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T-41 was the second plane I flew after getting my ppl. After a ragged out 150 it felt like a rocket! I flew flew with aNavy Flying Club on the east coast, so never took off with super high DAs. I really enjoyed flying her. That was close to 25 years ago. Went to the club’s website and she’s...

My first CFI was a crusty retired Nam F4 Phantom jock. Taught me the high approach as well. He preached having altitude/airspeed as long as possible in case of engine failure or any number of things on final. It does make for a more challenging landing IMHO. But anything else feels like I’m...

Had a friend, acquaintance actually, okay the friend of a guy’s acquaintance. Clear enough? So hems been working and flying real regular with a CFII. Suddenly it dawns on old boy he’s six months out, and had been doing a cubic butt load of solo flight as well. What to do. Friendly cfii...

Retired USN myself, but certainly I wasn’t a SEAL. I knew many though, great people. I didn’t have the privilege to know this veteran. Fair winds and following seas Shipmate. RIP.

That’ll buff right out.

Laser castration. Fitting punishment and stops replication of idiot gene. There’s enough morons now. No need creating new ones.

Expensive snowmobile. Bet it goes like hell though! Just gotta pull the mains off.

Surprised no video of the incident yet. Sure there will be. Incredible looking at the damage no one was seriously injured or worse.

I would have done exactly as you did. They will say clear tip and rwy XX. If their panties get in a knot, damned if I care. If they get mad, they’ll get glad. I have asked them for a number I will be calling on landing. Don’t know how worried that made em, but buddy, it changed the vibe...

When we had a “incident” at my home base, they had plenty of cameras. Not a freaking one of them actually records or saves video! So, unless you have someone watching the feed, they’re useless. Well, aircraft are cheap after all…

Loved it! Thanks!

Now all you fellas that got even a little bit of earl on your tires and you use what happens, by chance, to be a C182, you are in GRAvE danger!!! Get them off, ship them to me where I shall mount them on Skyler, my 182. We will test them constantly for a couple of years and let you know how...

Probably overheard the argument about which is better LOP or ROP. Dead giveaway!

Oh no! Now it will be spying on me! Recording my bad landings (most), messed up radio calls (many), sloppy pattern…. How can I appease the mighty Secret Squirrel?

There is too a list! You just need a secret squirrel decoder ring to read it! Geez, don’t you people know anything?

Wow! Horrible.

Easy Chief. No argument here. We both agree clean them, avoid repeat. Some folks get real nervous about little things. If you ask a tire guy if you need a tire, we’ll…. If the oiled one came off a C 182 I’ll recycle it happily! We’re good NoHeat. No worries.

Little simple green never hurt nothing. I would have cussed, wiped the mess up with a rag, then forgot-about-it! But hey, buy a new one if it blows your hair back. Tires are dirt cheap!

Next taxi do a few hard S turns. Should get most of residual oil off and restore traction. Clean it with a mild degreaser, Simple Green works good. Then, forget about-it! (Try not to do it again)

Brush your teeth before flight. Gum or breath mint during. Yuck mouth in a trainer is inexcusable. Seriously, don’t take things personal, smile, learn. (And brush) :D