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Those that take risks have the most to gain. Now, of course, it requires focus and dedication. How many billionaires dropped out of or never went to college? There are some shocking stats. I’m a gubment worker myself with a modest pension and separate 401k/TSP in the bank building up and...

I had free electricity in my hangar and kept mine plugged in 24/7. I do recommend getting a Honeywell HCR100B ceramic heater and setting it on the floor where your feet go. Keeps the avionics warm. I had mine wired up with a thermostat to keep it at 50 and also threw a $5 used sleeping bag over...

Redbirds website has a locator. There is a full-motion Redbird not too far from me that rents for $20/hr.

Jumpmaster did the defendants “win” in your matters?

After buying an E-LSA I know realize how much of a PITA it is to fulfill the GA owners dream of maintaining their own aircraft. It’s a lot more than I thought it would be. I didn’t build this so it’s been an exciting experience to learn how to do a proper condition inspection.

If it was fully insured this could have been an acceptable risk by the operator. Too bad we all have to pay these morons.

War chest money. Would you rather they kept it at $1M? What is a reasonable number in your opinion?

I gladly pay the $$$ for AOPA and EAA. I also gladly pay my union dues. These are LOBBYING organizations. Plain and simple. They represent the little guy, medium guy, and the big guys. It’s cheaper for me to spend a few hundred bucks a year versus me flying to DC and meeting with politicians...

Hangar Fairies can fix the simple menial tasks like worn & loose hardware, etc. The hardest part is for said fairy to actually get the motivation to actually do the work and then do it by the book. Lots of A&P’s act tough and cry out about liability but truly they’re only responsible until the...

Terrible news. I wonder if he rode in it all the way down. Looks like they’ll release more info tomorrow morning.

I saw CAP scouring (via FlightAware) at around 0800 this morning and USCG was doing the same since 0700. Here is a live shot of two CAP assets:

The unknown type military bird hit the ground at around 2100 EST this evening in a remote location. It is assumed to be armed and USAF asked for responders to avoid the site until EOD assesses. Pilot appears to have ejected too. That was 3.5 hours ago. I’m very familiar with the area and the...

I am not a 336 driver nor owner but I do recommend you talk to the crowd at the www.337skymaster.com forum. They gave me realistic advice on the real cost of ownership even for a fixed gear 33 series bird. If you aren’t an IA then expect your annuals to cost $4k a year if everything is up to...

This will all be an interesting experiment on “trimming the fat”.

Nothing to be afraid of. Trust me on this - there’s a good chance some nitwit will be in the airspace that’s dumber than a bag of hammers too. I solo’d in a Diamond Katana in ‘96 doing my first landing apparently parallel with a DC-8 at KYIP. I made my turn from left base to final and I could...

Parker at Airspeed Insurance will give you a square deal. He substantially beat out Falcon’s renewal quote for me but it seems that even identical profiled owners get different rates. The GA insurance market is absolute murder right now. I’m probably dropping flight coverage.

Because they have to use the ILS. My ancient Mooney has better nav gear than any of those commercial demon tubes.

25 years ago they had someone specially assigned to monitor and maintain spacing for simultaneous approaches (I’ve seen it with my own eyes in the TRACON office). Difference is then is that (IIRC) they only had three instead of four parallel main runways and they didn’t have to worry about ILS...

FYI they have free shipping. I ordered two 1.25lb mixes for $25 shipped. It’s really not a bad price for what you’re getting. The free shipping closed the deal.