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Interesting post revival. One thing that strikes me of the fact that the accident rate is not decreasing to zero. The safety of the plane, available data, maintenance, etc etc you might thing the rate should be decreasing to zero. But there is a relative constant also built in to the rates, the weak link, which is the constant of human stupidity. There is a certain (large?) fraction of people that just do dumb stuff. Said plainly, even if we drive to almost zero all the other sources of problems, there will always be a few folks that thinks its fun to buzz their girlfriends house and crash in their front lawn.

What wonderful videos! Thanks guys! Enjoy those beautiful classic machines.

I've purchased a tks stall strip from a salvage M20M a few years ago, that I keep in my hangar just in case since I lost one once and they were both crazy over priced and impossible to get - long lead time - from the oem. I got it for 10 cents on the dollar. Go get em' guys!

I got a cool picture sent to me from the avionics shop about 3 weeks ago (got a new 355 installed to compliment my 650), and they had what looks like Air Force 2 in the shop! So there's my plane with Air Force 2 (or some govt marked VIP mover gulf stream) in the background in a big hangar with white shiny floors and my plane is shiny in the front of the scene, And the avionics shop said "the men in black were jealous".

That's quite right - cost, quality and time. I got exactly two in spades and one was not good at all. I got a very well priced and superbly high quality paint job - and it took way way longer than anticipated - almost 8 months - and I am not complaining now 6 years on and lineman are still complimenting me on my paint job. Heck, three weeks ago, the ground controller complimented me on my paint and I have had tower compliment me on my paint on roll out more than once.... Im very happy.

Hi Joe!!! Happy thanksgiving all!

Why not an all of the above approach?

In any population of people, pilots included - there are a few with severe mental illness, including homicidal suicidal thoughts. I dont know if it is possible to weed them all out. Wasn't there an airplane something like 5 years ago perhaps flying for Lufthansa where the assigned co-pilot deliberately flew the plane into a mountain and the pilot in command was not able to over power the control inputs to save the day, and all souls on board were lost?

Canadian girl was a bot?

Fantastic!!! Congrats!

Its kind of funny - but I do enjoy that he enjoys his airplane and I do enjoy the sort of people who are when life gives you lemons make lemonade sorta people - which this guy clearly is. That said - in all but one of his categories - his argument eventually leads to slower is better in general and I should get a kick scooter because they are cheap, simple systems, easy to operate, with a good paint job it will look fast (hahah....), etc...

DEFINITELY - it is super super smooth.

I bet they did it in a negotiation process with the FAA as to what the FAA was wiling to certify. but you may be right that said... would an engine that has become more efficient by porting and polishing or whatever reason that uprates 100% from say...305 to 330 at a given setting - in my engine that setting is 38'' and 2650 - (and at 310 I believe it would be 2700 - but my prop governor has been governed to not go there) - then would it be similarly more powerful at settings like say 65% of 305 (or of 330?).

Wow - that's a lot of up power. My 305hp would plausibly make 330hp if it had the same percentage increase. I have already narrowed down my shopping list for best shops to be either power master or Gann. So I am super interested in your feedback. I keep thinking I will do it it imminently but my darn engine just keeps on truckin' with all systems go and all systems health monitoring tools showing a good engine even though I am at 1950hrs on a 1600 tbo. But eventually.... So thanks for the feedback.

WOW! ...and how do you figure the performance of that engine? Is it nice - do you notice? I see he does a standard build and a performance build - are you describing his performance build? Which seems to have better and flow balanced cylinders with better valve lapping and the better cam.

Does he do that kind of work on certified engines?

Ive had a MT 4 blade on my rocket for something like 7 years? 8 years? I was quite early to the MT 4 blade on a Mooney parade and I was THE first on a rocket. 3 engineers from MT came and measured my plane with their own hands at Oshkosh that year. Anyway its on a field approval 337 and I got the paperwork done filed and approved for a modest fee by MT USA.

I am curious. How short do you land with reverse? and how short a field do you feel comfortable with?

I will echo what Tom said - I was sooooooooo impressed with the kind service and community of his team - which the shop really makes the pilot experience a team experience - and the speed with which they diagnosed and fixed my autopilot and on a Friday just at closing time....was stunning to say the least. Having a flat the next morning to add to that - was not just a non event with all the help - but really made merry able experience of kind help at your airport.

Wowzer Tom !!

Thanks for the update Alan. I was a tad bit worried... but now I am not.

There is more way to skin a can and more than one way to carry a dog. So I had considerations of the same question - and I like to fly with the dog in a crate - have you considered soft crates? These are collapsable crates that are super easy to put into the airplane and back seat collapse and then pop open like an umbrella once inside/ There are lots of models and lots of levels of sturdiness and for all size dogs. I figure for this application sturdy isn't as important because its just a matter of convincing the dog not to roam around. Eg: https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/sportpet-designs-travel-pop-up-crate-red-for-dogs or https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/go-pet-club-folding-soft-green-dog-crate

Well one very expensive solution for paint chipping on leading edges - put a titanium shield there - that's a side benefit of TKS is there is no chipping paint issue.

Most likely it is just as it appears - Prigozhin assassinated by you know who. But my son and I were talking and you never know with that Putin guy. I wouldn't be surprised if these guys are old friends and Putin says to Prigozhin, Prigozhin you made me look bad and you need to be dead. And Prigozhin says I know Vladimir. Putin says, make it so, and Prigozhin says I understand. I will handle it. That they made a deal and so Prigozhin faked his death including blowing up his own jet with his own crew and subordinates on bard so that he can live out the rest of his days quietly and peacefully retired and forgotten in a beautiful and luxurious datcha in the outskirts of Moscow. So Putin looks strong in the way he wants, maybe a big money bribe payout, and deal done.

WOW - super interesting! The avionics shop I talked to did mention to ask if I had dropped my cell phone - they said that shielding could become ajar. To be sure to try and test with the phone off - all the way off not just in airplane mode - this wasn't my problem. Actually I had made an appointment to get it looked at this Wednesday and to do IFR cert at the same time -' since I had done pretty much almost 20 hours since any issue which was all in one location and all in one week I didn't bother to have them look at the gps. I decided it was a jamming issue. As they said - could even be a rogue trucker with a gps jammer trying to Catcha nap.