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    First Instrument lesson

    No business getting in a plane until you do the stuff in a simulator first. Waste of money to try to teach and learn in a plane.
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    My IFR Training

    Teaching in airplanes is the worst and most expensive way to get instrument rated. You also just can't get the proper training either. I suspect the schools' "belief" is more based on getting revenue for the airplanes and not spending money on the simulators and training the staff how to use...
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    Buying a road bike (cycle) and doing a century

    Have you considered just swapping the tires off the mtn bike for narrower mtn bike road slicks? you would save a bunch of money and have a second set of tires/wheels for use. Probably more comfortable as well if you are not used to riding a road bike.
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    Grumman Cheetah partnership - Long Island NY

    Please see http://n9676u.com for more details. Looking for 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4 partner(s) for my plane. Recent engine, leather, panel. Great plane for initial training, VFR flying or IFR training. Will welcome all level of pilots/students. Willing to finance part of partner buy-in...
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    Best way to sell an airplane?

    I do not use my plane as much as I would like and am trying to sell it. Right now I basically just want to get rid of the monthly costs - and am not too concerned with the resale value. I think the APOA book value says 40k, but I am willing to take a lot less. I seem to recall agencies that...
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    Selling Grumman Cheetah - outright or shares Long Island, NY

    www.n9676u.com for details. Recently OH engine with HC/"160 HP" STC Recent leather interior Recent new panel overlay Will sell plane or sell shares. It is at KISP now, but would move to KFRG or KHWV for a partnership. I don't fly it enough to justify sole ownership. IFR certs current -...
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    Inappropriate Information Harvesting

    Well, until they fix their system I am no longer donating. Their loss. There are other ways to identify people. By the way, the credit reporting system is notorious for inaccuracies and low-quality information. Given that the blood supply folks can't even figure out that using a SSN is a...
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    Another "I'm Rich" Topic--Used Turboprops

    If loud == awesome, then yes.
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    New York City 17-21 May - Places to Stay?

    8 people is a lot for one apartment...
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    Im rich, and I'm buying an Eclipse

    Mustang, Pilatus, Hawker - I'd take any of them. For functionality I would take the Pilatus though. To get to the vacation place though an Albatross would be nice. In fact, two albatrosses - one grumman albatross and one L39 Albatross would be perfect.
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    Inappropriate Information Harvesting

    Here in NY they do.
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    Inappropriate Information Harvesting

    Are you kidding me? Isn't that what testing is for? There is NO reason for my ss#. It is a useless bit of information for them.
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    Inappropriate Information Harvesting

    I stopped donating blood - and told the person at the NY blood center that I would not start again until they stopped collecting my SS number. There is no reason they need that.
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    TSA Scanners Don't Work

    Perhaps, but the point is that they make very poor long term financial decisions. And should not be given the authority and trust that they have been given. If a trustee acted the way the government did they would be held accountable and replaced. Bernie Madoff is in Jail for what he did -...
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    Oregon Requires Pilot Registration?

    Surprisingly NY has none, but when I was in VA it did. I think they did it more to enforce the sales tax/airplane/property tax. I am glad I got out of there. Nonsense if you ask me.
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    Autos: A family hauler

    +1 on the pilot and on the subaru outback. Do yourself a favor - stay away from jeep, and any other american for that matter.
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    Interesting ATC Communications

    That's total BS.
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    Cost of ownership

    If you have to ask...
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    Is Jay still out there?

    Ah, thanks. I assumed people were joking that Honeck was doing the tron thing. Sorry I'll go back into my hole now
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    Is Jay still out there?

    Not so much on the sense of humor - A buddy of mine played a practical joke on him a while back - something about pretending to rent a room and then using the gratuity car for a while but staying at another airport. Let's just say the sense of humor was nowhere to be found.
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