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    What I did last summer: Rebuilt ankle

    Last summer I took a short cut down a ladder, after a branch hit it. More damage was done from this 4 foot fall than I had though possible. I had broken Medial malleolus, requiring two screws to repair and basically shattered the fibula, where I now have a bar and 7 seven screws to repair. On...
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    Nearly deaf pilot...can I call tower via phone?

    I have never tried to make previous arrangement to fly into controlled airspace. I get the feeling it is going to depend on the Class airspace you are wanting to access with the most likely granting of the request occuring in Class D and the least likely -no chance at all- occuring in Class B...
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    Self centering electric flap switch

    I am going to head to the airport tomorrow and talk with the mechanic to see if I can get a replacement I think the spring release down is probably all I am going to need. Nice to know that I am not the only person in the whole wide world of aviation that has experienced this and has felt...
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    Self centering electric flap switch

    What I have is a switch down, but have to flip it to the center to stop the activation. My plane is a 150... First time when right after I set the flaps, I hit the end of a thermal, causing me to bump and raising the flaps up. Since I was in a descent airspeed did a dramatic climb before I...
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    Self centering electric flap switch

    Is there such a beast? I have been caught out twice so far where it would have been nice to have a flap switch that would center to off. In the first case, flaps retracted on final when I started to hit the thermals pretty hard. Caught it soon enough to go around. Two weeks ago I got into a...
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    Indianola National Balloon Classic

    This is the first time that I have gone out to a Balloon event. I tried for the morning flight but it was fogged out. Went back out for the afternoon flight. Here are the pictures from the afternoon: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28335&id=100000092506197&l=53ecf65ae2 I may have...
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    Poll on Polls on going away

    Are you speaking from experience there? :hairraise: :D
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    Whoa...Now That's A TFR!

    Then only the forbidden will have GA?:yikes:
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    I finally own an airplane!!

    Interesting theory but I haven't been brave enough to test that out yet, does it apply to Cessna 150 as well or is this the reason that Pipers are more popular? :D She looks like a nice bird Steve!
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    How to know when to say enough?

    I had a hard time learning to land the plane. At this point I can see that I was either holding too much energy or not saving enough. Part of the problem was that the instructor was used to being able to talk a student down all the way to the ground. Not being able to verbally communicate in...
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    Good Movies

    Just comedies? I would have to look at the collection for more but these are at off the top of my head.... The Producers The original Young Frankenstein History of the world part One This is Spinal Tap Mid Summer Night's Dream Twelfth Night It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (this...
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    Beyond the Checklist

    Keys. When to the airport with my backup set after a trip this christmas. Below is more or less the results...and sorry if this counts as a thread hijack, it wasn't my intention. First flight of the year didn’t really go quite as planned but I did get to fly. I had set up a flight with a...
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    Where in the world is Matt?????

    He doesn't say, "Hey, Watch this!", a lot does he? :D
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    Cape Air 402 dead stick landing at APF

    From the second link: "The pilot of Continental Flight 9399 actually requested to make his emergency landing at Southwest Florida International, but air traffic controllers told him to land in Naples instead." Is this more sensationalism or can an ATC in Class C airspace reroute an aircraft...
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    Pilot left the plane at 2000 feet over FL?

    Depends on if he spray painted the parachute gold or not...
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    Financial Term of the Day

    And why does that remind me of Kitty cannon?
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    Blues name

    Boney Hips King I suppose it is good to be King....
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    Wellbutrion for smoking cessation

    Ken and Skip Thanks for the information. As I said I was pretty sure that I would be grounded for the duration and I do have to admit that it would serve as a good motovator to finish up quicker. But I do dread the though of being forced to stay earthbound even for the relatively brief...
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    Wellbutrion for smoking cessation

    Ok so I have been with this habit for some time now and it looks like it really is time to stop. Last time I got the flu it opened the doors for a prolonged bout of bronchitis. So today I have been presented with a prescription for Wellburtrion. While I am taking this I am pretty sure that...
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    Aircraft wash bays in Iowa?

    Since I had time to look around at Newton Kansas (KEWK) waiting for some low clouds to pass. I discovered that the airport had wash bays. Which leads to the question are there any here in Iowa and if so where and how much does it cost to wash a plane using one?
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