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In article pf4td.137352$SW3.120237@fed1read01, Jay Beckman wrote:
Your mission will change over time. Fair enough, but the OP said if I won the AOPA Twin today... Thread drift. We were talking about a G1000 in a Skyhawk. The 172's a reliable and proven airframe, but the G1000 just seems like overkill. Not that I'd refuse to fly it, of course. Today, my mission criteria still stand. Over time is a relative term...we'll see where it leads! Of course. It's the journey, not the destination. Morris |
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"Newps" wrote in message ... They did an article on this. No one has ever kept the plane they won from AOPA. If I win any plane they gave away it would immediately go in the hangar and up for sale. All of which raises a damn good question about why they spend $200,000/year of OUR dues on this exercise. That's enough to put another lobbyist on staff to help hold the TSA at bay. If they have to do a big giveaway they ought to give away flight school scholarships to poor kids. I say take the money and every year pick 30 kids who show some promise and send them to Embry-Riddle for a month. Every one of them would be a great story on the local news, that's a lot of good will you'd buy. |
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"C Kingsbury" wrote in message ink.net... "Newps" wrote in message ... They did an article on this. No one has ever kept the plane they won from AOPA. If I win any plane they gave away it would immediately go in the hangar and up for sale. All of which raises a damn good question about why they spend $200,000/year of OUR dues on this exercise. That's enough to put another lobbyist on staff to help hold the TSA at bay. If they have to do a big giveaway they ought to give away flight school scholarships to poor kids. I say take the money and every year pick 30 kids who show some promise and send them to Embry-Riddle for a month. Every one of them would be a great story on the local news, that's a lot of good will you'd buy. I think that all the stuff is donated by the vendors. Mike MU-2 |
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On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 03:08:14 GMT, "C Kingsbury"
wrote: I say take the money and every year pick 30 kids who show some promise and send them to Embry-Riddle for a month. Every one of them would be a great story on the local news, that's a lot of good will you'd buy. I like the idea except for the Riddle part. Send them to local flight schools around the country and follow their progress for a year. z |
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Au Contre mon ami! The Skyhawk is the perfect trainer platform for the
G-1000. It's simple to operate, lots of people know how to fly them, you can fly an approach at max cruise power to simulate a high performance aircraft. Journeyman wrote: Thread drift. We were talking about a G1000 in a Skyhawk. The 172's a reliable and proven airframe, but the G1000 just seems like overkill. Not that I'd refuse to fly it, of course. |
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C Kingsbury wrote: All of which raises a damn good question about why they spend $200,000/year of OUR dues on this exercise. They don't. Nearly all of the stuff is donated in exchange for the publicity. George Patterson The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise. |
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In article . net,
"C Kingsbury" wrote: All of which raises a damn good question about why they spend $200,000/year of OUR dues on this exercise. That's enough to put another lobbyist on staff to help hold the TSA at bay. If they have to do a big giveaway they ought to give away flight school scholarships to poor kids. I say take the money and every year pick 30 kids who show some promise and send them to Embry-Riddle for a month. Every one of them would be a great story on the local news, that's a lot of good will you'd buy. Well, they clearly think it is enough of a promotional item that it makes them more money and gains more money than it costs.... Maybe it does, I don't have access to that kind of data.. -- Chris Schmelzer, MD Capt, 110th Fighter Michigan ANG University of Michigan Hospitals Ann Arbor, MI |
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"Mike Rapoport" writes:
I think that all the stuff is donated by the vendors. What stuff, and what vendors? |
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"Bob Fry" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" writes: I think that all the stuff is donated by the vendors. What stuff, and what vendors? All the stuff expounded upon by Pilot articles every month and the vendors that are listed as having "contibuted" to the airplane. Mike MU-2 |
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"Bob Fry" wrote in message ... "Mike Rapoport" writes: I think that all the stuff is donated by the vendors. What stuff, and what vendors? The current issue of AOPAPilot has a whole page of those who donated or sold items at a discount. |
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