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One of our local EMS pilots flew the one on the right for awhile. Just a side gig on his week off. Ugly looking thing.

Lots of parachute ops there.

I have Assured Partners and pay around $1,200 a yr for the Velocity and around $1,000 a yr for the Glasair. Liability ($1 mil, $100K) only. If I had to guess, I’ve saved around $3K a year over the last 12 yrs that I dropped hull on them. That’s easily paid for my little $6,500 scrape I had on...

To Dr Brent Blue in the above video, I’d say I’d want neither one flying me around. https://rxisk.org/pilots-and-antidepressants-2/

Most likely it’s clean. The Astar’s filter is behind the mast and points upward. Anything impacting in forward flight such as ice or bugs will mostly adhere the forward facing surfaces. Now the blades? There’s gonna be some loss in performance. That many bug strikes would be like flying in...

Lot of over thinking on the subject. Typical POA. If you require a clearance, call CD, if you don’t, call GD. It’s that simple.

Argumentative? I’m simply saying based on your scenario, if you’re wanting emergency assistance from ATC then you and ATC must be on the same page. I used an example of vectors below MVA as an example of where ATC could help out, but odds of that happening would be slim. All they can really do...

But until he either declares or ATC declares or treats his situation as an emergency, they can’t violate procedure. Even then, trying to give vectors below the MVA in mountainous areas would be extremely hazardous. MVA charts have very little detail to be doing that safely.

Well both GD and LC are completely qualified in issuing all the clearances that CD issues. They generally just don’t have the time. If it’s a filed IFR to a destination and the pilot requests OTP, that’s gonna show up on CD’s board. If it’s a non filed aircraft calling out of the blue and...

If you want SVFR or OTP I’d call them first as well. They may or may not be the one issuing the clearance but it wouldn’t hurt to call. Realize also that CD isn’t always in tower either. I did CD from a radar room and if a random VFR called, I wouldn’t have a clue about them. My strip board...

If you you’re VFR, there’s no point in calling them.

So much easier to proceed straight to the ramp. ;)

Baseball is boring. The Savannah Bananas. Now that’s real entertainment. :p

Were the A-7s / F-16s based out of there?

Graduated flight school with a guy who was stationed there. Not sure if they have UH-72s at TJIG or not but he departed there back in 2010 for a drug mission. Crashed off shore in bad wx and killed everyone. Was like the first accident in that unit since 1978. Unfortunately was the first fatal...

Stupid things shouldn’t even be allowed at airports. Too dangerous for others.

Well sure, the things you mention are important considerations for ADULTS considering a life in the military. But the shows are to start a spark in a young person who isn’t thinking about money or QoL. The shows are designed to “inspire.” That word is mentioned on both demo teams websites...

No, but doing away with military air demo teams wouldn’t help matters either. Recruiting has roughly a $4 billion dollar budget. The demo teams make up a fraction of that so in my opinion, it’s money well spent.

Been up in couple of SNJ / T-6s and had a blast. Thought about buying a T-6 or a T-34 but the operating costs are outside my budget. Well, I really don’t have a specific budget but the fuel bill for the T-6 alone would be depressing.

Yeah but the shows just aren’t there for the public’s entertainment. Showing what are tax dollars go for is just part of the demo team’s mission. They’re really there to inspire youth to join the military. Recruiting is at historical lows right now so air shows are more valuable than ever in...