Recent content by Manche59

No one has a lock on virtue and I'll not argue that greed certainly knows no demographic. This hippie quit a six figure corporate sales management job to work for less than half the salary in order to help make GA safer. I spend a lot of my time taking FAA and other industry people to task...

You know, I'm a boomer who graduated H.S. in '73? I've skimmed over this whole thread and pick up mostly that people are now geared to fight with each other. This IMO is a phenomenon designed to put us at odds with each other to keep our attention away from the people who spend decades in...

My first solo was about 35 years ago and I'm still freaked out and tell myself that when I leave the ground. [emoji41].

You all need a pat on the back for watching all those hours of Martha.... I did that route on my instrument in the early 90's and am amazed that all the hours of hearing her voice didn't cause me to take my own life. [emoji86].

Your Google-fu is strong? Is that you Giggy-fly? Sorry, just checked you profile....thought it was somebody else.

You got a bunch of good advice. I do a lot of fire patrol at 1,000 AGL and don't consider it to be low. Since you don't have a lot of experience, plan a route around the local area about 30 miles or so and research the obstructions. Then go fly it a few times by yourself to get comfortable...

You may be absolutely right. I maintain two general truths; I don't know what I don't know, and I surely don't know everything. Since I have no reason to interface with their organization, I have no clue what they do or how they do it. One thing I have witnessed is there never seems to be a...

Don't know if it will die as long as we're paying for it. If you're anywhere close to getting a CFI, that's what I'd recommend to get you flying more. I'm working on mine as I get closer to retirement for a few different reasons. Want to stay active beyond flying for fun.

Mine's about 1300. All piston single except about 20 multi and 6 helicopter. No glider, balloon, flying lawn chairs, etc, etc. A fair chunk was low altitude fire patrol over the last few years.

When we did the NLE (National Level Exercise) for the New Madrid plan, we (state aviation) filled all the spots needed for GA aircraft, e.g. airborne repeater for post quake radio coverage, airfield damage assessments in conjunction with the Air Guard C130 wing, and miscellaneous needs that...

I'm a new member and saw this thread and thought I'd add a comment. I work in state government aviation and have been in situations where CAP was involved, i.e. disaster exercises, etc. Most aviation organizations don't like dealing with CAP. I encounter them while flying at work and have...