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  1. Crane Pilot

    Howdy folks, I've been MIA for a while.

    ,Well it's been a day or 3 lol since I've posted on here. I came back today looking at another post and ended up seeing that LD Jones had passed away, not exactly what I wanted to see, but his legacy will live on in our memories and the memories of the pilots and people he affected over the...
  2. Crane Pilot

    Trying to buy an aircraft with deceased owners.

    I looking for some information on being able to acquire/buy an aircraft when the owner is deceased. I did a search with the N number as to the owner's name only find he had passed several years (97) and seems as though the wife has passed away also at some point. Is there a way to find out about...
  3. Crane Pilot

    Wings of hope numbers are up.

    I for one would like to how do they come up with the numbers in the drawing? Supposedly the only 5,000 were sold for aircraft and other prizes but the numbers on tickets shown up to 16,400 numbers between them. I bought in early so my numbers are even lower to tone of 16,951 between mine and...
  4. Crane Pilot

    Insurance companies

    Has or does anyone have the good bad or the ugly for aviation insurance companies. I looked at BWI for insurance and have a quote from Avemco insurance. I'm sure there others so am curious about other options for rental insurance.
  5. Crane Pilot

    GFC500 without a G5

    I have been looking into buying(acquiring)an aircraft with a GPS navigator (GNX375) but without a G5. Is it possible to add a GFC500 autopilot and be totally functional without adding a G5? What may be the limitations if any?
  6. Crane Pilot

    Plane down Winter haven Fla. KGIF

    https://www.wftv.com/news/local/pilot-rescued-after-small-plane-crashes-in-orange-county/896816769 Kindof sounds like a simulated engine failure gone wrong.Faa and NTSB investagating. The local news has 1 person killed in the accident.
  7. Crane Pilot

    She lost her fight and has gone west. (Old Cfi), Ginger Thomas

    It's with the greatest regret I have to be saying the world lost a great pilot today. My mom, you know on here as, "Old cfi" lost her battle with cancer and heart failure today. She was my first instructor way back in the mid 80's. She attained her cfi,cfii,mei, and finally her multi engine ATP...
  8. Crane Pilot

    Wanting opinoins from current users.

    I'm looking at the garmin GDL 50,51 or 52 for a gift/present for myself after I pass the instrument check ride. I'm looking for pros and cons for them. I rent different aircraft so hence the need for portability is key. I'm not really in love with the $1200 buck one for obvious reasons. I would...
  9. Crane Pilot

    Multi training books.

    I'm just getting started working on PMEL with instrument rating. I was wondering if there is a good multi engine training book. Leave Sportys multi engine course out. I have used them in the past and am not impressed with the info they provide. Also ill be flying a pa34/200 Seneca 1
  10. Crane Pilot

    When the controller has an identity issue.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156095585644480&id=771234479, I think he forgot what job he was at. LMAO
  11. Crane Pilot

    Float pilots.

    A noob question that for some reason came to me after watching a movie with a float plane in it. How do you do an engine run-up in a float plane? After all, in a land aircraft, we have wheel brakes to hold us in place. I'll bet getting a bunch of fish together or maybe even a gator or two to...
  12. Crane Pilot

    Aircraft ownership.

    I have been thinking about buying an aircraft for instruction/time-building. I will use it for my instrument ,and commercial and also to build supplemental time to the ATP, along with the proverbial $100.00 hamburger ,exploration. I have been wondering about some real world numbers of an Arrow...
  13. Crane Pilot

    Yup sure can

  14. Crane Pilot

    Fla and south GA. Restaurants.

    I'm looking to start a list of places to fly to that have restaurants at the airport, for the $100.00 hamburger now with inflation the $500.00 lunch. I'm finishing up my ppl and gonna need a bunch of x-country , just looking for ideas. something in a 200 nm radius of KORL
  15. Crane Pilot

    New terminology

    I know they changed "taxi into position and hold " to "line up and wait". But when did "hold position at " become used? For example I was givin a takeoff clearance and after I had responded started onto the runway when the controller had called me and said takeoff clearance cancelled hold...
  16. Crane Pilot

    Mic double click

    Is it ever acceptable to use a double click as a response to an ATC transmission for a non directive ( like just an altimeter setting).
  17. Crane Pilot

    Whats your interpretation

    Here is a scenario for you. Lets say i am flying with some friends , i am the pic and only a VFR rated pilot in the left seat , my friend is a instrument rated pilot in the right seat. At some point in the flight i run into IMC conditions and my friend gets a pop up clearance. To make it...
  18. Crane Pilot

    Whats wind shear...... Oh that

    ,, i have 2 words for this OH SH.......T
  19. Crane Pilot

    ATC personel

    If a pilot is on VFR flight following. Would it be ok to let center or whoever the ATC is doing the following know of your intended descent for weather or a descent when in range of the intended airport.
  20. Crane Pilot

    Canada one cleared to land

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