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I did the "unschool" thing. For background... my parents are both university educated. Their parents were all not only university educated but in the education field (three teachers and a school principle). My father was an engineer until he retired. My mother was a graphics artist before she...

My recommendation is "don't." I think it's exactly wrong for your stated goal. I did the American Flyers thing years ago for PP ground. I'd been studying on my own when a friend signed me up for the AF rush course as a gift. The compressed format gives them no time to do anything but teach to...

As far as I can tell, the closest you will get to ForeFlight on the android platform (right now) is Naviator. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.onetwentythree.skynav - it's $0 for a 30 day trial, then $15 to buy and $50/yr for a full chart subscription. It's actually pretty nice in...

Same here. And I've always pronounced VOR as "vor" like the Russian for thief (вор).

A knife will open a can easily if not safely.

Mine was about the same without the name on the board part. Once the CFI was out of the plane I was on my own. When a new plane came into the pattern he didn't intercede on my behalf...I don't think he was aware it happened even.

Is that the majority of them though? I honestly don't know.

How would you know that? I mean, it's not as though they put "STUDENT DRIVER" stickers on the plane. My CFI didn't announce to the world that I was doing a first solo when I did mine. As for busy airports...some people do their first solos from class C airports, sharing space with 757s and the...

Oh yes, it works for so many things. :yesnod: One of the saddest lessons I've learned in this life is that it isn't even wrong. Another version: You can go into Wal-Mart and get a single-burner electric hot plate for $11. With it you can cook your dinner. In my kitchen I have a single-burner...

You've just got to put things in the right perspective. Sac Arrow went through three can openers, total replacement cost $25, to open one can. If he is part of a typical American household he will need to open better than 100 cans per year, at a total cost of up to $2500. The S-11, on the...

Ever hear something along the lines of, "it's the carpenter, not the tools...." :D I normally wouldn't suggest this 'cause it's kinda pricey, but at three openers per can this is going to pay for itself: http://www.edlundco.com/catalog/category.cgi/3/4/5/p1/default/N

I ordered a new oil pan and a steel skid plate manufactured by VW for the African market at the same time, installed them both, and never had that problem again.

I bought a Jetta TDI in 2001. I'm not sure how many miles it has on it now - I put about 230,000 on it and gave it to my parents - but it has been the best value I've ever experienced in a new car. I'm a bit of a DIY person so I've never had anyone do a timing belt for me, but late last year I...

Leading and trailing edges basically parallel/no major changes in chord from root to tip. Makes the plane look like it has a pair of hershey chocolate bars for wings.

Not sure what eMKay has, but my 27' was a Morgan. A previous owner had swapped the original engine (may have been an atomic 4) with a 10hp gas (basically lawnmower) engine to shave a claimed 250lbs, which he considered important for racing. The boat went pretty well so I won't say he was wrong...

8hp inboards aren't that rare. Yanmar turned out thousands of 8hp single cylinder diesels for sailboats. It's about right for a 27' boat. In my case my boat had a wasteful gasoline engine that turned what should've been a very efficient boat into a gas hog. It was only in the 10hp range, and an...

Hangar? LOL. My smallish sailboat (the marine equivalent of a 172) cost me about $270/mo in slip fees... that's for nothing but the right to tie one single boat up in a particular spot... plus more for shore power, etc. I can get an equivalent for an airplane for between $30 and $150/mo. I can...

They are supposed to give cross country training, but I'm not sure that means pre-flying the same trip solo. It's 61.93 if I remember correctly... http://rgl.faa.gov/regulatory_and_guidance_library/rgfar.nsf/b4a0cab3e513bb58852566c70067018f/73fc6d62acb68bb4862576c400578bd7!OpenDocument Whole...

Interesting clip I stumbled onto: http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=jJ8eYXd-XZA

Or, arguably better than any of those: 4) Own an airplane which allows him to accomplish his primary mission, and simultaneously take whatever steps are needed to rent aircraft to accomplish secondary missions as needed. It's kinda like how many people own cars for our primary mission (driving...