Recent content by livitup

OMG, duh! How did I not notice the power controls in the 750 photo. That makes SO much more sense. :) Thanks!

We are about 2 weeks away from closing on selling our house - we put a pool in about 10 years ago. We will not be putting in a pool at the new house. I really wanted the convenience of a pool at home - no driving home in wet swimsuits, packing bags to go to the pool, etc. So we went for it...

Quick question for anyone familiar with Garmin equipment. I'm drooling over stuff on TAP and I came across this: https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?category_level1=Single+Engine+Piston&make=MOONEY&model=M20K+231&listing_id=2180154&s-type=aircraft I'm not really up to date on what Garmin has...

Dang it, I missed buying tickets this time... do they only run this raffle once a year?

Here's the funny thing... UOP and other similar for-profit universities have astronomical drop out rates, partly because they have low admissions standards, but partly because it really is a lot of work to get through a degree problem there. I think people sign up because they believe it will...

I used a very good independent instructor at CJR who is also very reasonable, cost wise. He has his own plane (older 172 but very clean and GPS equipped) and instructs with it. He's a retired guy with ATP who teaches private and IFR. He's even rotor and rotor CFI certified and has a R22 that...

I had mine for about a year and a half. Loved it and drove it about 100 miles (round trip) to work whenever it wasn't raining, snowing, or stupidly cold. It was a 'vert, so it didn't make much sense to drive it if it was too cold to put the top down. I never had any trouble driving it in the...

I hope you bought a logbook... that time is loggable as dual-instruction! You might as well get something for your money!

Well, I think I found the secret to flying on a budget. It's called "write a book on budgeting, and charge $22 for it. That way other people pay for my flying." Nice! Sorry, not much to say, but I saw this and laughed out loud. You all will probably find it slightly more interesting than...

In the DC suburbs, we are very familiar with the "rolling roadblock". They start shutting down on-ramps along the whole route as soon as the motorcade leaves the White House. There is an active sweep about 5 miles in front of the motorcade, and people are let back on to the highway when the...

Anyone remember Airphone service from Verizon? 10 years or so ago, there was a phone in every seat group. Of course the cost to use it was so high that nobody did, but they were there. I have no doubt that the price to use your own phone through this system will also be high enough that usage...

Come to DC and chill out at Gravelly Point park. It's a couple hundred feet away from DCA 1/19, right in line with the runway. If they are landing on 19 you can hear the wake turbulence every 90 seconds when a plane passes about 50 feet directly above you.

@ 2:45... "OK, stop turning now, stop turning.... STOP turning!" @ 2:50... "OK TURN FASTER, TURN, TURN, TURN!!!" Wow.

FWIW, here is what I learned about iPad data plans after doing extensive research. Both Verizon and AT&T offer two methods of iPad data: pay-as-you-go and contract. Contract iPad plans work just like cell phone contracts. You sign a x-month (usually 24 month) contract for data on your...

Great, now you're going to start a run on what I'm shopping for! :D