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  1. FormerHangie

    Stairway to Heaven - Not the Song

    In the Austrian Alps, there's a mountaineering device called the Stairway to Heaven, although a lot of people would consider it their worst nightmare. I've done a lot of risky stuff, but this is a hard nope, even if I were qualified to try it.
  2. FormerHangie

    Fine Feathered Formation Flying

    This flock of geese flew over today. I counted 75.
  3. FormerHangie

    Extraordinary Feats of Music

    The holidays are over, college football is over, and the Rolex 24 at Daytona isn't for a couple of weeks, so not much on the telly that interests me. I was poking around the internet, and found a few musical pieces that were, shall we say, surprising. First up is a gentleman who is an accordion...
  4. FormerHangie

    Avgas Prices Now?

    I was up at the lake getting our waverunner out of the water today, and saw prices for 87 octane E10 below $3. Gas prices are down, but it seems like only for mogas. The marina sells Marathon Rec 90, which is 90 octane E0, and it's been $5.29 all year. You can buy that at terrestrial gas...
  5. FormerHangie

    Track Night at Road Atlanta, May 31

    Back in April I bought a 2017 VW GTI to use as a combination grocery getter and track rat. When I bought it, it had some worn looking brake rotors and stock pads, and also some lovely Sentury all season tires, neither of which were suitable for track duty. I bought a set of Centric high carbon...
  6. FormerHangie

    And She's Going to Be OK

    http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2023_01_02_archive.html The 73 year old pilot is reported as "going to be OK". I'm impressed, and have to think she was wearing a shoulder harness.
  7. FormerHangie

    Airliner Deicing Procedure?

    My daughter is flying from CLE to ATL this evening. Her flight is 3:20 late. At one point they got everyone out of the airplane and and moved it somewhere, they claimed it was for "deicing", for an hour. I always thought that was something that was done on the way to the active and had to be...
  8. FormerHangie

    Is There Such a Thing as Mom Jokes?

    I think nearly everyone is familiar with the concept of Dad jokes. I'd define a Dad joke as a lame attempt at humor with the hope of eliciting a giggle out our younger children, and a groan out of everyone else. I'm a dad, and I thought one up while doing that most dad activity, mowing the...
  9. FormerHangie

    Low Cost Rocket Engine!

    TBO, about 30 seconds.
  10. FormerHangie

    Airline Ticket Pricing

    My wife and I are going to Europe this fall, so I've been investigating flights for the last couple of weeks. Since all the transatlantic flights from the east coast are overnight, I wanted to see if I could find something a little better than a coach seat, so we could possibly get some sleep...
  11. FormerHangie

    Show Us Your Pets!

    It's winter, many of us are waiting for better flying weather, so in the meantime, how about showing us your pets? We have two dogs. This one is named Hannah. She came to us from the Homeless Pets Foundation of Marietta, Ga. She's lived with us since approximately 10 weeks of age, and is now...
  12. FormerHangie

    N8074E at Old Bridge Airport

    Botched go around, stall and crash. This one has video. Pilot escaped with minor injuries.
  13. FormerHangie

    Tough Day for Cubs

    All on August 23: N70643 - Fatal in Missouri N10BC - Noseover in Idaho N1475N - Prop strike in Illinois Seems like there have been a lot of accidents involving small taildraggers lately. It's seasonal, I suppose.
  14. FormerHangie

    Plumbing Question

    A few years ago, the bathtub drain in our hall bath started leaking. I called in a plumber who fixed it. A few days ago, that same part of the house started showing water damage so I opened up the ceiling below it, and found that the repair had been made with a rubber section and hose clamps...
  15. FormerHangie

    Now That's Crashworthiness!

    Felix Rosenqvist at Saturday's Detroit Indycar race: He was taken to a local hospital for observation and some imaging. He left the following morning with no significant injuries.
  16. FormerHangie

    This Guy Might Want to Consider Something Other than Flying

    http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2021/05/coot-n771jl-may-25-2021-april-27-2021.html April 07, 2021: Aircraft landed gear up. April 27, 2021: Aircraft declared an emergency due to right door falling off. May 25, 2021: Aircraft landed and gear collapsed. I think the universe may be trying to...
  17. FormerHangie

    Talk Me Out of Buying...

    A new Porsche Cayman And here's the kicker: Go to Germany to take delivery. I'd be getting the base Cayman, not too heavily optioned. Once it got home, it would be my daily driver, since I will only be going into the office one day a week once we resume that. I'd also use it for some track...
  18. FormerHangie

    Merry Christmas Y'all!

    And to all a good night.
  19. FormerHangie

    Bad Landing, SpaceX Style

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/spacex-prototype-starship-rocket-sn8-explodes-after-test-flight/vi-BB1bN8Qi
  20. FormerHangie

    4 Gauge Shotgun, and Why You Don't Want One

    Ow. Sorry, you have to go to Youtube to see it.
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