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  1. Van Johnston

    The "Back in my day" Thread

    https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/things-that-should-be-ice-cream-flavors-but-arent.103122/post-2285664
  2. Van Johnston

    The "Back in my day" Thread

    We had a DO in the squadron at Cape Canaveral who asked incessant questions. His underlings nicknamed him Max Q. He embraced it and thought it was a compliment.
  3. Van Johnston

    The "Back in my day" Thread

    The original loyalty/rewards programs: a piece of dinnerware or glassware with a fill up; for decades we used dishes and glasses acquired at the gas station. Also S&H green stamps.
  4. Van Johnston

    Tankless water heaters

    Bought a vacation home w/ one that didn't work; replaced it a new one that failed soon. Gave up and put in a 25 gal tank. Not likely to try again.
  5. Van Johnston

    Be a little more specific please!

    Plus airport codes with no clue where they are. Here, let me set down my POA while I go to GP or FF or Airnav to find out where that is …
  6. Van Johnston

    Tach to Hobbs conversion for logging

    Our partnership logs both tach and Hobbs time. Over 11 years the relationship has consistently been tach time plus .2 equals Hobbs time.
  7. Van Johnston

    Caption this photo

    Boo, not fair. F-117 was a Lockheed product.
  8. Van Johnston

    Caption this photo

  9. Van Johnston

    Low Altitude Enroute Maps

    You specifically asked for Jeppesen, but here is a cheaper alternative. https://www.sportys.com/en-route-low-altitude-chart.html
  10. Van Johnston

    Low Altitude Enroute Maps

    It looks like one could. https://shop.jeppesen.com/All-Products/Paper-Charts/Jeppesen-IFR-Manual/IFR-Paper-Chart-Services/p/10012898_10011147_63376-62796-55219-50448
  11. Van Johnston

    FltPlan.com - Help me understand this.

    Two things fltplan.com does that GP doesn’t that recall from last time I used FltPlan.com. 1. Free ios version shows you where you are on airport chart. (Need to use upgraded version of GP for that). 2. Fltplan.com uses historical winds aloft for any day of the year if you are planning a...
  12. Van Johnston

    American Flyers and their FIRC

    Well they were kind of in the ballpark (ba-da-bing). There IS the National Intercollegiate Flying Association, Nifa.aero. They probably don’t spawn TFRs tho.
  13. Van Johnston

    Test your Taste

    Canned beets. The only thing my mother served I refused to eat.
  14. Van Johnston

    Shingles and Flying

    Does your company offer short term disability insurance, and did you ask if you are eligible?
  15. Van Johnston

    TX coast

    There are beachfront hotels in walking distance of Mustang Beach airport. There’s a trolley route that goes by the airport too if you want to go to “downtown” Port A. And golf carts readily available as noted above. I haven’t been down there yet myself, but there’s the SpaceX launch site on...
  16. Van Johnston

    Grounded for not talking

    Bummer. No jacks on right side?
  17. Van Johnston

    [NA] Where to buy a winter home?

    Doesn’t check the lakes and trails boxes, but Port Aransas, Tx checks all the others I think. If you are in a high-rise condo. I’ve often thought of wintering there and summering in New Mexico some day.
  18. Van Johnston

    The most epic thing you've ever seen?

    So what happened there at the end? Did one bird pull the feet off the other?
  19. Van Johnston

    The most epic thing you've ever seen?

    If 'seen' includes television coverage, then all the Gemini and Apollo missions. If 'seen' means personally witnessed, and other physical sensations as implied above, then the first Shuttle launch I witnessed in person and felt the sound thumping on my chest. Wasn't expecting that. And if...
  20. Van Johnston

    [NA] Any part-time Uber drivers here?

    @SixPapaCharlie did this I think.
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