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    Do I need a BFR?

    Thanks Jordane
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    Do I need a BFR?

    Quick question on FR ...tomorrow the 17th is 2 years to the date I took my last FR, am correct in thinking I have until the last day of the month to complete my next FR ? Thanks
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    how long did it take you to get your tw rating?

    Im at 3 hours working on my TW in a J3 ....my instructor says I'll be done in 5 ....I think he's maybe missed a 0 off the 5.....lol
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    Jack Brown's Seaplane Base Write-Up

    Congratulations and on a great write up, I would endorse all you've said about Jack Browns, I went along there not for a commercial or with any plans to buy a float plane, but just for the fun of it, and it is fun for sure.
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    Tropical Storm Hermine

    Yep ive been to Jack Browns, I've flown one of their Cubs a couple of years back. Good guys at First Landings, you'll do just fine with them. It's been a while since I was last up there, I flew a new Sport Cruiser they had just bought, it was around the time Piper had just got involved with...
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    Tropical Storm Hermine

    Good food at the clubhouse Yes fly out of KGIF and KBOW, good friends with Tim & Peggy Preston who have a Stearman and Cub for Tailwheel training out of KGIF
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    Tropical Storm Hermine

    Our place is on Southern Dunes just by Walmart on the 27 My wife and me are looking forward to getting back over later this month and hopefully the weather will have settled down so we can get some good flying days in.
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    Tropical Storm Hermine

    I'm in the UK and relieved to hear Haines City is doing okay, I have a vacation home sitting empty and my next door neighbor who keeps an eye on the place for us is away up north for the holiday weekend so I haven't heard how the area was coping with the storm.
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    FAA PPL Valid in Europe

    50% taxes...Ain't that the truth ! United Kingdom citizen here but soon NOT to be part of Europe...but hey keeping the Bidet, it's great for bathing the dog ... As for flying on the FAA cert, I'm a FAA cert holder and do most of my flying in Florida my second home, a couple of years back I...
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    Two More GA Aircraft Down this morning

    Local couple based at KGIF, he's 84 and usually in his hanger everyday tinkering around with his Seabee, he took off with his wife on board this morning and was really struggling to gain height, just about cleared the trees at the end of R5 gained a bit of height then disappeared from view as he...
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    What is your age group?

    I'm over 60 and closer to 70 ....my wife has cut sex down to 5 times a week .... But I ain't sure I beileve her.. .:p
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    UK PPL Drivers License Medical Question

    Hang on we've just voted to leave Europe to close our borders and stop people coming to the UK ! The "full" sign is firmly nailed to the door.....Haha
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    Ghost target/own ship when using ForeFlight and Stratus

    Same thing happened to me this morning, traffic appeared behind and on my heading and only 100ft below me ...I initially climbed and changed course before realizing it was ownship ghost ! Appeared just as I got over a large lake and disappeared when I had crossed it, don't know if this was...
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    Air Force One operating cost

    I was more than a little surprised to hear what/who was involved when your highness Mr Obama visited London for a 3 day G7 meeting recently The operation listed.... 500 personnel including secret service teams (not sure how they got across the pond) AF1 The presidential Helecoptor 2x The...
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    Isle of Man TT

    Yes my home town is Lytham St. Anne's just a few mile south of BLackpool -EGNH my home field when I'm home and not at my US home in Florida. From Blackpool it's a short 35 minute flight across the water to the IOM, I've driven the IOM roads many times back in the day when I used to be a pro...
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    Isle of Man TT

    I live just across the water from the IOM we flew in this last weekend to watch the final days practice, and also watch a friend of mine go for a new lap record on four wheels driving a Subaru Impreza. The weather conditions are perfect and the pace the bike guys are doing a lap around the...
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    RIP Muhammad Ali

    RIP Mr Ali :(
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    And away we go...

    Congratulations on your first day, a few years back when I was looking for a flight school I did a discovery flight at First Landings and was really impressed with their set up, but I opted for a school elsewhere as First Landings appeared more geared up for Sport ticket students rather than...
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