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Yesterday, 03:57 PM

JP replied to a thread Maine Wings for Wishes 2022 in Supercub Gatherings

I will be there. I'm all for airplanes on the ground. Hopefully we can find another ceiling display as this one is ready for a change.....

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Yesterday, 03:32 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

Got my CFII first also. At the time the initial CFI had to be done with the FSDO. Since the double I ride is more straight forward (fewer...

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05-15-2022, 05:15 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread Cheat Island (again) in Supercub Gatherings

Farmboy just sent you a PM Rich G

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05-11-2022, 12:26 PM

flybynite replied to a thread PA12 flaps in Piper: PA-12 Super Cruiser

How long are the -14 flaps? Does anyone have the print specifically for the -14 flap? Univair lists a different part number and prices for -14...

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05-10-2022, 09:01 AM

JP replied to a thread Island Bob in Supercub Gatherings

Another great that our small community has been blessed with. He was certainly held in very high esteem by all who met him. Godspeed West.

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05-10-2022, 08:57 AM

JP replied to a thread Air Tech Coating question in Website Q & A

Mine is coming up on 18 years. No issues except minor hairline cracks in one or two places where I put on too much paint. I expect that they can be...

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05-07-2022, 05:33 AM

Tennessee replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

I admit that I was being too hyperbolic there, but my point stands anyway. We need good laws. Good laws make good people. Laws and regulations should...

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05-06-2022, 05:40 AM

Tennessee replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

Right there, that's the essence of tyranny. Laws and regulation that can be bent at will to meet the needs of the government that is trying to find...

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05-03-2022, 05:38 PM

Tennessee replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

This conversation revolves around a series of unanswerable questions about what really happened at the hearing (we weren't there) and the actual...

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05-01-2022, 10:15 AM

CamTom12 replied to a thread Need a decent to new set of 31" Bushwheels!! in Parts and Pieces

I’ve got a set that I bought used and will not be able to use any time soon. I can sell them to you for what I paid (I’ll have to dig through my...

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04-30-2022, 07:14 AM

JP replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

You are right--that's likely what happened. My comment was a broader observation on human nature. I am concerned with the rapidly escalating...

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04-30-2022, 06:12 AM

Tennessee replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

Where does a planned go-around on an IFR practice approach fit in to this if it takes you over a house or business? The people who organize events...

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04-29-2022, 04:22 PM

JP replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

There is a bit of a macro lesson in this. Getting people to report on other people is super easy to do. Especially when someone in authority...

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04-29-2022, 10:52 AM

Richgj3 replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

Mike I fly in and out of 23N Bayport Aerodrome on Long Island. Learned to fly there in 1967 and instructed there in 2000 and a few years after....

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04-29-2022, 05:06 AM

Tennessee replied to a thread Trent Palmer’s Pilot certificate suspended for going around at an off-airport landing site in Cafe Supercub

Our system of justice is different when there is a distinction between privileges (i.e. what we can do with our pilot licenses) and constitutional...

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04-27-2022, 04:29 PM

CamTom12 replied to a thread Cessna 185 Muffler in Cessna: C180/C182/C185

There’s no debate: back pressure always reduces engine performance and is not needed. But I can’t say if losing the flame cones makes a...

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04-26-2022, 08:01 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

Actually this guy Andy used to shoot arrows too, but never hit anything. We would find them on the field once in a while. Again, never had any proof...

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04-26-2022, 06:14 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread Oops, darn it... in Cafe Supercub

This event made the ABC national news. A similar thing happened when I was instructing at Bayport on LI. There was a guy taking shots with a pellet...

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04-26-2022, 06:12 AM

Tennessee replied to a thread Looking for a PA-11, PA-18, or experimental version of either in Airplanes

What is your price range?

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04-25-2022, 10:36 AM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

Good explanation of the modifications done to the airplanes. https://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/red-bull-plane-swap-dr-paulo-iscold-interview/

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04-25-2022, 07:35 AM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

This looks like this one is coming back as pots and pans as my old flight school boss used to say.

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04-25-2022, 05:53 AM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

Sounds like at least one more revocation coming. News says FAA denied a waiver to do this. Not sure what FAR they wanted to waive but you can’t get...

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04-24-2022, 02:47 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

I have avoided people who I have felt were not “learners”. They very well could have been “students” but we all know that all students are not...

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04-24-2022, 01:33 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

SJ Similar discussion going on over on Beechtalk.com. It seems to be that the consensus there is previous time/experience is valid. Doesn’t make...

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04-24-2022, 12:59 PM

Richgj3 replied to a thread License Revoked in Cafe Supercub

Credit for previous time. All a person would need is to pass the written, get the required prep time from a CFI, get recommended for the check ride...

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04-20-2022, 06:15 PM

Richgj3 started a thread Your tax dollars at work in Cafe Supercub

Or when the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing Capitol in DC evacuated because of an unknown threat aircraft. Turns out it was a...

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04-20-2022, 03:22 PM

CamTom12 replied to a thread High noise vs Noise cancelling in All Things Electrical

We use the CEP earbuds plus full helmets at work. They’re good at blocking turbine helo noises and letting the coms come in clean.

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