Global Rescue has a variety of memberships & is well respected. Thankfully, my family has had no experience testing their support, but there are many positive assistance examples.
Yes to the new building & no to any change in FBO management goals at KMDD.
Future challenges at Airpark will be when they soon begin oil & gas drilling operations on the airfield.
I passed on an opportunity some 35 yrs ago; an active local & low time Piper Tomahawk for $5k. A certified airplane that no one seemed to love. Regret to this day because I soon got out of aviation for a significant period of time. That might have kept me in the air & given me the flying...
As a registered engineer who designs rotating machinery, pilot in command, and occasionally self loading cargo for this airline & others, I find this story interesting.
Your mechanic prob gave legit advice.
My ranchland is prob 30 nm SW of Dyess AFB. Bone traffic is most always high where I am, but the low level airspace above my land commonly has their C-130 and whatever Laughlin AFB is teaching their students in, T-1, T-6, T-38 flying in random directions and there are no marked MTRs or MOA here...
It is also a great thing as an owner to have your aircraft variant still in production. I have a 78 Decathlon. The new ones coming out of the ACA factory today are identical in many ways. I love being able to call the factory and get advice and parts from the TC holder.
It is beneficial to...
I use my T182T typically for single day roundtrips from Midland to Houston & similar E Texas. It has better endurance than I do; flightplan for 12 gph. Others are certainly faster, but depending on the winds, I prefer traveling in the high teens where it never seems crowded. Thankful for the...
Maksim & Alyona are living large on their enterprise model.
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My son’s technique on our 2004 T182T is to run the boost pump for several seconds beyond the stabilized fuel flow & he always seems to get a start on his first cranking attempt. But, we have an aftermarket starter, which is placarded to avoid much cranking. So, for a cold engine I usually run...
I once pulled a pint of water out of one of my 182’s wet wing tanks at the third flight since the last fill. There are enough places for a gob of water to hide in those kind of tanks to turn you into a happy sumper.
It was the early 1970s. Being taught how to accurately short field land my Cherokee 140 by a guy who had not long before, been landing hellcats on carrier decks.