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I watched a video of the takeoff and it was loooong (they said it was downwind, but there wasn’t much judging on water) and the pilot was working...

If the concept can work anywhere, it’s with those guys. They fly short legs. Interesting to see how much down time they’ll have for charging. MTV

What he said^^^

Frankly I don’t think a 180 HP engine has the power or torque to benefit from more than two blades. About The only reason I might consider a three...

Oops.....the One Ton Cub. My bad MTV

One thing that some folks don’t consider is that a lot of folks here earn their living with airplanes. For many others, flying is a dream come true....

Case in point... Medical History: ATP rated pilot from the East, who flies the big iron, but also a cub, calls for getting his BasicMed. He is...

Really happy to read this. Thank you for posting this. Randy

That’s a pretty wide valley to descend into, compared to many in AK. 50 meters can get you dead in a lot of terrain. MTV

As somewhat of an aside.......I REALLY don’t like the forward limit cables on skis rigged to the gear bolts. I MUCH prefer they be rigged to lower...

There has been documented discrepancies between AK maps and GPS position. But anyone out there in the weather or the dark (shudder) thinking they...

If you’re flying in that much icing.......you shouldn’t be. Keep it out in the breeze. MTV

International float pond in summer, hangar in winter. MTV

Lifted mine (carefully) by the base of the engine mount. A number of times. Be careful and it works. MTV

Pressure? Frankly, I think Pogo nailed it: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Sad deal. VFR in a really capable IFR machine. RIP. MTV

Eddie, you and me, both. That surely can't mean that we are getting old! Happy Thanksgiving! Randy

I find it "interesting" that this system, which has been in the building for years, is nationwide in scope, and will become mandatory at least in...

I’ve used that knot for decades to secure airplanes. Sometimes called an “Airman’s Hitch”, it works well. I like to lock the hitch with a half...

The medium to larger size duckbills work fine in sand. Drive them in as far as possible, then toggle them. They’ll hold a lot. Or dig a huge...

Oh, you mean the agency that was flying around at night a while back in aircraft that were never certificated for night flight? :roll: MTV

Rule is you can’t qualify for the program unless you can vest, is: Do minimum required years. If they didn’t do that, govt would be sued by someone...

I used them as tiedowns in Fairbanks for ~ twenty years IN the float pond, to secure Cubs and Cessnas up to 206 on floats, and on shore on wheels. ...

I have no idea what government agency requires its low level VFR pilots to take a commercial and instrument checkride every six months. I never...

Look here: these are not predator control, but... . https://www.fws.gov/aviation/faq.htm This is the Federal agency that is responsible for...

These jobs are included in the federal fire fighting retirement program, which dictates the mandatory retirement age. The firefighter (or similar...

It's been on "regular" mode ever since I started getting error reports, since one possibility was that the anonymous mode was at least partially...

You need to come further west, Eric..... MTV

Having done a LOT of low level surveillance flying in Alaska for many years, starting to fly in the lower 48 has been a real eye opener. Low level...

Bingo! MTV

Frankly, I think they’re replacing too many of these things. I know of three already they’ve replaced. All while trying to get tailbeacons pushed...

My errors are all NIC errors, and according to the FAA, those are bad. MTV

And, just as an update......just because you beat a positive report (PAPR), Dont get all smug. My updated beacon passed a PAPR on September 8. Good...

Folks, winter has set in pretty firmly in the North Country...lakes are freezing up and I have no doubt that the ice fishermen are pulling against...

J-3 flies fine from front seat on floats in my experience, especially if equipped with aux wing tank. MTV