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  1. Roland Donnell

    Lancair in McKinney 11/11/23

    Wonder if the guys on the 12th green at Westridge took a stroke off their golf card.
  2. Roland Donnell

    NOLA

    Definitely the right time of the year for less stress from the heat and humidity. Would highly recommend a Segway Tour. Excellent knowable guides take you all around the Quarter to explore the history and special out of the way places we would never have been able to find on our own. Rose Ann...
  3. Roland Donnell

    Woman hit by landing airplane. Fatal

    I'll add as somewhat germane to the discussion that a least one half of one runway (and anything on it) I’m personally familiar with was hidden from view at the touch down zones due to the crown in the middle. As far as human factors dragging a shredder along a runway on a lurching tractor...
  4. Roland Donnell

    Burning Man 2000 flights last year

    ... and I would add for those there trying to find the purpose and the meaning of life, this has already been exhaustively computed to be 42.
  5. Roland Donnell

    Burning Man 2000 flights last year

    A report from a previous search of a pilot flying in, once you get tied down and unloaded you stuff rags in ever possible opening in the wing and fuselage but dust still permeates the interior. I would have to be in a pretty desperate state of mind to say the dust and now the mud is not...
  6. Roland Donnell

    High CHT #3, O-360

    Same identical temps issue on my PA28-180 but no pink staining. Maybe iron oxide from a rusty upper plug shell after flying in the rain or iron oxide from a leaking exhaust gasket. Never gave much value to the missing air filter housing to lower cowl seal until I read this thread. Replacing...
  7. Roland Donnell

    1959 Cessna 180

    Located a Cardinal and measured the seat. The height was a good two to three inches lower but the distance between the seat rails was 10 inches vs. 11 in the 182. Thanks for responding to possible alternatives now to consider.
  8. Roland Donnell

    1959 Cessna 180

    Good ideas and may have to resort to the headliner or seat modifications mentioned. Plane is in Pagosa Springs and the upholsterer Las Cruces so there is the cost of shipping or dropping the plane off then commercial back, repeat to ship or pick up. When you add up just the logistical cost it...
  9. Roland Donnell

    1959 Cessna 180

    Good idea however the seat we measured on an articulated at its lowest position was the same height.
  10. Roland Donnell

    1959 Cessna 180

    Corrected -1959 Cessna 182B
  11. Roland Donnell

    1959 Cessna 180

    Anybody with a Cardinal? Tall pilot head drags the headliner such that a headset has to be worn behind the head. No progress looking at other models. One suggestion over a custom rebuild $$ was to look a Cardinal seats but none accessible. A measurement from the seat bottom (from my finger tip...
  12. Roland Donnell

    the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

    Been flying for 50 years but would never have been able to capture this amazing occurrence lurking nearby on my flight today, unseen in the haze, without a flight display.
  13. Roland Donnell

    Marriage Counseling/Therapy

    Second this advice but in all bold and caps. I will add that she has already made up her mind and counseling is waste of time and resources. Went through three attorneys before finding a female gorilla attorney that owns a lamb suit. I traded all the property for custody on my three kids. First...
  14. Roland Donnell

    PA28-235 heated pitot

    Just to compliment Mach Diamonds excellent description, there is one power wire (if installed) supplying both elements. The elements ground back through the structure. Remove the service panel nearest to the mast. Using a test meter with an amp clamp, test the amp load on the power wire with the...
  15. Roland Donnell

    Texas mineral rights

    Selling to an entity outside a family loop can create a real quagmire for the existing interest holders to negotiate a new lease. Before going down that road offer to the existing interest holders first. A path of common interest that should be shared by all interest holders.
  16. Roland Donnell

    Texas POA Roundup

    KLNC under Class B on south side of DFW. No fuss to get in and out of though but if North flying around to the south side probably the best option. Cafe open in the new terminal building. Enjoyed breakfast there a few times.
  17. Roland Donnell

    Texas POA Roundup

    Agreed. Nice place. Great service. Taxi up and park in front of the restaurant. Group seating. Ample menu options but not BBQ. Reservations needed on weekday I was there as it is a popular lunch location for A&M staff. Class D could be a deal killer from some. Busy on Texas A&M game days.
  18. Roland Donnell

    It Came Out Of The Sky ... Amazon Drone Deliveries

    Good point. Maybe some variation of the same technology of how my Neato Robot vacuums always find their way back to their charging station within a 1/2" error. Delivery zones will have been previously mapped and then something similar to 3D Lidar technology to find your house based on that...
  19. Roland Donnell

    Night Flying is Magical

    Although I quit night flying (personal minimums when I turned 70) early on almost half of my logged time was at night. West Texas on moonless nights are black as ink. Slicing through the smooth atmosphere with only an occasional barn light it was not hard to imagine the glow of town lights on...
  20. Roland Donnell

    New product for vision correction to correct night lighting flares

    Optometrist visit today. I was informed of a new lense product that is promising to address light flares at night. This seems like a good place to start for finding out pro and cons either from a professional perspective or personal experience. Thanks...
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