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  1. mark.staggs

    Any experience in Higher power hangar door

    Cool, thanks for the feedback. Definitely going to get a quote from them. I've seen very little negative about them. I like the concept of having the door put no vertical load on the hangar itself. I'm just not directly familiar with hydraulic doors like this, but theirs seems to address some of...
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    Any experience in Higher power hangar door

    Necroposting on this thread but wondering if anyone else has any feedback on Higher Power? I'm just getting started on putting together a list of wants/must-haves for an airpark build, and I ran across several people that had recommendations for Higher Power on Facebook. I have skeptical...
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    Tennessee Senate passes bill outlawing Chemtrails

    Define serious. :lol: Your point is valid, but having lived in TN for 16 years, in this instance you're giving this state legislature far too much credit.
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    Tennessee Senate passes bill outlawing Chemtrails

    I love that they had to put "(Non-Functional)" in the title of that chemtrail panel. :lol:
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    Two dead after Mooney door pops open. St Augustine FL

    Having experienced this first hand in an M20C, you just gotta ignore it and land. You're not going to get it closed while in flight, and I suppose because of the disturbance of airflow or suction, I saw the ASI and VSI bounce around a little. Wonder if he was trying to mess with it and just...
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    CFI says I can’t use electronic E6B on written — what??

    That's what I had to do in 2021 for my instrument written. I also had to leave my phone and Apple watch in a box with the front desk while I took the test. Made sense, but I'd never thought about the watch also being used during a test. That would make it very obvious that you're cheating.
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    Single Engine down in Nashville - KJWN

    So sad. RIP. I finished by private there a little over 10 years ago, and I remember that runway being hard to spot at night amongst the ground lights, prisons, and highways. Loading an approach at night there just to help find the runway even when VFR would be a good idea.
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    Cell phone carriers

    We've been on US Mobile (mvno) for over a year, and they allow you to choose the big carrier to use (T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T). We pay $33/mo for 2 lines and 12GB of data which is more data than we even need since we're both remote workers and on wifi all the time. They have better rates if...
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    Strange Phone Call

    Hmmm, these stories remind me of the CBP presentation at Oshkosh this year... "If anyone owns a Cessna 206 and wants to turn it into a pile of cash, no questions asked, just advertise it and wait for the cartels to call."
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    ForeFlight Now Requiring IOS 16 or Higher

    Yeah, their email today references Apple's refurb store, which is where I've bought most of my iPads and MacBooks since they're basically good as new and come with a manufacturer warranty: https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/ipad/ipad-mini-6
  11. mark.staggs

    Another IT guy lost to Aviation

    Holy s***! I've worked as a software engineer for 20-mumble-mumble years, and this is just...gross, wrong, and I would've walked from that job, too. Or, more than likely, been so sarcastically disruptive then asked to leave.
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    "November"

    I flew a Wheeler Express from Nashville to Waukegan, IL several years back, and after the first two attempts to correct my type failed I gave up and just went with being called a Cessna until I landed a UGN. The tower exclaimed, "You're no Cessna!" I explained the issue, and they just laughed...
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    Another IT guy lost to Aviation

    Hoo, boy, another fellow IT'er here, and ain't that the truth. On top of that, one issue we're having lately is getting quality candidates, even as contractors with relatively nice pay. There's a fair amount of entitlement that didn't seem to exist even 5-10 years ago along with a lack of what...
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    Spatial disorientation in IMC

    Had a similar experience when doing holds doing my instrument training. We were in IMC during training and in a legitimate hold instructed by ATC, so we had to do several laps before we were cleared to do another approach. It took me two laps before I realized why I was having problems...the...
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    Q: IFR Lost Comms - You Make The Call

    I think I mentioned it in the other thread @dtuuri referenced above, but the Opposing Bases guys presented this particular scenario on an episode of theirs earlier this year. They suggested that, rather than muck up the whole works at a large Class B airport, if possible divert to a smaller...
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    LDJones Gone West

    Mine, too! I went back and reread some of his posts. I never knew the guy personally, but his enthusiasm for aviation is/was motivating. Really sad spate of accidents lately. :sad:
  17. mark.staggs

    Assess my 7600 actions

    I'll just throw in the Opposing Bases podcast episodes of 278 and 283 from earlier this year regarding this topic, if you want to hear ATC folks' realistic expectations. People get themselves twisted in knots (pun intended :D) with FAR 91.185. Too bad plain language can't be used, like "If IMC...
  18. mark.staggs

    Airpark Questions

    Thanks for the info! We were in the area over the weekend, and I may or may not have drooled a little when we drove by your place. :D The whole of Long Island airpark is in a beautiful setting with the lake, homes, and near-perfect looking runway. :drool: We talked to a local realtor who...
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    Airpark Questions

    For those of you who live or have lived on an airpark, does anyone have any advice on what to look for that makes one more (or less) preferable? We've been toying with the idea, and are about to begin seriously looking in the southeast (Carolinas, Georgia, etc.) since those states seem to...
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