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  1. strangebird

    Skybeacon problem

    lot of discussion at the Cessna 170.org site
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    some interior shots (corrosion?)

    I would get rid the insulation above the headliner and anywhere else if it still there, looks like some still is, and that area might not have been treated with C-X, I also think that a lot of areas might have been missed, but it does look fairly good inside the wings.
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    Looking for a "B" model..

    I had my 170B for sale for a while, I had the C180 bug, my 170B is a very nice, but not prefect airplane,I threw a guy out of my hangar he was such a nit picker, and complainer, he did not like the color, he did not like this and that, all just excuses as to why he did not want that airplane or...
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    Narco radio and Nav/Comm

    search this on fleabay Narco 121/22 VOR Mhz / Khz / OBS gear broken? I can fix it!
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    No love today from SWA

    Anyone notice a large number of SWA flights being cancelled, 400 some so far today,? Other airlines all very few cancellations Weather or the mechanic issues that have been reported in the news? My early flight today from ATL- MDW w that are all stops or connections are still on time and there...
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    Fatal crashes and tail numbers recycled

    I will say this, you guys or y'all depending, must have ADD, the posts get off topic fast. but are pretty funny, thanks for the humor, but it still give gives me the willies I was 18, a brand new commercial ticket, ink still wet, I was given the task to fly a body to somewhere in a brand new...
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    Fatal crashes and tail numbers recycled

    I have the bug to buy something else and one thing I do before calling the seller is to try and find out as much as I can about the plane of interest, much to my surprise the plane I am looking at was involved in a fatal mid air long ago, it was a head on collision, between a Piper and Mooney...
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    Citation X on it tail

    https://www.foxnews.com/weather/heavy-sierra-cement-snow-causes-jet-to-pop-a-wheelie-as-winter-storm-brings
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    Superbowl and Atlanta area aviation

    Party Favors
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    Help my Mother-In-Law kick up her heels

    3. POF..Plenty of Freaks
  11. strangebird

    Most annoying new phrase of 2018?

    When asked question the person reply start the sentence with. Well yea, yea, or Yea I think
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    Most annoying new phrase of 2018?

    it's not The wife it is said Da Wife, DW for short
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    Most annoying new phrase of 2018?

    It'll tote it but not carry it, when referring to a large pickup truck and a large trailer performance Y'sall= plural We'll have you over for dinner soon which translate to we will never ask you or see you again Joy'd it when leaving Y'all doin alright?
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    purchase of an aircraft with missing registration?

    Not true you can transfer ownership without the registration card, you do not need the registration card to buy the airplane either. If you buy the airplane you will fill out a new application for aircraft registration with your information address etc and then submit to the FAA with a signed...
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    What does POA think of the Cessna 170?

    Mine is a 1954 B model, easy to work on, annuals are not that expensive if you find an IA that will let you do some of the work. Prices seem to be up lately on the B models Pros: Smoooth engine, mine flies straight and level hands off, great over the nose visibility, easy to land, and the big...
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    What would you want to see at your local EAA chapter's meetings?

    Eliminate cliques so new people don't feel like they walked into a secret meeting, that for sure drives newbies away
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    Old but interesting NTSB report

    I was googling my tail number for fun to see if I could find any old pictures, and this accident report came up, but the accident report and who the pilot was got my attention, and his history, all to end by running off the runway. Not a good end to a distinguished life. Then I looked in an...
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    Frontier Pilots Ready To Walk

    When you have golden handcuffs on it is either quit and take a huge income cut it is stay and live with it, and those older pilots are not going anywhere unless they are willing to give up the income they have, it might not be on par with other carriers but they they are still handcuffed to...
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    Avgas cost in 1965?

    about .$50/ gallon or 80/87
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    Can we quickly compare AOPA's Membership to EAA's

    I was an AOPA member since the 1970's when the magazine started having articles about turbines and jets that was strike one, I could care sless I am not buying or ging to fly one, then the wine club, raising the membership fee, strike two and the the final strike was the Bruce/ Caitlyn Jenner...
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