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    What is the best thing to tell ATC after hearing - Caution Wake Turbulence

    That thread on the helicopter got me thinking as well as another video of a small plane being pushed into a Bravo airport. What if I feel like being overly cautious. Whats the best way to tell them you want to wait a few minutes to land?
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    Why do we need retractable gear to get our commercial rating?

    I don't understand why this is a requirement. What if I wanted to fly a standard 182, 206, 208 or a Sea plane commercially and never had intentions of flying or owning a retract. Seems like it should be possible with some type of restriction to fixed gear.
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    IRS/State tax request for Airplane just flying by?

    Good friend of mine got a letter in the mail from a state he has only landed in 2 times in the past 5 years, demanding he pay a sales and use tax for the airplane that is not even based in that state. Anyone seen this happen? Best we could guess was the state was tracking how often he uses an...
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    Proper VFR Radio Contacts procedure before and during a flight

    I am just getting into my training and was wondering this. What is the process that is expected for VFR flights to communicate from a to z. Lets assume, I already filed my flight plan and just got into my airplane. What is the proper procedure I should be making? First contact: Then contact...
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