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There’s more than a slight chance that a lot of CFIs don’t know that the fuel vent is supposed to be behind the strut, nor about ground-adjustable trim tabs.

ULA/Boeing has been trying and failing for a year or more to launch just this one rocket. SpaceX has launched a dozen crew missions, plus sending up a dozen satellite launches every month. Why is there such a chasm between success and failure?

Are you in the San Jose area?

One of our snowbird neighbors is letting me fly his Ercoupe during the summer. I’ll be feeding it from my fuel trailer and oil stash and keeping it clean. Fun plane! Big change from the RV-8, but it’s quite refreshing to just lope along at 100 MPH at 1,000 feet with the windows down. His is...

Taildraggers aren’t equipped for cross-country? I’ll pass that along to my friend who has flown his Stearman to all lower 48 states, almost all of it below 1500 AGL.

It doesn’t have to materially harm the employer. It could be as simple as “I’m paying you to work for me, not to run your side hustle on my clock.” Or there could be civil liability for the employer if his facilities or equipment (computers, internet service, phones) was used. That’s a longer...

I saw that in person over Lake Wales, Florida a few years ago. We were flying over a solid overcast, ine that was a couple thousand feet thick, zero holes or even thin spots. Jump pilot made the announcements, and half a dozen jumpers went from high above. They were in freefall when they entered...

There are a lot of pilots who are whatever the opposite of mechanically inclined is, and a lot who are happily stuck in what their instructor told them 40 years ago, which was just rote parroting of what they’d been taught. Look at the resounding screeching that went on for years and years when...

The registered owner is an English name, but the email link from the ad goes to the other name and the Russian email address. There isn’t any indication that the plane is listed by a dealer or agent for the buyer. Maybe it’s an acquaintance trying to help the owner sell it, but either way I’m...

Excellent, much better.

I suspect it’s a scam. It’s listed by “Bill”, is registered to a Bill McCoy, but the name on the email is Boulat. I notified Trade-A-Plane.

Got a response already. The ad says zero hours, but the seller says it’s been hangared, and he’s been running the engine occasionally. But not flying it. And his email address is a .ru. Adios, no way am I going further just from that alone.

Thanks for the quick suggestions! It’s in Deland. I just sent an email asking those questions.

Found a plane listed for sale with an O-320, zero hours since major. But that overhaul was two years ago and it’s parked outdoors in Florida. Is there any chance that it isn’t corroded already and the buyer (if any) won’t be in for 10 or 20 grand-plus? I don’t want to waste money on a prebuy if...

And here I sold my RV-8 very quickly. I had been seriously considering selling and was finally getting close to listing it, but was dragging my feet. A gentleman posted to a Facebook group that he was looking for one, so I contacted him immediately and offered it up. 35 days later he flew the...