Thanks for reaching out in a PM! Yes, I checked my logbook and I have 84.2 hours in N380MF. It was based at a flight school at Monroe, NC (KEQY.). Great airplane!
Those are black flies. You don't feel the bite, but they draw blood, and will have a small oval red spot right away that will stay with you for over a week. They're by bodies of water, so Deet up if you are going to the Sea Base.
I did the same thing. Two weeks after my last one I went to an outdoor shooting range on a hot August day with my daughter. She ran into the gun shop to pick up a couple of Gatorades and I didn't think and took a few swigs of the Lemon Lime. I thought I was going to heave.
It's not really the...
Part of it is the ergonomics of the weapon. My first CC firearm was a Ruger SP-101 in .38SP and .357Mag. I couldn't hit the road side of a barn with it. I traded it in for a Glock 27 and have used that firearm for PPC competitions.
That's a great idea. I just got John and Martha's Commercial course from my lovely bride, and the clips are the same as from my private and IR. John and Martha are great, but it is starting to look really "old."