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    Potomac Airfield VKX

    I left Leesburg to go somewhere quiet one time so I thought Winchester would be good Got there and it’s busier than leesburg with students from….Leesburg! Five or six minutes from Potomac to the other airport is definitely quicker than Leesburg to Winchester I originally trained at Lee...
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    Fibbing on FAA medical application

    https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/june/13/pilot-sentenced-for-lying-on-faa-medical-applications?utm_source=ebrief&utm_medium=email
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    Bose / Zulu 3 side to side comparison

    Exactly. I learned this the hard way. The other hint was everyone on the radio complaining about low transmission
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    Air-to-Air Cessna 182

    Did the cabin air/ cabin heat knobs start out black? Mine are off white though I guess that’s easier to see in the dark
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    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    Don’t know if there’s a 53 year old thread on this one https://www.npr.org/2024/06/12/nx-s1-5002993/missing-jet-1971-found-in-vermont-lake-champlain-vermont
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    Air-to-Air Cessna 182

    Um, that can’t be a ’66 without round gauges all over! Those air vents look very suspicious too Is there a close up of the green lists? Beautiful plane!
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    Insurance Insanity (Non-Aviation)

    Property insurance on tiny retail space doubled this year Homeowners up 33% Auto up 25% No claims
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    172 CS Prop - grease spots on windshield and cowling

    If you are buying parts in advance….shouldn’t you have the hub etc on hand as well? Good luck
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    AOPA Rusty Pilots course

    The instrument test has some doozies, which is good for business for some test prep people (they actually tell you which questions require an obviously wrong answer) but a major pain for the people taking the test
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    AOPA Rusty Pilots course

    Now do it on the 1,300 questions on the written ir test!
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    This one is VERY hard to listen to...I'm guessing another "cognitive decline"...

    He was having a bad day. Probably end up with a prop strike and a 50k invoice if he went into the grass
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    Etiquette for using a friends plane

    !!!! Never bring coffee or a which stains into an airplane!
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    Gravity is broken (worst journalism ever)

    I blame gravity fluctuations whenever I step on the scale
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    SCAM Warning

    I don’t know if they’ve changed but when gmail started you could make up any name you wanted. Later when they wanted a phone number you could get one from…google, for free. In these days of kyc (know your customer) i’d assume (I know) that Zelle has their real name otoh they probably can’t...
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    The death of an insitution

    Everybody knew everybody is pretty much dead, at least around here. Both parents work so neighborhood interaction is limited to the annual Memorial Day picnic, every house is basically a silo, most kids live on the internet while parents work or watch television, etc.
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    Bonanza crash in residential area, Augusta, GA

    I’ve done the improper door shutting thing. Unfortunately. It’s kind of a big deal if you lean on the door out of habit…
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    Deferring Marriage and a Family to fly professionally

    OP, tell this poor woman that you are very sorry for stealing years of her life. You were young and didn’t understand what you were doing to her. As for you, you obviously knew what you were doing. Now you’re making excuses to justify dumping her. What, she was making big money then switched...
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    Air-to-Air Piper Tri-Pacer

    Cruise of 123mph is funny. At least for me, 105 was about right
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    Preview of things to come.....

    Original Star Trek had an episode where the computers decided who “died” in each battle. If chosen, you would enter a chamber and be eliminated. The opposing countries thought this was more civilized than using actual weapons. Spoiler-Spock and Kirk destroyed the computer so they would no...
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    Bakin' Bacon

    Definitely use the largest sheet you’ve got or the fat drips over the edge, setting the oven on fire. I learned this cooking one of those two pack wright bacon from Sam’s Fortunately I checked before the fire started
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