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You may want to talk to your tax guy. My understanding is 50% the first year and a 5-year write-off. In some cases it's for used aircraft also,...
K, good you checked back! Re: your comm rotorcraft training, have you gotten fixed-wing time, or are going rotary? If rotary, we have a great...
A big issue with non-OE (original Equipment) non-certified aircraft add-ons is liability, even with lots of disclaimers posted on the panel and in...
You should look at the Citation Bravo or Ultra along with the Phenom. I've known three first-time owners who bought the Eclipse, all moved to a...
Congrats! It's unusual for an examiner to give comments, you had a good one. Relax (a little) and have fun. And never fly with someone braver...
"I've flown 4 in a 172. It'll do that trip easy. " Ah... NO! I ferry aircraft when not doing contract work. I flight plan 360nm with a...
Well, it's not an A-380. 5K is a good number at gross unless hot/high, as for wheel weight it's rarely an issue unless on hot asphalt as seen...
Taz, what's your take on John Fuller's book, 'We Almost Lost Detroit'? For those not familiar, it's about the Fermi nuclear power plant meltdown,...
"I think it's not real but a replica. It's a shame that a 250GTE go kart was destroyed to make it." Lol
Gordon Baxter, author of 'The Bax Seat' series in Flying, did a couple of columns on an inadvertent flying kitty. Seems a pilot at the Tecumseh...
Alexm, That instructor did well in giving you a nice, long flight with minimal briefing. That's what I do, it gives the student less to worry...
I've been flying RC off & on since 68, and have a basement full of planes and helis; 3D, scale, old timers, gas, glow, and electric. They help...
"Another stupid airplane that thinks that it's smarter than the pilots..... " I don't believe the Premier is fly-by-wire. It has an electronic...
Low-cost jets are that way for a reason. I'm not trying to dissuade you, but the LAST decision during the purchase process is the make/model. Your...
The best thing to do is ask your local AME's (Airman Medical Examiners). Pick one or two who seem more willing to work with you. I've found that...
I was onboard with this thread being genuine, but he trip odo anomaly and the dust along the seat rails are red flags. An entertaining thread...
Sorry for the long post! afwrench, Flight schools are either Part 61 (think Mom-and-Pop at the country airport), or Part 141 (university,...
snj5, Have you looked at Moraine? www.moraineairpark.com Has the atmosphere, and lots of vintage aircraft. Was told Wacos were once made there,...
All those 135 operators running Chieftains couldn't be wrong. I flew them in the 80's and 90's, passengers 98%, you couldn't ask for a more...
It's my understanding, from another aviation site, that the pilot HAD shut down to deplane her. It was dark, and she headed back toward the...
