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    What's your cruise altitude ( AGL )

    A little background, I fly out of a 2500 foot strip inside the SFRA in a 182. The B space extends about 10 miles from my home airport so I tend to fly low out of there. So here's the question: What your normal cruise altitude (AGL)? I tend to stay at 2500 or so if I'm going less then 50...
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    Writing off expenses for volunteer time for Oshkosh

    So in the last issue of Sport Aviation a small blurb promoting writing off your expenses for volunteering at osh. It posted a link to memo written by EAA legal but I could not find it. Has anyone tried this?
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    Garmin GNS 430 with Tray, Backplate, & Connectors

    you left or a important piece of information.
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    Scary court case in Greece

    http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/helios_crash_greek_court_jail_prison_mechanic_206600-1.html What kind of precedent does this set for the responsibly of the pilot to fly the plane? A Greek court has sent ripples through the aviation industry after handing out decade-long jail terms...
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    The Adventure Begins

    I've been flying for about 12 years and have abut 1000 hours. I make a yearly flight out to Oshkosh from the DC area. I've been as far north as Montpelier VT and south to Myrtle Beach. But tomorrow I set off on a grand adventure. 3 couples in 3 planes will fly down to Stuart FL and stay...
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    LOP on carburated engines

    I know that for the most part you cannot run LOP on a carb because of uneven fuel mixtures but I have read that some engines will run LOP even with a carb if the mixtures are even. So my question is this: If you have a all cylinder engine monitor and can see your CHTs how even must they be...
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    Wells Fargo Home refi news

    I have a current wells Fargo mortgage on my house. I happened to speak with my mortgage broker there today and found out that they have a program for recasting loans. If you are current , have equity in your house to meet their requirements ( I don't know specifically what they are ) and you...
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    New equipment on space station

    What I find interesting in this is the mention of the fact that Nasa did not particulate in the design of this unit. It was designed and developed by Hamilton Sundstrand Under contract to NASA, Hamilton Sundstrand supplied the flight hardware and operational support for a...
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    ACC Tournament in Greensboro, NC

    I'm flying down there Saturday morning for the weekend. Anyone else going to be there? ( besides the obvious 20,000 basketball fans :))
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    Marker beacons

    I was just reading a article about PS Engineering's new 6000B audio panel and it mentions you can get it with or without marker beacons receiver. Are they even used any more? Is it like a ADF who's time has come and gone?
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    EPA signs new reduced lead in air standards

    The head of the epa just announced a new standard that reduces the amount of Lead allowed in the air. How will this effect our use of 100ll?
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