flyboy0681

This put the AOPA online planner to shame.

Same here. Not noticeably different, and the wind speed and direction on my GI-275 almost always agrees with the tower when on final.

RPG is now a "modern" language with built in functions and web service capabilities. I have been a contract programmer for the past 40 years and never worked for IBM itself.

I am "the RPG guy", having been programming with it since 1984. IBM has been very good to me.

Wait until tariffs kick in.

All very good points and contributions. I posed my question to seek reassurance that running toward the hotter side is OK to avoid exhaust valve issues, since our A3B6D is so damned susceptible to crud buildup.

While looking over the data download from our engine monitor, I noticed that one of the partners liked to cruise with the temps between 380 and 390. I felt it was pretty hot, since I have always been told to keep it down to around 350, and when I see it creep up to over 370, I'm immediately on it to bring it back down. When I questioned him about running it hot, he pointed to this Mike Busch article about keeping the exhaust valves clear, which involves running on the hot side. Since our Mooney has had two run-in's with sticky exhaust valves, one which was just seconds away from turning catastrophic, the subject is very near and dear to us. I know this question will elicit different responses and schools of thought, but is hotter better? My partner is a really smart guy and captain for a major carrier, so I always listen to his input and what he has to say. https://www.savvyaviation.com/why-valves-stick/

I was about to reply with the same answer.

Which only added to the pilot's confusion. Listening to the recording, he was confused from the first transmission from ground and it only continued on from there. It was pretty cringeworthy.

So what happens to the Flexjet guy?

Let's not forget those that had the presence of mind to record the evacuation. Important stuff you know.

Speaking of which, whatever happened to the drone stories from last November? Every media outlet carried coverage of them 24/7 ad nauseam, wall-to-wall coverage of the mass hysteria. It got to the point where the Fox crawler was reporting each reported incident. Now nothing.

The good news is that as of two days ago, Notice to "Airmen" has been reinstated. Gone is the term "Air Missions".

What you and Andy said backed up what I've been saying all along. To listen to some in the media and blogosphere would lead one to believe that they are hired solely based on race and gender, with skills and knowledge taking a backseat. When something goes wrong, the knee jerk reaction is always "DEI hire".

I know there are a lot of ATP's on MS and have the following to ask.. Much has been mentioned about DEI, and early rumors were that the CJR pilots were DEI hires, which I don't think is true since they were both white men. American has come under fire for the past few years for their DEI program. My questions is, for those of you captains who fly for carriers that have an active DEI program, have you experienced any first officers who were DEI hires, and if so, did they turn out to be flying turkeys who didn't know how to fly? Or did they pass every stringent test from primary, to instrument all the way to ATP based on skill?