Recent content by Punkinhead

Imagine starting a business and having a meeting with your insurance agent. "What I want to do is..."

The first time I gave my wife a ride in a Cub there was a 40 knot wind at 1000 AGL. It freaked her out a bit when I flew several miles back to the airport in reverse.

"Today" has nothing to do with it. I'm currently camped in my mother's driveway in a 55+ community to do some work on her place. I meet a dozen new people each day from their 60's through 90. Unless by "today" you mean Boomers, I'm here to tell you inability to reason isn't generational...

He's right about the taxi calls and flap retraction but his touching the controls at all, let alone flying an approach, would be enough for me to find someone else. The "10 points" thing wouldn't bother me in the least.

I'm absolutely certain that in that situation my logbook would show night currency before the FAA got ahold of it.

I recently got done paying for 2 kids to get a BS and one to get an MS and I can tell you that A&P school is certainly nowhere near the cost of a BS. I looked into A&P school as a retirement gig and it's an 18 month program at a local tech school for about the cost of 2 semesters at a state...

For the wet rate you quoted for a 172 it's a no brainier to rent. My wife had a 150 and it was cheap to own with the main cost being hangar rent. We owned it about 12 years and got double what we paid for it due to inflated COVID prices. No maintenance I couldn't handle myself with an...

Old Republic Aerospace

I was 56 at the time so I don't think it was age related. But I'm not trying to sound alarmist. I switched to BasicMed as soon as it was available and I've never had trouble getting insurance. You just want to make sure the particular insurer you choose doesn't have that limitation.

One thing to make sure of is that your aviation insurance covers you under BasicMed. During my last renewal my agent got quotes from two companies but one would not cover pilots flying under BasicMed or Light Sport.

I'm wondering how many CFI's would allow a Youtuber to video their lessons. Mine were all seasoned pilots with decades of experience and I doubt they'd have allowed it. The lessons were to teach me how to fly, not to create "content". Of course, I was taking lessons before "influencer" was a...

If you're going to use JimBob's Laser Cutting and Beef Jerky you need to keep an eye on them.

Pre-pay or COD is typical for a company going through bankruptcy and for some period after they emerge. Yes, some suppliers will drop them but it sounds like Van's needs to do some soul searching on how they choose and deal with suppliers anyway. I worked in Tier 1 automotive for 30 years...

There are a limited number of suppliers that can do engines and props but everything else on your list is easily sourced. Also, the "suppliers get screwed" thing is not necessarily true. It can be, but it's not a foregone conclusion. In a lot of chapter 11 bankruptcies the suppliers are made...

There's no limit to good suppliers that can form sheet metal.