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Recent content by Northfl

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    FAFO

    I love this. I laugh like hell every time i see it
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    Buying a plane after retirement

    So i started lessons last week. Flown 2 times now in a 140. First was 1 hr, i actually took off. Pretty sure the cfi had feet in pedals during this Second flight was 1.3 hrs. I have a heart condition called wpw that i figured was gonna give me a fit for medical Talked with the ame near me and...
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    Buying a plane after retirement

    I agree. Pretty much all i do there is true dope. Some positional training for some new folks. Used to be a member but they cater more to clays and shut the range down for that so as a paying member i was fed up with not being able to shoot when they closed it. Been qualified since they...
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    Buying a plane after retirement

    I actually pretty much hate going to that place anymore. I will be moving bout 20 mins away when i retire though do may start going back there some
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    Buying a plane after retirement

    Thanks for all of the replies folks. Will for sure be taking lessons and all that jazz. I have a friend that recently bought a mooney after his cessna had engine failure on his way to oklahoma. Cessna and trees dont mix for sure. But he walked away without a scratch. The wife and i are selling...
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    Buying a plane after retirement

    Power plant mechanic. Turn water into steam into electricity. Pretty much all i have ever done Counting down the days, and using leave to shorten my work week
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    Buying a plane after retirement

    So, i am retiring in jan/ feb of 26. I am still fairly young at 56 and thinking about getting my private pilots license shortly after For the pilot guys here, i am thinking about getting a mooney super 21 after all the necessary things are finished. Any pro's/ con's to the mooney. All...
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    Well gents……

    Congratulations. I will be checking myself out by end of feb 26. Just over 9 months to go and counting them down everyday. Probably will go somewhere else where i dont need to pull on boots every time i walk in the door
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    6 Days After Celebrating '100% Renewable Power', Spain Blames "Rare Atmospheric Phenomenon" For Nation's Largest Blackout In History

    Almost as long here myself. Been in the industry for over 20 years and agree 100%. Did a rough calculation one afrernoon with our baseload requirements for the day. if we were to use just solar we would require 1/3 of the city to be covered with panels with no clouds in the sky.
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    USPS steals/loses Gunbroker pistol shipment. How many months until USPS pays the insurance claim?

    i had a scope went missing a while back It was allegedly sent to the lost mail center in atlanta( yes this is a real place) Insurance denied saying it was delivered. Argued back and forth about it not being delivered where it was supposed to be. Still denied. Luckily a few weeks later it...
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    Firing squad this Friday?

    It may be cruel, but if dine enough it wont be unusual
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    Win an RIX Storm S3 Thermal Imaging Scope!

    I’ll play but surely wont win. If there were only 2 of us in this , congratulations
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    What gives the President power to create new government organizations?

    Probably tell you everything you need to know.
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    What gives the President power to create new government organizations?

    Schutze, you do understand that the op will not hear this civics lesson. This thread has the ability to become epic if if dont get shut down