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  1. l8evator

    Old Approach Plate - KCOS ILS 17L

    I have a Jeppesen ILS DME Rwy 17L dated 1-Oct-1999 and it appears to be Amendment 0C. Will that work?
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    Changes Since Your Initial Training (Get Off My Lawn edition)

    1. Definitely or the former WWII instructor would show me why with an unannounced power cut. Only took once. 2. Carb heat on about mid field, power to idle abeam the numbers, land on the numbers and we were allowed one "clearing the engine" throttle up, but it had better be brief . . . very...
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    Western Colorado driving vacation

    Glenwood Springs to Carbondale to Marble to Crested Butte to Gunnison
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    Email provider?

    I use Zoho.com. It works and it's inexpensive.
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    172's are awesome

    See Cessna C-34, C-37, C-38, C-145, C-165, C-190, C-195.
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    Ask me your hardest checkride questions

    "What does the C inside the Blue Circle Mean?" It means I need to turn the chart over and look at the legend to remind myself what a "C in the blue circle" means
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    For Sale Cessna 195 project

    Sold
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    xplane vs MSFS for IFR procedures

    X-Plane on Linux (AMD Ryzen 5-2600, 16GB ram and an older Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 at 1080p); Avare on a $90 Walmart 10 inch ONN tablet (which also works with the Stratux ADSB-in). My point is that one doesn't need a really high end computer unless one wants to add on scenery and complex third...
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    Does a hobbs/tach need to be viewable from inside of the cabin?

    The Cessna 195 puts one of those gasoline combusting cabin heaters under the rear seat. I have vowed that if we ever get that project flying, I will never, ever, turn it on. Nope.
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    ASOS out in the fields

    Why are there 6 ASOS near the intersection of the Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska borders? They show up on SkyVector.com. The ASOS identities are K1AW, K1BW, K1DW, K1FW, K1OW, K1LW. They don't appear to be associated with airports.
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    Need to buy a ‘Surety bond’

    A business/commercial insurance broker should be able to handle that for you.
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    Show off your Plane!

    Well, that and Bleriot.
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    Show off your Plane!

    As many as I want and I've never had to do the "missed".;)
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    Show off your Plane!

    Sorry, I left off the nav system from my Luscombe photo: And the panel:
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    Show off your Plane!

    Bought it 48 years ago tomorrow: 3/20/1973; She's had some work done since then.
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    Talk me out of building a Van's RV

    Congratulations on the completion and good luck on the inspection. I think there is some rule about pictures or it didn't happen. Am I right?
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    Luscombe Road Trip—Wish me luck!

    Jay, Thanks for taking us along. I found myself "needing" to check on your progress every day. What a great testament to the idea that one doesn't need a complex airplane to make a wonderful, memorable and adventuresome trip. Good job.
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    Getting my Private Pilot Certificate in a Luscombe.

    Jay, You make me happy. As a looong time Luscombe owner I find your flights, pictures and progress just delightful to read. Thank you. Scott
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    Which Cessna to buy

    C-195B
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    Potato Guns

    Potato gun, hairspray, at night, a little steel wool behind the potato for a tracer. (But only into a non-flammable range under proper adult supervision, a permit from the fire department, no alcohol and offsetting donations to the local food bank.) Could be fun.
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