Recent content by donjohnston

NEVER ever give someone access to your computer! Especially if they're offshore.

The first two sentences of their post was: I sat in an rv14 and am considering ordering one. I have plans to go to AP school in August, goal to become IA to work on and sign off my own plane. There is absolutely no mention of a "Plan A" or "Plan B". Only that they plan to go to AP school and...

It happens. I've got a couple clients that still are running Windows XP because of software won't run on anything newer. Up until about 3 or 4 years ago there was one that still had a Windows 95 machine for the same reason. :eek:

If you build it, you don’t need an A&P or an IA for anything. If you buy a completed plane, you’d only need an A&P for the conditional inspection.

No. The kit manufacture could probably provide some information about this. I know that my Velocity came in at 1,874 lbs. One of the factory built planes came in at 1,670 lbs. I know another builder's plane weighed close to 2,000 lbs. There is a tendency for builders to add weight by...

I remember stories about signs “dogs and sailors keep off the grass”. And the CO of the Norfolk Naval Base doing a $10 payday where all the enlisted men got paid in $10 bills to show the community how much money goes into the area. Probably an urban legend. But most people know what the...

I just talked to a friend who works at Oceana. That was about 20 years ago there were talks about closing Oceana and moving the aircraft to Jacksonville. But that was if the city didn't buy up some land around the base to prevent development. He said that he has heard nothing about plans to...

Used to go to Sonny’s in Tampa back in the 80’s. It was pretty good. Now, it tastes like disappointment.

The helo’s from Rucker come down to my field often. Even had some Ospreys from Elgin drop in a few times. Unless there’s a good wind, I stay clear for at least 5 min after the helo’s have been here. If the Opsrey’s have been around I’ll stay away for maybe a day. ;)

What??? Oceana is closing? Where are they going to move all the aircraft to?

Whoa! So now you think a "low level employee" is making half a million dollars per year??? There's no need to re-run the numbers because you'll just keep moving the goalposts.

You're probably right. I suck at understanding tax codes.

If a "billionaire" gets a million in capital gains for the year. They'll pay 0% on the first $50k, 15% up to $500k and 20% on the rest. That works out to about 16.7%. You don't say what your definition of a "low level employee is, but someone making $100k will pay 0% on the first $11k, 12% up...

If I had lost my Velocity, there's no way I would have been smiling. I can't imagine any payout that would recoup the 8 years it took to build.

Good enough that was in long pants and a long sleeve shirt.