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  1. Van Johnston

    Plane down at Osh. just now.

    A square statute mile. 5,280' x 5,280'.
  2. Van Johnston

    UFLYMIKE headsets are garbage.

    So they lasted 15 years without a problem? I wish I had an appliance in my house or garage I could say the same thing about. Besides my DCs. Going on 38 years without a problem. Polish the plugs with Brasso every 10 years or so; that's it. YMMV.
  3. Van Johnston

    [NA] highway tailgaters

    Was probably my wife. Sorry about that.
  4. Van Johnston

    Places to Fly in TX

    Llano AQO (take courtesy cars into town [they have 3 or 4]). Lake Jackson LBX -on field Mustang Beach RAS - take bus to downtown/port. There’s a restaurant on Stinson Field, but you said non-towered.
  5. Van Johnston

    Places to Fly in TX

    What is your origin?
  6. Van Johnston

    (NA) They're listening and I don't like it

    Here’s what I want to know. Should I start drawing social security when I turn 62 in five weeks? All the videos YouTube pushes to me say do it, but all the articles in my Apple News feed say to wait.
  7. Van Johnston

    Historical Flight Track information

    I think FA did not have their own crowd-sourced ADS-B feed yet in 2014, and you probably weren't flying an ADS-B equipped plane anyway, so unless you were on an IFR flight, it's doubtful FA has the flight. For a grand you could probably just re-fly the flights.
  8. Van Johnston

    If you had 3 months to travel in your plane, where would you go?

    My bucket list trip is flying the Lewis & Clark trail low and slow, from STL to the Pacific. I have the route all planned out. Tentatively targeting fall of 2024 or 2025. That's probably only a couple of weeks though. Beyond that, a bucket list of extreme airports: furthest N, S, E, W in...
  9. Van Johnston

    Highest cruise altitude in an AA5?

    Agree with others, the last couple thousand feet is achingly slow, but worth it for a good tailwind.
  10. Van Johnston

    Garmin Pilot Acting Strange

    I have not experienced this, but I’ll offer you can get the same info you are looking for using the widgets, or the airport pages.
  11. Van Johnston

    The Pilots of America Unofficial Hall of Fame, Troll Edition

    Nope, got it backwards. https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/do-i-need-help.88752/
  12. Van Johnston

    The Pilots of America Unofficial Hall of Fame, Troll Edition

    Was on the east coast. I think he was in the NE corridor and she was in Florida. That’s all I’ve got.
  13. Van Johnston

    The Pilots of America Unofficial Hall of Fame, Troll Edition

    I’m not going to look up the thread, but my favorite has long been the guy who, in pre-ADS-B days, asked if it was ok to give ATC a different tail number than his real one in his IFR flight plans. As the thread went on, he eventually divulged his wife knew how to track him on FlightAware, and...
  14. Van Johnston

    Student Pilot Solo Cross Country Overnight?

    If you had finished all your requirements and it was just a matter of scheduling the examiner, I would say go for it, with the return flight under the telephonic supervision of your instructor. But I think you're nowhere close. Be patient and look forward to making that trip next year.
  15. Van Johnston

    [NA] manipulating documents

    Evernote Scannable.
  16. Van Johnston

    [NA] manipulating documents

    So it sounds like you have the jpeg, but not the original doc? Try printing it, then scanning with one of the solutions above. I use the Scannable iOS app which meets my needs.
  17. Van Johnston

    An aviation/tractor related rant

    It is surprising how hard it is to give some people money sometimes, isn't it? My own recent micro-rant has to do with the VA. I don't have any educational benefits. I know that, but I needed a letter saying that. I went to the web site. No joy. I called the 800 number, who directed me back...
  18. Van Johnston

    Memorial Day 2023: Wreckage of WWII bomber 'Heaven Can Wait' found, recovery mission a success

    TL;DR: GEORGETOWN, Texas — The American B-24 bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" was shot down off the coast of New Guinea in March of 1944. All 11 service men aboard were killed. ... In 2023, the aircraft was found in 230 feet of water ... A repatriation ceremony was held for the service members...
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