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I'm 66 and currently looking to buy my first very own plane...I'm like a kid who has just been handed the keys to a candy store, all I have to do now is make sure I don't get my fingers burned and hopefully buy right ...

I have a buddy who works in a Coke Cola plant ...he said if he gave me a tour I would never drink Coke again ! :hairraise:

Congratulations and welcome to a very exclusive club, life will never be the same again ...

I know exactly how you feel my friend, a couple of weeks back it was a beautiful Florida day and I had the plane booked so all looked good for a hamburger run out to the coast Just about to leave home for the airport and I get the call....a student is a few hours behind schedule due to weather...

Brilliant, brought back happy memories of the first time I took my granddaughter on her first GA flight

I usually fly an airplane with a G1000 panel, but soon I'm also going to be flying a airplane with a very basic panel, and no GPS on board, I have a wifi only iPad mini, to use in the air with foreflight what is my best bet to buy, a Stratus ?

I was in the company of Airplane Repos Ken Cage and his side kick Danny Thompson a couple of weeks back, Ken is a licensed Repo agent here in Florida and Danny is a Bounty Hunter by trade, neither are pilots or have any deep interest in aviation, Ken will repo anything if there is a buck in it...

Thank you, I'll check if the aircraft has ADS-B out before I invest in the Status :thumbsup:

I have a quick question regarding the Stratus, I fly two aircraft one with a G1000 panel so no need for Stratus or IPad as far as traffic is concerned but the other aircraft has a basic panel and avionics. I'm in a comfort zone regarding traffic when I'm flying the G1000 panel aircraft, so I was...

Re: First solo today... and possibly setting a Guiness World Record for most hours pr Congrats Pilot, remember it's not how long the journey takes as long as you get there :thumbsup:

Back in my training days, Go out and buy Stick & Rudder was one of the first things my instructor told me to do, it was very good advice the book is ageless :thumbsup:

He cartainly is ok, in fact the incident could turn a bad day into a good day for the Mooney marketing people, the pilot contributes his survival to the steel roll cage around the cockpit

Very busy when I was there on Friday, but not so it was a problem getting to talk to people in the vendors hangers, or get up close to check out aircraft. I had to fly into Lakeland this morning, the Thunderbirds were just busy mounting up to leave for their home base, watched them go off...

I thought the show this year was great, best of the 5 years I've attended, met quite a few guys camping out at my local Field KGIF (Winter Haven) and getting the shuttle over to Lakeland, it's made it a good social week, safe travels home folks ..

Only thing I saw regarding the Class 3 medical reform was a big wall petition in the AOPA tent for anyone who supports the reform to sign .....there is a whole bunch of names already on there

Went to Lakeland this morning and moved the plane over to Winter Haven for the next week Traffic as been non stop since easy morning, winds got up after lunch with gusts around 22, some light sport drivers elected to divert to Winter Haven rather than try and put down at Lakeland

Spent many a vacation on the Island of Skiathos next door to Skopelos, a great part of the Aegean to spend some time sailing, scuba diving or just chilling out watching the world go by Greek style.....

Heading to Florida next week from the United Kingdom for a 6 week stay, at 66 years young I should think about retiring but I love my job too much to walk away from it.. So being blessed with having a vacation home in Florida it's great to get over to the US every couple of months to enjoy the...

Will be attending Friday. Only 35 minutes trip so will be driving in. Hoping to find a "show deal" on a new headset, still sitting on the fence between Bose or Lightspeed....decisions decisions .....?

I'm a professional Rallye guy......:D