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    sounds great until you consider the useful load...

    sounds great until you consider the useful load of a 150/2 and the growing size of america.

    200lbs isn't uncommon, and 2 200lb people will put them over weight at full fuel. especially if you are...
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    EAA Payment site insecure ...

    Got an email that i needed to change my credit card info with EAA. I generally don't use credit cards on 3rd party sites and pay via paypal, but EAA doesn't seem to support this yet.

    So, in light...
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    Here is their facebook page:...

    Here is their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RSAFlightTraining
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    RSA is up at Morgantown. They do at least primary...

    RSA is up at Morgantown. They do at least primary and instrument. I know they have a 172 available, don't know if they have anything else.

    I don't think there is anything at Fairmont, Leading Edge...
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    Andover airport up in jersey has one that they do...

    Andover airport up in jersey has one that they do instruction in.
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    I've got the plans. Probably will never build it...

    I've got the plans. Probably will never build it now.

    The Belite seems like better bang for the buck and they don't see any reason the kit couldn't be registered as a home built. Or you can...
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    We have the same problem in our model RC aviation...

    We have the same problem in our model RC aviation club. Aging membership, harder and harder to get people to come to meetings and activities.

    Our local EAA chapter is 'active' but the most active...
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    A lot of the "Toy" RC aircraft that can be bought...

    A lot of the "Toy" RC aircraft that can be bought can do serious damage to a person. Even the $100-$200 ready to fly airplanes that Horizon Hobby and Nitro Planes sell could easily put some one in...
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    What if you don't actually log the flight time in...

    What if you don't actually log the flight time in your book?

    This ruling is also a pretty good hit for lower time pilots. Until you have 500 hours, you can't get fuel ... that's a lot of hours.
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    I'm using Foreflight, flew my first cross country...

    I'm using Foreflight, flew my first cross country yesterday using it exclusively and it worked very well.

    All my aircraft documents are in it. Its very easy to use in flight, even with random...
  11. Don't forget, there is a lot of Class B airspace...

    Don't forget, there is a lot of Class B airspace in and around New Jersey. A lot of airspace around there under the mode c veils.
  12. The flickr album is marked as private now :-/

    The flickr album is marked as private now :-/
  13. Thread: Go Pro

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    Where and with what do you attached the camera to...

    Where and with what do you attached the camera to the wing?
  14. Thread: RC Airplanes

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    Ive found that, at best, RC planes will fetch 50%...

    Ive found that, at best, RC planes will fetch 50% of their value.

    Good radios and receivers will fetch more like 75%.

    But airframes that need work to get flying, I've picked up $300 and $400...
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    I think a big problem are places to reliably fly...

    I think a big problem are places to reliably fly from and store them. I was seriously thinking about a belite, but have since decided against.

    1) I'd have to build a building at home to store it,...
  16. Thread: Flight Junkies

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    Flight Junkies

    Does anyone know anything about flight Junkies?
    http://poweredparaglidingfreetraining.com/

    I'd like to get into powered parachutes, and they are fairly local to me (less than 3 hour drive).
    ...
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    What about using a handheld radio?

    What about using a handheld radio?
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    1626 att he cleveland airshow.

    1626

    att he cleveland airshow.
  19. This page from avweb has more information about...

    This page from avweb has more information about the wing and a link to the part 23 regs that deal with the spin resistance requirements. ...
  20. Thread: Blue!

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    isn't there already a blue board? (...

    isn't there already a blue board? ( http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/ )

    ;-)
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    There is an EAA chapter in Fairmont WV, but from...

    There is an EAA chapter in Fairmont WV, but from what I can tell from a couple meetings i attended, the meeting regulars are less into the building/experimental/ultralight aspect and more into the...
  22. Thread: Ethanol

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    That is good news. I live about 10 minutes from...

    That is good news. I live about 10 minutes from the PA boarder, wouldn't be hard to get gas. That makes the idea of an ultralight even more appealing.Question: I recently saw a boating commercial for...
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