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    KBNG Banning Airport authorized to close by FAA

    Last I heard, there was something broken or out of spec on it. I listen to it on flights through the pass, but it's not certified enough or something to be reported online. Getting within range is the greatest game of "Pass or no Pass".
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    Hunting from Helos - where does the brass go?

    I thought all the trendy enthusiast used brass catchers and made their own reloads...
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    KBNG Banning Airport authorized to close by FAA

    I just hope that they keep the ASOS after closing the airport. The biggest thing that airport does is provide weather for the pass. Especially as the pass can have different weather than either end of it.
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    Helo with Iranian President hits side of mountain

    Stupid question. Were they flying low to avoid anti-air threats in their own airspace? Not sure why one wouldn't just cruise above most weather when a VIP is onboard. I wouldn't expect a head of state's aircraft to be VFR only.
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    Metformin and BasicMed

    Same here, mostly. The main thing it does on that front is making any food that's in transit "expedite off", which is worth a handful of lbs.
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    Why do they say "Anyone can learn how to fly"?

    Flying is the easy part. It's the decision making and the bizarre rules that's hard. Well that and unlike most modern devices, aircraft have a lot of controls and buttons that can damage the aircraft and/or unalive you without trying to stop you. For instance, we've all seen the video of a...
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    Flight school located on short field or grass strip

    To be fair, the paperwork at some flight schools restricts or discourage runways under 2500' or so. Maybe he wants to thread that needle?
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    Are there pilots who've never used paper maps?

    It's funny cause I carry them solely as a backup, but usual go through cycles without opening then even once
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    Is the data plate the aircraft?

    At this point, does an "authority" with any gatekeeping ability exist? "Academic English" is astonishingly absent in most of adult life.
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    Is the data plate the aircraft?

    But isn't it the "same" aircraft? Just so happens 95% of the aircraft was exceeded tolerance and required major repairs. Something similar to a common practice in CA of tearing down all but 1 wall and remodeling the house to reduce the tax assessment.
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    Is the data plate the aircraft?

    My good sir, aviation runs on the honor system.
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    PPR and Landing Fee Nonsense Again in Vegas for Superbowl

    Beyond the airport pricing I get the feeling that 2/3 of Vegas is trying to pivot to the higher net worth clientele ... Whether you flew in or drove in.
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    Is the data plate the aircraft?

    What part of an aircraft is the aircraft for registration and regulatory purposes? Is it simply the data plate? If so, does this mean one could theoretically do an extreme Ship of Theseus in aviation? Hypothetically, let's say Bob lands an old 210 a bit hard, he's uninjured but it burst into...
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    Are there pilots who've never used paper maps?

    Paper today is like NDBs back in the 2000s. You train with them a few times not to regularly use, but solely as an "if everything else fails" type of skill. Besides, unfolding a giant map to ask "where are we?" is the best way for a CFI to subtly get their student into a UA.;)
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    Are there pilots who've never used paper maps?

    Well yea, but surely you've used paper at some point during the student pilot phase? If for no other reason than to satisfy the pilotage task.
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