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Don’t know what’s going on, but sorry you are hurting. I’ll give my daughter a little extra hug when I get home.

You must be a blast at parties.

The tower controllers can be jack@$$'s sometimes, particularly if you don't call "5 miles south" at exactly the same point that their screen says you are 5 miles south. Density altitude is a real killer out here so think about that before planning to arrive/depart between 2-5pm. Everything in...

The sky typer pilots love them. The Mx guys I know say they are a corrosion disaster waiting to happen. Anything that makes one more susceptible to poor ground handling (shorter wheel base = more squirrelly & higher deck angle in a 3 point stance) is an easy no way from me.

Williston is probably your closest clinic but once you join NATA you’ll see all the ones available. There’s always a NATA tent at Osh/SnF so that’s a good place to meet/greet.

it depends on the model. T-6G’s have 133 gallons. SNJ-2’s (don’t even think about buying one) have 180 gallons. Pretty much everything else has 110 gallons. I plan on 145ktas at around 28gph for the ones I fly often. 2.5 hours is a good max time to be airborne for regular tanks and VFR flying IMO.

That fly in will be more networking (over a beer) than flying or learning about transition training. It’s an acro-meet first and foremost. Join NATA and show up to some clinics for some GIB flights if you think that’s where you’ll end up anyway. SnF and Osh are obviously great places to meet the...

I've been flying T-6's for about 10 years now. I'm the Standardization Officer for NATA and a formation checkpilot; also in the process of buying a T-6. Tailwheel experience will help with insurance, it is definitely in the complex/high performance/retract category so a lot of time in other...

Hey Bob, I met you last year at Moose Creek on mother's day weekend. You were nice enough to leave a bottle of wine for all the mothers that were camping out that weekend. I'm happy to see you still running around! BTW, none of us had a corkscrew. I had to resort to the old shoe-sole...

KMYL - McCall, ID has a hotel right across the street and bicycles if you wish to ride into the main part of town by the lake. Busy/touristy in the summer but it's a beautiful spot.

If you are thinking about a Bo, I recommend starting that IFR training asap. You will likely either not be able to get insurance or it will be CRAZY expensive the first year and/or till you get your IFR. Go for it, I have a 36 but they are all great airplanes.

I assume so, but I don’t fly FiFi, just Diamond Lil so I can’t speak to that specifically.

I’m a lifetime member (as is my wife), any organization that can pull off Airventure is worthy of my support. The jacket is warm but not a factor in my decision either. The oasis is super nice, esp with kids!

Our scanners have many duties in preflight, briefing (pax) and they control movement of the passengers during the flights while scanning for taxi obstacles (the B-24 has really wide MLG) and for any anomalies during flight.

Join a CAF unit that has a bomber or transport category airplane. We have 1 scanner in the back of the B-24 and 3 in the B-29.

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An often repeated yet not instituted rule. (At least at Delta)

All of the clubs in the southern part of the state allow backcountry flying after a proper checkout. You might be surprised!

Sorry, I was without internet for a couple of weeks there. Pretty much covered it here, but we do approach end arrestments in the Eagle regularly for emergencies. I haven't read the full report, but I do know the guy that was flying the jet when this happened. I haven't spoken with him about...

This is straight from their website tonight: "Improved campsites in the Warbirds Campground are full. If you wish to camp in an improved site with water and electric hook ups, please refer to Camp Scholler. If you plan on camping in a tent in the Warbirds Campground, please check in at the...