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    Long cross country go bags over/through the rockies.

    Stick a 737 in your go bag and you are good for the long haul.
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    Tall pilot roll call (6'5"+), advice for a beginner

    I'm 6'9" The 172 with an up and down seat should work for training. I can't fly any of the Piper products. or Bonanza. Barron I fit. If fly a Mooney, so you should be fine. I think a Cirrus fits also. Al Mooney was like 6' 3" They are "entertaining" when getting in and out, but...
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    Seeking Advice on Purchase & Ownership

    maintenance is the real cost of ownership. Don't worry about the purchase price.
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    FBO recommendations at SAT

    depends on which side of town. Stinson is good quite airport.
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    Nightvision

    When did you go to the eye doctor last?
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    Hurricane Relief Flight- Post Dorian

    After 48 hours of pounding, there will be no infrastructure left. I would suggest evacuating all non able people to somewhere there is something left to work with.
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    Hurricane Relief Flight- Post Dorian

    Looks like you can get 7 people on a bass boat.
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    Hurricane Relief Flight- Post Dorian

    I mean they look cool and everything fully kitted out... but I will take the random guy in a bass boat any day to your supposed A team
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    Hurricane Relief Flight- Post Dorian

    This is the funniest picture I have. Ask yourself this question? Were are you going to put the people on the little rubber boat. Now refocus to the boat in the background and see how many people you can get on that boat.
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    Hurricane Relief Flight- Post Dorian

    Day 1-3 Well there is the problem of when the A team can't get to you and they are only 90 miles up the road. And when was the last time you found a 911 system to handle 20,000 calls for water rescue? It takes 5 days for the ICS to get up and going do you just let the people sit in their...
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    The "E" word

    What about "air quotes power at idle landing"
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    I didn’t know this about the MiG-29

    http://www.sr71.us/mig25.html
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    I didn’t know this about the MiG-29

    I believe the top speed and altitude on the SR71 is still classified. They got it up to Mach 3.something just to beat the record. 85,069 sustained flight
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    Why do older people drive corvettes?

    because they are very fun cars and very impracticable. I had a C5 when I was in the 30s. I took it on a trip once. I figures just the tires cost was like flipping a nickle out the window each mile driven. When you are old enough to own a plane, you are too old to pass the medical. It's...
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    Apollo’s Legacy

    They were talking about Saturn and saying it was 5000 degrees or something and that life could not be supported. Why not change the definition of life instead of measuring it in our standards. Then see if life can exist. Have not had tang since the Apollo program days.
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