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    Part 107 question

    @Mike Smith @overdrive148 Answered a lot of it the same way I would have. There are over 100,000 Part 107 pilots in the US according to an email I got from the FAA last week. There's a ton of competition, and the $ is on a downward trajectory. I've been in the industry since the beginning...
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    Part 107 question

    Current regulations only require that you take the knowledge test. If you're already a certificated pilot, then a CFI can sign you off once you've passed the test and you get your new card. A FR keeps it current. Otherwise, you have to take the test at a facility every two years. No practical...
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    Rare and unusual airplane - Edgely Optica

    According to Wikipedia, it may be coming back into production next year (2019).
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    Drone vs Wing

    If the drone was in Class D, hobbyist or not, it is required that the pilot contact both the airport operator and the control tower to let them know. "Recreational operators are required to give notice for flights within five miles of an airport to both the airport operator and air traffic...
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    Weather Website Question

    http://www.windy.com Nice visual display of all sorts of weather data - including aviation weather.
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    “Secret” Airplane @ Pratt & Whitney Florida

    That's a Radar Cross Section Test Facility. If you look at the surrounding area, you can clearly see the dish, "runway," etc. I'm sure numerous designs go through that.
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    Obscene Chem Trails

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    Viable airplane options for low time pilots?

    Congrats on the sale!
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    Is a 172 D model and newer a capable X-country plane?

    6', 185, 32W 44 Jacket here. I guess I'll have to find one to sit in and see. Can't make it up to WI to test it out, but maybe someone in the Houston area has one I could sit in just to see how it goes. Any Houston area Mooney M20x Pilots in Houston wanna go for a ride? I touch shoulders...
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    Is a 172 D model and newer a capable X-country plane?

    I don't want to hijack the thread, but have a quick question... At what point (height/weight) would a Mooney be considered "too tight" in your opinion - or anyone else's?
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    Sales Tax on Renting

    Sales Tax if not being used for instruction around here (Houston, TX area)
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    School "Checkout" for certain airports

    I know that feel...
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    The Most Interesting Pilot in the World...

    He once broke the sound barrier... in an ultralight. He flew around the world non-stop... in a Cessna 140. His EFB is a Polaroid picture of the Earth and a View Master. His 787 Dreamliner has an STC for Mogas. He's type-rated for the Saturn V. "I don't always fly rental aircraft, but when...
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    Big big airplane

    I've seen the 225 land at IAH. As someone else said, it looks like it should fall out of the sky... looks slower than a Cessna 150. Saw a 124 landing at IAH on the 9th.
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    Wife lost her job & I'm flight training - best city or state to move to???

    Houston, TX is the only answer that makes sense. This is the O&G Capital. Sure, there is a contraction in the industry, but that doesn't mean all of these companies are going to pack up and leave after building a massive presence here. Winters are mild, but you're going to have to get...
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    Plane down in central IL

    I know the plane, but not sure whether or not I've me the accident pilot. Regardless, it's a real bummer situation. RIP and thoughts go out to the families of the departed. :(
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    Is General Aviation Dying in the USA?

    I'm with you in thinking that new aircraft are ridiculously over-priced, but the SR-20, or any Cirrus aircraft, isn't comparable to a PA28. Piper's modern base model PA28 (2015 Archer TX) starts at $345k MSRP. A major chunk of that is in the G1000 glass, Aspen EFD-1000, WAAS GPS, etc. A looong...
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    Is General Aviation Dying in the USA?

    I just found an old receipt in my logbook for a rental flight I took 10 years ago. After cross referencing it with my log book entries, here's what I've come up with: 2-Jun-2005 1.4 Hours (wet) PA28-161 $120.40 (tax included) 7-Aug-2015 1.4 Hours (wet) PA28-180C $158.27 (tax...
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