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    Free Burgers

    2016 Willits Airport Day & Burger Fly-In -- Sunday, Sept 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fly in for a free Lions Club Burger at the Willits Municipal Airport (O28) located near the northern California Redwoods an hour north of SFO and an hour west of SAC. Great food, music, exhibits and demonstrations...
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    How to (Safely) Decrease Preflight Time?

    The most accurate visual inspection of tire pressure for me is to look at the sides from directly above. If the bottom is bulged more than the top, the tire pressure is probably low. If your own plane, you probably know what optimum pressure looks like.
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    Engineer Ted's How to Make Your Engine Last (while running)

    My Cessna 150 preferred 5 quarts.
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    Bye-bye domestic flight plan form...

    Thanks, John Collins. Great tip!
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    When is it cost effective to hangar your plane

    Yep, it depends on the local climate and the hangar rates. Here in rural northern California, winters aren't extreme with just a few inches of snow. Hangars are $180 and tiedowns are $40. My aircraft was metal with no corrosion so I opted for tiedowns, saving enough each year to pay for my...
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    What are you paying for Av gas?

    T-hangars at Willits (O28) are $180 a month.
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    The Frugal Pilot: How to Fly on a Budget

    How am I supposed to buy fuel if you borrow my book? ;)
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    I am officially a real pilot

    You never know!!!
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    The Frugal Pilot: How to Fly on a Budget

    Loads of practical tips on how to bring down the costs of going up are in my latest aviation book, THE FRUGAL PILOT: How to Fly on a Budget now available in a print edition and a Kindle edition. More info on my website: FrugalPilot.com. Thanks for looking!
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    Best parts of California to see in under a week?

    Make sure you stop by Willits Municipal Airport (O28), 120 miles north of SF as you fly up Hwy. 101. Pilot Lounge (kitchen, soda), covered redwood picnic tables, self-service 100LL. Sign our log!
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    I am officially a real pilot

    Congratulations, ATLShaun! See you in the pattern!
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    What are you paying for Av gas?

    $4.59 at Willits, CA (O28).
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    New guy on the block looking for input...

    Never give up. A good friend of mine earned his pilot license at 66!
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    Mogas?

    Thanks for everyone's input! By far, more respondents have ethanol-free mogas available to them, either at an airport or at local fuel stations. Here in California, not. Don't the environmentalists realize that the 100LL we burn has four time the lead of mogas?
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    Mogas?

    In some states, like California, ethanol-free mogas is nearly impossible to find (except at some marinas). Does your state sell mogas to pilots; if so, what is the current price? Comments?
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