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For three bucks a gallon, I would have bought a couple of gas cans. :-) Sounds like a great getaway. Tim

My local bank (truly a "local" bank--I think there are only two or three branches) offers a free service for its account-holders. At one of the branches they have a coin machine right in the lobby. You walk in, dump in your coins and get a chit for their value, which you can deposit or get as...

Something I don't think has been mentioned yet... Since you are in the UK you may not be aware that it would be unusual for a small general aviation airplane to land at San Francisco International airport (SFO). More likely a GA pilot headed that way would choose to land at San Carlos (SQL) a...

It would be a non-starter for me, too. Hypothetically if I were to buy this plane I would plan on a full engine overhaul immediately, and adjust the purchase price accordingly. Tim

Columbia airport (O22) is at about 2100 feet elevation so not too high--they have a nice campground there, but no cabins, I think. That said the town itself is an easy walk so accommodations probably are available. Tim

In my mind, definitely overkill. Probably would be much less stressful for your family if you just filed a flight plan. That's what they're for. Tim

It would be easy to drop her off someplace and let her run home. Tim

Bwaaaa ha ha haw haw ha... Yes, some big bad census worker will show up. In the last two censuses we got the "long form" (whatever they call it--the one where they ask how many toilets you have and how much credit card debt you carry.) We didn't answer the intrusive questions. Both times...

It just dawned on me--I have a brand new, untried golf ball cannon. I have almost 300 old golf balls, miles of fuse, and a pound of Pyrodex. I live in the woods. Tim

Slowly I turned. Step by step, inch by inch... Tim

Hah! I actually DO keep a roll behind the seat of my pickup--have for years. I figure if I ever need it, I'm really, really going to need it. Tim

I thought that at first, too, but echo 4 actually a taxiway: https://flightaware.com/resources/airport/KHSV/APD/AIRPORT+DIAGRAM Tim

If I wasn't sure of the instruction I would certainly call back for clarification, especially if I already know that the instructions vary from time to time. Tim

Yep. Watch this: Tim

It certainly would if I were the judge. Many judges have very little patience for people who are obviously trying to get out of jury duty. Tim

Touche. Tim

What is this "ice" stuff you guys are talking about? Sounds hideous. Tim

If it's because you have an ad blocker, try hitting reload and then stop load several times quick like a bunny. I can read the article using Firefox that way. Tim

Back when I was a student pilot, in the late nineties, my instructor and I were walking back to the building after just returning from a night cross-country. Up drives the airport security guard. (I didn't even know the airport had security guards.) He showed us a handheld Garmin aviation GPS...

Maybe it's a story similar to a Cherokee 140. Namely, to get the nosewheel pant off of a Cherokee you have to take the wheel off, which means you have to jack the nose up (or pull the tail down). Much more rigamarole than removing the pants for the mains--maybe somebody got tired of doing it. Tim