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  1. DaleB

    It’s contagious.

    Took my neighbor for a ride a couple years back. Then two weeks ago we met for coffee and he was asking questions about flight training costs, airplane costs, that kind of stuff. I knew he was going to go down a long, dark path… :) Text from him yesterday: “Just had my intro flight.” I’ll...
  2. DaleB

    First flight in… ummm… 15 months?

    My last two flights were each 0.2, and resulted in emergency landings. Partial loss of power on climb out, 700’ the first time and even lower the second time a week later. Long story, but in the end it was a simple case of bad fuel. Problem was resolved and my three co-owners have been flying...
  3. DaleB

    Why I did not buy two new cell phones today...

    It wasn't for lack of trying, that's for sure. We're with Carrier "T" right now. We like them, a lot, but there is essentially zero coverage at home. One bar, in a limited area of the house; the rest of the house is a dead zone. That's all well and good, as long as our Internet is up and...
  4. DaleB

    For Sale Suction mount for iFly 740 GPS

    Brand new, never used. Ended up with two of these. They go for $25 new plus shipping, I'll sell for $20 each shipped.
  5. DaleB

    Insurance for low timer

    We’ve recently taken on another part owner. Having done this before with one student pilot and one low time guy, we didn’t anticipate the issue we’ve got now. New guy has around 50 hours total… insurance declined him due to low time.it’s a different carrier than we had a few years ago...
  6. DaleB

    Is it just me, or…

    Are we seeing an unusually large uptick in trolls lately, both anonymous and non? I mean, there have always been a certain number of trolls dropping by to toss a smoke grenade or stink bomb and leave, but it just seems like there’s been a lot more of them over the past few months.
  7. DaleB

    Want To Buy Cable assembly for Bose A20

    We have a functional Bose A20 for our Young Eagles and random passengers, but the cable with the battery and electronics is toast. The A20 with no ANC kind of sucks. Bose wants more than the cost of a nice headset for a new cable. If you have a working A20 cable for sale, let me know. I...
  8. DaleB

    For you Enterprise Windows guys...

    First off, I am not (a Windows guy, that is). I'm not anti-Windows; Windows has its place. I just haven't had to deal with it other than as a desktop user for many years, since NT4 was replaced by Server 2003 or so. My MCP certification probably expired before some current licensed pilots...
  9. DaleB

    Who's actually got their CFI-S?

    Anyone? I know there were some discussions about it before, but I don't want to dredge up old threads. I'm thinking about starting study for my CFI-S this Spring, after I get a couple of other projects cleared off my plate. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's already done it...
  10. DaleB

    Preferred logbook?

    I've been vacillating on the idea of getting my CFI-S certificate for a while now. I'd like to do it just for the challenge and to hopefully improve my skills, and just to say I did it. I hold a PP-ASEL cert now, but am flying under Sport Pilot privileges. Anyway, I put it off, and have gone...
  11. DaleB

    Oshkosh 2020 (oh, it's on, baby)

    https://vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=184831
  12. DaleB

    Dented wing... and dented pickup

    My truck, not my plane. It was being towed at the time. The plane, not the truck. I'm just glad I wasn’t driving anything involved with this when it happened...
  13. DaleB

    Closed [Never mind!] Anybody got an SL-40 faceplate?

    I have an SL-40 we pulled from our plane to install a new GTR 200. At some point during its lifetime, before I bought it, someone apparently tried to touch up the gray paint on the panel and didn't mask things off well. The SL_40 is fully functional and works perfectly, but there's gray...
  14. DaleB

    Indy 500 advice

    So suppose I decided to go to the Indy 500 this year with my son. And assume we decided to fly in (4 hours, plus a fuel stop) rather than drive (9 hours). I see a few airports other than KIND but don't know anything about them. I understand anything close to IND will be a madhouse. Where...
  15. DaleB

    I'm so proud of my wife...

    I'm downstairs getting a cup of coffee when the phone rings. Unknown caller, no caller ID. Now, normally I just ignore those, or hit the button on the phone twice to answer and immediately hang up. Not her. She answers. It's a live person -- rare, these days. You can hear the loud bullpen...
  16. DaleB

    Sold Garmin GPSMap 496

    With GXM30A XM antenna and RV-12 cable harness -- so you have the bare wire power and data cable. No charger or GPS antenna. Inexpensive GPS antennas with BNC connectors are available from numerous sources like Amazon, Fleabay, etc. I'm not gonna sugar coat it... this unit works perfectly and...
  17. DaleB

    Thinking about a rental property

    Who actually has, or has had, rental properties? How's it working out for you, what would you do differently (or do more of), and how do you find your good tenants? I'm thinking about investing in a modest single-family house. Or two. Or three. I'd love to find a duplex with at least one...
  18. DaleB

    I have chosen sixpapacharlie as someone who doesn't even know who I am.

    Figured I'd stay within my limitations, you know.
  19. DaleB

    Want To Buy Anybody have an iFly GPS for sale?

    Looking for a 720, 740, or 740b in good shape at a good price. Whatcha got?
  20. DaleB

    Sold Stratux ADS-B IN

    Complete, ready to run Stratux ADS-B IN solution, just connect power and go. Commercial molded ABS case with fan (not 3D-printed) Raspberry Pi 3 Model B 978 and 1080 SDR receivers with antennas Internal GPS receiver (GPYes) AHRS and fan controller board 16GB Micro-SD card with adapter USB cable...
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