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    Advice Needed: DPE conflict of interest

    Ditto go elsewhere but get the plane insured so you don't have that issue, or any other issue just in case
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    Question about fuel credit policies/expectations

    I would not extend credit to individuals for fuel unless you have a valid credit card on file. Now those jet fuel customers, either they pay with a cc too or if you do give them credit the terms have to be say 10 days, they will want 30 day terms or longer sometimes. The issue is the plane...
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    NA Royalty In the US

    Nothing normal about any of them, especially the queenette,.. barrAcuda like shiny things
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    AirVenture Questions from a Newbie

    If you fly in to MKE or ORD or even MDW it is not bad of a drive, MDW maybe 3 hours, MKE about 1 hour, ORD about 2 hours, all toll roads in IL bring more $$ If you rent a car look for an off airport rental car like Enterprise,in a neighboring are of the airport, MDW has an Enterprise about a...
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    Autogas in Aeronca Champ?

    Yes had an engine quit right after take off, good thing there was a field straight ahead, my partner had put auto gas in the tank and did not tell me, the fuel gauge leaked and it stunk up the cockpit, on 100L,no leaks go figure, the issue was the carb.
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    Are the dairy cows on strike?

    What you are missing is the largest milk producer in the US went BK Chapter 11 two weeks ago, they cited that younger people are not drinking and prices were falling, yesterday I bought a one gallon 2% for $1.25 at Wally World, the farmers are not making any money and they were selling cows for...
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    Driving on a ticket is a suspension?!

    Leadfoot is right, if you got a ticket in IL years ago the cop took your DL and stapled it to his copy of the ticket and you did not get it back until you paid the fine or went to court and still got a fine, or if in Chicago you went to traffic court with Benjamin and went to this window handed...
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    206 pros & cons

    I had a 206H for a few years, engine is expensive to overhaul like 50,000 I think, same speeds as a 182, fuel burn is higher than a 182 about 2-30 gallons at cruise leaned, the newer H models do not have that great of a usable weight load, the older ones do they are lighter and are better heavy...
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    ADS-b anonymous mode

    Skybeacon has an anonymous mode that you can turn off and on with the phone app
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    Patty Wagstaff involved in incident at St Augustine

    Why is Axtel4 even bring this up? Silly at best
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    Interested in how many have trouble falling asleep in hotels?

    Headboards banging on the wall from the next room keep me awake, some times for a minute or two, sometimes all night, all depends on the activity in the next room,like loud screamer women,
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    Was followed today.

    I was passing a semi truck and had a pickup truck come roaring up behind, I signaled to move over to the right lane and as I cleared the semi, this idiot cuts me off and the semi as he goes by me on the right I look over this guy is pointing a gun at me, I slam on the brakes to put some...
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    How to perfect rudder work in the last 10 feet?

    Long ago when I was like 19, a really crusty old time airline Capt was checking me out in a DC 3, he said in no uncertain terms "keep your arse hole over the center line at all times"
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    Aviation Sayings

    If you want to get there, don't fly. More time yet? go by jet.. "That was close"
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    Flight Following to Pvt Airport

    How about giving ATC the radial and distance off a close VOR, if they ask where the private strip, if anyone knows how to do that anymore that is
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    What hill will you die on?

    Bravo !!!
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    Cessna 210 Potential Spar Action by FAA?

    12,000 hours on the AF, 6,000 hrs in the last 6 years, how many G's where they pulling when the wing came off?, sounds like this bird may have been rode hard and put away wet, not mention the mods like the fuel mod and that stick hanging off the tail. I am surprised the tail did not come off...
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    American Airlines retiring the MD80

    The Delta 717's came from Airtan when Southwest bought Airtran,I have many flight on those birds and Airtran was great to fly on
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    How do you forget to lower the gear?

    You cant hear the gear warning horn with noise cancelling headsets is how, FAA has a bulletin about that.
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