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So, the wife wants something faster :yes: This Thanksgiving trip to FL was awesome, but she is tired of 122 knots. We are thinking of an RV8, but I haven't been able to find info online on flying long XCs, and cockpit management. Where do you put water bottles, snacks, etc? With her in...

Hi all, Wife and I are flying to TPF (Peter O Knight, Tampa), visiting family for Thanksgiving. I would appreciate any suggestions, I haven't been back and outside of Tampa in 15 years. Schedule looks like: Start Nov 23rd: Fly down Sat and Sun, RON in Meridian MS Sat night. Mon...

I have a chance to be a non-equity partner in a DA40, but I'd have to sell the Cherokee. Can't afford to pay fixed costs of one and hourly rate on another. I need impressions and thoughts from folks who have DA40 time. My thoughts: Seems light in cargo space and useful load. Useful was...

Took the wife and her sister down to MIL's house in Booker, TX for the weekend (into KPYX, Perryton, TX) about 40 miles southeast of Liberal, KS). Perfect trip for a plane-as-time-machine, it's 8 hours driving time, 2.3hrs by Cherokee. We filled to the tabs. We were planning to leave...

Hi all, Me and the missus flying into Cody on the Independence Day, getting a car, driving into Yellowstone, and staying at the Lake Lodge. Neither if us have been there. Any pireps on the airport at Cody, and insights on Yellowstone? We're kinda flying blind, it's a spur-of-the-moment...

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We got our rental car last night, and a room at the Microtel in FDL. Sat-Fri. The countdown begins!

So, I take care of my plane. I maintain anything that squawks during the year, I don't defer maintenance (other than minor items or upgrades that are easier to take care of at annual). I have my A&P shop inspect and give me a list of squawks they find at annual, and everything is fixed...

<stuffed to the gills, just finished dinner> From the Deen boys on Food Network (Paul Deen's sons), the gave out a foolproof rib roast recipe their family has used for years. We made it today, and it was fabulous and perfectly cooked. + Make a rub of 4 parts Kosher salt, 1 part black...

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My brother in law is starting is PPL. I didn't know, but at his small college (years ago) one of the professors was a pilot and had a GA class that familiarized students with GA. He has wanted to be a pilot ever since. After several years as a missionary overseas, he and his family moved back...

http://dodreports.com/pdf/ada545599.pdf Fascinating. The Emperor has no clothes.

Hi all, a question (and yes, I did search), I have an opportunity to move to a tech company doing business development and project support. The principals are very positive on my having a plane, as I would be covering everything from Colorado west to the Pacific Ocean. This is not a...

So, we were wondering today. Now that the Air Force is buying SR20s, What happens when the first Cirrus owner pulls up into War Birds? :yikes::stirpot: Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

Fyi for POAers, next to the Super 8, laundromat has been redone, now offering laundry service, $10.50 got a double load and a 3 to 4 hour turnaround. Also, if you do your own, the place has been redone with comfy furniture, clean, new machines, and wifi. See you tuesday!

My A&P shop that has been doing my annual for years has a new owner. 15 hours at $75/hr for the inspection alone, that's $1125 for the inspection. Add the mandatory oil, filter, typical consumables, and you're around $1200, BEFORE tax and BEFORE any squawks! On a Cherokee 180! Am I...

I've been on vacation since Saturday AM, and have not been able to get an hour of flight time in. It's been either low ceilings, or high and gusty winds EVERY DAY since Friday. I haven't been even able to get night current, due to low clouds or hard winds until after midnight. Right at...

I've been looking at what I'm going to step up to next year. I'm looking hard at a Tiger, but that's led to some interesting discussions about "stepping up". 1 - People have told me that going from a Cherokee to a Tiger is not "stepping up". But an Arrow or a Mooney Ranger would be considered...

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The plane's signed off, I'm off work today, there's a beautiful blue sky, and...... KFTG 241850Z 20034G50KT 10SM SCT110 20/M08 A2957 Dangit!