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    Flying Commercial, TSA

    Not at my tiny, non-international home airport. They've never seen one and won't accept mine. Yes, I used to argue it, but when the police got involved last time, I decided it wasn't worth going to jail over. And no PreCheck for international segments is ridiculous. :mad:
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    State of Illinois announces $9mil of airport improvements

    I'm guessing this doesn't include rebuilding CGX.....
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    What to know about OTC allergy meds and flying?

    Benadryl. :D I use both Claritin and Nasonex (which is not OTC of course, but works grea tfor me). Effective and no issues with flying.
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    Vasomotor rhinitis

    Aren't the steroid nasal sprays options?
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    A Wife's Questions

    Compromise in marriage is overrated, IMO. It works better when one person gets 100% some of the time and the other person gets 100% some of the time. There are some things you just can't compromise on and if you try, both people end up miserable. Best to pick your battles and know what you're...
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    What's it like now?

    Not really afraid of them, just like my cheap club 172's without GPS. I didn't know if that was going to keep me from doing any meaningful IFR anymore. I used to routinely fly in IMC without even DME, so I can definitely enjoy flying with less, but wasn't sure if that was even possible anymore.
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    A Wife's Questions

    Yeah, this. People say you don't choose to love someone, but I believe in marriage you do. There are bad days in life and if you don't choose to love someone through them, then what's the point of marriage. Besides, do people really divorce over pain color? That's baffling to me.
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    What's it like now?

    My BFR is done, and now I hope to move on to some instrument work and (eventually) an IPC after the holidays. It's been quite a while since I've done any IFR flying - maybe five years? I feel overwhelmed just looking through this forum. GPS approaches? Have never even flown one. Seriously...
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    A Wife's Questions

    Yeah, this. I'm surprised (well, not really, which is sad) at people here who'd choose aviation over their spouse.
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    Cellphone Use in the Air

    I want whatever Bose ANR headset you have that blocks voices. Mine blocks everything else out so well that voices are MORE annoying. Gogo's TOS and American Airlines policy prohibits VoIP calls. Not that there aren't ways around it, but I really don't want to listen to people yapping for...
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    It sucks and it hurts but is it illegal?

    I haven't sat directly next to anyone in over three years. I'm on the 1 seat side of an ERJ, or in first class. There are definitely ways around the overweight seatmate problem, especially on smaller aircraft. Exit row seats also work well for this, because the armrests don't raise.
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    Serious problem at my FBO, I need help!

    OP, you are giving this woman waaaaaaay too much power. Ignore her, follow the FBO's policies and defer to CFI's when the situation calls for it. That's it.
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    sedatives at dentist

    It'll roll off the reporting period. :) Thanks for the advice everyone!
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    Why are so many people afraid to fly in small airplanes?

    I'm afraid of flying GA and commercial aircraft. Unless I'm in the front seat, I'm pretty nervous. So I avoid backseat GA flying at all costs. Commercial flying isn't quite as easy to avoid for me, but the sheet amount I do numbs me to some extent. I personally know too many extreme risk...
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    A Wife's Questions

    Becky, you mention your own love affair with flying that stopped when some friends were killed - I'm being completely honest here, but have you thought of seeing a counselor to talk about that? It seems like a long time to hold on to something terrible, especially when it's affecting your...
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    sedatives at dentist

    I hadn't even thought about narcotics - My AME has said in the past they're ok for pain as long as I wait before flying. Definitely wouldn't schedule flying for that day in any case. I was more concerned that taking a Valium would cause some big issue, as if it was like I had been diagnosed...
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    sedatives at dentist

    Ok, so I guess the consensus is not to worry about any kind of sedative. But why the ANR headset?
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    A Wife's Questions

    I would simply ask him why it's so important that you two share flying together, especially when you aren't interested. Are you not spending time together as it is? That's my only guess, at least. I do think if he's logging only 20 or so hours a year, you don't really need to worry about him...
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    My predicament - switching flight schools late in the game

    :yeahthat: I had the same issue finishing my multi. They were able to work it out so I could do my last 2 hours and checkride in another plane - but I had to bring the problem to their attention first.
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    Pilot Threshold

    This is one of those posts that makes me wonder if I should still be flying. Yes, I'm a CFI, yes, I renew my CFI every 24 months, but I've logged all of, what, 20 hours in the past 10 years. I forget stuff that I didn't even know I used to know. But I know I've forgotten it all and am flying...
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