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Thank you for chiming in. I would like to provide my input. This is not about a member paying $89 per year. This is about AOPA spending their $50M annual budget on a lot of PR, attending events, paying their managers huge salaries (the CEO gets $1.5M per year), and flying around their planes...

Love that suggestion. Thank you for offering a solution.

I am seeing a continuous degradation of small plane GA in the USA ("small plane" refers to the piston-powered planes with up to 6 seats). This includes everything from closing scenic flight companies to closing entire airports, and everything in between (lack of new hangars, unnecessary airport...

I think the FAT supercharger is more robust than a turbo, based on what I have read.

Add FAT supercharger and speed mods to your 182, and you can do 155-160 KTAS in mid teens (apparently).

We rented a C172 and hired a CFI for 2.5 hrs out of Queenstown. Flew over many areas from LOTR. Their email is frontdesk@wakatipuaeroclub.com Have fun!

They can do a lot, like they did for basic med. But it's easier and more fun to spend $50M per year on fun flying and events (and some on a bunch of PR).

As is typical for AOPA, they are "saying" things, not "doing" things. Here are the two mentions of AOPA in the article: "AOPA is considering legislative action to make sure ADS-B data is used solely for its intended purpose." "Imposing new landing fees at public, not-for-profit airports...

I am puzzled by the fact that the prop cannot be feathered below 800 rpm. Seems like a huge safety issue.

Thank you Ron. That pretty much explains it.

Only the Cirrus has a BRS, so I would choose that.

Hawaii

Is it possible to make airliners that can offer 50% lower ticket prices (or even lower)? Looking at the Rutan's Voyager made me think if similar strategies can be applied to airliners. The idea is to build slower planes with very large aspect ratio wings that get a much better gas mileage. From...

Sounds awesome. I hope you write up a nice article about the trip and share it with us. Here is my 2 cents: - We loved T&C. Grace Bay beach is incredible, and the food was amazing. The fees are steep, but life is short. - We loved Santo Domingo. The airport was easy (the handler was pricey, but...

If I understand the situation correctly, he was flying VFR at night with a significant cloudiness. To me, that flight should never take place. The risk of VFR into IMC is simply too great.

He is as good as it gets. Listen to his podcasts and you will see.

My understanding is that some fatal, low altitude spin accidents are caused by: - a plane stalling and one wing dropping - the pilot countering the wing drop with the opposite aileron input, which initiates the spin However, a much more common reason for a wing drop is turbulence, which one...

IFDs have a free app that will mirror the screen onto an iPad. You get to choose the size and location of that mirror. I think that's the best UI/UX solution on the market.

I like 182RGs, but far prefer the 177s, especially because of the lack of the wing strut. Nice photos!

I would love to own one and fly to my hangar, so I dont have to drive.