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  1. Eric Stoltz

    Redundant "traffic" and other annoyances . . .

    I just think it's odd that pilots use the werds "teardrop entry" when AC 90-66C never mentions it. 4flight wrongfully calls it a teardrop. This is why Garmin Pilot is better. <---sarcasm, sorta.
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    Redundant "traffic" and other annoyances . . .

    What about "teardrop to the 45?"
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    Low Time Jobs Alaska

    I don't know. I bet if you call you'll find someone that can answer that question. I GTS it, but got old data.
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    How to transition from renting trainers to purchasing a larger plane?

    I was with you up till here :) How much fuel do ya need to burn to justify owning an airplane? I'll pickle the engines and sleep on the hangar floor again to keep my plane... and I won't even have had spent any AMU's on avgas! Is Ramen still 99 cents for 24? Funny aside, I thumbed up your post.
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    Change of career

    Lol my company has hired plenty of 64 year old pilots. 121 part. Check them out, fly them for a bit, make them instructors. To the op. Go get a job flying airplanes, you'll never regret giving it a shot.
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    Had a good day; took some pictures

    ... and the day just kept getting better! Love these stories
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    How to transition from renting trainers to purchasing a larger plane?

    Do the math. Expect to pay around 15% the value of the plane in fixing the stuff the seller didn't want to mess with in the first year. Seems like that's my average after 10 planes. Budget the insurance-hangar cost annually, write that down. Divide that by the going rental rate for a 6 seater to...
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    Low Time Jobs Alaska

    http://alaskacentralexpress.com/ I can vouch for the quality of their pilots. We hire everyone that applies. 1900Cs with glass and AP.
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    Best of: Podcast and YouTube for Aviation

    Stefan Drury from Melbourne Australia.
  10. Eric Stoltz

    Cell enabled switch for preheater

    I use this with great success. https://preheatremote.com/ Tanis both them.
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    Garmin Autoland

    I made the "air sucking through teeth" noise reading that. Kinda cringed there when I hit the thumbs up, I did. But that was rather, er um, creatively graphic. What happened to the elk?
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    Vision Jet autoland

    FIFY See above. Still, dogs need to learn to wear a uniform hat. Big ears, no excuse.
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    Vision Jet autoland

    Ah, the future for dogs as off the street captains, captains going back to FOs, FOs going back to Mom and Dad's, draweth neigh. Anyone This one guy I know that has sat at the controls of an airliner attempting an autoland can tell ya a story or two said this to me in a calm, collected voice...
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    Scholarships Available

    Scholarships available hosted by Alaska Air Carriers https://www.alaskaaircarriers.org/scholarships.html
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    Air-to-Air Piper Clipper

    Purdy plane and purdy pics. It is nice to have a continuous source for desktop images. Thank you for posting all your air to air shots.
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