Recent content by bradg33

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    CFI says I can’t use electronic E6B on written — what??

    My thoughts exactly. I haven't touched an E6B in years. Totally unnecessary in modern practice. Good, bad or indifferent, I'm a CFII/MEI and I cannot use a manual E6B (I could probably figure it out using the instructions, but if you handed me one, I can't immediately use it). And for the...
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    How to complete Bill of Sale when seller is LLC

    On the seller box on the Bill of Sale: (Name of Seller(s)): [NAME OF LLC] (Signature): [individual signatory signs their name] (Title): [signatory's title with the LLC (manager, sole member, managing member, member, etc.; would need to refer to LLC org docs to know this for sure); it doesn't...
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    What specific companies/industries do you think have monopolies/duopolies that are price gouging (at least on a broad scale; I'm not talking as much about very niche industries where those kinds of things tend to happen pretty naturally).
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    Letter to the FAA re Digital Clock for IFR

    It's unfortunate, but some people just can't help themselves. I think it's their own insecurities that don't allow them to just use their own judgment on things; they want someone to tell them it's OK before they do it. Of course, that's the same reason Govt. employees never want to make any...
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    Customs trouble

    Cleared customs through FPR from the Bahamas this past Saturday. Knew we planned to leave the Bahamas before customs opened for the day, so called the afternoon before. Got an email with entry clearance about 30 seconds after I hung up with the customs officer. It's a dumb procedure for sure...
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    Another AOPA failure, IMO

    To me, what's lost in this conversation is the enormous responsibility that DPEs are given when they are designated. DPEs, in many instances, are the final "check" before a pilot is allowed to carry passengers (at all or for money), fly in the clouds alone, etc. Let's not pretend like that's...
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    Garmin GTN Installation Level of Difficulty

    Either Approach Fast Stack and/or Ron Nelson (https://www.nelsonaviationfl.com/) can build you a harness. I'd use them, which leaves you with a much easier task list of just doing the physical install, running the wires, and likely making only a handful of wire terminations yourself. If...
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    Bendixking AeroFlight (KI 300) and AeroCruze (KFC 230)

    Just don't. A friend of mine put a BK Aerocruz in his airplane to replace a KFC150. It's been nothing but problems, and BK refuses to provide any support to the dealer.
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    Car Sellers Beware

    Must be something like that. Hacked email server, intercept before actual delivery, adjust and send on. Pretty sophisticated operation at that point, but hard to otherwise explain why the email sent does not match the email received.
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    Car Sellers Beware

    If you're wiring money, make sure you're calling a known-good number to verify, orally, the wiring instructions. Current sophisticated scam is intercepting emails and changing wiring instructions to the hacker's bank account. Saw it almost happen recently on a $$$$$$$$ wire transfer at work...
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    How is the post about Dan Gryder not a personal attack???

    I find it fascinating when people feel the need to "protect" public figures. Guy puts himself in the public light, and some people feel compelled to go out of their way to make people stop offering negative commentary about him? Why?
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    Lake of the Ozarks

    K15 is great, but there are no hangars. Rarely is the weather so bad one is necessary though.
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    Oshkosh Group (Airplane) Camping?

    I'm a (former) part of the Twin Bonanza group, and we always appreciated the Vintage folks accommodating us as an informal type-club and helping us secure reserved parking. But several of us have traded up to King Airs or, in my case, a Duke - all of which were made after 1970. So we're stuck...
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    Oshkosh Group (Airplane) Camping?

    I've driven through Scholler once - driving someone back to their campsite. It's like a third-world shanty town. I'd never voluntarily stay over there; some people love it, though. But from my perspective, it's an unhospitable zoo.
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    Oshkosh Group (Airplane) Camping?

    Maybe I'm crazy, but I swear I saw something in the last couple years where EAA had a procedure for folks who want to camp together. But for the life of me, I can't find it. I've got about 6 planes of people who want to fly-in and camp together, but most of us don't qualify for vintage anymore...
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