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    Recourse if ATC is out of line?

    Meh; this seems like a silly misunderstanding. I'd just let it go; nobody's perfect. Guy probably had a bad day, and I wouldn't ever assume a controller heard me if I didn't get an acknowledgment. Sometimes people can be jerks on the radio (pilots too---google "captain happy" for an especially...
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    Why do people buy new aircraft?

    I realized I didn't really answer the question. :) I think people buy new, especially SEs like Cirrus, because they've got the cash and no particular desire to deal with the additional training and insurance requirements of going to the bigger/more sophisticated airplanes. I think Cirrus took a...
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    Why do people buy new aircraft?

    This is interesting to me, because I'm generally in the "buy new" category for most things. I generally like to buy new cars (even though I _know_ it's wasteful), and I'd rather have a new BMW than a used Ferrari, and I'll make myself feel better by holding onto it for 15 years. It's nice to...
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    Path from 0 hours to Jet?

    Yeah, totally agree with all of this. My point was just that, _for the price_, you can get a much more capable aircraft. Not that the OP _should_ do that, but I really just can't wrap my mind around dropping that much cash on, frankly, a low-performance airplane. If you're looking for low, slow...
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    I didn't know Malibu's were this impressive.

    Yep, unfortunately that's the "speed price" (along with fuel) :-\ The A* has a very odd (probably unique) loading procedure: the pilot seat slides _way_ forward, to the point where the cushion is almost fully underneath the panel and the backrest is touching the yoke. Passengers can then just...
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    Jet A or 100LL

    Landed recently in California in the A*, and the line guy couldn't believe how quiet it was. Kept mentioning it as he was driving me to the terminal. It seemed so odd, because the A* actually has a bit of a reputation for being loud, and outside the plane, it sounds just a normal big-bore twin...
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    Will paper charts dissaper as EFB's take over?

    Eh I don't think it'll disappear completely any time soon. Paper use will just asymptotically decline. It'll probably get to the point at which few FBOs will stock them, and you're stuck ordering online. I'm not sure why they would ever go away completely; the hard work of creating the chart...
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    Path from 0 hours to Jet?

    This isn't all that relevant to the OP, but I looked hard at the DA-62 for a time and even test flew one, so I've got some thoughts there. I ended up just not being able to make the math work. It's a $1.3mm airplane that goes 175kts and isn't pressurized. A guy in a 1980s-era Mooney is going to...
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    Path from 0 hours to Jet?

    You know, don't discount LSA. Flying isn't like driving. With driving, the most fun cars to drive are generally the high-performance expensive cars. Most car nuts with unlimited budgets end up in a Ferrari, top-of-the-line Porsche, or something similarly exotic and expensive. Flying really isn't...
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    Path from 0 hours to Jet?

    Hmm, this all sounds a bit troll-ish (or perhaps just fantasy), but hey I’ll bite since I’ve got flying on the brain and not enough time to do anything productive before we need to leave for dinner. :) First, get your medical stuff sorted out. Talk to an experienced AME about your past, and get...
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