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    C177 down Whidbey Island (W10)

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ki...land/281-beadc670-0ed4-4eb9-9456-20bc0939ba85 I had just switched over to Seattle Approach when I heard him declare with an engine failure in IMC. It sounded like he was doing a good job working the problem but you could hear the worry in his voice...
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    YOUR favorite song?

    What is YOUR favorite song ever? Feel free to post several if you have multiple favorites. I'll do mine a few posts in.
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    Why is the Cirrus so dangerous?

    Looking at the NTSB database, there have been 7 fatal accidents in both Cirrus models since January first, while there are 10 in the skyhawk. There were only 18 incidents since January, but 8 of them resuluted in fatalities giving you a near 50% chance of surviving a crash, while there were 106...
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    What do you look like?

    So lets do it! Post your picture HERE!
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    What do you look like?

    I did one of these not long after I joined the forum two years ago, but since we have so many new faces I figured I'd run one again! I'll post my picture a few posts in. Let's put some faces with names.
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    Under $30k airplane

    So I am looking at potential next airplanes. My mission? To futz. The occasional $100 hamburger and just a few trips more than a couple hundred miles a year. It HAS to be a taildragger and must have atleast 2 seats (cub is really the only tandem I would look at) experimental or certified. So...
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    Suprise PoA meet-up!

    My dad and I went to go wash my plane today and afterwards decided to get it dirty again and fly to Brenham for lunch. We got out there and hadn't been sitting down for 5 minutes when I saw an airplane that looked really familiar. I said "That's Jay Honecks airplane!" I ran out to greet them -...
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    Red Tails

    I'm very excited for this movie.
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    Question for the cops

    While riding on 94 west almost to Madison, WI there was a couple state troopers going about 10mph down the highway slowing down traffic and being a general PITA - it wasn't a DUI stop because they never actually stopped - but what were they doing? Eventually they just turned off their lights and...
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    Omaha short-notice meet up

    Hey folks Todd Sweezey from here (PoA) and the PB is in town, and he and I were going to meet up for a late lunch at Old Chicago on 132nd and Maple at 2pm. Anyone else interested in coming out?
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    My discovery flight

    I was in California this last week and thought it would be fun to take a discovery flight and pretend I know nothing about airplanes outside of my copious FSXperience. I mean, I fly a 747 online, how hard could a 172 be IRL? (Just an FYI, this was the tone of the entire flight) My partner in...
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    Looking for day trip destinations

    My parents are out of town this week, I've been given the green light to do whatever. I got the plane cleaned up today, I'm ready to fly somewhere. I'd preferably like to add a state or 2 to my map, and can spend the night somewhere. Anyways, I want to fly somewhere cool. 800 miles or less is...
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    Laundryzoned

    A new way to get turned down on a date. Example: "That sounds really fun, but I've got to do laundry." True story.
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    I got a jerb

    I posted it on facebook, but I might as well post it here too because I am so excited! I got a job flying 207s and 208s in Alaska starting April 15th! Woooooooo!
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    Heading to North Dakota on Friday

    And pending a clean pre-buy, will be flying home in this
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    First real emergency

    Had my first real emergency in a plane today. I was flying to Houston to meet Jesse and Ted in a rented Cessna 210 when the cockpit started filling up with smoke. I opened up all the windows and vents to get the smoke out, and then I declared an emergency and went to San Marcos (the closest...
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    FAA doing ramp checks at SnF

    From FB: Can't these people find something productive to do with their time?
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    David Yanofsky and his "Journalism"

    http://qz.com/233165/the-pilots-of-...-from-the-cockpit-violating-rules-of-the-air/ It's quite obvious this moron has no idea what the **** he is talking about. I'd love for him to come fly with me in the bush.
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    Christmas

    Was Santa good to yall?
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    Cessna hiring 10 pilot interns

    To fly the Skycatcher all over the country. More details soon.
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