Recent content by porttack

The folks suggesting taking the club plane have it right. Even if it isn't in the general club rules many will make exceptions. Take a plane you are comfortable in and you know is well sorted. Evening buying a plane that is sold as well sorted, a cheap one won't be, there is a curve to...

No food on the GA side. $50 landing fee, spendy gas. Parking options are Signature or Kaiser. Hayward has lots of great food options and is cheaper.

Do ducks squawk 1200? Should they be required to have adsb?

Lost a wing fuel cap on take off on my Glasair, lost 16 of 18 gallons in the time it took to loop around the pattern.

Well, after reading this thread I don't think I can complain about the Glasair getting called a Glastar.

I guess I should clarify. I have nothing against folks from Arkansas, the state just has policies that had a predictable result that was less than pleasant.

A few more pictures! The best office I have found. Sketchy, but functional control locks. Quick run over where I lived for a while near Clemson, SC A surprise view of Fifi! Not sure if this was Mississippi for Tennessee, but crazy pretty. No matter much time I spend in the east the...

Having lived a few places in the south, though not Arkansas, I am pretty sure stereotypes exist for a reason. Hell, if it had been some of my californian neighbors had been stopped they'd be in jail in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere at the moment. Also given that I was one of three...

I had some stops mapped out, but weather put me in a bunch of places I didn't plan on. Lots of G fields have a $5 overnight fee (bring cash, it's probably a drop box), C and D varied from $10-$40 for an overnight and landing fee.

I had 250 hours when I left, mostly CA coastal and winter mountain time. Really it is just a series of normal XCs, you just have more options. The biggest challenge for me was flying in areas with weather/environments that were completely alien to me. It's one thing to read up on...

Tell them no and get the plane damaged when they search anyway and still 'find' something. El Paso was on the way back trying to get around thunderstorms that went from border to border. The search would have made more sense if it had been on the way out.

I think you are correct there, though also not sure what else I could have done. Other than not going to the south.

I know and I know... Kicking myself for not knowing how close I was. An excuse to go again at least! Just the one stop. It was a bit surreal, but not really much to it. Got into Texarkana late. Normal stop at the FBO, left the plane on the ramp and got a hotel. Went to the hotel, had enough...

After a year and change of staying home I was more than ready for a bit of time out of the house. That desire became a long XC. KHWD to W95 and visiting friends along the way in my newish to me Glasair II FT. I'm a low time PPL and hadn't gone further than the neighboring states before and it...

Current Plane: Glasair II Age: Younger than my plane. Partnership: No Buy-In: $40,000 Monthly: ~$1200 ($500 hangar, $120 insurance, MX, etc) Hourly: $50/h fuel, $25 engine reserve. Occupation: Tech Annual Gross Income: Less than I want, more than I deserve. Dream Plane: PBY, duh.