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    Scuba diving question

    9 foot hoses are standard fair in a cave diving setup so it can reach your buddy if you have to swim in tandom through narrows.
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    Scuba diving question

    This is what it looks like to cave dive. It is seriously no joke, the slightest error or equiptment malfunction and you have little options, even with a buddy feet away from you. Now, try and drag someone who has never dove and can't even swim through this? I hope is all works out, but if...
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    Fuel Fittings - Thread Sealant

    You should be more specific. With AN aircraft fittings we are talking about NPT threads. They are not designed to seal themselves. Look at a print for the thread forms, the root and crest of the threads are machined within a tolerance that can leave a spiral path up the thread, hence the need...
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    Sigh...another nose gear bites the dust.

    I think there is a disconnect between what students are taught. I heard 1.3 of Vs0 many times in training, then told to fly final in a 172 (per the POH) at 60-70 knots. depending on the 172 I rent, 1.3 of Vs0 is 43 to 54 knots.
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    Someone is going to lose their shirt on this restoration

    I work in the higher end performance boat business, the typical boat in our shop for service or repair/upgrades is $100-500K with about 10% of them being above $750k. It is very common for people to spend more restoring or upgrading than the boat is worth. From spending half a million on an...
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    Why do yokes have dual handgrips?

    So we can clap upon landing in a commercial jet?
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    Sad news from the skydiving community

    While I only have 175 jumps, I have had a couple of very hard openings, one that nearly knocked me out. I was seeing stars and pretty much useless for 20 seconds or so till I came to my senses. I was a healthy, robust 20something year old at the time. The way a canopy is packed can really...
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    Need Windscreen for 1966 Bonanza V35

    Cee Baileys probably makes them: https://ceebaileys.com/
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    Question for Dirt Bike Guys/Girls

    Its never worth doing a custom build, just buy the 4 stroke bike you want. Something like an older Honda XR or XL is what it sounds like you want.
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    Build or purchase something with 2200 nm range

    Anything with that range is going to need a bathroom as well!
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    Hoppies #9

    Ultrasonic tanks are under $100 now days, I wold give that a try. All the good stuff got taken out of cleaners years ago.
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    LED "garage" lights

    I just put 6 of these in a 2 car garage,and it is BRIGHT. So much better than the 4 fluorescent fixtures they replaced. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lithonia-Lighting-4-ft-50-Watt-White-Integrated-LED-Strip-Light-MNSL-L48-2LL-MVOLT-40K-80CRI-M6/300263608
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    Vans RV-6A down in Santa Paula

    Plane was based out of Rosamond (L00).
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    Vans RV-6A down in Santa Paula

    Santa Paula is my home airport. Short of a stall/spin or incapitation, it is an odd area to crash when using rwy 22. TPA is 850 or 600 AGL, even if you pull the power at the numbers downwind, you typically don't turn base untill about halfway between South mountain road and in where the...
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    Who screwed up here?

    I don't think ATC said anything technically worn, but said something that was very easy to get confused. It's on the pilot to maintain the altitude on the chart, ATC never told him to decend. They were at 12k, ATC said "At or above 7800..." So they had clearance for anywhere between 12k and...
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    RC model airplane at Airport

    KSZP is my home drone, and yes, those RC planes have spooked me a couple of times. I haven't seen them in a year or so, but the first time I encountered them I was on the ground, and out of the corner of my eye caught movement, and turned just in time to see for a split second a high wing...
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    4-wheeler under parachute crash

    Looks like a version of this thing:
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    LA to Vegas

    I was thinking " Watch for turbulance through the Banning Pass." lol
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    3rd class med with night restriction for colorblindness

    I have the same restriction so I am familiar with the options. Yes, he can train and get his PPL no problem. He simply will not be able to fly at night as PIC due to the restriction on his medical. His options are: 1) find a good AME like Dr Chen that has several of the approved vision tests...
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    How much did you pay for your Practical Test?

    $600 PPL. So Cal, 2015.
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