Is this the part when I tell folks that this particular 6 foot 3 inch pilot with very broad shoulders weighing in at 245 pounds has has absolutely zero trouble being very comfortable in the Mooney 252 that he's owned for more than four years? Mine is for sale...spend another 40K on the FIKI mod...
50? Holy cow! Are you the new posterboy for AARP? Next thing you know you'll be the new spokesmodel for the Scooterstore, Metamucil AND the Life Alert bracelet! Hahahahahahaha....you old faaaaaht! Happy Birthday El Vato! Many, many, many more! :D
I have a longtime connection to BNAS and I'm sad to see it shut down. Way back in the day BNAS was our supporting RAPCON. When you called for a clearance or requested radar flight following out of KAUG that's who you talked to. My instrument students always got to expereince ASR and PAR...
Thank you Missa. I sincerely hope that we never forget the efforts of all our fighting men and women. The price of freedom is not free. Thank you for your service LTC Archer, you helped to save the world.
There's a new word. Here's an old word...."miasma" which generally reflects the contents of a chum bucket or something that burped up from a swamp. Or someone messing with the National Anthem at something like, well, a NASCAR race. Grrrr....
It feels like a lifetime ago but I used to be part of the NASCAR Air Force. It seemed that every weekend it was a new up and coming music act that got face time singing the National Anthem at the start of the race. Some were great and some just plain sucked in the process of ruining an otherwise...
Actually, the controlling obstacle for about 100% of the overwater approaches is a ship. Here's one a bit closer to home:
http://www.naco.faa.gov/d-tpp/1001/00058IL4R.PDF
Lessee....updated the GPS database....flew the airplane.....washed the airplane....flew the airplane...fueled the airplane....flew the airplane....hangered the airplane....detailed the airplane. Logged all updates and checks as required....saw some pretty goofy behavior from a Beechjet at the...
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20010109X00069&key=1
I'm not much for posting these unless there's something to be learned. Manage your risks accordingly. Please be safe.
Uhhhh....sure. Leaving OKC go East for about 1400 nm and turn North at the really big pond. Look for large concentrations of neon. Land at the nearest airport. Call cab. Repeat as necessary. :smile: