Recent content by 3930dave

Always a great option... to have the right tool(s) @ hand, for the job ! Rgds, D.

Good to hear your grid is back Rusty, and even a bit early...... (I'd sandbag the estimate too, if I was the one issuing it :cool:) Thanks for the after-action report (I think you still will be posting consumption data later....), AND the pics....we always like those ! Can't remember if I've...

You did a great job on that build Rusty, both technically and esthetically on the bldg. Not the first time you've had a good run with it, but probably one of the longer ones..... Someone I knew years ago, commented on switching to NatGas..... "the thing I like about heating-oil, if things...

That ^, is not my field of Science..... so I couldn't begin to analyze the cause with certainty. Algae in ponds.... normal since Time began. Can our activities modify results ? Possibly, and probably. There are also various substances that occur naturally, that are toxic to life, even with...

I casually follow aviation for a few reasons (it Had Me, just @ The Physics), but one is for how technology gets implemented, and how people Do, or Don't interact with critical systems. Went back, and tracked down this thread...

It started with Compelled Fuel..... Even back then, non-sheeple were asking "Shouldn't we be using that land to grow food ?". Now, they don't even bother to hide the attacks on the food-systems, so that question has been conclusively answered. Now we have Compelled Transportation non-choice...

You raise a good point. Had a great chat, 10-15 years ago, with a Vietnam vet. Flew rotary and fixed wing. Went to University in Florida, and took the same courses the Ag engineers did, to learn about spraying. Did some crop dusting, knew all the regs, and was pretty disgusted by...

Thanks for the examples plow. Your last paragraph illustrates the importance of understanding the nuances of regs ! :cool: I'm still not clear on Inspection Passes though, esp. for off-airport sites, as they sound like Taking a Look to my novice ears. There is a general trend (at least up...

I'm trying to understand (seriously, I'm not arguing....) the constraints re. aborts/go-arounds..... On an off-airport short field approach, if your assessment is to not land, AND the abort puts you in violation of the 500' rule, what are you supposed to do ? (I haven't checked the Canuck...

This debrief covers some of the factors in this fatal crash Rgds, D.

Mike is an interesting cat. Caught my eye a Winter or 2 back, with that red plane he built - Draco. Even in the STOL world, that was an exceptional plane. Skill and non-small amount of Luck, has allowed Mike to survive his younger days, to impart some of the wisdom he conveys in his 4 Friends...

Dating, back-when..... although a suddenly flat tire + nose-over could have been bad, a flat-tire would have been a variation of "We ran out of gas", as an excuse to be out-late ! :cool: The Edge.... better to See It, and choose, or Not Know. A good question. It was scheduled to retire...

As stated, I don't pilot planes. I do ride motorcycles, on and off-road. Where I can relate to being a Pilot - you have to be All-In, All The Time ; ie. FULLY engaged in ALL aspects of what you are doing. Or, don't do the activity. Training, Professionalism, Safety-focus ; I'm all behind...

I get the intent of what the FAA is trying to guard against..... bottom-gun juniors buzzing things they shouldn't, just for kicks. This case of Trent's may be nothing more than a knee-jerk over-litigation response, to one member of the public complaining...... Rgds, D.

I'm not an aviator (though I wish my pockets were deep enough to be one !), so I'm only guessing when I say that there may be multiple reasons (other than an unfamiliar strip) for doing an Inspection Pass. I posted in Safety (IIRC) an incident where a pilot didn't see a tractor cutting grass at...