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Good to know. I've seen the snow removal equipment, but never anything that could spread sand around. I wonder if it's done just in unusual circumstances?

Salt + aluminum is a big no-no. I don't think I've ever seen an application of anything on a runway; here in MN they just plow and/or brush the snow off as needed.

No, but you might want to read what you actually wrote (as opposed to what you were intending to write). I'll copy it verbatim below:

It's listed as a factor, but it's not in their definition. That's all I was saying. Read it and interpret it how you want.

The FAA's definition doesn't include configuration or power settings.

Maybe not according to your opspecs, but the FAA's definition of a stabilized approach is exceedingly simple: "A stabilized approach is one in which the pilot establishes and maintains a constant angle glidepath towards a predetermined point on the landing runway." No mention, of course, of...

Many E-ABs have such a thing, and you can read the investigations where it has helped identify engine status and last flight but data recorders aren't going to help with checklist or currency items.

Pop-ups don't always show up reliably in flightaware, and I'd guess that is how the departure would be filed as i.e. a pop-up. But I'm not ATC, only going from not seeing my pop-ups show up on FA. Maybe an ATC person could chime in.

I feel like there is a higher percentage of fascists among pilots than the general population; perhaps this is because so many pilots want to tell other pilots exactly what they can/cannot do.

I get where you're coming from, although if you re-read the original post that's not what I asked. And in any event, the matter is closed as shown a few posts previous to your original reply.

Clever post. Golf clap. And I'm sure everyone who makes it through would know all the basics, such as knowing the difference between true and indicated airspeeds...

No, but not for reasons discussed. Son couldn't go because he had late assignments in school that needed to be done and turned in; from the outset, having all schoolwork completed takes precedence over participating in CAP activities. He was up front about it that day and disappointed, but...

I thought the point of it is that it's a diesel that's able to run on Jet-A, not so much that it's turbocharged (although the turbodiesel does bring the traditional benefits that go along with turbocharging).

You must be in great shape, considering all the exercise you get from jumping to conclusions.

I don't know, how do you? If I knew, I probably wouldn't have asked my question in the first place...

Sounds like a good outfit. Better than the local one that I have learned has taxied their Cessna into a hangar not once but twice.

You're probably right. And your ego is, in comparison, quite tiny :-)

My response was to James' post. It is not and was not intended as a general statement. I edited the post to be more clear. Also, if it was a private pilot that I had never flown with, the answer would simply be a flat out "NO". Since there is some structure within CAP, I'm very open to...

My friend was in an unusual attitude recently as well.

Maybe. But my limited experience thus far is that there are some real stinkers in there as well, such as the downwind-turn dude that believes that instrument approaches are flown somehow with a "ball and string". The average CAP person I've come across has no aerobatics experience, has little...