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    Walmart drones are here.

    It does.
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    Post aircraft pictures you took

    I know it must be quite a challenge to get the fuel hookup, but how on earth does that pilot manage to swipe his credit card?
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    Trent Palmer (YouTuber Bush Pilot Channel) Suspended By FAA

    Yes. That's more important to me than the baloney of the case itself.
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    How much money should I expect to make in the industry??

    Stone Mountain area? That used to be a pretty place, but I haven't been there in many years. GT rented out the Lucky Street YMCA in the heart of downtown as an overflow dorm and that's where I lived for a couple of years. I doubt it's there anymore. Downtown was pretty bad. My car was...
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    Walmart drones are here.

    Where’s the sport in that? Surf casting rod, cast a line with a lead weight so it wraps around the drone down line, then reel that sucker in.
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    How much money should I expect to make in the industry??

    Oh, I know. My SIL just moved down here from Elijay. We used to visit her there pretty often.
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    Beech C23 Sundowner 4-1-1

    It is. And I screwed up not long after getting the plane and flat spotted a tire. The placard is for real.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    If that were feasibile (it's not), and if the receptionist would still work for receptionist wages despite those qualifications, I guarantee you that Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon, etc., would be doing exactly that (they aren't).
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    No, but what does that have to do with anything in this discussion?
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    No, they should hand them out to anyone who qualifies for one, just like they do with PP certs, CP certs, etc.
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    Sport Pilot ADHD Meds

    Would they? I'd agree they might, but I doubt it's certain. Taking an unapproved med does not necessarily equal "having a medical condition that would make the person unable to operate an aircraft in a safe manner".
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    Trent Palmer (YouTuber Bush Pilot Channel) Suspended By FAA

    Yeah, that's the theory. But a jury member can and will make a decision based on whatever he likes, including whether he considers the law to be correct or just doesn't like the judge's hair style, and no power on earth can prevent that nor force the juror to disclose his reasoning if he...
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    CFI says I can’t use electronic E6B on written — what??

    Apparently the FAA has not yet learned of non-volatile memory, which says something about the organization's technological prowess.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    :yeahthat: DING DING DING! Winner! The market is being dramatically inflated by the FAA. Market manipulation is not the mission of the FAA; anyone who is qualified to be a DPE should be able to obtain that cert, but unfortunately that's not the case.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Yes, he has more experience. So what? That experience is not necessary for determining whether the PP candidate is qualified to fly a 172. If the ATP rated pilot with 3000 hours of jet experience trains a newbie, should he be paid significantly more than any other CFI? If a F1 driver takes a...
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    If the engineer is doing a receptionist job, that's what the engineer should be paid. A DPE doing a PP checkride is determining whether the candidate meets the PP standards. This doesn't require significantly more skill than teaching those same standards.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    No, I wouldn't.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Completely missing the point. Being over qualified does not justify being overpaid. The job is worth whatever it's worth, regardless of the examiner's qualifications.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    20% more than a CFI rate, plus a nice 15% tip if I pass.
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    Checkrides cost how much? Really?

    Irrelevant. If a lawyer gets a part-time weekend job at the car wash, should he be paid his hourly attorney fee for washing cars? A jet pilot might decide his time is too valuable to do DPE work but that doesn't make the DPE job worth more.
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