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Finished my Zodiac ch640 in 2005. Flying it has been a lot more enjoyable than building it, but it was a good experience. Just finished doing my 14th condition inspection which is hard to believe.

The question is "Have you ever been diagnosed with, had, or do you presently have...alcohol dependence or abuse." The problem arises when you try to find a definition of alcohol abuse, which can range from a single night of binge drinking in college to long term heavy use of alcohol depending on...

I guess I am in the minority, but I see airplanes as just another machine, like a car, or boat, or washing machine. I think we have an unrealistic expectation that airplanes should last forever, but that takes a lot of money and care. It is great that people with a love of aircraft and enough...

OK, but can I log simulated twilight if I wear dark sunglasses?

I don't think that is what we are talking about. I presented a situation where I was not drinking or impaired in any way and was nearly arrested.

You are not actually charged until the DA or grand jury files formal charges which may be weeks or months after your arrest, if at all. Once you are arrested you are arrested for "suspicion of DUI". The arrest doesn't disappear when you go in and test negative for everything. At least that's how...

It was an unusual situation, 2:30 am, car driving along the shoulder ( I did have my flashers on), maybe appeared "glassy eyed" because of being awoken in the middle of the night etc. I have no problem with the officer stopping me and looking into what is going on. The problem I have is that...

I am not an attorney, but after this happened I was ****ed and talked to some friends who are. Basically, by the time the officer asks you to take the roadside tests, he is already convinced you are impaired and is just gathering evidence. At that point you are between a rock and a hard place...

I have no problem with the lowered limit. People shouldn't drink and drive. However, I really don't believe that the roadside sobriety testing alone should be sufficient for charging a DUI. First of all, the testing is subjective. Secondly, not all police departments these days have cameras, and...

Brings back some great memories.

I am the builder and owner of a Zodiac CH640, First flight was done by the factory test pilot.

I have the option with the rear seats moved back and the room is similar to a Warrior in the back; pretty comfortable for 1, cramped with 2 adults. It has its limitations in rear seat room and performance (speed), but at about half the cost of a sling 4 or RV10, it's a lot of plane for the money.

The Zodiac CH640 fits that niche and will carry 3 adults comfortably at 130kts with a 1000# useful load, is easy to build, costs a whole lot less that an RV10, and has no surprising or unusual flight characteristics,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Carolina_Learjet_60_crash Contrast of this non-event with what could happen in a similar situation when the pilots make a different decision.

I am a big fan of intermittent fasting, which I basically began unknowingly about 15 years ago by never eating breakfast. One of the big problems I think people have is they eat all the time. Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack snack snack. For these people intermittent fasting can be...

Statistically they are likely pretty similar overall. However, how and where you fly or ride a motorcycle is really the deciding factor. If you ride a bike without a helmet, doing 90 weaving through traffic and popping wheelies down the interstate, I would say riding a bike is less safe. If you...

I had a passenger step up on the wing wrong, stepped on the flaps and slipped. It messed up my wing and he got a pretty good cut on his forehead so I wouldn't recommend slipping on flaps.

N1234 circling the airport at 3.14159265359.

In my opinion as far as reporting it, the time it took, the number of doctors it took, or the number of tests it took to reach the correct diagnosis should not matter. Lets say a person were to go to the ER, be consulted by multiple specialists, and have many tests done. All of the consultants...