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Kinda of funny timing. Today was my first day in 400 hours of having an adult in my back seat along with my younger brother in the front seat in my 91 Tiger. With fuel, I was just 15 lbs under gross (assuming nobody was lying about their weight). As @Ryan B mentions, takeoff role was sluggish...

Best reason for carrying a credit card and your POH where you can reach it. In my Tiger, the canopy sometimes sticks to the forward seal. Next time, put a little baby powder on it and it won’t stick. Use the credit card to slide in between the seals and you can usually get it open. If it’s a...

And if you call the insurance company and ask, write down the name of the person you talked with, date and time of the call, and what they said as accurately as possible. Keep that writing in a place where you can find it should the need arise. And, send a copy of that writing to the person you...

I lived through this with my oldest son who ended up playing DI football. I agree with @Sooner Aviator, skills camps and special invite camps are a good way to get exposure. For example, my son attended higher end lineman camps. College line coaches and scouts often attend these camps and you...

Nah - McDonald himself was in “management, but not senior management although he rose to the VP level at Thiokol before he retired. Rather, it is the spineless, penciled-neck bureaucrats that are the real source of poor decision making. You know the ones I am talking about - they sniff the air...

Actually, he just did a video on this event. You can see it on his YouTube site.

I’ve flown that route twice. As I recall, not a lot of private strips around or near I-90. I generally flew between 9500 - 11500’. I-90 will give you the lowest overall altitudes if you roughly parallel it although at some points you may want to be nearly on top of it, depending on how high you...

Same with my 91 Tiger. Dang near $100K

I’ve done lots of DE LLC’s for businesses but I see no value for a personal use aircraft, even if you live in DE. Your personal liability is simply not shielded or limited. I would use an LLC and a very well written Operating Agreement in lieu of a partnership everyday of the week if there are...

All very clear thinking. Damn am I glad I left that corporate BS and retired early

I busted a Delta a few months ago while circling over my son’s house. Filed an ASRS when I landed. Haven’t heard a thing. It was stupid on my part for sure.

I’ve got Verizon two years ago after being a long time AT&T customer. Here in the PNW, Verizon works very well in most places and I’ve had good luck with it all over the West except for Alaska where outside of Anchorage it sucks. I’ve gotten cell and data as high as 8500’MSL although normally I...

The pre-buy debate is about as heated as is the high wing/low wing, tail wheel pilots are the “only skilled pilots” and the only right answer is always “a Bo” discussions here on POA. There are pluses and minuses to performing a pre-purchase inspection conducted by an A&P/IA just as there are...

Another idea is to post an ad on your local FBO’s board or local on-line aviation forums. Describe yourself and willingness to lend a hand and learn. You would be surprised how many of us pilots fly solo to a number of places and at times, would simply appreciate someone to come along for...

Flights to Hawaii are not. Had to cancel last Thanksgiving to Maui on Hawaiian Air because of COVID-19 so I wanted to use the credit I received from the cancellation. Went on line to book the flight and couldn’t because of the credit. Long story short, to use the credit, I ended up paying $80...

This is happening at my home drome. We have only a few lots left for development. Word is they are going to people willing to put up structures in the 10,000+ sq ft range. I’ve met one of the new hangar builders and he claims he is going to be turning it into a condo for GA planes where you...

Glad you’re safe. Cars can be fixed; bodies not so much sometimes.

Just went through this. Wind storm came through and blew down trees everywhere including the state highway we traverse to get in and out of Coeur d’Alene. We were out of power for 5 days. We have a well so water is our issue. We now keep 5 gallons of water on hand for drinking and cooking, and...

Congratulations. Nice to read about your success.

We are experiencing the same thing at KCOE. The turbine drivers and their owners are taking over and the piston poppers can simply go to hell. We have a new FBO under construction by Stancraft, the maker of high end, luxury wooden boats. They start in the $400K range and go up. Their new FBO...