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I have three 6x9 aviation photo cards. They were a gift from Lufthansa, and nice pictures, but I don't collect these kinds of things, and don't have anywhere to put them. They could be framed, they have a space in the back to accept a nail to hang, and they have paper pop-out stands in the back...

To the commercial guys who hang out way up there burning jet fuel...I've got a question. I've flown way more than my fair share as a passenger on Int'l flights multiple directions, including over to Europe and back multiple times per year. The track heading back to the US from Europe, the...

Hi All, Just curious...does anyone tip their CFI? I have not been asked for this, it hasn't been suggested, and I haven't seen it. It was just a question that popped up after I had one that really did a great job and I was very happy with. I wondered if this was a practice, especially after...

After taking lessons in both steam gauge and G1000 equipped planes, I've figured out something. While the G1000 is "cool" and certainly has a lot of great advantages (too many to list even, I suppose), I have found that I actually fly better with my instructor when I'm in a steam gauge plane...

I have had a difficult time getting my schedule to mesh well with instructors. It's not just one...it's multiple. The first one assigned to me works only Monday-Friday 0800-1600. The second one is a little better, but starts later than I'd like to, and only works part of the weekend. Another...

Travel rant for anyone who is interested. Recently had to go to Russia for business. Before the political jokes start, here is my full disclosure: Yes, I did go to Russia. Yes, I did talk to Russians. Glad that's over with, now nobody will come back next month and throw me out because I didn't...

I made a post a few days ago about my hiatus. I'm nowhere near one of the top members, I've always read more than I post, and I didn't expect many to notice me being away for a while anyway. But I love this community, the support from all the members, the great things there are to learn, and...

Backstory first. I'm on our local fire department. We have two stations. Station 1 is our main, and in the center of the township. Station 2 is on VPZ, because it's inside our township, and we are an ARFF department because of that. I'm in my office this morning and got paged out for an...

Hi All, I've finally got my training going again, and I'm sure I'll finish this time. The conditions are a bit different, so I'm reaching out to the community for some input. I previously had about 6 hours or so between 150's and 172's, had to take a leave, and now I'm up and going again. We...

Going through the recent Cessna Pilot Courses, I was surprised to hear this. I actually had to look it up because it sounded so strange. Nails on a chalkboard effect. I uploaded a short clip (link below). Looks like both would be accurate and correct depending on the situation (noun vs. verb)...

Hey everyone! I'm quite sure nobody noticed, but I've been on hiatus. Just posted this list in another thread, but... -Birth of a child -Job change -House purchase -Family issues -Work travel (extensive, for those of you who I'm friends with on Facebook can see...) -Home improvements ...have...

On right now, "History Detectives Special Iv., The Disappearance of Glen Miller" Pretty interesting. Discussing the disappearance of the Army Air Force Plane on December 15, 1944 he was flying in from England to France flying across the English Channel. Chicago Comcast channel 17 LAKE. Not...

Umm...looks like Tapatalk just went crazy. Updated itself or something. One minute I'm reading, then the app closes, I reopen it, and everything is different. Anyone else expeirience this?

Has anyone built one of these? Care to share your experience? http://www.cubcrafters.com/carboncubex

Video link below. It's the intro from One Six Right. What model is that at 2:29-2:33? http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-sH_crB9xTc

Did you have a website showing some of your planes at one point in time? If I remember correctly that you did, would you like to share the link? Thanks!

I asked the question about a year ago just exactly what can you do to your non-experimental plane yourself without an A/P, inspection, or approval? Someone was kind enough to send me a link to the actual rules and regs, but for me, they are far from clear, understandable, comprehensible reading...

EAA is something that I've held a very positive view of since I was a kid. Family members of mine have been either active members, or involved with the EAA for most of my life, and I've always heard how great a resource they can be for not only home and kit builders, but pilots in general. I...

I'm sorry if this was posted earlier. I did a search and couldn't find it. It's the crash/accident analysis for 2011/2012 comparing fixed wing vs. helicopter. Interesting, but I wish it showed the total amount of aircraft for each class, I think that would be helpful...

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