bnt83

You aren't alone. People, situations, things happen, and it can really suck sometimes. Being on your own can seem really empty, only...

Inbound - I like to listen to approach frequency few minutes to get an idea what is really going on ahead of me, before contracting them.

Buy a portable radio, park nearby the airport, & listen. There is an ebb & flow to how this works in real life depending on how busy...

Incoming traffic Record the ATIS broadcast (weather etc) Contact Omaha Approach 124.0 20ish miles out. Just simple "Omaha Approach...

At my home Class C Record the ATIS broadcast (weather etc) Contact Clearance Delivery : Lincoln Clearance Bugsmasher 1234 Bugsmasher...

I borrow a battery from another ship or just buy a brand new one on the spot if one is available. Charge if schedule allows.

This tool I made is a great way to load a schutz gun with Fluid Film, for what it's worth. It agitates the product and reduces its...

Sounding programmed by a bitter spouse (mom). Men can't win. Its either "you don't make enough $" or "you are not home enough" either...

I'm curious why you think your kids would be better off with you divorced from their pilot dad than married to him. If you believe the...

Rust is the bane of my existence. I started hot-dip galvanizing everything I could, and then encasing it in a sarcophagus of Fluid Film...

I just finished a field overhaul for myself, using brand new cylinder kits, brand new camshaft and new tappets kit, 5 of the existing...

Sleeping in the airplane is a great avionics anti-theft strategy too.

Time to start a homemade wrench challenge thread here. Honestly, a set of crows feet and one extension with a small piece of pipe...

I would buy a cheaper welder and make one before buying that $300 wrench. Sure its not as fast but the reward will be way more.

Been an aircraft mech for 20 years, never used one nor owned one.