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    If you're happy with a single seat, a Onex would...

    If you're happy with a single seat, a Onex would fit your budget easily, is aerobatic to +6/-4, and has folding wings for ease in storage and/or transport.
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    EAA LODA Holder List

    Today's EAA e-Hotline has a Member Benefit Spotlight devoted to Transition Training and LODAs. I clicked on the list of LODA Holders in the article and browsed the list. One of the most widely...
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    FAA AC90-50D "strongly advises" the use of 760...

    FAA AC90-50D "strongly advises" the use of 760 channel radios to take full advantage of ATC services, but doesn't require 760 channels.

    The FCC, however, says, "The radios listed below are not...
  4. Thread: Flying Movie

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    The movie is "The Millionaires' Unit." Its a...

    The movie is "The Millionaires' Unit." Its a documentary about Yale students during WWI. See http://www.millionairesunit.org/ for more information.

    Bill from Tucson
  5. Thread: Trojan?

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    Which browser are you using? I don't see anything...

    Which browser are you using? I don't see anything like that using Firefox.
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    But that's just a nice stroll, particularly since...

    But that's just a nice stroll, particularly since its all flat and the temperatures are mild. Some punishment. I'd take that anytime. I've done the walk from South of the ultra-light area to the...
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    Todd, your secret is safe with me. I am one of...

    Todd, your secret is safe with me. I am one of the unlucky ones who saw you cleaning one of the cameras this afternoon (still trying to purge the memory, but fortunately near objects are not in...
  8. With the new maps that were just pushed tonight...

    With the new maps that were just pushed tonight (well, today here in Arizona) there shouldn't be any arguments about how many and where are the drinking fountains, or the restrooms. You can even...
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    Before you try that, I would consider the...

    Before you try that, I would consider the possibility of serious injury. I don't think that we can get along without you! Being crunched between the skid and the tower wouldn't be any fun. Take a...
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    Todd: If you can't do it any other way, get...

    Todd:

    If you can't do it any other way, get the ARFF guys to help. I'm sure that they have to test their pumps regularly and would be happy to oblige. Heck, if they'll come out and wet down a...
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    Webcams are doing quite nicely on Windows 8...

    Webcams are doing quite nicely on Windows 8 Firefox here in Arid-zona on a 1-MB DSL line. On my old Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet, the video is unremitting black on either Firefox, Chrome or Opera.
    ...
  12. Hal: Android 4.4.2 is working just fine so...

    Hal:

    Android 4.4.2 is working just fine so far. I've just downloaded it. Will let you know more as I work with it. I'm on a home WiFi network behind a slow DSL provider and it seems quite...
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    "The matter admits of no explanation." to quote...

    "The matter admits of no explanation." to quote from "The Evitable Conflict" in The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov.
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    Lets look at the data for Florida just to keep it...

    Lets look at the data for Florida just to keep it manageable. First of all, there is only one TFR in effect today, that's the Orlando TFR for Disney World, which has a radius of 3.45 statute miles...
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    How many TFRs were there in the 70s: zero. How...

    How many TFRs were there in the 70s: zero. How many TFRs are there in the entire state of Arizona right now: zero. Effective difference on my flying today: zero.

    When we do have TFRs here in AZ,...
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    What are those limitations? I was being specific...

    What are those limitations? I was being specific instead of indulging in vague generalities. For my kind of flying, as I mentioned, its almost as easy today as it was when I was a student except...
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    In Wisconsin, the MOAs were about the same in the...

    In Wisconsin, the MOAs were about the same in the 70s as today. We had the Volk and Falls East and West MOAs and the Big Bear MOA just as we do today. There is even a bombing range, the Hardwood...
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    I've been flying for over thirty years. If I...

    I've been flying for over thirty years. If I were to fly today from here in Arizona to the little bitty airport in Wisconsin where I learned to fly in 1980, I can't see how FAA regulations, by...
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    Maybe EAA members are more intelligent than your...

    Maybe EAA members are more intelligent than your average browser user!

    I think of knuckles dragging on the ground when I talk to most computer users (Oh, do I really need a password for my...
  20. Right across the street from Capitol Airport is...

    Right across the street from Capitol Airport is Jake's Restaurant for more delicious (and expensive) dinning. For those outside the Midwest, its a chance to try pan-fried walleye, a delicacy most...
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    Not likely. There are too few of us Linux users...

    Not likely. There are too few of us Linux users and we're all too poor to make it worthwhile for the hackers:). Especially since its a lot harder to infect a Linux machine than a Windows machine...
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    Sounds as logical as putting an Intel Haswell...

    Sounds as logical as putting an Intel Haswell 22-nm CPU into a TRS-80 Color Computer (remember them?).

    I can remember when aviation was the future, not the past.
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    Buy the LSA now and enjoy flying now. You can...

    Buy the LSA now and enjoy flying now. You can sell the LSA and buy a four-seater if and when the medical regulations change to allow that. In the meantime, life will be more worthwhile:).
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    Poll: I vote for number 3. The designs with white on...

    I vote for number 3. The designs with white on the cowl will have even higher reflectivity than the red cowl of number 3. There's a reason why the big solar observatories (McMath-Pierce Solar...
  25. Read this Sun 'n Fun news release dated...

    Read this Sun 'n Fun news release dated 3/25/2013.

    "SUN ‘n FUN 2013 will take off as scheduled with official, certified FAA Air Traffic Controllers insuring safe and expeditious handling of all...
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