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Same here.

I agree with all of that, but I think it really makes a good argument for pilot owned airports. Possibly that might be made to happen at N10 where I keep hearing the airport is up for sale. In our case (and this happened a few years before I moved to PA), the airport was up for sale and a...

My wife back about 10 years leased a Mercedes E class. Shortly after she got it, they discovered that the battery was cracked and replaced it. Shortly thereafter, she started have bogus warning lights come on, and the car even went into limp home mode a couple of times. After screwing...

Whoever Barry W. is, looks like he bought hisself one of them heliochoppers!

Yeah, but what really makes it great are all the places that you flat out can't land an airplane of any kind. For example, the Tidewater Grille in Havre de Grace, MD, Baltimore's inner harbor at Pier 7, the front lawn of Skytop Lodge in the Poconos, etc.

Not to mention that the feds and states make a much larger profit than the oil companies.

First, welcome to the board -- this is a great place. The only piece of advice I would offer is don't get impatient -- you're going to have plateaus and rough spots, but if you keep at it, you'll get past them just fine. As for casts and blogs, they can be fun. An old friend of mine is...

Good going!

Grant, my home airport is pilot owned, public use. Over the last 2 or 3 years, we got matching funds for runway resurfacing, new r/w and taxiway lighting, ASOS and a couple of other things that don't immediately come to mind, all in all, several million bucks. The price the airport pays for...

Your call, but I figure pilots pay for the services with fuel purchases, tiedown fees, etc. If the airport owner wants to make improvements, the feds and PennDOT will pay around 95% of the cost. So my answer is no, I wouldn't do what you're proposing.

Interesting comment, Scott. My experience was that I didn't like switching between categories, and so I ultimately quit flying F/W. Of course, another factor is that my wife hates airplanes and loves helis...

I hate to disillusion you, but the differences are huge, and if you're going to fly rotorcraft, you better understand them, because things that are ok in a F/W can kill you in a heli, and vice versa. As to seats, you're flying a tiny trainer. Most adult size helicopters are comfortable. I...

Dave, Dave... you didn't really say that, did you :D

Why? Both are easy to do. Not so easy to learn, but easy to do :D

It's no accident that the 206 became such a popular ship (in all its variations). It's a shame that Bell is discontinuing production (2010, I think) except for the Long Ranger, but I guess they'd rather be selling more 407's and other ships than Jet Rangers.

Indeed, have a happy, Chuck! I remember the days before this board, when Chuck was posting on the yellow board, and had everybody falling off their chairs when he told of his struggles to get his PP-ASEL!

There was a piece on Fox last night about the 10th anniversary of Viagra. In early trials they were trying to treat hypertension and angina. Can you all imagine taking it for hypertension and then having one of the classic "erections lasting more than four hours..."? Here's a piece of the...

Agreed. I was thinking airplane when I said that, Tony. I know a pilot who autorotated into a very tight back yard once, just missing the wash lines. The lady who lived there demanded a ride!

Cool, Ted, but you got off easy! You can be pretty ham-handed in a Hughes/Schweizer or an Enstrom, but you can't get away with that in most other helicopters including Bells and Robinsons. For an interesting essay on hovering, see an article (not written by me) on my web site...

Google sprag clutch, Ken. They may fail, but I've never heard of it happening :no: Of course, consider this too. Engine failure over forest. Do you want to glide into the trees or settle down gently at zero airspeed. I know which I'd rather do :D Rotors rule! Fixed-wings drool!