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There's always N51 in Holly Ridge. It's a short drive to Topsail Island, a shorter drive to the Sound. If you don't mind grass runways, no services on field (but KACZ is close) and a rural setting for the beach.

All of them involved in food production. The medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers andndistributors are regulated much more so. --Hank (former) medical device engineer it's easier here in industrial manufacturing . . . .

Be careful opening carbonated beverages--go slowly. Water bottles shouldn't be a problem (I've never had one). Potato chip bags can be interesting--had a large one bust open quite loudly behind my head once; the second bag traveled just fine, up around 9000-10,000 msl. From watching this video...

There's computers that can drive for you, too, but I don't want one of them, either.

For me, it was Johnson Air Force base, two changes away so not on the flip flop any more. Wilmington Approach was in the flip flop, and the uncontrolled destination near it. Com2 had weather stations in it . . . I like to monitor conditions ahead.

I'll see your one and raise you! No, it's not mine . . . . . .

So what frequency were you on last week, 90 nm away from your vacation destination, so you can call them to open your homebound flight plan when Departure behind you never answers your calls? The clouds are getting closer and Departure is getting farther behind you, talking to everyone but not...

Right now I have a Ranger with 3.0 V6. GM is going to turbo 4s; don't recall who is doing what, but I'm hearing everything from 8 to 11 automatic gears . . . . No thanks! That's just too much crap to break, and hauling weight will wear out both the tiny engine and the hot little turbo, to say...

I had not heard that. I've been too busy mourning the loss of the left-most pedal and trying to come to terms with the thought that my next truck will be bigger, with a smaller engine, a turbo to make it look strong on paper, and a gazillion-speed automatic that will never be in the gear I want...

You're dating yourself. Millenials would never do,anything like that, it's scary and they don't have coordination reaching much further than their two thumbs

Beat me to it . . . .

Much travel in Europe is pretty short distance. Over there, 50 miles is a long way; i have coworkers whose one-way commute is longer than that. For rail in the U.S, look at routes like Atlanta to Dallas, or Chicago to St. Louis, plus the proverbial NYC to LA . . . . Aint gonna happen, even at...

I'm curious, too. When I bought my Mooney with just 62 Cessna hours in my logbook, ins only required 15 hours (including 5 actual / simulated IMC) with a Mooney instructor. When working on Instruments, the CFII had to fly solo for 5 hours (but was a regional airline pilot). Makes me wonder what...

So I learn better when my CFI is at the airport 100nm away than when he's 110nm away at home? Just one more reason to avoid Pt. 141 . . . . Military pilots don't generally pay for instruction, so that tidbit means nothing. They wear uniforms, flight suits and helmets and eat in mess halls...

After your golf lesson, do you pay the pro his hourly instructional rate for every round that you play? Ir even for the very next one where you are using what you were just taught?

This was the official policy of the FBO where I got my license. They hired a new CFII as I was starting Instrument work; she charged me ground time on the first lesson, then deducted that from my 2nd lesson and didn't charge me for ground time again. And no, I didn't complain or anything.

The CFI can book other students to teach while one is out on XC. Cell phones still work from other airports is there's a problem. I'd never pay anyone to sit around while I'm doing something, and I'd especially never pay someone to set an alarm, take a shower and drive to work. Call out after...

Turn off your strobes in IMC. The little lightning I've been unfortunate enough to see inside dark gray clouds has had a greenish cast to it, matched the direction shown on my stormscope, and not too close. Took the first opportunity to beg ATC for a climb, since they were holding me down...

I just re-upped yesterday. I have too many hats already, so they are sending a headset bag. Last year I talked them out of a flashlight . . . . My favorite flying hat says "John Deere" on the front. :p

I've had cars where the gear shift was spring-loaded to the center. It was nice. My truck, whose shifter is four times as long, has no spring, so I have to make sure to wiggle it slightly right going from 2nd to 3rd. It was so much easier when I could just push it forward and the spring moved it...