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  1. J

    Hangar building cost

    We're doing a 50x80 (or trying to... nobody wants to take our money), and we're gonna be in the 80-90 range. Hangar door adds a lot.
  2. J

    Anyone remember the FL390 blog?

    First time reading it.. Good stuff
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    What Are You Reading?

    I just finished Lost Moon by Commander Jim Lovell. Brilliant. Neat point: according to the manufacturer, if you put standard household ice in the O2 tanks on the Apollo spacecraft and put those tanks in a 70 degree room, it'd take 4.5 years for the ice to melt, and another 3 years for the...
  4. J

    I bought a famous airplane

    Or define "adventurous sex" as "we left the light on when we did the missionary position last month". :D
  5. J

    Firefly

    Such a wonderfully quotable series. . . Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think?
  6. J

    Weather plus get-there-itis example

    Saw that yesterday. . .and it was good. I also liked the "that's our job" comment. Made a mental note to install/add-in a "shut-up" button. Good grief! It was a good spatial disorientation example as well. . .attitude indicator showing a steep bank, but he (sometimes) didn't seem aware he...
  7. J

    Thinking about fixing my barn or building a hangar

    You consider a drain in the floor?
  8. J

    American Made

    And it'd be worth every penny. RV grin ain't got nothing on the SR grin!
  9. J

    Sig Sauer P226, thoughts?

    Something I mention in the classes I teach is how horrible handguns are for killing people. Horrendously ineffective. Better than a sharp stick. . .but, as the saying goes, if you are going to a gunfight then take a rifle, and take all your friends with their rifles. That being said. ...
  10. J

    More out of control cops

    That right there is the most insightful reply to the thread. Maybe it is because of the explosion of social media, cell phones, and the GoPro camera. . .but whatever it is, we see a LOT more individual cases of law enforcement acting in a manner we (as older, white, wealthier, and law abiding...
  11. J

    First flight with my wife

    Yes, yes it is! Then she could be my safety pilot for IFR flights/training! :goofy:
  12. J

    First flight with my wife

    We've got no children, and since we're both in our mid-30s, that means we don't have any friends we can do stuff with, either. . .so either I fly by myself or she flies with me. Much prefer to have her along for the ride! Thankfully I'm not one of those guys who flies to get AWAY from his wife!
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    First flight with my wife

    Pics should be from my Google Drive account. . .lemme try another browser and make sure they're not cached locally. If so, I'll move 'em to photobucket. . . ETA: I checked this thread via Remote Desktop from another machine (one I seldom use) and the images showed up. :dunno:
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    First flight with my wife

    KSWO to O47 yesterday for dinner with my folks. First time the lovely and talented Mrs. Husted had flown with me (without a CFI). Gorgeous clear skies, very little wind on the ground, should be a perfect day for her. Alas, I was sorely mistaken. Left KSWO about 4pm and hunted for...
  15. J

    Job hunting tip #1

    Or Oklahoma State up in my neck of the woods. I'm surprised you're having problems finding small animal vets. There is a small-animal clinic on every corner. Large animal vets, on the other hand. . .
  16. J

    This Is Why You Should Get Your Pilot's License - A Year In The Life

    And at the end of the day, they have something of substance for their 9K. I just finished my PPL, and I've got about that in it. . .and I've got a piece of paper that says "you can spend more money to fly now." Anybody who says flying is cheap, or even "inexpensive" need only look at the...
  17. J

    Flying to Mexico? Read this.

    You'd be given free education, free housing, a tax refund, and social security.
  18. J

    Been waiting 12 years to post this!

    Max cruise: 168knts. As Tom Petty says. . ."oh my my, oh Hell yes!" Hope it isn't 12 years for me!
  19. J

    Renting sucks

    I've been waiting for a 172XP to return for a week now so I can finish my high performance stuff. Supposed to finish it up last Friday, but the plane wasn't back. Was gonna be back on Monday, then Tuesday, then Thursday, then "I'll let you know when it comes back."
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