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  1. Skymac

    Spark plug anti seize question.

    I haven’t used any for years? Works just fine for 1000’s of hours.
  2. Skymac

    Do you think a bachelors degree will ever become necessary again to become a pilot at the airlines?

    I don’t believe degree requirements will come back. Obviously in certain situations a degree holder may beat you out of a job but as each day passes, it’s proven that just having a degree isn't worth too much. What is more important, is subject area knowledge, and how you present yourself.
  3. Skymac

    M 350

    It’s a 3 adult airplane.
  4. Skymac

    Cold Start Issues, Loss of EGT

    SB650, it’s happened to my 580 a couple of times now. With the exact symptoms you complain of. This is the intake pipe flange cracking or breaking off. Many times it can be faint so unless there is engine vibration, it seals.
  5. Skymac

    Plane crash on FL freeway

    Let’s also be honest, how many jets operating right now in the skies probably have an ounce of water or 2 floating around in one of the tanks? I have a type myself and how many times have you seen a crew sump the fuel in their plane? I can count how many times I have on one hand in 18 years...
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    Concerns about flying while using an SSRI.

    Slightly off topic, In curiosity, I didn’t think the FAA pulled anything more than what you can get with a drivers license. Like a DUI, or controlled substance which a SSRI is not. I understand if they are tipped off, they can investigate a person, but otherwise it would never flag if not self...
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    Concerns about flying while using an SSRI.

    I read it as he did stop flying. Either way, very bluntly - The issue of checkrides/certificate issuance is never going to come up or be an issue, ever.
  8. Skymac

    This flying seems awfully expensive...

    I just tell anyone looking at owning an airplane, if you can’t afford to automatically write off 10k a year like it never existed for starters then you might be in the right position to own a plane.
  9. Skymac

    Flight schools best rates

    You can not maintain a 172 for $135 wet and maintain it correctly in a rental environment.
  10. Skymac

    Aerial views

    Fly through there once every couple of weeks on a natural gas line. Beautiful views year round.
  11. Skymac

    Aerial views

    Unicoi, TN Unaka Mountain Obscuration 12/11/23
  12. Skymac

    FAA knowledge tests -- 24 calendar month time limit

    2 years, no issue. Work on fixing the practical testing issue if you want to spend your time on something. It’s a soup sandwich….
  13. Skymac

    Flight Training Benefits

    So I'm working on a little project and curious to get some outside opinions on the benefits of Flight Training, in particular but not limited to Part 61 training. Benefits could be anything to do with adding pilots to the job pool, recreational economic impacts, how it helps airport...
  14. Skymac

    Engine Vibration

    I fly behind a Lycoming 580 several hours weekly and I sometimes get a mellow but very rhythmic vibration that will just faintly come and go without notice. May happen for 5 minutes in 20 hours. May happen for 10 minutes out of a weeks flying, or may not happen at all. Its baffling. In air mag...
  15. Skymac

    How many hours did you fly in 2023?

    557 and probably another 25 or so not logged.
  16. Skymac

    Pivotal altitude. Why it matters...

    ATP/CFII/MEI/IGI with about 2000 hours dual given, you’ll never convince me that 8’s on pylons and pivotal altitude is anything more than rubbish… I believe it’s one of the most useless things that’s required of the ACS. I could think of many more relevant items to take its place. We all have...
  17. Skymac

    N4187Q PA32 Down in Georgia

    From just looking at Flightaware, he would have made the airport had they not vectored him, closed airport or not I would have unabled that vector if I could make the field.
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    Osprey crash in Japan

    Engines needing overhauled at 100 hours… [emoji849]
  19. Skymac

    Fighter Pilot looking for advice on the GA world

    Bonanza, 182, Mooney, Decathlon, Hot Air Balloon, anything but a Cherokee series just my .02¢ [emoji1787]
  20. Skymac

    Emergency exit question - especially for Cherokee pilots

    So I just replaced a front windshield in a Cessna 172. We decided for giggles that we would break it out just to see how hard it would be. You better hope the crash breaks it! A hammer kept bouncing right off…. Crescent Wrench, bounced right off, flat head screw driver, nope… We also tried...
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