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  1. alfadog

    Carbon propellers for Rotax

    That's not a bad lead time, IMO.
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    Would you VFR night fly with these simple instruments?

    PS, read the back of that tape by probably one of the finest and most-experienced VFR cross-country pilots of the recent era and see what he says about single-engine night and imagine what he might say about night in that a/c.
  3. alfadog

    Would you VFR night fly with these simple instruments?

    I landed after dark in a '46 Luscombe with no electrics and less panel than that. It was not an experience that I would care to repeat. After landing, contacted ground and asked for taxi to spot 14. "I would if I knew where you were". I pointed a flashlight at the tower and got my taxi...
  4. alfadog

    Stadium TFRs?

    Deal with the VIP TFR frequently out of KLNA. It is in the inner circle and is shut down. TFR reads that you must be on a filed flight plan (VFR or IFR) and squawking a discrete code to enter the outer ring. Talking to ATC also, no doubt. A lot of folks there use F45 during TFRs, it is in the...
  5. alfadog

    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    The Alfa I bought actually is a Graduate model. Mechanically identical to the other Spiders from that model year but with cheaper trim.
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    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    My house is a couple blocks from the Livingston airport. On Airport Rd, in fact :-)
  7. alfadog

    Does this dent in my wing need to be repaired?

    I would prolly fix it for $300 plus materials but I work cheep.
  8. alfadog

    Stadium TFRs?

    It just says to follow ATC instructions: A) THE AIRCRAFT OPERATION HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ATC FOR OPERATIONAL OR SAFETY PURPOSES, INCLUDING AUTHORIZATION OF FLIGHTS SPECIFICALLY ARRIVING AT OR DEPARTING FROM AN AIRPORT DESIGNATED BY ATC USING STANDARD ATC PROCEDURES AND ROUTES Also: PILOTS...
  9. alfadog

    NASA Takes Delivery of First All-Electric Experimental Aircraft

    Yes, I was like, WTF, on that. Took a big bite out of their credibility for me. Love the narrator's voice, though.
  10. alfadog

    NASA Takes Delivery of First All-Electric Experimental Aircraft

    Based on the Tecnam P2006T. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/features/X-57_fuselage_arrives.html
  11. alfadog

    NASA Takes Delivery of First All-Electric Experimental Aircraft

    https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-takes-delivery-of-first-all-electric-experimental-aircraft
  12. alfadog

    Hey young people, tell us what you can do!

    Just picked this on up in PA and left it at my house in TN. Going up there again this month. Picked it up off CL. Rich folks toy been sitting in their garage last five years, less than 60k original miles.
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