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geezer replied to the thread Something going on around DC.
Pinecone is right, if it had been an intercept, he would have been looking at me. "Were you in a MOA? Was there a VR or OR route on the...
Jun 8, 2023 at 10:18 AM -
geezer replied to the thread Something going on around DC.
Military planes do not intercept civilian planes, such as my Cessna 172, flying V 3, southbound, in NC. Visually, it passed within 100...
Jun 7, 2023 at 9:07 AM -
geezer liked Timbeck2's post in the thread things that don't exist, but should.
Coffee that tastes like it smells
Jun 6, 2023 at 10:01 AM -
geezer replied to the thread Typical Guy Wires.
I considered pipeline and power line patrol after I retired. I had talked to two very successful contractors, one in each specialty....
Jun 6, 2023 at 9:12 AM -
geezer replied to the thread Something going on around DC.
One time line that I have heard is that the pilot failed to respond when the plane leveled off (Auto pilot? at a different altitude than...
Jun 5, 2023 at 6:53 PM -
geezer replied to the thread Something going on around DC.
Joe was at Joint Base Andrews golfing when the F 16's blasted off. The Secret Service did not notify him, to avoid causing tension. He...
Jun 5, 2023 at 3:45 PM -
geezer liked Craig's post in the thread Track car daily driver recommendations.
I tried to get started in SCCA C Showroom stock, way back in 1978, running a mildly worked on 914, but go blown out of the water by the...
Jun 5, 2023 at 3:27 PM -
geezer liked jkgoblue's post in the thread Something going on around DC.
So at what point did this plane lose radio contact with ATC? Does anyone have any ATC recordings with the plane before it went silent? I...
Jun 5, 2023 at 10:42 AM -
geezer replied to the thread Something going on around DC.
Since the ATC was obviously having communications problem with an unresponsive crew at least from the time a normal descent into Islip...
Jun 5, 2023 at 9:45 AM -
geezer replied to the thread An aviation/tractor related rant.
Friday after work, high school friends dad walked into the Ford dealer in Silver Spring, MD. His wife had wrecked his car coming to...
Jun 3, 2023 at 7:18 PM -
geezer replied to the thread VFR Sectional - What is this symbol?.
Exposed rocks, breaking waves. Good landmarks when the visibility is bad, and you have arrived at unknown part of Beaver Island and...
Jun 3, 2023 at 6:24 PM -
geezer liked Sundancer's post in the thread Indian Head Flying Club - 2W5.
Check with Freestate Flying Club at College park; Cessna 172 and 177. . .IFR, APs, modern avionics. Buy in, equity club you own a piece....
Jun 3, 2023 at 5:23 PM -
geezer replied to the thread Indian Head Flying Club - 2W5.
Freestate began as an IBM club, formed by the guys working out of an office on Kenilworth Ave. IBM stands for I Been Moved. The club...
Jun 3, 2023 at 5:23 PM -
geezer liked Ed Haywood's post in the thread do i report this to the faa hotline?.
Snitch and Rat are terms coined by criminal organizations to intimidate the communities they destroy. In particularly dysfunctional...
Jun 3, 2023 at 9:14 AM