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aviatoreb Grand Master

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1 hour ago, Mooneymite said:

That door may keep illiterates and blind pilots out.

No - literate blind people will be able to feel the etching of the letters and numbers in the plastic.

Mooneymite Grand Master

Mooneymite

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Just now, aviatoreb said:

No - literate blind people will be able to feel the etching of the letters and numbers in the plastic.

:lol:

NotarPilot Veteran

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12 minutes ago, DonMuncy said:

Similar to driving up to an automatic gate and finding a keypad with braille on the keys.

I've noticed this on the drive thru ATMs. They actually have Braille on the keypad. Huh?

N201MKTurbo Grand Master

N201MKTurbo

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55 minutes ago, amillet said:

I've stopped at Yerington several times for fuel. One time wind was 25 G35 45 degrees crosswind

Oh, a calm day....

actually calm today, just really bumpy:o

N201MKTurbo Grand Master

N201MKTurbo

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Ok, thread creep.....

I went to buy gas and the pump refused my credit card, so I tried my debit card, that was refused too. There was no cell service and I was a little miffed. Couldn't call the bank and low on fuel... The bank apparently saw me buy gas in Chandler and then buy gas three hours later 500 miles away and flagged it. No phones anywhere, there was a phone box on the pump with an empty socket. 

Anyway, my wife got a text from the bank and approved it, five minutes later I tried it again and it worked.

has anybody else had this problem?

amillet Mentor

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That happened to me at Chandler a few years ago. Filled up one day & took a cousin for a sight seeing flight.  Later that day I tried to fill up again at CHD & was declined. If I remember I now call VISA and tell them I'm going to be traveling before I leave

N201MKTurbo Grand Master

N201MKTurbo

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Just now, amillet said:

That happened to me at Chandler a few years ago. Filled up one day & took a cousin for a sight seeing flight.  Later that day I tried to fill up again at CHD & was declined. If I remember I now call VISA and tell them I'm going to be traveling before I leave

I guess I should make that a checklist item....

Flying didn't used to be this complicated....

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Hank Grand Master

Hank

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2 hours ago, DonMuncy said:

You don't think blind people should have access to their money :) 

Sure they should! But in a driving only lane? What are they doing, riding in the back seat?? There are many walk up ATMs, even in small town Alabama where I live.

cloud116 Contributor

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A friend of mine stopped some place in Montana for fuel last week. Just a pump with no credit card control or anything. Sign said, "we are on the honor system here. Just write your name, address, and gallonage on this log. I'll send you a bill at the end of the month." How wonderful is that?

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N201MKTurbo Grand Master

N201MKTurbo

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8 minutes ago, cloud116 said:

A friend of mine stopped some place in Montana for fuel last week. Just a pump with no credit card control or anything. Sign said, "we are on the honor system here. Just write your name, address, and gallonage on this log. I'll send you a bill at the end of the month." How wonderful is that?

Hate to one up you but I stopped at an airport in Kansas that had a legal pad and a coffee can with about $500 in cash in it. It said to write down how much gas you took and put the money in the can.

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Hank Grand Master

Hank

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Read the mailbox . . . . Oops, you can't. There's a slot in the side to deposit your fees. I always write my tail number in the check.

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Jerry 5TJ Grand Master

Jerry 5TJ

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Fuel stop in Wink, TX in 2009: Airport unattended except for a dog who greeted us excitedly.  Fuel pumps were on.  Note on FBO door -- "we are out today.  Leave your phone number".   We did.  

When I called out "clear prop" the dog ran back about 50 feet.  Smart airport dog.  

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Marcopolo Rising Star

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13 hours ago, NotarPilot said:

I've noticed this on the drive thru ATMs. They actually have Braille on the keypad. Huh?

  ADA dictates this due to the fact that cab rides for the "sight impaired" are usually free or deeply discounted.  

RLCarter Grand Master

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ATMs use a standard off the shelf key pad that happens to be in Braille as well, same as with signs in an FBO that has a sign for the pilots lounge in Braille, it's not that they are expecting a blind pilot, it's to let a blind person know what is behind that door. CTAF is common at unattended facilities, but the honor system for fuel is brave, very brave.

Piloto Grand Master

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9 hours ago, cloud116 said:

A friend of mine stopped some place in Montana for fuel last week. Just a pump with no credit card control or anything. Sign said, "we are on the honor system here. Just write your name, address, and gallonage on this log. I'll send you a bill at the end of the month." How wonderful is that?

There was probably a video camera on a pole recording your N number and fuel dispensed. Not all pilots understand English. Hijole gasolina gratis!!!

José

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1964-M20E Grand Master

1964-M20E

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Well to add to the thread creep here in LA some guy is suing Micky Ds because he could use their drive through while walking after the dining area closed.  He is also visually impaired.:rolleyes:

 

 

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19 hours ago, 1964-M20E said:

Well to add to the thread creep here in LA some guy is suing Micky Ds because he could use their drive through while walking after the dining area closed.  He is also visually impaired.:rolleyes:

 

 

Could or couldn't?

1964-M20E Grand Master

1964-M20E

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2 hours ago, NotarPilot said:

Could or couldn't?

couldn't or more that MD prohibits pedestrians in the drive through.

 

However, I see this is for safety reasons.

 

 

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