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I haven't made up my mind yet, but I am considering selling my 172n. It is a very nice plane and has served me well for the past 8 years. I am finding that I just don't fly that much and have too many needs competing for limited dollars. I was thinking about listing it with the broker at my home...

…and she brings donuts home from work

I have the Air Plains 180 hp conversion in my 172n. Air Plains claims 130 knots TAS. Today, I was at 8,500 and trued out at 125 knots at 2700 rpm (briefly) and still had quite a bit of throttle left. Seems like I am leaving some speed on the table. I was still climbing over 500 / min at 8,000...

A great story about a private pilot flying a family that was not able to fly commercial. please set aside any personal opinions on mask mandates to keep this out of the spin zone. https://www.foxnews.com/us/southwest-passengers-booted-over-mask-dispute-get-a-lift-from-small-plane-pilot

Nice local news story. These guys are based at my home drome, and I see them out flying regularly. https://www.wrtv.com/news/working-for-you/indy-biplanes-takes-flight-for-a-good-cause

Well, it is a perfect day for flying. So I took a vacation day and headed for the airport. Taxied out to the run up area. Left mag - check. Right mag - engine dies. Restart the engine and check the right mag again - engine immediately dies. Put her back in the hangar and scheduled maintenance. I...

My insurance for the past few years had been running about $1,200 per year. Last year it went up to $1,286 - not a big jump. I just renewed my coverage and it went up to $1,655 for the same plane and same coverage. That's a 29% increase! I use AOPA, so they are supposed to shop around for the...

“Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen. Nobody knows my sorrow.” It is a beautiful day, and my plane is in annual. Oh, the humanity!

Okay, sorry for the clickbait title. This was actually my Tesla Autopilot rather than the autopilot in my plane. Anyway, a car ran a red light and nearly caused an accident. Tesla Autopilot was engaged at the time. I felt the autopilot engage the brakes and take evasive action before I was able...

Good for a laugh...

I might need a partnership to afford it https://www.foxnews.com/us/f-16-fighter-jet-for-sale-florida

Any thoughts on this CO detector? Seems like a good solution as it plugs into the cigarette lighter and you still retain the USB charging. I am just using the cheap stick-on variety, but it would be nice to have an alarm. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07GH3612F/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Looks those of us burning 100ll are responsible for dumbing down society. Who knew our exhaust is the real chemtrails! http://lae.mit.edu/2016/08/26/piston-engine-aircraft-pose-a-health-risk/?fbclid=IwAR0Y1m-GZfXmzu39iPn9dGV2R1oo2dBy9bYmCFyNrCYnNnVdAJyJN98kOmc

@overdrive148, was this your handy work? :D https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/cdj7yp/man_uses_a_drone_armed_with_fireworks_to_disperse/

Anyone here joining in? We could all fly our planes in mass formation! Leeroy Jenkins!!!!!!!!!! https://nypost.com/2019/07/15/viral-area-51-raid-amasses-1-million-recruits-gets-air-force-warning/

It is always something. A beautiful day today here in Indy, so I decided to go for a flight. Cruising along and see the red warning light on the panel. Check the suction gauge and it reads nothing, nada, zero, zilch. Used the standby vacuum to complete the flight (not that it was really needed...

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/see-it-delta-engine-falls-apart-midflight-before-emergency-landing

Skyhawk 2 Birds 0 This was my second bird strike. I never saw the bird and didn’t even know it happened until I saw the bloody mess post flight. Apparently, I hit it with the prop. Note the feather on the air filter.

Citation crashed on takeoff with 2 deceased. This is just a few miles from me. Very sad. https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/05/22/plane-crash-indiana-mount-comfort-indianapolis-regional-airport/3768463002/?fbclid=IwAR1rBCYkz-FSOAJcMMabnE3c05u5XLOgY8brWJsoc0nU3OTg_O5_Gd7wJvc