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My friends GF's daughter was recently in the Army. Became a nurse. My understanding is that through ROTC or some other program the nursing degree was on Uncle Sam. She served her required time for that program. She is now of the understanding that she is not entitled to the new GI benefits for...

So my non-pilot buddy (NPD) and I are flying up to northern MN to visit a few friends. The night before I rigged up an old tablet, ram mount and a audio splitter for some in flight entertainment. We have a combo wifi+battery bank device with several movies. I had forgotten that it also had the...

I think I am past wanting an old muscle car. For some reason not interested in a vette. I figured the exact opposite of a reliable boring Toyota would a Granturismo. Mentioned the GT to my wife and she was like "really?". A few days later there was a black convertible ahead of us and she was...

Anyone out there finished their hangar floor with swisstrax? Our hangar floor is pretty ugly which this stuff would cover up with ease. We have some uneven cement seams though so not sure if those would crappy. Other than that any other reason no to cover the floor with these? Maybe the 3/4"...

Okay porpoise maybe the wrong term. On a long boring flight home from vacation I had the seat entertainment showing the HUD like view during the start of descent from around FL340. After about a minute or so I think I noticed a pattern where the descent would first be like 20ft every half...

What is the highest 100LL price you've seen so far? Specifically uncontrolled airports in the lower 48. Please also exclude seaplane bases. I see $9.92 at International Falls, MN. They only have FS 100LL. On the plus side they usually throw in a can of jelly or jam with fuel :)

All this Canada talk lately, figure we're close so time to take quick trip across the border and figure out how it all works. Outbound: KGYL -> KTWM (Fuel) -> CYQT (Thunder Bay, Customs) Return: CYQT -> KDLH (Duluth, CBP, Fuel) -> KGYL Then I started looking at sectional and seeing stuff I...

So any lawyers here willing to explain something which seems rather relevant in the coming month or so. Maybe a hypothetical is best: Amy lives in state A. In A the possession and use of pot is illegal. So she travels to state B where it is not illegal, tokes up, enjoys herself, sleeps in and...

Not politics. TLDR: 2/2 Landings, but awkward on final. Finally, my wife and I have been going flying about once a week. When I take left seat we will alternate and she practices right seat takeoffs and landings. She is easily good enough to take up passengers that way if she wants. So this...

We love our old Skylane but like many out there it could use a full upgrade. We picked it up for a nice price back before the hysteria set it so not too much into yet. About 2500hrs total time. Will be TBO in 300hrs with one cylinder needing to be replaced. 90's era avionics + GTX345. Would...

A good friend at our local airport is thinking of ferrying a plane for a new owner on our local field. My friend is 1500+ hr commerical pilot, lots of VFR and IFR time and is current. He is planning on taking another commerical pilot with instead of the new owner as it will be a 1600sm flight...

Just checked and didn't see another thread. Tail number was N227BD. As I understand it both occupants survived the crash. Unfortunately one died later in the hospital. Also, when I looked up the tail number earlier this week, the registered owner does not appear to match the occupants. Our...

Okay first things first, as much as I would love to be the pilot this isn't about that, I am no where close enough. Just trying to get a feel for the plane / money side of things to see if its worth pitching to ownership. Inputs: Company: Private Corp, 1000+ employees, low to mid 9-digit gross...

So lets say you have a 6 seater and never intended to haul more than 4. Will a insurance company lower the premiums if you have 2 seats removed and signed off by IA? Maybe stick to piston single GA planes such as 206, 210, 6/260, 6/300, Lance, Bonanza, etc. You would think they would treat it...

We transitioned from a t-hangar to a box shaped hangar. I figured for sure I would have kept storing the plane tail in first but now a year later I've come to like storing it nose in first. There are a few reasons. However I am curious what others are doing? Perhaps I am a lone wolf LOL!

My niece's father in law is way into aviation. He shared these links with me. War Stallion (2) mustangs flying in the clouds is just awesome: This one..all of it...is awesome. I thought starting at 2:19 is pretty damn cool!!! Corsair DOC In Flight Full List Of Videos...

Post is a bit long For the past 15 flights or so the 182 has been running at an oil level just over 9qts which seems to be the sweet spot for not giving the belly a bath. The flight before last I noticed it had dropped a bit so I added 1qt this morning. I had also noticed a few drops on the...

Well first I should clarify. This is not a crosswind landing slip but a slip to reduce altitude prior to landing and/or knock down some speed. We were flying last night and Kari wanted to practice a simulated engine fire. We setup at 3500agl directly over our sleepy airport. No planes in the...

A friend recently sold her Citabria :( and sold us her Battery Minder. Yes, the unit specifically for the Concorde battery which we both had in common. But this question should be relevant to almost all tender brands. #1. I know some owners who place (and even permanently mount) the control...

We're not ready to retire yet but starting to think about it more and more. We would like winters more mild than here (Twin Cities) but 4 seasons are okay. The main thinking is to re-locate to a place that would be more interesting when it comes to outdoors and flying. The Boise area seems to...