Recent content by Kristin

Some things never change. I recall a photo from the Orlando Sentinal (IIRC) from the early '80's, that showed a 172 that had screwed its prop into a hangar door. The caption mentioned that the pilot go out of the plane and left it in gear.

Plane likely was, but the pilot clearly was not. We don't train people to fly in the ice, lest we fear they will. But frequently, as in this case, pilot's without the necessary skill set, ventured in anyway.

If you go over to Sun 'n Fun, look for the Comanchetown tent over on the vintage parking area. They are also at Oshkosh. Two other internet resources for Comanches is the Piper Comanche FB group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/68675657216/) and the Airworthy Comanche Forum...

I don't know where you are located, but off the top of my head, the shops I know that really know Comanches are Aircraft Engineering, Bartow, FL; Heritage Aero, Freeport, IL; Clifton Aero, Clifton, Tx; Webco Aircraft, Newton, KS; Phill-Air, Dover, DE, and Comanche Works (my team) in Blaine, MN...

The truly rich charter so they can take their pets with them.

Pre-buys are necessary, but are a challenge, particularly when you are talking about vintage, complex aircraft. Savvy doesn't necessarily do a very good job with those either. Currently, they don't appear to have anyone that speaks very good Comanche, based on some of the logbook reviews from...

That is a huge loss to the PA-23 family. I hope there is a team to carry on.

Do these changes now mean that an LPV approach is now defined as a precision approach?

By your membership here you establish that you live in a different reality than most. As do we all.

Without a middle class, democracy will die. Only the middle class really cares about democracy. The wealthy are safe even in a dictatorship. The truly poor are more focused on survival.

I have a BS from ERAU. Most of the credits came from having all my ratings already, and an A&P which was gained at ERAU. The rest of the degree was as it was titled, BS! But having been a product of the public school system at a time when they were experimenting with teacherless classes, I...

We have been fed a lot of BS about the value of a BA. What everyone needs is a marketable skill. Sometimes that involves a degree. Sometimes the degree offers nothing in the way of a marketable skill. Don't overlook other opportunities to gain skills and certifications which can be a back up...

There success, per se, is not. However, the combination of moving manufacturing out of the country, the tax code that incentivizes private equity to gobble up companies, load then with debt to get their money out, and then shove them into bankruptcy, are systemic problems that are having a...

Often short on information and long on belief/hope.

Judges don't get paid based on how they rule. It is, however true, with state and local judges that are elected, a judge might feel somewhat constrained not to **** off too many people This does not apply to federal judges who have a fixed salary and life-time appointment, save for the very...