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Huh? Never mind, no one cares...

Such thoughtful commentary on a 6 year old dead thread. Was there a point to that “blah”?

These two 152s were 1978 models; the reason I referenced N67597 as a pig was that by the late ‘80s, it was already kinda tired with crappy brown/white paint and a high time engine. Also, it had some extra radio gear and could do basic instrument training, which made it a bit heavier. So there I...

N67597? I flew that pig back in the '80s; 85-86 as a student and then 88-89 as a CFI at a flight school in Plano, TX... small world in airplanes.

In your humble opinion of course. Geddy does have an unusual, distinctive singing voice and can be an acquired taste, but some of us actually like Rush...

Couldn’t. As in you could not care less...

I see you two are a coupla weirdos... just like me! I'd go for the P-47D, F6F or Corsair before blowing lottery coin on a P-51... but, that doesn't mean I don't think P-51s aren't bitchin cool. Yep, a big engine T-28 is a hoot; I'm part owner on a T-28F, which is a T-28A (800hp) converted by...

Hardly. IMHO, repairing this would be way quicker than from scratch; yes, it needs a new fuel left tank plus sheet metal work on both the left wing and forward left fuselage, but this work would be minimal compared to starting over on a new build.

I'm guessing Bandeirante freighter? Don't see those much anymore...

I think I figured out the position slew; use the mouse to "touch screen" and slew the cursor to where you want it. Top left of the 375 screen there's a "set" button. Hit that and you're in the new position. Bump up the altitude and speed and you're flying...

Single cue, dual cue... they both work fine. Try ‘em both and see which one you prefer. For my preference on this one I guess I’m an oddity as I could go either way; this attitude was brought on years ago at my airline with its 737 fleet. We flew -300s, -500s, NG -7/8/900s. The -300s had an...

Cool pics! In that last one I can see my 2 favorite joints in PHX; Angels Trumpet Alehouse for beers and then the Public Market Cafe for breakfast... home made Pop Tarts, yum. But, on my last overnight there I found the AZ Wilderness DTPHX beer garden... that has the potential to become my new...

Oh, I have a sense of humor, but the comment didn’t seem to be that funny.

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or stupid arrogance... care to enlighten us?

To summarize; pumping the throttle to "prime" the engine is ineffective and a bad idea. A throttle pump while cranking the engine is not so bad and has worked on every start of my O-360 for 1600+ hours.

Ehh, yes and no... if you have a primer (plunger type) use it for a shot or two. Or, then there's my RV-8 with a O-360-A1D; I have an electric boost pump, but no primer system at all, I didn't install one. The carb does have, however, an accelerator pump; my engine usually starts after a couple...

I just did a similar trip maybe 2 months ago; one FBO on the field, Wells Aircraft on the southwest corner. Friendly people, great service and a courtesy car with a 2 hour limit. I think they have a couple of rental cars as well. I was in a hurry passing through so my museum visit was sort of a...

No way. For reals? Never heard that rumor before...

From a pilot’s perspective, the concept of living on an airpark seems like the Holy Grail... and I used to think so too. So a few years ago, we made the jump and did the airpark thing. Bought a 2+ acre lot on a large grass strip. Built a house plus a Morton pole barn type hangar with room for a...

Yep! Years ago I had my RV-8 painted at an upstart paint shop in central Texas. The guy was a custom car painter and was branching out into airplanes; from looking at a couple of his previous jobs he did nice work. Problem was, when I signed up he didn’t have a proper paint shop or booth set up...