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    I’m calling the peak

    When I hear this, I always wonder, "what changed?" If they could afford the 1st mortgage, and the HELOC payments, what happened to cause them to...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jul 1, 2022 at 1:52 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Cessna's recommendation on flaps

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    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 29, 2022 at 2:13 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    Cessna's recommendation on flaps

    I've always been told flaps help you get off the ground sooner. But, they will hurt you if you're trying to clear the trees. Soft field is the...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 28, 2022 at 11:47 PM in forum: Flight Following
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    STRUGGLING #2

    I highly recommend an FBO/141 school that uses an online scheduling program like Schedulemaster. With this scheme, the instructors make their...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 28, 2022 at 8:28 PM in forum: Pilot Training
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    What was your earliest national/international memory?

    Yup, you're right. Makes me feel old! I was deployed in the Arabian Sea during the Lake Placid Olympics. And, On I-5 north bound and stuck in...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 28, 2022 at 8:19 PM in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Helicopter crash Logan County Wva

    Yeah, .... I saw the post on the FB group page this morning. Just wow! My condolences!
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 23, 2022 in forum: Aviation Mishaps
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    Apropos of nothing

    Oh, .... I thought you were gonna belt out a few verses of that Sheryl Crow song or something.
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 23, 2022 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Bakin' Bacon

    The Oscar Myer Center Cut bacon does exceptionally well in the oven. Spread it out on a foil lined cookie sheet, put in in a cold oven, then turn...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 18, 2022 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    You're

    I think there's more than a few loose apostrophes running around here.
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 17, 2022 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Need advice -Wifes first time up

    Summer's coming up, days are longer. You could take her out for a light dinner on a calm afternoon, and bring her back in that glass smooth air...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 16, 2022 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    Which portable ADSB receiver(s) do you use?

    I use the full size Sentry in the Sonerai. The RV-8 has the Dynon SV-ADSB-472. The Sentry does 2 things really well, it connects to my iPad...
    Post by: wilkersk, Jun 9, 2022 in forum: Flight Following
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    Drinking while flying...

    Last year, I took the clubs Arrow to drop in on friends at a couple of different airports nearby. I bought a Grande sized Starbucks on the way...
    Post by: wilkersk, May 29, 2022 in forum: Flight Following
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    VOR impact study

    The great thing about ADF is that it covers the entire US AM broadcast frequency range. So, anywhere theres a strong AM radio station, you've got...
    Post by: wilkersk, May 29, 2022 in forum: Flight Following
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    This just flew over my house 1000 feet agl...

    You get a few Hueys coming at you at tree top level, you can't tell where the sound is coming from. By the time you see them, you're in range of...
    Post by: wilkersk, May 27, 2022 in forum: Hangar Talk
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    This just flew over my house 1000 feet agl...

    It RON'd at Arlington (KAWO) last night. Not sure where its new home is. [IMG]
    Post by: wilkersk, May 27, 2022 in forum: Hangar Talk