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    My tailwheel training impressions..

    It would be interesting to see you answer this question now that you have some perspective.
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    Tesla Pickup Unveil

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    Tesla Pickup Unveil

    I'm getting rid of my Tesla first chance I get. I'm totally and utterly infuriated that I have to choose between FSD, which I paid $12,000 for and normal cruise control. I mostly just use cruise control. FSD was a cool toy I would occasionally use. Especially in construction, it's a frustrating...
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    If [BLANK] is what you find too expensive about flying...

    KFC only sells Pepsi because they are both owned by the same parent company.
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    N/A calling Calculator Nerds - what's the best graphing calculator these days?

    https://www.apple.com/macbook-air/
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    EarthX STC approved!

    Install 2 of them in parallel.
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    GPS Direct to fix, homing vs track

    Your statements don't compute. If you were headed direct to, you shouldn't have been drifting. what leg were you rejoining? If you were direct to, there's no leg to rejoin you're on the leg. What your saying just doesn't make sense to me.
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    Any tips to better familiarize direction, degrees & headings?

    This app was made for playing with ifr navigation instruments, but it might help you visualize the compass and wind effects. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ifr-flight-trainer-simulator/id901798935 For example, I put a wind from 079 @ 17 knots in by clicking on the wind sock (now it’s a white...
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    Jacobs-powered pickup

    To extend this comment regarding thinking it through - I’m not sure if hydraulic lock is a problem with this mounting orientation. Of course, I’m not sure how the oil system will work at all in this mounting orientation.
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    Empty cargo planes roam the skies

    Mine likes to put only heavy packages right up against the gate that swings outward. So that there's no way to get out to get it. As you say, light packages get thrown over the fence.
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    Port San Antonio’s Vertiport

    30 - 40 million is just about the right amount of cash to fund another vaporware air taxi. Might even be enough get a prototype that'll fly long enough to make a cool video.
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    DPE PPL price

    If the problem were unpreparedness of candidates, shouldn’t the faa remediate that somehow? Seems like an easy problem to solve. Somehow I end up back at the DPE though. Why are they passing cfis that send them pp that aren’t prepared?
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    Under insured and sweating a little bit..

    How would they find out how much your coverage was?
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    Base leg altitude

    missed the point again
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