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    Mighta had a little tailwind!

    You guys think he's joking [ATTACH]
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 21, 2018 at 11:56 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Guilty Pleasures

    Tosh.0 Archer
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 21, 2018 at 12:20 AM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Mighta had a little tailwind!

    180 true, 224 over the ground [ATTACH]
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 21, 2018 at 12:18 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Check your Arrows...

    portrait should be a crime
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 20, 2018 at 9:42 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    I have a soft spot for Pipers but I also prefer composites (like the Cirrus)... so I won't take sides. But, I've never had a composite component...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:09 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    I give it a firm wiggle. Actually learned that from my brother in law who flew sailplanes.. since they routinely took the wings off it was a good...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:51 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Southwest oopsie - ‘woman partially sucked out of window’

    That usually blows their minds. Remember many years ago the British Air 747 that lost an engine climbing out of Las Vegas and flew on 3 engines...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 19, 2018 at 10:43 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    I always thought I was the only one who did this
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:16 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Southwest oopsie - ‘woman partially sucked out of window’

    Yes, for some reason the media likes to think that airplanes are just hurdling balls of metal in the air with pilots wweating bullets barely...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:14 AM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    Well, not sure about Georgian skilift tech. My friend actually skiied there and rode that lift a few winters ago
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 18, 2018 at 10:02 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    Indeed, it really is incredible watching them detach and reattach... and it is such a simple yet beautifully elegant mechanics that do the attaching
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 18, 2018 at 6:38 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    I agree. I know metal is the classic "go to" for strength.. but having done a fair amount of competitive sailing on composite boats it blows my...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 18, 2018 at 5:39 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    I can't take ownership of that comment, someone else noted it: ^but I would imagine for ERAU heavy wear and tear on a plane wouldn't be their...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 18, 2018 at 5:35 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    Was my thought too.. but this should be a relatively easy thing to test for. IF.. and that's a big IF, it turns out that Piper is using...
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 18, 2018 at 4:31 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Preliminary results of the ERAU PA-28 accident

    I think it is. Have you ever seen a Blanik's wing attachment? Literally one long bolt holds the wing on [ATTACH]
    Post by: Tantalum, Apr 18, 2018 at 4:02 PM in forum: Flight Following