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I used to work for FEMA. And people do not realize that FEMA does TWO major things. They coordinate efforts at the Federal level and the PAY FOR THINGS. They don't do things. They don't fill sandbags or haul trash. But they pay for the materials and many times, the labor, for doing those...

FOPA is an affirmative defense. So you could be arrested, but it would be a compelling argument at your trial. The only state that seems to get hard core is New Jersey. They have arrested people who were transiting Newark, but ended up having to claim their bags and stay over. They knew of...

By a committee of the American Society for Testing and Materials

Mine expired in late 90s. No change for us.

Our docent was pretty good. Some exhibits someone in my group knew more than he did. But with serious pilots and students of history, that is expected. Hmmm, I have lived in the DC area since 1969. I knew the pendulum was powered by an electro magnet, but the change in PATH was due to...

This ^^^^^^^ One reason insurance prices are up are because repair costs are higher than before. And if you have not adjusted your hull value, you can end up getting a perfectly repairable airplane totaled. The insurance company looks at the cost to repair versus the salvage value and the...

It seems G100UL will last as long. NO idea about the Swift R100UL.

FAA did not issue a fleet wide approval for 100LL. It met the TCDS of aircraft by meeting ASTM D910 specification for Aviation Gasoline. The problem with UL is, D910 REQUIRES lead in the fuel. There is NO mechanism in the FAA authorization or regs for a fleet wide approval.

All GA aircraft are designed to stall root first, The only way the entire wing stalls at once is if you horse it to a high enough angle of attack quickly. It is still stalling root area first, but the whole wing can stall before you notice.

Or ran it without oil. NO WAY that clearances can change that much.

This even in later years. Makes a HUGE difference. In the late 70s to early 80s (around my time in UPT), IIRC, the USAF got about 25,000 applications to fly. They selected about 2,500. About half of those selected, did not accept the slot. So about 1,400 actually showed up. About 400 - 500...

I tip for over and above service. I stopped on the way home from picking up my plane. Stopped at the self service fueling. Guy came out, fueled my plane, moved it to a tie down (staying overnight), went and found tie downs (I did not have any in my new to me plane) and tied it down. Got my...

My Dad earned his wings of Gold in 1950. He learned in an SNJ (Navy T-6) then transitioned to the AD (A-1) Skyraider. His first flight in the AD was solo. Read the manual, get a cockpit checkout, go fly. His next aircraft the TBM Avenger, also single pilot, but with crew. Then to the AF...

If you can get a few people together, you can do a docent tour of the Udvar Hazy. I did it with a group of pilot friends October last year. The docent told us the tour was 45 minutes, but we were free to keep him as long as we wanted. We started at 10AM and finished after 4PM. :D

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Because there is more room to adjust the price with AVGAS due to higher margins. And someone who is selling 100LL for over $11 per gallon has a LOT of room to adjust prices.

My county used to be dry for liquor stores. There was one just across the line to the north and one just across the line to the south. Funny thing was, they were owned by two of the five county commissioners. So every time the issue came up, they only needed to get one other vote to keep it...

OOPS, still a good ways away. Yes, the step down helps also. Former USAF pilot and former FAST Lead (T-34) here. Never had issues with 3 foot separation.

Or radar service terminated, squawk 1200. :)

Yeap, basically the same wing as a Mooney. :D