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    (PAINTING) Where to get my Cherokee 180 painted?

    Griggs Aircraft in Tunkhannock, PA 18657 - SkyHaven 76N They do really really good work.
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    Engine Failure on Takeoff

    On my PPL checkride at KRME (Griffis), after doing I think short field landings, we taxied back and took off again. He failed my engine at about 2-300' AGL (at most!) and boy do things happen quick. That is a 12,000' runway, so I could have landed (and taken back off) about 4 times at least lol...
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    Kobe Bryant dead in helicopter crash

    Yeah, really sucks. And definitely I'm not a helicopter pilot. But I wonder if he did what many of us might, and completely lost track of where he was in space, maybe even thought "I dont want to hit the hills in front of me" and climbed and unintentionally began a left turn (he did radio...
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    Kobe Bryant dead in helicopter crash

    So, I just read the whole update pdf. Pretty good read, with some very good info for this early into the investigation. I have to say, at first I was thinking "yeah this guy was just stupid and didn't know what he was doing". But... And looking at the other evidence, including the flight path...
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    Getting my Private Pilot Certificate in a Luscombe.

    Hey, I haven't been on POA in a while, but just wanted to say you are doing great, and good for you on learning in a taildragger! I'm from way over here on the east coast in central NY - but spent a month in Seattle last May/June and decided to finish my tailwheel endorsement at Harvey Field up...
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    FAA WINGS site - unavailable/kicked out/timed out - Anyone else?

    My BFR is coming up. Our flight school/club wants to really start using the Wings program more, and encouraged me to go take a bunch of courses. I've been trying to for a week now, and the wings site is either: - Unavailable - login to FAA site, and try to go to the wings area and it just spins...
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    So, homebuilders...who are we and where do we stand?

    Well, I post over on biplaneforums.net - but now that they went "paid subscription only" (A decision I was strongly against) I don't mind sharing here too. Some of you may recall my prior posts about my grandfather's biplane (Background in my profile pic). I have had possession of that plane...
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    172 crash at Fulton NY (Near KFZY)

    Crap, sorry. Change the title for me mods? Or remove thread...
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    172 crash at Fulton NY (Near KFZY)

    Wing hit a telephone pole... He flipped it. Good job keeping it in the road I guess, hoping I'm never faced with this situation...
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    172 crash at Fulton NY (Near KFZY)

    https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2019/04/fulton-plane-crash-witness-all-of-a-sudden-i-heard-a-loud-bang.html Pilot appears to have only minor injuries. One lucky dude... Did 90% of my training here. Not familiar with the plane or pilot - looks like he was from up north. This area was to the...
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    Did your Mother not raise you correctly?

    Replying just to second/third the Google Voice idea. Bruce was always completely professional in every way in my dealings with him, and I can completely understand the reason he tries to keep his phone number well hidden from non-clients. I have a consulting gig on the side that has similar...
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    New from Syracuse, NY

    Hi Jim - I'm totally from your neck of the woods, and just replied to your PM. Welcome to the forums!
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    When (if) to go for Instrument rating

    Thanks for all the replies everyone. I talked to our head instructor, and he mirrored much of the advice here. Specifically that if I didnt have time (2-3 lessons per week) that it would be good to wait until I do. Also that winter around here is not the best time for IFR training (icing...
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    When (if) to go for Instrument rating

    The airport where my biplane is being worked on this winter is ~65 miles. Perfect. I can make a few XCs down there to check on things/do work on it.
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    Aerobatic flight schools in FL - opinions?

    This is an old thread but I finally resolved it so thought I would update.... Called Steve at Wingover in FL, they are retired and no longer doing instruciton. So thats off the table. Called up Budd Davisson in AZ, and am all set for his Pitts training in April. I like his attitude, and I like...
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