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  1. strangebird

    Sun 'n Fun 2023

    Belize! better looking women there to look at than SNF If there were no snow birds there would be no SNF they try to get them and $ before the the purge North begins, ever notice how the dates are earlier,
  2. strangebird

    Talk me out of a c170

    I have a 1954Cessna 170B, it is not that much different from a 172, not all that fast but very easy to maintain, few Ad"s and very few SB"s Get over to the Cessna 170.org website and become a member, you will learn a lot from very experienced members of that group.
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    Talk me out of a c170

    Witht those flamethrower comment I better dump mine quick! All those SB's I better look into, Or a Continental C 145, a lot now have Lycoming 180HP
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    Austin International Airport: near disaster

    I wonder how the SWA crew felt all the way to Cancun knowing that they almost died,they had to know, that would have shook me to the core,
  5. strangebird

    Ford F150 with a 3.5 L turbo and the 3.31 rear.

    My truck was twice what I paid for my airplane, new F 150 in the $80's even 90's sticker who buys them now? I got in before all the rebates went away and cheap financing last year I ordered the truck late Jan 2022, it arrived mid September, 2022, dealer honored all rebates $4000 worth, rates .0...
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    Ford F150 with a 3.5 L turbo and the 3.31 rear.

    I have the same setup in 2022 lariat, I pull a 20 ft utility trailer with my tractor, RTV's and round bales of hay maybe six to eight of them, I know the trailer is back there but no issues, about 15 mpg you will like the 3.5 ecoboost Never tell the dealer you have cash, just get the price...
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    Austin International Airport: near disaster

    Tha'ts because SWA was clueless about what was happening
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    Austin International Airport: near disaster

    Do you think the SWA should have used some common sense and told ATC we are going to wait until the FedEX lands knowing they are going to be the ILS critical area when they entered the runway.. with a CAT 3 767 at three miles, SWA crew shpuld have gotten their heads out there butts and woke up...
  9. strangebird

    Registration questions

    I sent you a PM
  10. strangebird

    Anyone buying a Rivian?

    Do you really think Rivian is going to make it? How long do you think they can keep losing this kind of money and burning cash at a high rate? https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/12/23505427/rivian-mercedes-benz-electric-van-ev-plans-hold-paused
  11. strangebird

    For Sale SOLD! Hangar for Sale - Cobb County International (RYY) Atlanta GA

    With 15-16 years left on the lease, and no gurantees or options after that, this hangar which is about 4,080 sq feet is probably in the some big money, how about taxes, and the if there is an Assocation fee each year, it goes on and on when you buy a hangar, lot of unknowns other than it is for...
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    Aircraft ownership rush to Exit door

    Did you say on your sign the wife is included in the sale. I have had a few "significant others" that wanted me to sell the plane and stop flying, the airplane was getting way more attention than the "other" and they were jealous, they got traded in ...better to rent I think
  13. strangebird

    Filing a Complaint With Local FSDO?

    If OP, were a jet engine, we could turn off the whining whiner,
  14. strangebird

    Way in over my head, don’t be me!

    Forget the puppy mill CFI, they are not who you want the built time riding around building time to go the airlines, Get an experienced CFI ex airline Corporate type guy, and have him teach you Or sell that Cirrus, you put the cart before the horse, to learn in.
  15. strangebird

    Worlds fastest shoe (for Oshkosh?)

    These are fall on your butt shoes, try getting up then,
  16. strangebird

    I want to get a medical but I'm scared

    After reading the OP's medical history, it makes me scared he wants to be a pilot, not to be nasty, but the reality as much as he likes aviation, becoming a pilot is not the only path to enjoy aviation, and the Feds will make this medical a nightmare for OP, and that just might kill your desire...
  17. strangebird

    Filing a Complaint With Local FSDO?

    You asked! Here is my opinion, get over it, it got fixed and quit whining, you same the same thing over and over, you have an anger issue that you can not let go of because you think the tech screwed up. maybe he did maybe not, and let me guess you have never made a mistake in your life. If...
  18. strangebird

    Cessna 172H deal - Your thoughts?

    I do not get why you would put all those avionics in a 172 H, unless you are instrument rated then MAYBE, but you will still be flying along at what 110 kts if you are lucky, on a good day in the soup, you do not need them. While the Continental C145 and look to see if it is really is an O 300...
  19. strangebird

    Oshkosh, how many years you been going?

    1971 first Oshkosh only missed three since, I tried to figure out how many days of my life have I spent in Oshkosh one time, flown in many times, camped under the wing, did the dorms and now I drive the RV there, while it is the same each year it is not in a lot of ways, I wonder why I keep...
  20. strangebird

    Thoughts on this landing?

    yes an accident waiting happen, dumb thing to do at a low altitude, showboating for the camera, ad way too many cameras. and screwing with the avionics for such a short flight, never watching this guy again, he is dangerous
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