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One of the coolest thing I have seen is being on Bourbon Street at 1159 pm on fat tuesday(yeah I know I said avoid Burbon Street, but I was in college and younger at the time though probably not as stupid as I am now). At 1159 everyone is in the streets partying and having a good time, at 1200...

Despite all the bad said about Nawlin's having spent four years there and marrying a girl who grew up there and still having friends there I still think it is one of th best cities to visit. It is one of those cities which people either hate or love. Very few people I have met are in the...

Like any big city there is good and bad. Nawlin's has a reputation for being unsafe and corrupt cops. Is it true, probably to some extent, but like flying visiting Nawlin's requires you to be prepared and be aware. Be aware of your surroundings, do not go into dangerous areas especially at...

It comes down the adage concerning being legal or current versus proficient. Pretty simply the requirements for the FAA and insurance are different, as their goals are somewhat different. It is no different when you rent a plane from a business that does not know you. So from the FA A there...

It depends. Up to my last annual all of mine have been about 10 hrs or so. I guess according to Ron I am a pilot only. Not because I do not want to participate as I love doing that type of stuff but because my job time constraints makes it impossible to be at the shop at normal working...

4 years at Tulane. Been years but was there about 2 years ago for a meeting and so reacquainted myself with some thing Sites to be seen Audubon zoo and park, lakefront, Jazz fest but thats in the spring, if you are into Mardis Gras there is a museum across the river, street car ride, Louis...

No experience leasing back... had a 182 and now a 206 and have been approached by a local school about using them for training, and when I did my research it seemed to me a very bad idea. Knew someone who bought one of the planes used at the same school, a 172s with g1000. It was their...

Airtug.com. they are really expensive but worth every penny. The company is super responsive. They are built like a tank. Bought mine in 2011 for my T182T, and except for some occasional engine maintenance it works like a charm. I now use it for my T206H. My mechanic suggested using av...

I have a 206 with wing tip auxiliary tanks which hold an extra 15 gallons each. I do not use them in may calculations, at 15 gal per hr, full tanks give me over 7 hrs of flying. I am good for max 3 before I need to land and take a break. I have a g1000 and my fuel remaining number is always...

Some insurance companies may pay for the cost of transportation. If your friend's mom is still in the hospital or rehab thence management should be able to help. If the insurance will not pay and your friend does not need any active treatment enroute and is able to control themselves many of...

I would walk away. How much is your life worth when it turns out your mechanic is wrong, and the engine quits at the wrong time. There are plenty of planes out there and you are already questioning whether this plane is a good choice. Some may disagree with me but if you are questioning the...

Humans are terrible at multitasking. I typically hand fly, but whenever I need to reprogram anything in the plane I always go onto autopilot first. As suggested before flying with an instructor comfortable in IMC is a great suggestion. Unfortunately, finding the instructor may be difficult...

Back up radio. Cost less than 500 dollars. Many have rudimentary navigation as well. Know it's a cop out,, but like my master card I never leave home without it. That being said it's an emergency. Use transponder, if vmc field available that's where I go, otherwise if possible I fly my plan...

Not sure how that could be accomplished nor why that would be the case given things like live ATC and similar sites with archival and live atc communications as well as the ability to record directly through a wired connection. My guess it would have something to do with it recording what you...

Check out re-fuel.com. I use it for my gopro 10s and get 4 hours of battery time. Thought about buying the 12s but at this point got better things to waste my money on. I have great paper weightweights and drawer occupants from my go pro 1, 3, 5, 8, 9. Some of which I got two or three of.

I never mentioned medical in my posts, just the application questions. I do agree that usually they mention alcohol when they mean alcohol, and did not say he would not get approved. Just said my interpretation of the question is that alcohol is considered a depressant substance both...

I may be incorrect but the application he needs to fill out is identified above as he wants to have a "sport certificate" and the question is "Za. Have you ever been convicted for violation of any Federal or State statutes relating to narcotic drugs, marijuana, or depressant or stimulant drugs...

It seems that the FAA considers alcohol a depressant substance(as it is clearly from a pharmacological effect) and depending on how the reckless driving charges were defined I think that he may have to answer yes to the question from a technical standpoint. From a truthfulness standpoint that...

It's not that expensive. I got mine before my solo, but I have had friends that got it when they first started lessons. If you get it too early nothing lost. If you get it too late and something happens well then you may be out a lot more than a premium.

I am in the same sinking boat. Almost two months in and I wish I stayed at the holiday inn(I think it was the one with thexad no surprises). No end in sight. Maybe time for an annual from hell thread, if there is not one yet.