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  1. wabower

    My motorcycle trip to Michigan

    Evidently the definition of fun changes somewhere north of here. My 1500 went to the shed at the first sign of any cold moisture in the air or on the road.
  2. wabower

    FBO Manager Here - Seeking Advice from Pilots

    Cheap gas and anything resembling full service are nigh-on impossible for most privately-operated FBO's. Margins just aren't there, especially when the competition is city/county owned airports with a self-serve pump and a junker squad car. We can save $2.50/gal by flying 40 miles in any...
  3. wabower

    My motorcycle trip to Michigan

    I'd argue that it's when you learn why most people park them, and why you probably should too.
  4. wabower

    FBO Manager Here - Seeking Advice from Pilots

    The problem is scheduling. When can The FBO expect the car back when it's needed by someone else? Everybody knows it will sit for a week and then 3 people will want it at the same time. pilots of singles should also know the car "has been promised" to the Falcon 2000 crew who pulls in after...
  5. wabower

    Hot stormscope--need advice

    I don't think your opinion will change much. I bought a new WX-10 when they were the latest and greatest thing availble and have since owned several of the 1000's (that won't play on the avionics screens) and the 500's that will. For me the value was to watch the far-out storm movement...
  6. wabower

    Helicopter school moves in, local pilots get cranky

    Airport design and facilities can be important insofar as the hassles are concerned. At KADS the chopper shop was at the far NE end of Uniform, which meant air-taxi by the ramps for the Cirrus shop, charter hangar, flight school, two MX shops and several large storage hangars. It wasn't a...
  7. wabower

    Buying Foreign (Canadian) Registered A/C

    Some of the cross-border transactions can include tricky issues. We sent a C-340 to Canada a few years ago. It was equipped with some new super-duper state-of-the-art props that were STC'd and widely acclaimed in the US. Turns out they weren't approved in Canada so they sent them back and...
  8. wabower

    Can I bring company pilot along on reimbursed flight?

    Whenever any of these who-shot-John threads gets going I'm reminded of the consistent comments of prominent FAA attorneys who lecture at the annual NBAA tax, financial and risk conference (held later this month in Vegas if anybody is interested). "The FAA doesn't think money should change...
  9. wabower

    No STC paperwork on an old modification - Deal breaker?

    Do you charge by the word for those jobs?
  10. wabower

    What have you flown?

    I found it was quicker to list each manufacturer with: All post-war production singles/twins except . . . But then figured nobody cared anyway so why bother. The short answer is most of them.
  11. wabower

    Learn me about tractors

    Me too.
  12. wabower

    No STC paperwork on an old modification - Deal breaker?

    Where's the smiley of midgets sitting on their suitcases when you really need it? :yes:
  13. wabower

    No STC paperwork on an old modification - Deal breaker?

    Could also easily be a Cessna 180, in which case we're talking about a real airplane.;)
  14. wabower

    Garmin 796 Opportunity Costs

    The tactile feel of the knob and buttons on the 696 is preferred by many pilots including me. We had both units in the plane for the OSH trip, and even though the 796 has a few more features I found that I still prefer the other unit. YMMV.
  15. wabower

    BJJ to PHX in one day

    And whether he plans to follow the same pattern for the return.
  16. wabower

    May 20th, 2010

    Congrats on the rating and more so for recognizing the "now what" syndrome that IMO is the Achilles' heel for many aspiring GA pilots. Fact is, we got no good answers to the question and see many examples of the frustration and inactivity that accompany the next phase, if in fact it occurs...
  17. wabower

    Another One for HENNING - - -

    Why did you mistakenly think my responses had anything to do with boats?
  18. wabower

    BJJ to PHX in one day

    Are age, experience, physical condition and conditioning, weight, activity level, mental/emotional effort required based on experience and other stress factors the same?
  19. wabower

    BJJ to PHX in one day

    Knowing what you know now, would you do it again?
  20. wabower

    Another One for HENNING - - -

    Exhibit A.
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