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So what have you learned from these experiences? Or to quote President Bush, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, you can't get fooled again."

Sorry about your son Roger, I couldn't imagine... But, nice to hear about his friend. I'm assuming he's about 14, should be a good time!

I flew my cherokee 140 at gross all the time...it was no biggie on a 70 degree (or less) day. You had to be careful if the temps/DA went up though. It would still do it, but it used a lot of runway, and climbed very slowly. Also, make sure the W&B is at least some-what up to date. Mine was...

Bench seat, or individual seats? On my PA28-140, they were individual seats. Removing them saved 17 lbs. I had multiple W&B made by my mechanic, because I also removed the wheel pants in the winter (so that total I was saving like 35 lbs). It does take a log book entry when they are...

That’s the big one right there, “too much time on your hands”…first world problems. That’s why I actually find comfort in an argument like this: when you can argue about truly trivial crap like pronoun usage, it means life is good. No one from a country where people are starving, or where...

For myself, I disagree with the “adjust to change”…I don’t care to the point that I don’t adjust. As an example, I have a job where several times a day, I ask doctors and nurses for a patient’s race. I find the reactions to the question, and the responses, hilarious. Why is that such a taboo...

I'm hard of hearing, not just sound levels, but also with clarity...so often I can hear the sound, but it is distorted at times, so I had a particular difficulty hearing clearances at times. Part of it is just learning what to expect to hear, then you recognize it when you hear it. For my IR...

There used to be a bunch around me at various Class C/D airports, that have all been decommissioned in the past few years. I guess the FAA considers them not-useful/redundant/etc., so I do too. I don't even know if my marker beacons work in my new-to-me Arrow.

Only in Florida!

In that case, from now on, please refer to me as Chief Kamanawanalea.

I think you misunderstand...busting a TFR refers to enhancing it, like breast augmentation. When you bust a TFR, it just gets better.

Because terrorist aircraft stick around to be searched. What a joke.

Think of the money wasted…and for what? 4-7 non-threatening lost or confused or just not updated pilots.

Hmm, it was a couple of years ago so idk…maybe because it was for IR and not PPL…? Seems as though that limited my choices.

Funny, but when the one near me wasn't available for 9 weeks out, I DID use one of the two near you...Denny Dorian...he was "tough but fair" (lol, should tell you how I did). Oh, and you're right...it was just over 100 miles.

Some schools use only one DPE, and also limit where you can take their rentals for a checkride. In my area, there is only one DPE for several hundred miles...sure you could travel, but why? On this subject, there used to be a website called something like "Rate the DPE"...I just looked, and it...

I'm gonna have to call BS on this one...according to some Tiger owners here, an F16 isn't fast enough to intercept a tiger.

I had a tailwheel for many years that required a hand prop...thanks @Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe I really liked this video! I always chocked and tied down AND turned off the fuel, because it was my biggest worry that my plane might fly away pilotless. I sold the plane many years ago to the MAPS Air...

I find all three (UPS, FedEx, USPS) absolutely horrible...like literally the worst businesses I have to deal with nearly daily as a business owner myself (well, 2 are "businesses"). I think part of the reason they are so horrible is because for at least the two businesses, they make keeping...

Ok, so you find out the guys a jerk...now what? Where most live, you now just take your checkride with a jerk, because our DPE monopoly system means the options are slim to non-existent for taking the checkride with anyone else. I say don't worry about it, because either way, you're probably...