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    buying a C172 with damage history

    Yes, but you cannot undo the history of the plane (and the stigma that comes with it), which is the real point of the post you quoted. As was already pointed out, even if you're fine with the fact that a plane has had damage which has since been repaired (I would be under reasonable...
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    Someone busted the Obama TFR in L.A. today.

    I agree with what you've said here. My point was simply that if we're going to have this imaginary bubble surrounding the POTUS, it should be full time, not dependent on if POTUS is actually doing something useful (a topic which could open up an entirely new can of worms:rofl:).
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    Someone busted the Obama TFR in L.A. today.

    It seems the point was: protect him when he's doing his job, ignore him during the in-between moments. If that's the point, it's pretty indefensible. It's not relevant what anyone thinks of the person doing the job (or how that person does the job) - that only becomes relevant at the polls...
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    What should I do to kill time

    As I recall, you're required to have a certain number of hours (3.0 I think) of dual instruction specifically in prep for your check ride, within 90 days of the check ride. Since it sounds like you're close to your ride, keep that in mind; it doesn't have to be the last 3.0 hours in your log book.
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    Fueling in the rain?

    Are posts like this really necessary?
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    Public WiFi is dangerous -- Use VPN!

    In order for them to notice you're using TOR and thus add you to the watchlist, they have to be watching you in the first place. Ironic, isn't it?
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    Loan on a house for comm activity, does this make sense to you?

    Slightly off topic... a year ago I was looking to refi my mortgage (on the property I live in). Income-wise, liquid asset-wise, and credit score-wise, I had to have been near the top of their "ideal customer" list. The process was taking considerably longer than the 30 days they had initially...
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    My Wife vs Snakes.

    Subject line containing the words "wife" and "snake", and a picture that looks like it could be a snake curled up on a (very sunburned) woman's breast... I might need to take one of those Rorschach tests or something.
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    Shoulder harness Yes or No

    Wearing them while you don't need them is not for dont-need-them's sake, it's for things-change-in-an-instant-without-much-warning's sake.
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    Two arrested for flying drone near NYPD helicopter

    An important question to answer: which of these aircraft was actually permitted in the airspace? Unless the answer is "both" (and I'm not convinced it is), the question you raise is moot.
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    4th of July night flight BAD IDEA??

    http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72048
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    How bad will an accident affect my chances of getting insurance

    I've been pretty happy with my results from USAA for my aircraft (and auto) insurance. Why do you feel they're lacking?
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    Sharemysky.org

    Yes, this is what I said - and since web sites don't conduct flights of any kind, they're irrelevant to FAA enforcement. I'm not saying with certainty there is a problem, I'm only saying the FAA is strict on anything that smells like holding out. That, coupled with typical knee-jerk reactions...
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    Sharemysky.org

    The FAA doesn't get involved in the legality (or not) of a web site, since web sites don't operate aircraft (yet?). Their silence on the matter is not an implied opinion on the legality of flight operations that stem from such sites, however. I could open a site offering paid seat tickets...
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    Mom Texts

    As a kid, I lived in the blazing heat of Arizona. A neighbor asked my father how he could afford to keep the air conditioning as low as he did, and my father replied "I know someone at the electric company and they fax A/C over to me every few days." The neighbor had to think about that for a while.
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    Voting.

    Perhaps we should not have votes cast for an individual at all, but rather individuals should have their position on various current topics registered and voters should weigh in on their position on those topics, where the best match of the public takes office. It'll never happen of course...
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    182 Empty Weights

    1973 182P, empty is 1825 pounds.
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    Wine tasting: Is it considered drinking if you don't swallow?

    It seems everyone is trying to look at this logically (to the letter of the law, what constitutes consumption, etc.). In my view, the only way to look at this is FAAically (which we all know defies many things resembling logic). At the end of the day, if you tasted without swallowing some...
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    Voting.

    I think it's unlikely that your jury pool is based on voter registration. It used to be like this (back when people were much more likely to be registered to vote), but most places moved away from that and instead pull their potential jurors from the local driver's license pool.
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    182 vs Bonanza

    Someone already answered with respect to useful load -- fuel comes out of your useful load. Fuel in a 182 weighs the same as fuel in any other aircraft, 6 pounds per gallon for avgas:rofl:. Did you mean how much fuel (gallons or weight) can the aircraft hold? There's not a single answer for...
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