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  1. Van Johnston

    For Sale: Aircraft For sale: 1976 Grumman Tiger (1/4 share near SAT)

    Posting for a friend. Reply to him via the link in the CL ad. https://sanantonio.craigslist.org/avo/d/boerne-1976-grumman-tiger-4-share/7724660171.html
  2. Van Johnston

    Two more Apollo astronauts fly west

    Didn't see a previous posting. Ken Mattingly 10/31/23 and Frank Borman 11/10.
  3. Van Johnston

    Memorial Day 2023: Wreckage of WWII bomber 'Heaven Can Wait' found, recovery mission a success

    TL;DR: GEORGETOWN, Texas — The American B-24 bomber named "Heaven Can Wait" was shot down off the coast of New Guinea in March of 1944. All 11 service men aboard were killed. ... In 2023, the aircraft was found in 230 feet of water ... A repatriation ceremony was held for the service members...
  4. Van Johnston

    President’s Day airport scavenger hunt

    How many airports named after a president can you log on Presidents Day, Monday, February 20? Give yourself 5 points for landing or taking off from an airport named for a president. JFK, DCA, IAH, and LIT immediately come to mind, but there are more. Add 2 bonus points if the FAA identifier...
  5. Van Johnston

    Malibu down - Yoakum TX (T85) - 1-17-23 - 4 fatal

    From Memphis. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-lavaca-county-plane-crash-yoakum-piper-dps/273-6ca042b1-8160-49a4-9eb5-933c88cea78f https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N963MA/history/20230117/1330Z/KMEM/T85
  6. Van Johnston

    Picky passenger

    Singer Andrea Bocelli sues private jet firm Andrea Bocelli, the Italian operatic singer, is suing New Hampshire-based Private Jet Services Group over breach-of-contract allegations that the firm gave him a noisy, cold private jet with personnel who warned of possible turbulence against his...
  7. Van Johnston

    My actual OSH costs — a little surprising

    Sat down and added up the receipts this afternoon. $1,070 for fuel plus $650 for the dry rate we charge ourselves for total trip cost of $1,720. That includes out-of-the-way detour on the way home to fly Chicago shoreline and St Louis riverfront. Then checked the cost if we had driven. 2,690...
  8. Van Johnston

    Out of this world W&B problem

    TL;DR: The real winner of the SpaceX tourist lottery -- who happens to be an ATP --had to give up his seat because he was over the weight limit. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/space-x-sweepstakes-real-winner/507-e9102697-1724-4617-860a-22668f578a28
  9. Van Johnston

    New form of medical torture

    Woke up this morning to an e-mail from an employee telling me he was moving his planned PTO day on Friday to today because "Colonoscopy opening became available." What evil doctor schedules colonoscopies the day after Thanksgiving?
  10. Van Johnston

    Best way to convert unused restaurant/retail gift cards to avgas?

    I have a bunch of restaurant and gift cards I will never use. I know there are web sites where you can exchange them for a more fungible method of payment. Any specific recommendation? Or one to avoid?
  11. Van Johnston

    Mike Collins flies west

    For reasons I can't explain, he was always my favorite of the three. RIP. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/apollo-11-astronaut-michael-collins-dies-age-90-2021-04-28/
  12. Van Johnston

    [NA] Residential HVAC - can 'system' SEER be higher than component SEER?

    I know there are a lot of HVAC-savvy guys on here. Help me out please. Replacing 17 y.o. 3.5 ton unit. Contractor gave me a quote for 15 SEER system. (He quoted a 16 also). I asked for model numbers, and the unit product data sheet I found on-line clearly says it is rated at 14 SEER. I asked...
  13. Van Johnston

    Mid-air at San Marcos TX (HYI) - 9/24 - C-172 & Experimental - minor injuries

    "SAN MARCOS, Texas — Two men were taken to the hospital after two planes collided while attempting to land at the San Marcos Regional Airport on Thursday evening. ... As the planes attempted to land, they collided, and one of them caught on fire and the other overturned, the spokesperson said."...
  14. Van Johnston

    E for Effort

    Sounds like his downfall was taking the boat for a spin. Otherwise, might still be there.
  15. Van Johnston

    How to report a problem

    “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” 50 years ago today. April 13, 1970
  16. Van Johnston

    Malibu off-field landing near SAT 1/11

    Few details. Presumably all walked away. No clues on LiveATC. He checks in out of 12k enroute to SAT then a few minutes later approach loses him. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/small-plane-lands-on-highway-outside-san-antonio/273-83c8b844-bb87-4e1e-96a6-2768412925b0
  17. Van Johnston

    Pilot lands plane blind after bird crashes into windshield

    Story is almost a month old. Apologies if already posted; I searched but didn’t see it. SAN ANTONIO — A pilot is receiving treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center after a brush with death in the sky over New Braunfels on October 31. According to a BAMC spokesperson, Todd Unruh was flying a...
  18. Van Johnston

    Guys, what 60s TV character most influenced you to pursue a STEM career?

    Poll adapted from a workplace discussion this week that drifted far off the original topic of robots. Keep it clean please. Sorry aviatrixes, you will need to create your own poll.
  19. Van Johnston

    Tuskegee Airman flies west

    Local Tuskegee Airman who went on to become MD passed away at 93. https://www.kens5.com/video/life/family/family-remembers-life-and-legacy-of-dr-granville-coggs/273-f880c868-c110-4d2d-b981-12abc633993c Looks like you have to watch 15 seconds of commercial first. Sorry about that.
  20. Van Johnston

    Dick Cole flown west

    And then there were none. Last Doolittle Raider https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Last-of-the-Doolittle-Raiders-dies-in-San-Antonio-13753585.php
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