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I'll have to admit that I cram for my BFRs...it's a matter of pride that I do the ground portion closed-book. CFI usually drops the manual between us, and I don't touch it. Now, mind you, how much I RETAIN is a question. Part of the problem is *understanding* the material, vs. the ability to...

A veteran moved into the house next door. Hung a flag in a front window of his garage. 25 years later, the flag is still there...sun-faded, washed out, a pale version of the national colors. Suggested that he replace it, but it hasn't happened yet. Ron Wanttaja

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My guess is that they were protecting the NCO's retirement. Probably had 20 years in. Bust her a grade on the agreement that she immediately retires. Ron Wanttaja

Them's good eating! Sorry, meant to post to Springfield.org.....:-) Ron Wanttaja

I gather they want a gauge that activates before the BANG! but after the HISS. Gawd, I love tightly-defined specs. :-) Ron Wanttaja

Guy in Kiplanes did the same thing in the '80s with a A65. Don't recall the actual time, but was about 10-20 minutes until the engine started to labor. Ron Wanttaja

The title is "Catastrophic Oil Leak Detection," which I interpret as all of the oil leaving in a matter of seconds. Doesn't matter how inaccurate the oil pressure gauge is, as long as it indicates zero if there's no oil pressure. If the engine goes from eight quarts to zero quarts in five...

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Word is, the pharmacy at Costco has it for about a third of that. Ron Wanttaja

I did check my 1998-2021 Cessna 172 accident database. Out of ~3200 accidents, just 25 involved the oil system. Like I said, small sample size. Ron Wanttaja

I think you're going to have a problem with sample size, on this one. I've got a 25-year database of homebuilt aircraft accidents. Out of about 4,900 EAB accidents in this time period, less than 70 involved the aircraft oil system. And not all of those were leaks; some were failures of oil...

Know someone who's been on a clinical trial on such a drug. Had lost 80 pounds in ten months. Yes, there have been side effects. Upset stomach, digestive upsets, etc. But eighty pounds that they've carried for 30 years. Legs, knees, and hips are a LOT happier. Feeling a lot better about their...

This situation does remind me of when Zoom sued me and 14 others, ~25 years ago. In my case, the suit was dismissed due to improper service. Campbell was given six months to re-serve me, but never did. Could I claim that I'd "won" the lawsuit? Certainly didn't lose it.... Instead, I refer...

The sight of that poor little monkey trying to put the cork back in...... Ron Wanttaja

The first thing we're going to do is check your hearing. Ron Wanttaja

"Wrecked 'em? Damn near KILLED 'em...." Ron Wanttaja

I've heard much the same kind of story regarding folks that think their kids need to be in a sterile environment vs. the ones that allow the kids to plop around and play in mud puddles. I was bitten by a bat when I was about ten years old. Didn't tell my parents. Like to think I've got some...

The virus is small, but it doesn’t float around on its own. It rides out of the body on the moisture in your breath. The microdroplets are a lot bigger. Wear a mask outdoors in cold weather, you won’t see your breath because the mask catches the moisture. Ron Wanttaja

Interesting case. Never worked on that program, but it seems to be a development of a Hughes satellite from the '90s. There is a case from five years ago (IS-29e) that had a "superficial similarity" to this one. Main suspect should be the propulsion system, of course. Wikipedia says it has a...