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I remember when Delta required the landing pilot to be at the cabin door to say goodbye to the passengers. Once VERY HARD landing in a 727, I was row 1 and by the time I stood up, the FO was there with the cabin door closed behind him. He did not look happy.

That is the point, we only saw the bad list. If there is a good things list, that would make a huge difference.

I thought so also. But there were only a couple of things found on the first annual, so I will live with it.

I have to see if the invoice was broken out. Nope. Total labor was 80 hours.

And a few people have done their PPL in a Mooney. Just realize, there IS a learning curve, and expect to need a number of hours to get checked out and safe.

I agree that there should be a list of things they checked that they found no issues. Depending on the hours per year, it may be a good idea to pull and inspect the lifters. I am glad I had it done (thanks for the advice @jetdriven ), as they were pitted. Seller supplied all new ones.

OTOH if you run the fuel fairly low, I would prefer 15 gallons in one, the other empty. Than having 7.5 in each

Mine has been. A nice surprise after I purchased as it was not mentioned presale

Current M2 is 4 inches longer and 4 inches wider than my M3. And it weighs 600 pounds (SIX HUNDRED) more.

Congratulations. Hope to meet you at a Mooney event some time.

But looking at a the charts, there were a LOT of VORs.

Many people do not notice tail wag. I find those with tailwheel and/or glider time notice it more. I used to a fly a lot with a friend in a Cherokee 180D he was in a partnership on. One day we are flying along, and he started cussing under his breath. I asked what was the matter. He says, "Damn you, you fly my airplane 4 knots faster at the same power setting." The difference was, I was using the rudders to stop the tail wag. But again, you make my point. Those without YD, see no reason for it. I don't think I have seen a single post by someone who installed it and said, "that was a waste of money."

The funny thing is, one of the design criteria for the Z4 was that it fit two golf bags. Seriously. We got to see the designer presentation the Z Homecoming before the release. But most people there were of the mind, the Z is the fun run car. They would take their 5 or 7 series to go golfing. The German's never understood the US Z market. That most Z owners, it was their 3rd or 4th of 5th car. NOT their primary or only car.

Yes and YES. The last really good looking BMW was the E46. Every time I drive mine, I stop and just look for a minute and think that it looks GREAT.

The ceramic coatings are basically a super duper wax. So no more need to balance that after waxing.

They should have integrated that with the 35C remote audio panel and made a killer unit for short radio stacks.

EXACTLY. Current CARS in the household are a Fiat 500 Abarth, a 2002 E46 M3, and a 1995 M3 LTW. Abarth has minor mods, rear seat delete and short shifter. E46 has a TC Kline suspension and H&R Sway bars, 265 tires all around, Borla exhaust. E36 has Koni Double Adjustables, H&R sport springs, UUC sway bars, swapped hats, short shifter and Borla muffler. Had a 2000 M Roadster that ended up with Turner Stage 4 engine kit with shorty headers, H&R sport springs, Bilstein sport shocks, RD Sport sways, Randy Forbes short shifter. Ex got and still has it. And yes, she appreciated what she has. She has done a number of track days, mainly in the E46 M3. Before these, had a 1985 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z, that ended up with an almost 100% Mopar Direct Connection parts engine, build by Koffel's Place. Koni springs and gas shocks. The 76 Corolla ended up with a pair of 40DCOE Weber carbs, Isky cam, headers, springs and Bilstein sport shocks and TRD sway bars.

Probably not. When I was looking at spending a few low cost years there, I was not actively flying, so that was not a factor.

Many Thai doctors have US training. It is a medical tourism destination due to high quality, low cost medical treatment. No, he did not spend the full 3 hours with the doc. That part was a local joke. But cost of living is MUCH lower. The same expat stated that their 2 bedroom, furnished condo, in a nice location cost $34K. Building has gym, massage place, small store, an at least one restaurant. He stated they eat our for most meals, maybe cook for 2 per week. They have a scooter to get around. Total living costs (outside of buying the condo) is running $900 per month for 2 people. Thailand requires that you show that you have sufficient means to not be a drag on their economy to get a long term visa. At the time of the article, that was showing a minimum income of $25K per year. Or a bank account with $30K in deposits (only required when you obtain or renew your visa, in between, it is not required to be maintained).

Life's too short for boring cars. Most vanilla car I ever bought was my 76 Corolla SR-5. As it was basically some cosmetics over the base car. All my other cars have been the performance model of the line. And every car I have ever owned, I ended up modifying and upgrading. Mostly suspension, but a number with engine mods also.

BMW got it right on oil filter. Cartridge, not spin on. Right up top. And when you remove the bolt, it allows the oil to drain back to the pan. So I run the engine to get the oil warm (around the block), removed the filter bolt, suck the oil out. Replace the cartridge and O-rings, add oil, reset counter, done.

It just saves a step. And once you land, just turn off the recog and taxi, and they go back to pulsing

For smaller areas to touch up, with a hard edge, like a chip, the best way to paint is with an artist brush and fill the chip. I have watched pros at the BMW factory touch up chips and you can't see the fix.

Also the point is, the pilot who flew you for gas and meals would be subject to FAA action for violating the regulations. THAT is why no one jumped at the offer. To show up on a board, and the first post is to ask someone to violate the regulations is NOT the way to make friends.

I was looking at spending some early retirement time in Thailand to save some money. I found a webpage by an American expat living in Chiang Mai. He had some medical issue so went to the doctor. All told, with tests and evaluation, he was there 3 hours, seeing the doctor several times along the time. All done, including filling the prescription for the meds, it was $12.50. He said the joke was, in the US you wait 3 hours to see the doctor for 15 minutes. In Thailand, you wait 15 minutes to see the doctor for 3 hours.