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    The truth about Bonanzas by Just Plane Silly

    A cinematic master piece by our friends at Just Plane Silly. I’m predicting a nomination by the Academy!
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    Your Profession and GA

    I am curious as to what professions are represented here at POA and whether your profession uses or is impacted by aviation , GA in particular, at all, or whether it is just a wonderful obsession. For example you could be in the medical field and be an AME, you could be a business owner and...
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    Air Asia Black Box info

    Reports say Air Asia climbed at 6000 fpm then stalled. I would not think that a commercial jet could climb at that rate absent being caught in some serious updraft in a very close to mature TS. Be interested to hear what the guys flying commercial jets have to say...
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    Crazy statements in Ads

    I get a chuckle out of the phrases in some Aircraft For Sale Ads. What are some of your favorites. I always scratch my head when I see: "For Immediate Sale" Duh are you listing something to sell it in a year? "Airline Pilot Owned" Ok so he is really good at flying an approach to mins but who...
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    Treacherous Terrain

    What is the most treacherous terrain that you have flown over? The kind of place where if the fan or fans stop the results upon re greeting the earth are not likely to be good. Two that come to mind for me are West Virginia on the way to and back from Gastons. Nothing but peaks and steep...
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    Yahoo Groups v.Google Groups

    Looking for a recommendation for a list serve. I have a large group of people whom I coordinate with ( college fraternity) for occasional reunions and life cycle events. Currently we use a cumbersome practice of email cut and pasting to get word out. I'd like to set up a list serve to make...
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    Comparison of 172 & Cherokee 180

    How does a 1969 172K with a 180hp conversion compare to a 1969 Cherokee 180? I'm thinking the following areas might be good comparisons: Fuel Burn comfort/space Speed Useful Load Short field & Takeoff Roll Thoughts? EDIT!!!!!! I am not looking for which one is better or which one...
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    New Chemical Engineer looking for 1st Job

    So since we seem to be talking Jobs. A friend's son ( and aspiring pilot) is graduating with a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in May. Boy has excellent grades and UD is one of the best Chem E schools in the Country. He's looking for his first job. Is very...
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    Another Warrantless Aircraft Search ( Iowa)

    This is really just outrageous. :mad: First John and Marth King get taken out of their 172 at Gunpoint Then Ted gets the aviation version of a colonoscopy in Kansas Then The Glider Pilot in Darlington is instructed to land by the local sheriff and given greif for a ficticious no fly zone...
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    RV6 Down in Oregon

    Ugh what a horrible way to go. So very sad. http://www.kptv.com/story/20189484/deadly-plane-crash-in-linn-county
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    Police Tase Blind Man

    Police to Blind Man: " We're sorry for Tasing you" GEE YA THINK?:nono: http://now.msn.com/lancashire-police-officers-mistake-blind-mans-cane-for-sword
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    iPad mounts and kneeboards

    Ok hopefully we won't beat a dead horse like in the Nexus vs.Ipad thread. But need some advice regarding the iPad. I just got a 64gb iPad. Actually I didn't have to decide between the iPad and Nexus as the decision was made for me by our township. Its going to save several feet of paper every...
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    Is Cessna a Flying Wild Alaska Sponsor?

    So Alon and I are here watching a Flying Wild Alaska episode and Ariel is now flying a Glass 172 N172FA. a step up from the beater 150 she was training on. I said to Alon I bet that Cessna is now a sponsor. Sure enough N172FA is owned by Cessna...
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    Interesting way to sell a plane

    Ed and Bart perhaps if you had a pregnant lady sit on the horizontal stab of your Comanche and Cherokee they would sell faster:dunno: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979...rs_Aircraft&hash=item257264a53f#ht_718wt_1164
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    TSA supervisor is illegal immigrant

    Just Wow! http://start.toshiba.com/news/read.php?rip_id=<D9UOKT6O0@news.ap.org>&ps=931
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    Airlines keep making GA look like the right choice

    This report says that Sprirt Airlines who started charging pax for carryons is now charging and extra fee if you don't pay you baggage fees far enough in advance. http://money.msn.com/saving-money/article.aspx?post=3b15ed1c-fa58-41f9-8b20-e1a772a329c3&GT1=33026 Really? Are they that...
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    Goofy comments from PAX

    Ok we've all heard the " Did you solo by yourself?" question so whats the most goofy or funny thing a Pax has ever said to you. I once asked a pax to keep an eye out for traffic as we neared the airport and she said " Where on the ground?"
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    IRONY

    Lets have a continuing thread and just call it Irony. Post what every you feel is ironic from time to time So here is my opening post. Two things I find Ironic. 1) We have a FedEx account for the firm. When we are billed by FedEx we have to mail our check to them via USPS. I think UPS does the...
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