I wouldn't have known without reading the article. heck, I didn't even catch the AK47. BUT, if it were my job to select a picture for a campaign ad, I would have checked to make sure.
He may be able to drop his plane off late November next year and get both done in December. That may be something to consider if he can fly vfr to a local airport in November this year to get his IFR check on the plane.
Depends where you're getting updates. Garmin is cheaper but requires a different card reader than Jeppesen. I use the Garmin site. Other people may know if there are any differences, but it works great for me and is a little less expensive than Jeppesen.
Garmin...
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I used this stuff to remove the adhesive from my wife's 3M paint protection film. Worked great. I used Goo Gone for one section it barely moved it. I also had some plastic razor blades, but I don't...
we fly to Orlando to see our son, and I always leave around 830ish so that I can be on the ground by 10:30-11am. You can literally watch the cumulus build ups when noon rolls around, especially in the summer.
Tell him to wear gloves and not touch his face. No way I'd let someone start wiping down my panel. Sunlight breaks down corona. Even on hard surfaces, it's viability is a few days at best. I'd be more worried about his respiratory droplets than some virus that may be on a knob.