Recent content by ziege

I did the "unschool" thing. For background... my parents are both university educated. Their parents were all not only university educated but in the education field (three teachers and a school principle). My father was an engineer until he retired. My mother was a graphics artist before she...

My recommendation is "don't." I think it's exactly wrong for your stated goal. I did the American Flyers thing years ago for PP ground. I'd been studying on my own when a friend signed me up for the AF rush course as a gift. The compressed format gives them no time to do anything but teach to...

As far as I can tell, the closest you will get to ForeFlight on the android platform (right now) is Naviator. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.onetwentythree.skynav - it's $0 for a 30 day trial, then $15 to buy and $50/yr for a full chart subscription. It's actually pretty nice in...

Same here. And I've always pronounced VOR as "vor" like the Russian for thief (вор).

A knife will open a can easily if not safely.

Mine was about the same without the name on the board part. Once the CFI was out of the plane I was on my own. When a new plane came into the pattern he didn't intercede on my behalf...I don't think he was aware it happened even.

Is that the majority of them though? I honestly don't know.

How would you know that? I mean, it's not as though they put "STUDENT DRIVER" stickers on the plane. My CFI didn't announce to the world that I was doing a first solo when I did mine. As for busy airports...some people do their first solos from class C airports, sharing space with 757s and the...

Oh yes, it works for so many things. :yesnod: One of the saddest lessons I've learned in this life is that it isn't even wrong. Another version: You can go into Wal-Mart and get a single-burner electric hot plate for $11. With it you can cook your dinner. In my kitchen I have a single-burner...

You've just got to put things in the right perspective. Sac Arrow went through three can openers, total replacement cost $25, to open one can. If he is part of a typical American household he will need to open better than 100 cans per year, at a total cost of up to $2500. The S-11, on the...

Ever hear something along the lines of, "it's the carpenter, not the tools...." :D I normally wouldn't suggest this 'cause it's kinda pricey, but at three openers per can this is going to pay for itself: http://www.edlundco.com/catalog/category.cgi/3/4/5/p1/default/N

I ordered a new oil pan and a steel skid plate manufactured by VW for the African market at the same time, installed them both, and never had that problem again.

I bought a Jetta TDI in 2001. I'm not sure how many miles it has on it now - I put about 230,000 on it and gave it to my parents - but it has been the best value I've ever experienced in a new car. I'm a bit of a DIY person so I've never had anyone do a timing belt for me, but late last year I...

Leading and trailing edges basically parallel/no major changes in chord from root to tip. Makes the plane look like it has a pair of hershey chocolate bars for wings.

Not sure what eMKay has, but my 27' was a Morgan. A previous owner had swapped the original engine (may have been an atomic 4) with a 10hp gas (basically lawnmower) engine to shave a claimed 250lbs, which he considered important for racing. The boat went pretty well so I won't say he was wrong...