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  1. StinkBug

    OSH to CA the northern way

    Last year I went on an epic adventure with one of my friends flying my Mooney from San Diego to Cape Cod via Texas, New Orleans, and Key West, then back again via Ohio, Chicago, Denver and Moab Utah. Next week I'm headed to Oshkosh for airventure. On the way there I'm joining up with a bunch...
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    SoCal /G pilots beware

    Military is playing around with some stuff that makes GPS no workie. https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2016/Jun/CHLK_16-08_GPS_Flight_Advisory.pdf
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    Winglets on the tail?

    I was just looking at some pictures of the new generation of 737 and the huge double winglets they are running. I understand that these are to reduce the tip vortices and associated drag. I had the thought, the horizontal stabilizer is creating lift as well (or downforce if you want), and as...
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    Why does this forum keep moving?

    When it was first added it showed up at the top of the forums list, last week or so it moved down to below the training forum. Now it's all the way at the bottom of the category. What gives?
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    Business jet silhouettes?

    The "do you ever look down" thread got me thinking about how much looking UP I do at home. I live under the IAF for my home airport, and all day long is a pretty constant stream of business jets. I can spot a citation from a mile away, with that straight wing, as well as the Piaggio, Pilatus and...
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    Windshield sealant?

    It seems that the sealant on the top edge of my windshield has started to give up. The last few times I've flown into IMC I had nice cold drips of water coming out of the top center right onto my right hand. I'm guessing it's probably not a huge deal to run a bead of sealant across the edge of...
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    Connecting iLevil to Android?

    Just got an iLevil AHRS/ADSB receiver from one of my friends and have been trying to get it to connect to my android tablet with no success. When I go to the wifi settings on the tablet it does not find the iLevil, but my laptop does see it so it seems this is something on the tablet side. I've...
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    Another logging question SIC?

    So lets just say that a Commercial AMEL rated pilot is asked to fly right seat in a turbo-jet aircraft that requires 2 pilots on board. The left seat pilot is experienced, type rated. The right seat pilot is neither. No money is changing hands. First, is this legal? Second, can the right seat...
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    Bittersweet day, another crash at CRQ.

    I was at the airport all day today, took my AMEL checkride and passed. Afterwards I decided to take my mom for a ride in the Seneca to return it to MYF and pick up our Mooney. When we landed I had a text from a friend telling me that there was a helicopter crash at CRQ just after we took off. 2...
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    Oopsie....complex airspace.

    Picked up a friend today at KCNO and flew over to KSMO. On the way there we got flight following and at the suggestion of ATC we made our route fly over KEMT so that we could stay a little higher and not be in the LAX Bravo. Flight was pretty quick and easy, but we ended up having to duck under...
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    Calling FBO's

    I've seen quite a few threads on here talking about getting shocked by ridiculous fees at various FBO's. Reading through them my first thoughts are usually "well now I know where not to go" very quickly followed by "why was this a surprise?" I don't mean why aren't you expecting to get bent...
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    Portable Oxygen systems

    On my trip this summer I borrowed a very nice system from a friend and now I'm looking to get a system of my own, especially after watching my passenger get hypoxic after electing not to use O2 like I suggested (I was using, and doing great). I've looked into the system I borrowed, and...
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    So a friend took me out on his boat...

    And suddenly it turned into a fly-in. Sunday I flew my Mooney up to Petaluma on a Pilots N Paws mission to bring this guy to his new home I have some friends up there so I stayed the night and yesterday one of them offered to take the day off and put his boat in the water so we could...
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    Another crash in San Diego

    http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Gillespie-Airport-Plane-Crash-El-Cajon-La-Mesa-324121721.html Sounds like they tried to take the impossible turn :(
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    How much have you flown this week?

    I posted a while ago about my planned cross country trip, but I haven't had much time to post about it until now. We left one week ago today, and my buddy and I have now made it all the way across the country in my Mooney with stops all along the way. We've spent nights in El Paso, Austin, New...
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    2 Dead near Santa Barbara, 182 headed to San Diego

    Anyone have any more info on this one? I was told that they were headed to CRQ, which is my home base and there are some rumors going around that the plane came from my club. :(...
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    Dealing with a Presidential TFR

    Some of you may have seen my thread about flying my Mooney across the country this summer. Well I just noticed that the President has decided to take his vacation at the same time, and to the same place as my most important stop. The TFR will be centered around Martha's Vineyard which was my...
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    So you think your plane is fast?

    My uncle just posted this to my facebook wall and it had me laughing for half the article. Thought some of you might enjoy. http://oppositelock.kinja.com/favorite-sr-71-story-1079127041
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    Ferry Pilot Cost?

    If one were to buy a plane on the opposite coast and hire someone to ferry said plane home, what kinda price should be expected? Fuel and aircraft expenses aside, as I'm pretty sure it's obvious that's on the owner. How much do most ferry pilots charge per day/hour/mile? Who pays hotels for...
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    Mooney Formation flight from Catalina

    Yesterday after our fly in get together at KAVX a couple of us decided to depart together and fly formation back to San Diego. Had a bunch of fun and managed to get a bit of video too. Unfortunately one of the cameras fogged up to the point of being useless, but I managed to get the right side...
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