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  1. NorthEast Ohio

    Aviation Seminars in person FIRC

    I attended the one in Northeast Ohio back in February. Two thumbs up, as Siskel and Ebert used to say. I enjoy the camaraderie and the stories and bouncing ideas off of my classmates. 100 times more educational than watching computer-based training on an iPad.
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    Can I file/fly IFR right away, or need to wait?

    Agreed. Don’t let your new knowledge fade. Get up and enjoy your new skills.
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    Experimental G5 install in lieu of Certified one

    My Light Sport came with the experimental G5 installed at the factory. I enjoy the flexibility, with a twist of a knob my attitude indicator becomes an HSI.
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    Nepotism?

    I have no problem with nephewtism. If you have the hours and can pass the checkrides — who cares.
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    New to the POA Hangar

    Nobody has to be in the Cirrus closet. It’s OK to admit flying with a chute. I have one in my light sport.
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    Any good landing tips while on final?

    Agreed: runway width is an issue. But I find it to be a feature, and not a bug. On narrow runways I find myself contacting the ground a fraction sooner than on a wide runway. But it’s a good thing — it allows me to get to and stay on the centerline quicker of a narrow runway, instead of drifting...
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    Going around the whole country - where would YOU go?

    Plus 1 on Put-in-Bay Airport. Bicycle/golf cart rentals at the Terminal. Many attractions/restaurant/bars with live entertainment in the afternoons/evenings.
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    Thoughts on this landing?

    I’m okay with it
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    Private Pilot's Life Insurance

    Last year, I inquired with my insurance agent (Allstate) about an umbrella policy. No dice – aviation and motorcycles are excluded from their umbrella policy
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    What time can I log without a medical

    All of it – if you are in a light sport aircraft and have a drivers license.
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    Avgas Prices

    Prices come down, When Vlad kicks the bucket and RU crude flows freely
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    Which one of you shot off a large rocket today (5/19/22) near Houston?

    Which one of you shot off a large rocket today over Lake Erie?
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    In TEN years the Average Air Taxi Will Be Cheaper Than an Uber

    FTA: An existing 4,000 to 5,000 small local and regional airports could serve as launch and landing points for eVTOLs without having to modify the existing infrastructure. Cities and states are now attempting to figure out how they could use existing heliports or other infrastructure as...
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    Chipping Away at the 1500hr Rule

    If by “studying the fundamentals” you mean whipping open the Part 141 syllabus and mindlessly following the preprogrammed lesson plan vs. hauling checks* each and every night no matter how challenging and adverse the weather/terrain because you have a schedule to make. *fortunately hauling...
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    Best Instrument Checkride Questions

    When you arrived over the NDB, time turn throttle. /Three ”T”s //That’s all you need. ///Back in the day. ////And we liked it that way.
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    What was the first aviation related book that you read?

    Johnathan Livingston Seagull
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    Esperanto

    I bought my wife an Esperanto machine for Christmas. Add in a little steamed milk and it’s a breakfast time treat
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    Name that thing

    Wasn’t the original gonculator powered by steam? I’ll bet there is a market for an updated model, with modern brushless motors and lithium batteries. Of course, if there’s ever a breakthrough battery technology, everybody will want one.
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    Flat Spin Crash caught on video

    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/275572 I assumed flat spin the way the wings are broken straight down as seen in the photos.
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    Flat Spin Crash caught on video

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10522613/British-man-26-killed-plane-span-control-crashed-fields-Spain.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark British man, 26, is killed after his plane spun out of control and crashed down in to fields during training...
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