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Oh my God. I saw an article earlier today but didn't have the chance to read it, but my first thought was the typical "controlled flight into terrain" kind of thing. This is the first I'm reading that it might have broken up in flight. That's just horrible in the worst way. RIP to everybody...

I'm with Independence Aviation, learning in an SR20. Wonderful instructor (Brendon), and I'm so glad I picked them. As soon as I've wrapped up my private, I plan on starting instrument rating. I'd like to have enough training under me (instrument, mountain flying course, etc) to maybe take a...

My home field! I'm glad I decided to train at a busy GA airport, but it's like drinking from a fire hose sometimes. I'm starting to pick up on things, but there are still many times the controllers will say something different, or throw like three or four things at me at once, I have to get Mr...

I added up mine and I'm at 42. LOL - so much more to learn!

As I get closer to solo and checkride, I'm starting to listen to Live ATC more for my home field (KAPA - Centennial) and trying to spot things that I don't know what they mean so I can ask my instructor. Does anybody here use the Live ATC app on their smartphone and find it to be of benefit...

As a software developer, this always made me wonder. Computer systems are set up to only allow characters for names, not symbols. I can only imagine what I'd do if my boss came to me and said: Boss: "You have to rewrite the system, and all integrations, to allow symbols for a person's name."...

Congrats on the closing, but (and I hate to say this), I bet this isn't the last you'll hear from this guy. Hopefully all the i's were dotted, and t's crossed, in a way that makes any post-sale complaints of his a non-issue.

The very first time I ever got into a Cirrus, before I started my flight training, I looked down and thought, "It's missing a knob!"

Something I've always wondered about... How do they recover intact planes? If it lands far away from any roads, what kind of vehicle do they send? Do some of them have to be helicoptered out? If they are able to retrieve it with a flatbed truck or something, how do they transport it safely...

This guy seems to like them!

Sure they do! They just lay out a row of banjos in front of the runway.

I live in a subdivision where the driveways are longer (and sometimes steeper) than usual, so we don't get many trick or treaters. I don't even remember any coming by last year. Here, families seem to be in more for taking the kids to the downtown area where merchants hand out treats, or to...

I used to work in Silicon Valley up until about a year ago, and still know many people out there. A lot of people lease cars for commuting,and several of the folks I know have leases that are almost up, so they're looking out for their next vehicle. Every one of them are at least looking at...

That's interesting. I'm doing my training in an SR20, but my longer-term plan is to eventually switch to an SR22. If I was ever fortunate enough to buy a piston single, it would be an SR22. Interesting how SR20 time didn't reflect on SR22 insurance prices. I'll have to keep that in mind.

I was joking with somebody about the lottery the other day. They said if they won, they'd buy a Cirrus Vision Jet just to taxi out to their Gulfstream. Now THAT'S style!

I had never seen that before, and just searched for it on YouTube. LOL!

Years ago, before I knew anything about aviation, I was on a commercial flight to Las Vegas. The winds were high that day, and the pilot made two attempts at landing, but aborted both. The third attempt was even worse. I remember the plane really swaying back and forth. After the third...

Agreed! Every one of those people can forget about any royalty checks because I bet every network out there is going to drop his show. No advertiser or network will want to touch it.

I've had a Zojirushi rice cooker for about 10 years and it's made a flawless pot of rice every time. I don't ever recall it making a bad batch of rice. They make several models, and I bet they all work just fine. I can't remember how much mine cost. Probably about $120, which would have...

In case anybody's interested, Peter Dinklage is playing Hervé Villechaize in an upcoming HBO special called "My Dinner with Hervé". Should be interesting - evidently, it's a project Dinklage has wanted to do for a long time. Back to our regularly scheduled thread...