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GA paying fair (fare?) share by
Dude
Having seen the recent diatribes from airline executives, I feel like I
could just about throw up.
Don't these idiots realize that if it was not for their "all important"
fleets of precious cargo we could slash ATC by 90 plus percent?
Let's see how well they can compete with the charters if they...
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Looking for non-biased resource by
nobody
I had a brief meeting with my CEO last week. Our company spends 80K - 120K
annually on commercial flights. He knows I am a private pilot and he asked
me if I could prepare a comparative analysis of alternatives such as
fractional ownership, outright ownership, leaseback or charter.
I don't know...
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December 16th 04 05:55 PM
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Cessna 182T w. G-1000 pirep by
C J Campbell
OK, I know I said I would not get to fly this plane until tomorrow, but it
arrived early and so I took a flight. This is a new turbocharged Cessna
T182T.
For those that have not seen the 182T (either turbo or normal, introduced
last year), you might be a little startled the first time you take a...
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July 22nd 04 07:06 PM
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Your opinions, please! by
Jay Honeck
Our new rec.aviation "Rogue's Gallery" of pictures.
Since our new website is obviously becoming more popular with you folks
every day, I need some advice on how to proceed:
1. Should I include "anonymous" posters? I have received pictures from
several folks who do not wish to use their real...
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Oshkosh 2005 pictures up by
Alright, I realize that Oshkosh is so very last week, but with my drive home
to Southern California and going back to work it's taken me until now to
weed through all 1992 pictures I took.
I weeded them down to 539... obviously not all of them are interesting but
at least they're broken up into...
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Opinions on a M20J by
Jon Kraus
http://www.aso.com/i.aso/AircraftView.jsp?aircraft_id=84399
I flew this yesterday and it was nice (but what the hell do I know) He
is asking 105k but Vref says it is worth $113k. That seemed high but
again what do I know. Any Mooney owners out there want to give an
opinion on the M20J? Thanks in...
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Question about auto gas STC by
JimT96309
I am currently interested in an older C-172 (Cont. 0-300 engine) that has an
STC for auto gas. My questions a
1. Can I continue to use AVgas instead of auto fuel?
2. I often fly into/out of Big Bear City, Ca. (elev. 6500ft.) I've been able
to get out lightly loaded (me and one in the right...
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Cleaning Spark Plugs is a Simple Job... by
Jay Honeck
Lately I had noticed just a smidge of roughness in the engine. Not a
roughness, really, but a slight vibration, maybe a little, tiny, occasional
miss? It was not detectable by anyone except someone who flew the plane as
often as I do (and, in fact, Mary often couldn't sense it), but it...
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"We're with the FAA" by
Chad
I've read lots of stories about it and if finally happened to me, I had
my first ramp check. I flew into South Haven, MI (LWA) today to get
fuel, it's self serve, and as I was fueling two men wearing ID's around
their necks and holding clipboards approached my plane. I couldn't
read what their...
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If there were 25 million active GA pilots... by
Dan Luke
....in the USA instead of 400,000 or so:
There would be GA airports *everywhere*. They would be like beehives on the
day before Thanksgiving.
You could rent a T hangar for less than the cost of a 1 br apartment.
The accident rate would be about the same but the fatal accident rate would
be lower...
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Oshkosh questions by
Jimmy B.
I'm thinking of making my first trip to Oshkosh this year.
How far in advance do I have to plan this? For example, how quickly do
the local hotels fill up? (Haven't made up my mind if I will camp or do
the hotel thing.)
Do I need a reservation to park the airplane? If so, how quickly do
they...
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Senate Bill S.786 could kill NWS internet weather products by
FlyBoy
As a private pilot, I make frequent use of the NWS's Aviation Digital
Data Service (see 1). I especially like their "Java Tools" graphic
presentations of METAR, TAF, and AIR/SIGMET data. Senate Bill S. 786
(see 2) could well kill such NWS weather presentations in favor of
private sector...
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May 16th 05 09:31 PM
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Annual Off to a Good Start by
Jay Honeck
Although I am starting to resent the whole annual inspection process.
More on that in a minute.
All compressions on our O-540 are 78 or better out of 80, so that's
always a relief. The oil filter was clean (as always), and the exhaust
system is sound. Those are three big-ticket items off the list...
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Jay's Fruit Diet - Update by
Jon Kraus
I don't know if any of you out there have tried Jay's "fruit for
breakfast and lunch" diet but I did and have these results to post:
I have been doing my own version of this for 6 weeks or so. I started
out for the first week or two doing exactly what Jay did. After 2 weeks
I could no longer eat...
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'58 Complementary Triumph TR3 Motorcar by
Jim Weir
My lady has just informed me that she would consider a complementary Triumph TR3
to our classic '58 Cessna 182 a good idea. She's willing to cash in her old
Chevy on the Triumph...oil leaks and all...for a TR-3 of that era.
Anybody got a lead on one of those old rascals?
Jim
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February 11th 04 02:00 AM
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Fuel Prices by
Ross Richardson
We just got a new load of fuel yesterday and the price jumped from $2.94
per gallon to $3.52 per gallon for 100LL. I will have to pull the MP
back a little more.
--
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI
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Avgas Coming Down? by
Jon Kraus
Here in Indianapolis I have seen Mogas go down from $3.20 a gallon to
$2.50 and it appears that it will keep on dropping.
On the other hand at my home base I just filled up for a trip and still
are paying $4.50 a gallon. Has anyone noticed if Avgas is coming down
too? Maybe it has to do with...
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