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I was just watching an episode of Mighty Planes on the Super Guppy. They showed an enroute clip where ATC queried "Say type..." and the pilot responded "Type is Super Guppy" "Super Guppy?" "Yep. I'll give you a second to Google it (chuckle)" Made me laugh. :D

So, let me start by saying I have a Bose A20 I quite like, and a few sets of DCs to boot. I say this to avoid the "just buy a real aviation headset" responses. ;) Looking at the Clarity Aloft style headsets, I think I'd like to try them. But I think I can do better. I'm also a musician, so I...

First thread in a new forum, nice! To stay on topic, yesterday was gorgeous in Atlanta, and I have to give some props to the controllers at KPDK. They had a runway shutdown due to an incident, and about 7,000 airplanes inbound, and they managed to keep the whole shebang moving with no issues...

I'm a little embarrassed to ask this, as it's something I feel like I should know already, but can't seem to find an answer elsewhere. :redface: In my Cherokee 140 POH, Vr is an IAS of 60mph. If I rotate then, it climbs very lethargically. I've found that if I wait until more like 70mph, it...

Had my first tailwheel lesson last night in an absolutely beautiful, brand new Legend Cub - loved it! It's pure flying in a Cub. You really feel the airplane in a way that's much more, well, connected than you feel in larger, heavier planes I guess. And the thrill on short final, feeling that...

Temp ticket in hand, I'm official! Super excited, exhausted, all at once. :D I'll post a write up soon. :yes:

I finally soloed last night! I was at 26.7 hours prior (now 28.6). Instructor started telling me at about 14 hours I was "pretty much ready to solo", but we were having fun doing XC and working on PTS stuff, and each of my last several lessons didn't have "first solo" amenable weather. So it's...

Any rugby fans around here? Excited for the Rugby World Cup coming up? I follow Bath in the English Premiership, Pretoria Blue Bulls in SA and I'm a Springboks fan in World play. Who do you follow?