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    The AFB (Amazing FleaBike)

    <snip> To get an Idea of just how long ago it was, my daughter is almost 50 years old now. <snip> Sorry for the off topics but... Boy you live a dangerous life... I have a daughter “who is almost 40”, will be this year. If I dared to make the almost forty comment she would fly halfway around...
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    Would this require an STC

    And in case of a ramp check etc. you will need a matching W&B reflecting the missing seat and CG change. I add and remove the rear seat all the time, and I know of folks who fly rescue animals around who also remove the pax seat to give additional crate room.
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    BREAKING NEWS! Complete Exhaust Stack Re-Design

    Very interesting and entertaining, but with a sad ending. Thanks for sharing.
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    Is it me or does Foreflight/flight planning apps just suck for VFR?

    I too never really got comfortable with ForeFlight. I went the FlyQ EFB route. I had been using their PC based flight planning products even before the FlyQ and have been very happy with them. They also were very responsive in August 2015 when I was first trying to integrate the Stratux I...
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    PPL written exam...

    Well my info on the PPL written is dated. When I did it in the 70’s (OMG), I took a course, two evenings a week, through our flying club. The team like “we will get through this together” atmosphere was great for learning. I later taught the class several times and found the classroom...
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    Another paint question, flat vs. gloss?

    Looks nice. Hopes it works well for you. As a side note in the 70’s and 80’s our flying activity owed 7 T-34’s. They all had flat black paint on the cowling, sat outside in New England, were washed monthly and we never had an issue. At $3.50 an hour wet, on a airswitch controlled Hobbs...
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