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That wasn’t my point. The point is people would get used to it just like they did with etops. Years ago many wanted four engines or they wouldn’t get on. The Cessna caravan is used a a airliner, one engine.

We had a searey in KIMM, the guy broke the gear on landing, got it fixed, took off and landed 40 miles away then on takeoff put it in the trees. He blamed both the gear screwup and the tree incident on the airplane. It wasn’t the airplane. I spoke to this guy, a lawyer, he was a I know it all I...

Yeah it goes fast when you add incorrectly. It’s not 2028 yet.

On mooneyspace they’re saying the Mooney reps were being jerks.

Shut off the fuel to the dead engine and trim the airplane.

W Where you upset when they first started ETOPS?

ATA the pilots with the leather bomber jackets.

Wh Where?

Most airlines are ALPA. AA has it’s own union. It’s called a seniority list, get used to it. Your prior experience got you hired, you don’t get to jump the line because you think you’re special.

The airlines ain’t what they used to be. My first job was with Braniff, it was like a big family. AA was like being a cog in a uncaring cold machine run by bean counters that couldn’t care less about aviation, to them it’s just another business.

As a former AA employee (ac maint) that still knows numerous people working there, the general feeling among employees is AA sucks.

Standbys are just that, the airline ain’t giving the hotel rooms.

If he’s not a people person he won’t like the obligatory sucking up to the pax.

Buy a cheap slow airplane and fly. You can always sell it when you outgrow it. It gets boring but that’s what it takes. No agency is going to want a low time volunteer. Just don’t do what I witnessed Dean students doing (yeah that Dean in FL) sitting in a tied down airplane running up the Hobbs...

I’ve seen engine mounts that were power coated and looked great, but when they were stripped for crack inspection they were heavily corroded. The power coat was just floating above the metal, presumably a crack formed somewhere and let the environment in. Powder coat can hide some bad things...

If you guys haven’t noticed, girlfriends are much better than wives. You just had to screw up a good relationship by getting married.

Pireps.

If aluminum temp exceeds that of boiling water the heat treat is compromised. Powder coating temps are well above that. Also powder coating is great for hiding defects in the material it covers. The guys at VAF seem to be obsessed with powder coating everything.

Some people love turning on the lights, see it often when I’m working on my brothers Mooney project.

vintage junkers down in Switzerland, no survivors.