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@mike_elliott

You replied to “Crew”, not support team

@PeteMc just to be clear, we're discussing the Women's Air Race?

Have you considered joining Becca’s crew?

Some US cities also have electric buses. We visit Martha's Vineyard every fall, and for the last 2 years have noted that many of the buses are EVs. They've even installed inductive charging pads at a few of the bus stops. I think their inductive charging stations are mostly a feel good exercise and a waste of grant money, since the bus is over the pad only a short time and receives little or no kWh input.

@Cody Stallings

Years ago I parked my M20E in the Dominican Republic, and carried my flight bag over to security for an airline flight back to Miami. Security inspected my flight bag, and had no issue with my handheld transceiver, GPS, headset and various other accessories. However, they did confiscate several spare batteries I carried for my flashlight. I think the agent had no use for my expensive pilot gear, but could use some extra batteries.

Agree - while medical facilities in Memphis & nearby Nashville are very good, the vast majority of the Angle Flights I did from western TN were heading for treatment at MD Anderson.

Sold

I'm assuming you refer to the 1994 FedEx incident I posted above. None of the 3 FedEx crew returned to service, since due to their injuries they were unable to pass the FAA Class 1 med. Jim Tucker was able to continue recreational flying. https://www.avweb.com/features/jim-tucker/

This happened the year I moved to Memphis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Express_Flight_705 Years after this incident, my wife traveled jump seat on this DC10. She noted that there were still various dents in the cockpit from the vicious fight that ensued prior to the return to KMEM. Edit - AOPA Pilot Editor at Large Dave Hirschman wrote a book on the incident

A good guess - McMooney posts as his base KDWH (Houston area)

Maybe you meant to say fuel exhaustion. In 2012 I totaled my M20E due to fuel starvation, after landing in soybeans due to a fuel injection system failure. I had nearly full tanks.

Agree - as I initially posted, I was going by memory. You know how that goes. A more proper statement would have been "He was also flying without valid credentials".

If my memory if the incident is correct, he had recently purchased the VariEze and was unfamiliar with the fuel system. He decided to takeoff for a 1 hour flight without topping the tanks off. Later he needed to switch tanks, but reportedly wasn't able to reach the fuel selector and also keep the aircraft under control. He was also flying without a pilot license.