I would be suspicious of their customer service.
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    Southern Living: Bug Proofing a Home

    Mosquitos in Alaska and Wisconsin aren't a problem, they have N numbers engraved in their sides so they can be tracked.
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    Boulder/Superior sue Rocky Mountain Metro Airport over "100LL"

    That is the truth! To get an electoral college would require a constitutional amendment. And the chance of that happening in a state is somewhere between 0 and non-existant.
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    Alec Baldwin shoots and kills cinematographer.

    Point a gun at anyone on the range when I am Range Safety Officer and you are gone. Fortunately, in the years I've served as an RSO at the club I haven't had to do that. But I wouldn't hesitate. She was guilty of not checking to make sure that the ammunition was indeed blanks, and he should...
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    Toyota is right about EVs after all...

    I'll stick with our hybrid. Decent fuel "economy", a definite improvement over the range of anything else in the driveway. Now to figure out why the dealer orders all hybrids with hitch receiver. The Ford Escape hybrid is limited to a 1500 pound trailer, and a hitch receiver is a joke.
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    Colorado Pilots Call to Action

    I agree. This state is rapidly turning into another California. The only reason I haven't left is that the grandkids live in western Washington. My wife likes living close to them.
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    Which is harder to land? Tailwheel or Glider

    I've got you beat, I've got 1 landing in a glider (none in taildraggers). I agree with your point, however. BTW, my one landing in a glider was after a flight in the UK, with a UK instructor. So my logbook has 0.4 hours of dual received. :-) Proof in the picture below. BTW, the guy in back...
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    Colorado Pilots Call to Action

    I'm glad I left Colorado in 1983 (and California in 1995). The loonies are ruining otherwise great states.
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    April solar eclipse

    The eclipse was a total one. I didn't look until then. Flying without eclipse glasses was just fine. During the totality where we were was not a problem.
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    A letter from the Southeast United States

    Then there's the bumper sticker seen in Florida - When I retire I'm going to move north and go slow in the left lane. I wouldn't limit that idiocy to Florida. I've seen it here, as well.
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    April solar eclipse

    We flew down from OLM to the vicinity of Salem, Oregon and watched the eclipse in 2017 from 7500 MSL. It was fantastic. I'd go along with your wife's idea.
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