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JGalt, you are aiming too low. You should buy a 1970s or early 1980s vintage 747. You can pick up one for as low as $250k up to $400k. Yes the subsequent costs will mount but don't be too concerned about that. Just think all you could do to pimp out that interior. :yikes:

Are those black stripes on a white base or white stripes on a black base?

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Is it though? It's not technically a full circuit around the hold.

What has been your most expensive annual to date? That first one?

Since this experience I now generally "cheat" by loading an approach for the runway I'm landing at and using that to track where I am while of course keeping my eyes outside the plane. Unfamiliar airports in a city with lots of adjacent lights are just too difficult to find just relying on...

I generally get enough real approaches to stay current but holds are something that I never get. Wondering how the rest of you stay current by needing to do a hold under IMC or simulated IMC conditions? That is the one area I am usually forced to find a safety pilot every six months and...

Excellent news! I can now finally put away the only remaining paper sectional that I use.

I've bought a number of planes and have never had a problem including going through a broker. To me it is irrelevant whether a broker is involved or not. I do my research so I know what price is fair so I will offer a little lower than that and it usually works out for me after a little back and...

That's happened to me too first time flying in there at night. Coming in to 25 from the east I simply could not see the runway until I was basically right over it and of course too high/offset when I finally saw. The tower controller seemed incredulous that I couldn't see it. The lights were so...

Very cool. I will have to check out these new features. I'm another huge fan of FF. I've been a user since their first version. For a while I had full subscriptions to FF and WingX to give them both a fair shake but settled on FF. Stuff I wish for? Overlaying winds and temperatures at...

No not really. Painted aluminum is a lot stronger than my face. I get what you're saying but it is not a correct comparison since the material properties of my face and my plane surfaces are somewhat different. Also I'm not sitting on the wing for a reason besides not enjoying the rain in my...

Oh? Does your motorcycle lose its paint job too?

That is what I was thinking. This plane is only a year old with a couple of hundred hours on it so I was surprised that I could see this level of paint degradation from only a couple of flights in the rain. I didn't expect to see the paint take such a beating so quickly.

Hi all, I generally avoid flying in the rain seeing that I fly mainly for pleasure. So I don't have a lot of experience there. In the last couple of weeks I couldn't avoid flying through some moderate rainfall. I noticed some peeling paint around some rivets and also a couple of bare spots...