Aircraft Owners and Pilots

[Crazy Money]

wow I was not banned here peace.... and MONK I hope you rot in ....

[Crazy Money]

Monk post# 566

[Crazy Money]

It must SUCK for MONK

and I "hope" it does ... what a SCAMERZZZ ... that was too stupid to not do it outside of da USA ...

[ShootinBlanks]

How's life?

[Crazy Money]

2012 is coming this Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XaIo1P2ecU&feature=related

[Crazy Money]

2011 update...

lolzzz sorry...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99FJ6xCSHM0&feature=related

[4Godnwv]

Four old retired guys are walking down a street in

Yuma, Arizona ...

They turn a corner and see a sign that says, 'Old Timers Bar
- ALL drinks 10 cents'.

They look at each other, and then go in, thinking this is
too good to be true.

The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the
room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you! What'll it be
, Gentlemen?"

There seemed to be a fully-stocked bar, so each of the men
ordered a martini.

In short order, the bartender serves up four iced
martinis... shaken, not stirred, and says, "That'll be 10
cents each, please."

The four men stare at the bartender for a moment. Then look
at each other.

They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents,
finish their martinis, and order another round.

Again, four excellent martinis are produced with the
bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please."

They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity is more than they
can stand. They have each had two martinis and so far they
have spent less than a dollar.

Finally one of the men says, "How can you afford to serve
martinis as good as these for a dime a piece?"

"I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix ," the bartender says,
and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the
Lottery jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this
place. Every drink costs a dime... wine, liquor, beer, it's
all the same."

"Wow!!!! That's quite a story," says one of the men.

The four of them sipped at their martinis and couldn't help
but notice seven other people at the end of the bar who
didn't have drinks in front of them, and hadn't ordered
anything the whole time they were there.

One man gestures at the seven at the end of the bar without
drinks and asks the bartender, "What's with them?"

The bartender says, "Oh, they're all old retired pilots.
They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half price."

[4Godnwv]

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[4Godnwv]

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[4Godnwv]

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[4Godnwv]

Merry Christmas!!

[4Godnwv]

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[4Godnwv]

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[Crazy Money]

2010...

[4Godnwv]

Thnx guys.

[jetpilot1101]

Congratulations!

[Plugger301]

Way to go!!

[4Godnwv]

Greetings from the world's newest pilot.

[jetpilot1101]

yeah buddy!!!

[Monk]

2012...

[jetpilot1101]

...sounds like fun. I still think the G550 is in your future sir, just maybe not right now.

[Monk]

ish... and burning 40 GPH and 315 Kts....

[jetpilot1101]

...and a range of say 1350 miles

Life is really good.

[Monk]

Next step... Pressurized cabins to 8,000 ft or 5.5 psi..... Life is good....

[jetpilot1101]

Nice. Your flying will take on a whole new dimension.

[Monk]

I ordered an oxygen system for my plane today... Ready for some heights...

[Monk]

That would be a plus sir...

[4Godnwv]

I am just getting a sport pilot certificate, so there are a lot of things I will never have to (get to) learn. Can't fly IFR, at night, over 10k msl, with more than one passenger, over 1320# gross, complex gear or prop, etc etc.

Still, even at speeds that barely keep up with the school buses, there is nothing like it.

[jetpilot1101]

In my nearly 10 year of flying, I have never not learned something. Heck I just prepared and instrument lecture for a student the other day and learned a few more things about approach fixes etc. You never stop learning. The moment you think you know it all in a plane, watch out.

[4Godnwv]

lol - I have 22 hours in an Ercoupe 415C, which blazes along at 87kts. I can't even imagine where you guys are at in the learning curve.

[jetpilot1101]

I have 3600+ hours MEJ and multi engine turboprop under my belt and I still learn something every day I go flying. I do about 30 - 40 hours a month and it blows me away how much I am still learning every day.

[4Godnwv]

I have been flying nearly everyday for the last couple of weeks. It has made a huge difference. I am starting to think I might actually get this. :^)

[Monk]

I'm hoping to finish up Commercial in November... if I can get enough time in between my two classes....

[4Godnwv]

Just completed a 202sm cross country (101 each way). I only have a couple of things to log before I can take my check ride. Getting close.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Cube]

Wow....sounds fun.

[jetpilot1101]

Jets are a blast sir!

Sounds like you may be upgrading to a jet.

I'm always available as a copilot.

JP

[Monk]

I had a great time flying the Citation II the other day.. I am so hooked now...

I also took my Cirrus up to Sedona AZ for breakfast before I left for New Zealand this past Saturday.. that is one fun and scenic airport to fly into...

Talk about some screwy winds landing on top of a mountain... holy shnikes...

[Monk]

I'm taking a demo flight in a Citation II this Thursday... should be fun...

[Monk]

Landing is the first.... sounds like you have a great Fall through Spring plane...

Heck even my Cirrus doesn't like the super high DA's.... But I have got to take her up a bit this year.. always wish it could be more though...

[4Godnwv]

It's also been so hot here this summer that good air has been harder to come by. The DA has been consistently high and with only 85hp and 2000ft of runway all those extra cheeseburgers I have enjoyed over the years have become problematic.

Plus, once you are past that early morning window, flying low over the hills of WVa in a 837 lb plane is not the smoothest ride in the world.

Still...as the saying goes, "flying is the second greatest thrill known to man".

[Monk]

Airplanes are just holes in the air we throw money into.. but, wow is it fun... It's a good thing we know how to trade stocks.. Flying is an expensive hobby...

My last flight was in Vegas... had fun there.. hard to believe they could fit a film camera in there for the take offs and landings... it was a little tight, but they made it work....

[4Godnwv]

Finally got to put in some time in my Ercoupe. Since I originally purchased it, it's been one thing or another. Had the carb rebuilt and got rid of the old Eisemann's and installed Bendix mags and a new harness. (What a difference!)

Added a 2 1/4" XCOM transceiver, a 2 1/4" MicroAir transponder, and an AV8OR GPS. Plus numerous little tweaks.

The thing flies great though, as long as you don't need to go anywhere fast.

[Paradigm]

Are you going to be able to exercise the plane this weekend? There does not appear to be any seriously disturbed weather in your part of the country right now.

[Plugger301]

Me too, I win my plane on the 17th. (Hey, it's my dream I can do what I want in it.)

[Monk]

I really need some flight time..

[Mariner*]

Terrafugia Transition 'flying car' gets go-ahead from US air authorities.
The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can convert into a road-legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
By Tom Chivers 29 Jun 2010






Photo: TERRAFUGIA

The Transition was designed as a "light sport" aircraft, the smallest kind of private aeroplane under FAA classification, with a maximum weight of 1,320lb. But the manufacturers found it impossible to fit the safety features - airbags, crumple zones and roll cage, for instance - that are required for road vehicles into that weight.

Uniquely, however, the FAA has granted the Transition an exemption - allowing it to be classified as a light sport aircraft despite being 120lb over the limit.

Light sport aircraft licences require just 20 hours' flying time, making them much easier to obtain than full private licences.

The two-seater Transition can use its front-wheel drive on roads at ordinary highway speeds, with wings folded, at a respectable 30 miles per gallon. Once it has arrived at a suitable take-off spot - an airport, or adequately sized piece of flat private land - it can fold down the wings, engage its rear-facing propellor, and take off. The folding wings are electrically powered.

Its cruising speed in the air is 115mph, it has a range of 460 miles, and it can carry 450lb. It requires a 1,700-foot (one-third of a mile) runway to take off and can fit in a standard garage.

Terrafugia says that one of the major advantages of the Transition over ordinary light aircraft is safety - in the event of inclement weather, it can simply drive home instead of either being grounded or flying in unsafe conditions.

The company says that 70 people have ordered the car, leaving a $10,000 (£6,650) deposit each. The car is expected to retail at $194,000 (£129,000). Deposits are held in escrow, meaning that should the company go bankrupt before delivery, the money will be refunded.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7860966/Terrafugia-Transition-flying-car-gets-go-ahead-from-US-air-authorities.html

[Paradigm]

IFR Pilot Reporting as requested.

[Monk]

Any IFR pilots out there right now.. I have a question...

[Monk]

Roger that sir... Will seem like starting over...

[jetpilot1101]

Sounds like you are going to need a warm-up flight. I haven't flow in probably 2 weeks so I'm going to have fun knocking he rust off.