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I just realized that I haven't really been clear as to my priorities. Many of you are talking in tersm of aviation, but honestly, it's not towards the top of my list. I already mentioned less stress/slower pace, but affordable housing is a huge too. 1. Less stress- The hustle and bustle of...

UPDATE: As expected, we received our walking papers at work. It was originally supposed to be end of October but due to big projects they need us till end of December if they don't extend us again. Then I take my severance (almost 9 months of pay for 18 years of service) and do something else. I...

Yep, here's the way I was trained at FRG: Taking off from 01, fly runway heading till you hit the LIE, then proceed on course. Taking off from 32, get to 500 feet, and fly 010 till you hit the LIE, then proceed on course. Taking off from 19, fly runway heading till Sunrise Highway, then...

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I have a BFR scheduled for Oct 13th. But last night, the flight school that I trained at and rent from announced that it's closing operations "no later than Oct 15th". It's Ventura @ FRG. So my BFR may be canceled to begin with. I'm not sure what to do. Now that I have to find a new place...

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I know that it varies a lot but what should I expect for my BFR? I just scheduled it for mid-October. I will reach out to the CFI (never flew with him before, all the ones from when I trained are gone). I just wanted to get some ideas of what is a reasonable expectation. Thanks. BTW- If I...

Do you think people play because they think that they have a good shot of winning? I think most people realize that it's a very very longshot, but somebody has to win it, and it's random, so what's to say it can't be you, or better yet, ME.

As we know, the US requires a minimum of 1500 hours (besides the different required certificates and ME time, etc) to even apply for an airline job. Is there such a minimum in Europe? I saw a show over the weekend about Easyjet, UK's busiest budget airline. They showed student they took off...

No. You take one for the team. You'll be dead anyway, but at least less people on the ground will die.

T&G's are pretty harmless, but I heard that sometimes pilots forget to retract flaps and take off with full flaps. That must suck!

Nope, haven't herad it or of it. But childish and stupid, what's new.

Today, I did a few T&G's to get current because I had only done 2 landings within last 90 days. I learned what it feels like to try and climb out in a Cherokee with 40* of flaps. On the 2nd landing I forgot to retract the flaps. It was climbing like it was 1000 lbs overweight, about 100fpm. I...

Unfortunately, the health insurance lobby is like the Tobacco lobby, they are never going away. Too many billions at stake.

Where everybody else goes... Mexico.

I don't think this is IFR, VFR only. LOL It'll probably be on ebay (from China) in a couple of years.

I don't need to try again. I think my first attempt was a greaser. BTW-I did say "usually" but if you find my comment offensive, hey.<shrug shoulders>

Statement usually made by a dummy who didn't know to put a condom on. Can't do the time, don't do the crime.:p

It's called inheritance: money, company, position, board seat, etc. Unless daddy was in that position, it's not easy to just rise to that level.

You must be young. I used to think that was in my 20's. Now, I'm 41. Somewhere between there and here, I stopped giving a fluck what others thought of my life. I started living my life for me, not looking at what anybody else was doing, whether they knew about what I do, etc. I have a lot...