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    TACAN Point to Point

    I don't recall seeing the letter from the FAA, but I was at Headqurters Air Force Reaserve Command when the subsequent memo from AFFSA came out. As some others have pointed out, fix-to-fix navigation is an educated guess on the heading to the desired fix. VORs, TACANs, GPS, etc., have to meet...
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    Helicopter vs Drone...?

    That does not absolve them of their responsibility to avoid manned aircraft.
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    Good videos for safety / avoid emergencies

    The FAA has a lot of good videos on YouTube - search - 57 seconds to safer flying - FAA from the flight deck
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    Precise meaning of “continue downwind”

    If not specifically defined, Since the intended meaning is the common meaning--to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action--no further definition is required.
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    Working on my tail wheel...

    What does a T-28 have to do with tailwheel planes?
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    How do class D tower controller separate VFR traffic without radar?

    Actually, it's Twin Falls, Idaho and Helena, Montana. Spokane provides approach control service at Missoula.
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    Another Float Plane Flips on Lake Washington (7/28/20)

    For the second time this month, a float plane flipped on landing in Lake Washington east of Seattle. https://komonews.com/news/local/float-plane-flips-while-landing-in-lake-washington-pilot-unhurt I bet the insurance rates for planes with amphibious floats are going going up.
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    Why is there class D around SeaTac's class B?

    It is an Class D extension of the SEA Class B (sort of like a Class E extension of a Class D). I suppose it is was established to provide some degree of control over the airspace without the restrictions of a Class B. Nothing saying by NOTAM.
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    Airport name on CTAF

    Given that "Downtown" is what is listed in the Chart Supplement for communicating with the tower at CPS.
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    How to bust regs....

    I don't see a violation of the FAA regulations.
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    Any pilot shops having Memorial Day sales?

    I heard Aircraft Spruce is giving 50% off to the people Memorial Day honors; but, I assume you don't qualify.
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    Sac's burger review - Burgerim

    I question how habanero aioli, grilled jalapeños, and pepper jack cheese makes something "Spanish."
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    Landed at Newark

    It doesn't work that way--when instructed to fly a heading, you are expected to fly that heading, not track it.
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    Pc-12 safe in a field.

    They were testing to see if it met the stall requirements for certification. It failed. That is why it has to have the stick shaker/pusher. There is no requirement to test it using bad technique.
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    VFR into IMC

    Anyone else notice he wasn't wearing his shoulder belt?
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    Gas...how low can it go?

    Seattle area--$2.35 at the local Costco.
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    Over/Under Covid 19 deaths in US

    Trick question. It's going to be exactly 25,000.
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    ATC instruction to divert

    What, exactly, did the controller say?
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    [NA] Covid19 & restaurants

    Seattle's paragon of fine dinning, Canlis, closed its dining room several weeks ago and started a drive-thru and delivery operation.
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