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    Nostalgia in Air Terminal Design/Construction

    Wow. I usually love old architecture, but those...don't do anything for me. Reminds me of...dunno whatchacallem...where you queue up to board a...
    Post by: Jim_R, Sep 12, 2018 in forum: Flight Following
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    Good flashlight for night flying

    I agree. But it's highly functional, and I don't care what others think, and the few folks who fly with me at night don't care what I look like...
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 13, 2018 in forum: Flight Following
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    Good flashlight for night flying

    That looks nice. Does it have a red light, or just white? I've been using the Petzl e+Lite; at the time, it was the smallest I could find with...
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 13, 2018 in forum: Flight Following
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    Thinking about giving up on aviation

    This guy didn't get that memo. But he is an exemplar of the adage, "How you make a small fortune in aviation?"...
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 12, 2018 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Avidyne IFD440 PIREPs?

    Love my 540.
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 9, 2018 in forum: Avionics and Upgrades
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    Masterpiece of engineering...

    Yeah, $30 is killer. Heck, you can buy around a half hour's fuel for that kinda money! https://www.petzl.com/US/en/Sport/CLASSIC-headlamps/ePLUSLITE
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 9, 2018 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    How long after you received your PPL did you take passengers?

    A day or so later. Wanted her to see the inside of the rental plane, so she'd be more appreciative of the plane I just purchased (but hadn't...
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 3, 2018 in forum: Pilot Training
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    [NA]credit card company alerts[NA]

    Wow. Last time I knew someone who had an AmEx card, Karl Malden was still doing their commercials.
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 2, 2018 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Flight Following turn into an accident discussion site

    I found this post that way, yes.
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 2, 2018 in forum: Site Feedback and Support
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    Diner at Brenham, TX (11R) re-opens

    Is it going to have the same name? Is it the same Facebook site that still says "Permanently Closed" and shows all the 50's decor? If so, they...
    Post by: Jim_R, Aug 2, 2018 in forum: Cool Places to Fly
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    Around the world in a Piper Lance

    Pretty ambitious trip! Hope he remembered to pack his passport....
    Thread by: Jim_R, Jul 31, 2018, 7 replies, in forum: Flight Following
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    Diner at Brenham, TX (11R) re-opens

    They should get the airport to change its main page to announce the reopening...or at least to remove the "news" about the old one closing:...
    Post by: Jim_R, Jul 30, 2018 in forum: Cool Places to Fly
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    Wreckage of plane missing since 1997 found in Michigan

    A black and white photo makes it weird? It's just a copy of the photo that ran in the dead-tree newspaper when the plane disappeared. They still...
    Post by: Jim_R, Jul 18, 2018 in forum: Flight Following
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    If I ran NASA

    [IMG] Space shuttle last flew in 2011. Joke's a little late.
    Post by: Jim_R, Jul 18, 2018 in forum: Hangar Talk