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  1. Ted

    Thinking about - er bought - a Jeep Gladiator

    For those who've been following all of my various threads (especially about the RV and the vehicle we tow behind it), you might recall that we tow a 1997 Land Rover Discovery behind the RV. We love that car, it's taken us to some beautiful places, and is a vehicle that the kids universally love...
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    Roomba for my shop?

    My shop is big and it’s a shop. It gets oil, dirt, etc on the ground. I am also not fantastic at sweeping/mopping and would prefer to farm that job out to a robot. I’ve heard generally ok reviews on Roombas but I’m not sure if any exist that are designed for a more… call it aggressive...
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    Sold [NA] Ted's 2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 40' RV For Sale - $45,000

    If you've seen my "Thinking about a Bus/RV" thread, you'll know that over the past 3+ years or so we've had a 40' Holiday Rambler Endeavor which I've massively maintained and upgraded. We are upgrading to a Prevost, and are selling this RV. This will represent a fantastic value for whoever buys...
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    Detroit Grand Prix PIREP

    We decided to go to the Detroit GP weekend, which was a Friday through Sunday. Although the NTT Indycar GP was the signature event of the weekend, they also had two NXT Indycar races (same drivers, just two separate races), two Trans Am series races (same as NXT - just two races with the same...
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    Tractor Woes

    I thought about resurrecting my "Thinking about a Tractor" thread: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/thinking-about-a-tractor.84148/ But with the last post being made in 2016, and this having a different theme, I decided to start over. So for a brief refresher: I have 4...
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    MU-2 NTS Check Video

    This video popped up in the wayback, so I decided to post it for anyone interested in seeing what an NTS check/in-flight shutdown looks like on a TPE-331 in an MU-2. Back when we got the MU-2, it needed a hot section done. Any time a propeller is removed from a TPE-331, you need to do an...
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    Thinking about a Lathe and Milling Machine

    There are two things that I've been wanting in my garage for... as long as I've had a garage. A lathe and a milling machine. I think it's starting to become time to seriously consider adding them. Use case: If you're reading this, you probably know I do a lot of stuff in my shop. Some of it is...
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    I actually...

    Flew a plane. It's been a while. The last logbook entry I have was the acceptance flight for the new owner of the MU2 in September 2020. I've been up once since then (in this same 340) sometime last year, right seat only, doing some MEI work. But my friend asked me if I wanted to go fly...
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    The History (and Future) of PoA Fly-Ins

    When I joined PoA about 15 years ago there were a good number of annual fly-ins. Wings, Gaston's, generally a big Oshkosh gathering, and of course 6Y9. Generally you had someone championing the gatherings. However times change, members of the community change, and as such things have shifted...
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    Changing up the Motorcycle Fleet (thinking completed)

    Coming up on a year ago I started thinking about a dual-sport/adventure/off-road bike: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/thinking-about-a-dual-sport-adventure-motorcycle.132523/ If you follow the thread, the results have been that I now have an old BMW R1150GS that I've been...
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    Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio (minor thinking)

    I've made references to this purchase in other threads, but yesterday the dealership sent me this picture, so I figure it's time for a thread: So, I think now it's time for the thread. Ok, what is this: This is a 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. Aside from being a mouthful, this is Alfa...
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    Thinking about an Oscilloscope and Signal Generator

    As I'm moving along with some of my projects, specifically the Caterpillar diesel swap into the Land Rover and then also some other things that I may be doing on the RV, I'm thinking that it would be useful to have some sort of oscilloscope at the very least, and likely also a signal generator...
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    Single Plane/Single Pilot 135 with 2-pilot aircraft

    No, I'm not thinking about starting a 135. I'm too smart for that now. :) But while chatting with my wife about airplane stuff, I had the musing about "What about a single plane/single pilot 135, but if you want to use a 2-pilot aircraft?" My assumption is that you can't, that would drive you...
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    Thinking About Kids Dirt Bikes

    Out of our three kids, two of them (boy age 9, girl age almost 7) have expressed interest in dirt bikes. Although my wife grew up riding her friends' dirt bikes, I certainly didn't. In the end, neither of us know much about what's out there and what's worth getting. The cheap Chinese dirt bikes...
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    Shop Air Filters

    Back when I was in college and working at the Jag shop, the air was filled with secondhand smoke from Marlboro Lights, aluminum and steel dust from the grinder, and whatever else. Of course I'd been inhaling the 2-stroke Detroit Diesel exhaust coming out of all the city busses my whole life...
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    Thinking about inflatable Kayaks

    On our last RV trip one of the activities we did was white water rafting, which all of us thoroughly enjoyed - even one of our daughters who tends to be on the more timid side. Then at another stop we rented a couple of kayaks to go paddle around a lake, which we also all enjoyed. Well the boy...
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    International Falls MN RV Camping

    We're wanting to do dispersed camping/boondocking with our bus on our next trip in the International Falls area around the Koochiching forest. We aren't having much luck figuring this out. There is apparently dispersed camping allowed, but the ranger station wasn't very helpful and we haven't...
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    Thinking about a dual sport/adventure Motorcycle

    The current motorcycle fleet includes: - 2009 Harley Ultra Classic (mine) - 2007 Harley Street Glide (Laurie's) - 2013 Moto Guzzi V7 Racer (mine) - 2009 Triumph Daytona 675 (Laurie's) The Harleys are our touring bikes, although we don't do a ton of touring. But they're still big comfy couches...
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    An MU-2 Short Video

    A little sunshine for your day. :) This was taken a bit over a year ago, when my daughter went with me to drop off the MU-2 for new props and the compressor seal.
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    Bad Cat Scan Math

    I had to have a Cat scan yesterday. I didn't drive the RV or the bulldozer, and I also didn't bring my pet cat. But they let me in anyway. That got me thinking, so I did some quick Google searching. This led me to the following on cat scan radiation: 25 cat scans = 10,000 chest x-rays 3.6...
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