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    Momentary overspeed Lycoming

    How many Planck time units are in a New Your Minute? Google didn't have a converter...
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 19, 2020 at 2:12 PM in forum: Maintenance Bay
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    Aerial views

    How tall are the Deer out there? That's an impressive tree protector.
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 19, 2020 at 1:32 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    The end of TAB soda

    And served with a moon pie.
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 17, 2020 at 6:18 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    The end of TAB soda

    I got it. I was playing off the double meaning of canned as well. Too subtle? Apparently.
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 17, 2020 at 12:28 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Raptor Aircraft

    Or maybe build a scale model and test the full range of flying characteristics. :sosp:
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 17, 2020 at 10:54 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    The end of TAB soda

    Yes. And not anymore.
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 17, 2020 at 9:56 AM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Ferrying plane across the U.S. cost

    Well, obviously. But how does the 44 hour pilot _get_ that experience?
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 17, 2020 at 9:20 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Double clutching the downshift.

    In My 1985 Honda Civic 5 speed the clutch plate had 4 springs to smooth the engagement. One day one of them popped out and with nowhere else to go...
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 17, 2020 at 8:53 AM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Raptor Aircraft

    Because engines that are run at set constant speeds are easy to optimize with 1950's mechanical valve, ignition and fuel timing and metering....
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 16, 2020 at 3:48 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Raptor Aircraft

    Johnson and Evinrude merged in the 1960s? somewhere around there. Same engines, different branding...
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 16, 2020 at 12:57 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Raptor Aircraft

    Which still doesn't answer my specific question about why you think there's more efficiency to be found here. And yses, this should probably be...
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 16, 2020 at 12:56 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Medical Insurance in the event of an aviation accident

    I have a 30 year term life insurance policy that excluded GA for the first two years. Since I was past that period when I started flight training,...
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 16, 2020 at 7:59 AM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Raptor Aircraft

    How (in the specific case of a low RPM, constant speed engine) would higher compression help? How would "smarter fuel injection" help? And...
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 16, 2020 at 7:55 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Alternatives to expensive charters

    Ok but even at $400/hr.
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 15, 2020 at 8:01 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Alternatives to expensive charters

    So when you rent an SR-22 for $250/hr they aren’t accounting for all that stuff?
    Post by: jsstevens, Oct 15, 2020 at 7:51 PM in forum: Hangar Talk