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Working on the 2024 calendar, I find I’m in something of a rut — same old fly-ins at the same old places. I don’t care if I never go to another “Wings and Wheels” event. So I thought I’d post here and ask what your favorite, possibly lesser-known fly-ins are. As an RV guy, I did my first Petit...

We’re planning a trip to Lake of the Ozarks in late May, and looking for recommendations on a place to leave the airplane. Last year, we tied down at Lee Fine (AIZ). It was adequate, though there are no transient hangars. The year before, we were at Jeff City (JEF), which was really great when...

The Lightspeed site, as well as YT reviews, mention that the Lightspeed app records audio from the headset. It isn't exactly clear what you're getting. You can instantly repeat 15", presumably for missed clearances and such. And apparently, any flights you want to save later, you can save to...

These threads come up from time to time — the opposite of the “what plane should I buy?” threads. I’m thinking about giving up aviation, a lifestyle I’ve lived for most of 30 years. I just turned 60 and, just like that, I realized that I’m running the bell lap, playing the fourth quarter...

I’m embarrassed by my ignorance on this. I’ve been working around it since online weather briefings became a thing. On any graphical depiction of weather, there will be wind direction flags, with barbs corresponding to wind velocity. Sometimes, the barbs are on the downwind side, so a flag...

I’ll get the details wrong, but there was recently an FAA legal case that resulted in an opinion that no flight training could take place in Experimentals, LSAs, or any other Special category without a LODA. Oshkosh happened, and there was a flurry of discussion. Mount Vernon happened and there...

There are lots of threads about diagnosing valve leaking and failure, but my friend “Search” was unable to tell me what the options are if you have a bad valve. If you have a valve that doesn’t improve with lapping or has cracks on borescope, what are the options? And what kind of time and cost...

My local EAA chapter is suffering for a lack of leadership. At the meeting where we took nominations for officers, there was a lot of silence and anxiety. We did get officers, including me, but we’re in a bad way. No one, again including me, has any particular enthusiasm for an EAA chapter. The...

I’ve just become an officer of the local EAA chapter, which has led me to look for some specific things on eaa.org. I can’t believe what a disorganized mess it is, and how very unfriendly it is with portables. For instance, some articles are displayed with one or 2 words per line, meaning you...

A recent article from AOPA Pilot Protection Services states that Proton Pump Inhibitors, along with some other medications, can cause a urine drug screen to be falsely positive for THC. Have you known anyone who’s run afoul of this? What recourse would you have if you were on the wrong side of...

As I near semi-retirement from anesthesiology, I'm considering becoming an AME. Though I'm a big fan of BasicMed, I have my own reasons for not wanting to do BasicMed exams. So, a question for you AMEs: has BasicMed caused a noticeable drop in the number of Class III medicals that you do? If...

For those committed to non-synthetic oils, the choices seem to boil down to single-weight Aeroshell and multi-vis Phillips. But I see there's a Phillips Type A, which appears to be plain, old dinosaur oil just like Aeroshell, but at a lower price. Is that what it is? Is there some reason...

As retirement draws nearer, I'm giving some thought to what kind of flying makes sense. I have a 185 and fly it IFR cross country in order to find small strips in the middle of nowhere. All of my family lives within 10 miles of me, so "fly to see the grandchildren" isn't my mission. ISTM that...

It’s been almost 9 years since Bose introduced the A20 headset. Still roughly $1100. In the meantime, several competitors have come and gone, and Lightspeed has introduced 3 new models at the top of the line, two of which were several hundred dollars cheaper. Is 2019 the year Bose releases...