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  1. Fast Leroy

    Plane crash in Center TX

    Oh, Nacogdoches is about 40 miles from the crash site.
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    Plane crash in Center TX

    https://www.kjas.com/news/local_news/article_7232a10a-9b82-11ea-8541-534d50048c42.html Not a lot of details yet. Two people are reported to have died in an airplane crash that occurred late Wednesday afternoon near the airport in Center. Firemen and other emergency crews were dispatched to...
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    Harrison Ford does it again ...

    Give the guy a break, it's not like he landed on the taxi way or something stupid like that......oh wait, never mind.
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    Tragic.

    Two Vance AFB airmen killed in crash during landing phase of training exercise https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/11/22/two-vance-afb-airmen-killed-in-crash-during-landing-phase-of-training-exercise/ My son learned to fly the T6 Texans for the Navy at Vance. We went to see...
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    KSAT Citations collide

    I have always wondered how 2 large ocean going vessels could run into each other out in the middle of the wide open ocean with radar and all, but it happens...
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    CFII before you CFI

    I get it, some folks may not want to teach others to fly but are ok with teaching pilots to fly instruments...
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    Can the TSA detect Gallium?

    My 11th grade Biology teacher had a vial of mercury and would pass it around the class for us to play with. A couple of days after playing with the mercury my gold senior ring turned silver. I wasn't sure why. My Uncle asked if I had been playing with quick silver, as he called it, and said...
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    Lets make Friday 'Joke Day'!

    My wife said she's leaving because of my OCD... I told her to close the door 5 times on her way out.
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    When do you cut loss and buy new?

    Go to a flea market or yard sale and find the oldest machine you can find, without all the bells and whistles. I found one 20 years ago that was at least 12 years old when I got it. I've replaced the belt a couple of times but that's it.
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    What / how many different types have you flown?

    Beechcraft Skipper Cessna 150 Cherokee 140 PA-18 Super Cub Beech Debonair Extra 300L If we're counting sims... P3 Orion T6 Texan II
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    Draco crash on takeoff 16 Sept 2019

    The mighty Draco crashed today. Glad pilot is ok...
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    Air Show at KJAS!

    Come to our little airport in September for the best air show around! The Jasper Air Show & Fly-In will be held on Saturday, September 21st and Sunday, September 22nd at the Jasper County Bell Field Airport, on Highway 190 West in Jasper, Texas. The show will be bringing back the B-25, Devil...
  13. Fast Leroy

    Comm. Pilot Privileges

    Maybe the answer is... Yes, after I successfully pass this examination but right now no.
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    Signs that you're an old pilot

    When you wonder what the fancy Ipad is doing in the cockpit...
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    New iPad for Flying

    I followed one of Foreflights recommendation and got the 11" IPad Pro, 256 GB with wifi + cellular. It is a bit large in the little Cherokee.
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    Zenith down at T67 (Fort Worth, TX)

    You wouldn't normally use lock washers with lock nuts...
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    P85!

    There is a P85 at my airport. 400 HP Corvette engine. That is one sweet sounding airplane.
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    What is the best way to study for the Instrument Written Test?

    ROTE Learning will help you pass the test but won't necessarily help you learn the material. It works by reading the question and then only reading the correct answer. The idea that then, during the test, the correct answer will stand out from the rest of wrong answers.
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    What am I missing?

    But what if your altimeter is out of calibration?
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    What am I missing?

    That's it, that's what I needed. Thank you! See the the light bulb!
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