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    What's the best vacation you have ever had?

    Sat in a club listening to one of the best jazz groups I've ever heard - a local 5-piece band. Just incredible.
    Post by: murphey, Nov 12, 2019 at 7:12 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Training flight to Mexico

    Start here: https://www.aopa.org/travel/international-travel/mexico
    Post by: murphey, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:56 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    What's the best vacation you have ever had?

    Prague. London. Dublin.
    Post by: murphey, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:54 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Mooney gone?

    Nah, the world ended when the Dodgers left Brooklyn.
    Post by: murphey, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:46 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Flight Academy not willing to see instructors beforehand

    Hm....I have no qualms paying my CFII $50/ hr flight or ground. His normal fee is $75/hr and he’s booked as often as he wants. I get the CAP...
    Post by: murphey, Nov 11, 2019 at 9:55 PM in forum: Pilot Training
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    CFI Opening

    Hm....didn’t know that L3 bought Doss. When did that happen?
    Post by: murphey, Nov 11, 2019 at 9:46 PM in forum: Pilot Training
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    I hate used car salesmen.

    This is why I never talk to anyone on the floor, but call the Fleet manager first. I have a wish list - if it's on the lot (usually is, because I...
    Post by: murphey, Nov 11, 2019 at 11:19 AM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    The way I see it.

    Pilots in Colorado: 18,011 3,387,459 Registered voters in Colorado as of Feb 2019 (there are more recent reports, but this is a good sample)....
    Post by: murphey, Nov 10, 2019 at 5:19 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Flight Academy not willing to see instructors beforehand

    Now that Clark, Mari & Mark (and a few others) are no longer based in Colorado (altho we still consider them as locals), we don't have as many POA...
    Post by: murphey, Nov 10, 2019 at 12:44 PM in forum: Pilot Training
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    Airport Status

    You can always check notams. Or call the airports. Billy Mitchell is open, W95 closed with restrictions.
    Post by: murphey, Nov 10, 2019 at 10:49 AM in forum: Cool Places to Fly
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    Flight Academy not willing to see instructors beforehand

    But this thread is so much fun! I’m reminded of the old New Yorker cartoon with the caption “on the internet, no one knows you’re a dog”
    Post by: murphey, Nov 10, 2019 at 10:33 AM in forum: Pilot Training
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    FAA develops plan to preserve aircraft owners privacy as ADS-B becomes mandatory

    I know that numbers are blocked on Flightradar. No problem, I just match up with Flightaware, or vice-versa.
    Post by: murphey, Nov 8, 2019 at 1:14 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    FAA develops plan to preserve aircraft owners privacy as ADS-B becomes mandatory

    Reading the fine print, it's aimed at the business aircraft, e.g U.S registered 1090 MHz ADS-B equipped Using a third-party call sign Flying in...
    Post by: murphey, Nov 8, 2019 at 11:33 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Ice Ice Baby

    Was the airplane really flying, or left on the ramp in a recent storm?
    Post by: murphey, Nov 7, 2019 at 7:19 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Flying into Telluride. Tips?

    Good idea.....Harbor Freight is close by....wonder how large the bags are. Project for the weekend.
    Post by: murphey, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:19 PM in forum: Flight Following