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    First time solo in IMC

    No AP and that amount of time in awful IMC ... I'd pass and not even have gone airborne ... that sounds horrible doc ... did you have a passenger?
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    Road Bump in Buying a Plane - No Place to Put It

    Find an old pilot, partner with him as he won't fly but a few hours a year at most, get both names on plane and lease ... problem solved as the older pilot will stop flying shortly ... you can change planes at that point if you didn't like your partnered plane ...
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    TOP 10 THINGS THAT WORRY A PPL CANDIDATE

    Not in the list, but my DPE started with," you did read in the PTS that the DPE can request the power on stall with 20* of bank, correct? I'd like you to set that up and execute it." Did tons of power on stalls, but my first at 20* bank was during the checkride:po_O
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    Got a laugh in traffic this morning.

    Roll window down,"Excuse me! You can't park there!":lol:
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    Problem here is my retirement contribution costs have increased ... lottery tickets are TWO dollars now :oops::)
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    Carb ice? (and beating myself up...)

    Only had carb ice once .... CFI was on-board. He said "Kiss" principle ... keep it simple (but didn't add the stupid part). CRAM anytime there's an RPM drop: He meant the throttle quadrant (MIX, CARB Heat and Throttle to full, tank change and boost pump). After this only option left is...
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    Air-to-Air Piper Tri-Pacer

    I vote the first image for the next magazine cover you get:)
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    Airline hiring

    It's because of that crazy airplane tail on backwards .... I have over 1000 hours and a ton of Tiger and RV time. I have to avoid the internet as huge corporate jet companies keep wanting to hire me site unseen for $500k a year to fly spoiled celebrities to their...
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    Fuel cap chain loose inside tank - a flight cancelling issue?

    You may need more light to see it, avoid using a match:p:p:p:p
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    Air-to-Air Piper Tomahawk

    I love that first image Jack from behind and above the plane ... and I'm not even a traumahawk fan;):)
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    Charged With DUI When I Wasn’t Driving

    If you have the right "connections" you can get off of quite a few charges ... we have a local politician here that has escaped a ton of charges, as has several of their family members. When you bounce off parked vehicles on BOTH sides of the road:p .
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    Low cost cellular wi-fi for hangar??

    I don't have it, but guys near me bought some text unit from Radio Shack a few years ago and load "the card" with text messages at half a penny each message and use that to cycle their heater on and off. Gary Masceli here I think does that as well ...
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    Thank goodness for ADS-B in and Foreflight

    Some of you guys make me nervous:oops: I think the scanning technique taught years ago might be a lost art ... I run Foreflight as well, take a glance and get an idea what is near the field at 5 miles out if needed, and eyes out after ...
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    Rumours of my demise have been greatly exaggerated (my airplane is now a go-to image for crash articles)

    Ever wonder why the insurance on your N number has been increasing? ;) You sure do get around ... you might be setting a record for number of crashes also ...
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    Suing for Copyright Infringement

    After seeing that photo Gary, is there any "reverse" recourse that maybe you could pay some of us for eye damage? ;);)
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