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Fascinating thread… I did not know that a prop could erode in rain. Not entirely related, but interestingly, rain is very bad for a hot air balloon in flight. The balloon envelope material (rip-stop nylon) is coated with a silicon coating to reduce porosity. If this coating gets wet while the...

A heartwarming story. Glad she didn't go to someone with a dozen planes or something. My dad thinks he's too old to start learning at 61. I've got to show him this article.

No sir. Tooling up to build my airplane… no time for the boob tube (unless it's Family Guy, lol).

Thanks, gents, for a lively thread. To me, reading stuff like this beats the hell out of TV.

:D

"Blocks, chocks and locks stop walks." "Take your time and do it right, a serious thing, taking flight." "Av - Nav - Com." "In thrust we trust."

Do we have a running list of aviation sayings here? Apologies if such a thread already exists but I couldn't find one, so I'm taking the liberty. Here's one: "When I was a kid, I figured it was magic. When I learned to fly, I thought it was physics. But when I bought an airplane, I realized...

Thanks for the additional information. What a tragic loss of souls and airplane.

Looks like a hard hit, two confirmed dead. https://abcnews.go.com/beta-story-container/US/dead-hurt-plane-crash-ohio-faa/story?id=60523518

Indeed it does, just not as many as I would like. :)

Thanks for the info.

Yes, that's true. Though now it seems you can kill a lot of people with your car too.

Well happy anniversary Oliver! You and this boat could be another happy union. Gotta get the barn cleaned out 'cause I'm gonna build me one of 'em newfangled aeroplanes.

Well through the ass, where else?

Yes, that's what we thought when we bought her!

I didn't list price because it's negotiable. Looking for $12,000 but will take best offer.

In fact it is. This is an older fan but still inflates balloons just fine.

Ballooning is definitely fun, but has its drawbacks (like needing perfect weather and a crew of 3-5 people). If you're already a pilot, I believe you don't need to take the written for ballooning. Just log 10 or 15 hours and checkride.

Well I didn't post price because it is negotiable, but I'm hoping for $5,000. The envelope on this aircraft is a double-edged sword because it's an advertising envelope with sewn-in letters (not banners that could be removed). The good thing is that because it was used for advertising, it's...

To be honest, I'm not sure. I've heard that you have to be licensed to operate a boiler... never have been myself.