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IMO that is the big lie in the FARs. None of us have any way to estimate our distance from clouds unless we are actually brushing them. The only thing we have is binocular vision and the FAR distances are too far for that to help. We can only guess and there is no mechanism by which we can...

Quite a few years ago, this was a bit of a problem flying a CAP Gippsland GA-8. For ATC, GA-8 was the code for some flavor of Grumman and there actually wasn't a code for the Gipps. I'm not sure I ever flew the thing IFR, so I don't remember how I solved that problem if I ever did. For...

Gee, I always thought that "LLC" stood for "Limited Liability Corporation." The fact that different tax rules apply to these various entities does not change their corporate nature. Public benefit corporation; a relatively new thing.

An LLC is an "inc." S corps are not used so much any more due to some ownership restrictions. In theory S corp, LLC, C corp, B corp all shield owners from personal liability. The cruel fact is that if someone sues they will sue the entity and the owners, then it is up to the owners to hire...

Nope. I just checked the most recent tax return (2018) at Guidestar.org and the stash is up to $92 million. There's enough money sloshing around that Baker could collect both his $1.5M salary and $177K for renting his own airplane to the organization. AOPA paid its treasurer $3.65M listed as...

I used to fly a Cherokee 6 with an O-540. The only way I could keep it from fouling a plug was to lean to near cutoff on the ground and then only push the mixture forward on the takeoff roll.

If you are near enough to cell towers that they are line-of-sight to your phone and your phone is not damaged or somehow shielded and the battery has not died. More useful is the fact that when you are airborne and your phone is connecting to towers they can estimate a route. As is usually the...

I have no interest in childish arguments. I will, though, give you one example that IMO is similar. You are at a public park with your dog on a leash. A group is playing football. You have a perfect legal right to walk onto the field where they are playing. So do you exercise your "right?"

Well, @apr911, I'm not going to deal with all of that but a few points: I'll concede your point that, if in the current environment, the Bravo airports are not busy then landing at one "for fun" is probably OK. Re fun, I never said I was against fun. But we can have fun without being rude...

Better check your state laws. That particular situation does not qualify as a flying club in our state, which has a number of regulations that are favorable to clubs. For example, a club doesn't have to pay sales tax on an airplane purchase; the club is considered to be a lessor and the tax is...

Yup. You can do that without getting in anyone's way, though. Just ask for a Bravo clearance and tell them what you want to do. I have taken several guests over the top of our local Bravo airport. I usually get assigned about 3,000AGL and a vector that takes me over the top perpendicular to...

Why? Giant long and wide runways are hardly a challenge & there was the chance that you would cost someone more in jet fuel than your 162 is worth. I have over 130 airports in my logbook and IIRC the only Bravo was Montreal Trudeau where I had a legitimate need to use the airport. I promise...

Actually, there is a quite a good article in this month's Air & Space: https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/shocking-resurrection-f-15-180974446/

"Wiring Simplified" seven bucks from Home Depot has been my go-to for this type of question for years. Anyone doing home wiring IMO should own it. Be careful to get the latest edition as it changes when the code changes...

Winegard is another long time respected brand.

(Former broadcast engineer, MSEE, current Extra class ham) There is nothing magic about antennas and the antenna has no idea what kind of a signal it is receiving. Hucksters who claim magic antennas are to be avoided. Channelmaster is a brand that has been trustworthy for decades. From a...

Are you committed to VG? Nothing bad abut them but you may be able to transfer in kind to Schwab or Fido. Depending on your location one or both of them may have local offices. That is not a big deal but I do see my Schwab guy every year or two. I am not just a voice on the phone to him...

That's not MPT, actually. That is pretty traditional gospel for establishing and maintaining an AA (asset allocation). It's a popular and effective technique. I have never seen any claims for rebalancing reducing volatility except to the extent that the fixed asset portion does so. Lots of...

@TCABM, good post. A couple of comments: 1) VFIFX is about as diversified as it gets. The US total market fund holds the 3600 or so stocks listed in the US. The international total market fund holds the 2800 (IIRC) or so stocks listed outside the US. 2) Don't worry about the international...

Wow. Basics: A target date fund has an allocation to equities and an allocation to fixed income. The allocation changes as the fund approaches its target date, with the fixed income portion increasing. The majority of the fund's long-term performance is driven by the equity portion. That...