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Shooting guns out of open airplane doors? Now I wanna go find this guy and hang with him!

What ever it is, it is flying right through class D airspace.

Not "plucking out of context", I'm saying its not the same thing, or even close to the same thing. If I was using your stop sign example to explain ADSB, I'd say the government forces owners of vehicles to install a device that might tell them another car is approaching the intersection, but...

Which is one of the reasons why I feel it is not worth the cost.

Been there, done that. Kickback is not condusive to long starter life. @jd21476 get it figured out, as you've probably been lucky so far.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. You're comparing ADSB to a stop sign? Often, safety measures have unintended consequences. I do not feel (there's that word again, "feel") that the ADSB mandate is remotely worth the cost, but I'm willing to say that maybe it will save lives. It could...

I've never owned a VW. And after reading this thread, I don't think I ever will!!!

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Other required maneuvers? Yes Between approaches? Yes Inbound leg of a hold? Yes

It might be. But I'll wait until mid-air accident data comes out for 2020 and beyond before I say it IS safer.

That poor quality paint was a common complaint across many brands in the mid 2000s. As I understand it, during that time the epa was tightening down on automotive paints that were harmful to the environment, and paint quality was a problem until decent new formulas were created. That was one...

My dad bought that same style “mustang” in pea green. He would probably say it was the worst car he ever owned (I think he sold it after a troubled year of ownership).

Mine has been reliable, but I’ve heard from a person or two that have had the same problem you do @TrueCourse I seem to recall at least one of them saying it was a faulty unit, which stratus replaced after some talk with their tech department.

Nice! Most reliable: Old Taylorcraft. Annuals were a "change the oil/clean the plugs" affair. No electrical so no problems there. Nothing ever broke. Least reliable: Experimental with high hours and a revmaster. Nature of the beast I think.

I think in modern times we have redefined what reliable means. When I was a kid in the 1970s, I remember my dad getting worried when our cars from the 1960s were hitting 75,000 miles, he felt like 100k was the limit on reliability. Now, I think even simple 4-bangers should go 180k.

This is no "official survey", but it seems even outside of this thread, I hear good things about F-150s. I've never owned one, but I've considered it. I'm in the rust belt, and in the past I've worried about rust on these (my friend owns a body shop, and says Ford F-150s are the worst for...

I think you hit the nail on the head saying it makes you feel safer.

Problems with my current daily driver got me thinking about my most, and least, reliable vehicles. I know some people are brand loyal, etc, but I have never stuck with one brand, and over my 35 years of driving, I've owned cars or trucks from all of the big three, plus several foreign vehicles...

Large simple things from harbor freight (jacks, jack stands, tool boxes, machine stands, etc)? Hell yes! More complex things from harbor freight (mills/lathes/grinders/drill presses)? Not so much. Years ago, my dad, my dad's best friend, and I went to a nearby harbor freight store. They had...

That's weird, mine looks like this (and I've circled myself, flying VFR, while all those other guys are IFR and are either getting their clearance or waiting for release):