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My '13 GMC K2500 AC clutch failed at about 30k. Fortunately there's just enough room to change it in situ. Little Falcon 10 had Freon AC with an aluminum York driven by electric motor. Worked good especially since the little jet wasn't big enough for an APU. External power would keep it cool on the ramp. Jets primarily have air cycle machines, recips generally Freon with engine driven compressors. They're probably using more modern now but back in the day they were all aluminum York. What I liked about the systems is they all had sight glasses which made servicing easy.

iPhone?

Typical of many ultra rich she employs many hundreds of people directly or indirectly so while she's making a ton of money many others are benefiting as well. Not my music but has a wholesome image and a descent role model for the millions of teen girls who follow. He's an OK football player on the verge of retirement.

Ha! I'm amazed at how many people believe the earth is flat. None of our navigation systems would work if flat and one can clearly see the earth's curved shadow at altitude as it rotates. Of course all the pilots in the world are in the chem trail conspiracy so you can't take my word for it. 😁

I'm sure many have kicked up some kind of hornet nest. I did, got the old two cylinder in road gear and bounced across the field with the insects easily keeping up with me but only a couple managing to land. At some point they gave up. On a low speed crawler it would have been a disaster. I once rented a house with another pilot, my Iranian roommate. From an upper crust family who came over to train before the revolution and never went back he was very polite. One day he was mowing the lawn and disturbed a yellow jacket nest. I learned there are plenty of bad words in Farsi! Later in the evening he poured gas in the nest and burned it with great satisfaction and my amusement.

We never answer the phone anymore, just let it go to the answering machine. They never leave a message but unfortunately since the machine answered it means the robo called a real number and marked it as such, so the calls continue. I wonder if ther's an answering machine that doesn't talk unless it hears a voice?

Bangers in a bun. Germans have so many good wursts, Bockwurst is like a hot dog but tastier. Wieners.

My first flight was in a Cessna 180 float plane on Lake Winnipesaukee on a Saturday. I started lessons the following Monday initially in a J3 Cub at $10. dual but I have long legs and had difficulty folding them in the back seat and trying to get my heels on heel brakes was nearly impossible not that they're needed much. That long closed airport acquired a Cessna 150 so i soloed in that. Speaking for cheap: when in an Air Force flying club while employed by the NAF office I flew T34s for $10./hr wet. While cheap it meant over three hours of hard earned pay per hour. My story is too long for the forum and has lots of twists and turns. With an A&P mechanic certificate, limited instrument repairman certificate, and multi-engine commercial pilot ratings I got lots of exposure and opportunities leading to a jet job and Airline Transport certificate with a half dozen type ratings. I flew all over the world finally retiring as Chief Pilot for a large PE company. Now I just fly and maintain my 182. That's been a lot of enjoyable work. New avionics and autopilot, new interior, new glass, and this year an engine overhaul at a staggering cost.

Google FAR 91.13. I finally saw the video and it sure looks to come under careless and reckless operation. I think a likely suspension at least.

Got a part number? After market that are replacements for an OEM should be same range. https://www.madisontractor.com/guides/tractor-fuel-system/tractor-fuel-tank-sending-unit?srsltid=AfmBOoopQMXWVM2ltbage8vuUaw52m0loHCneCFW5NkVhM95GO1aEOyU

Nothing. Then the like of a 4020 or 1066 or similar is suitable.

Two very dangerous words in aviation: "Watch this"

Sadly. It used to be it was tax and political escapees like me, now they’re bringing their politics with them.

American Craftsman, a Home Depot brand. Store in MA has the exact size in stock, otherwise it would be a special order anywhere else. They’re not a Harvey or Anderson but way better than the ancient leaky existing ones. An interesting twist: Someone from NH going to MA to buy something and paying sales tax. $60+ for four windows. No wonder our stores parking lots are full of out of state license plates.

Just the weight pockets. The adjacent walls presumably have fiberglass. This room had the horse hair plaster and laths stripped and drywall directly to the studs. All the rooms I did have fiberglass in the walls covered with poly iso then blueboard and plaster. I’ve lost my ambition on this last one, just going to do replacement windows and tighten it up a bit. The crazy way real estate is going around here I wouldn’t be surprised if upon sale it would be a tear down just keeping the out buildings. New lots a half mile away are approaching a million, the house next door which is about fifteen years old with a huge pool and about a 2000 square foot pool house complete with fireplace and pizza oven is going to list for four million. Waterfront lots now in the two million range. It’s damned crazy. Funny money unless moving far away.

What problems do you see?

I’m installing replacement windows, the last of the original windows. The old growth wood from the 19th century is still pretty good. The complete wood windows I installed 30+ years are all rotting. I wish I’d known better back then. New wood sucks. Anyway, the weight pockets need to be insulated. Tommy Silva on This Old House suggests filling with strips of polyiso board which may be the most economical. I’ve seen two part foam kits which certainly would be faster if more expensive. Any experience? Ideas?

It would seem it's a better platform rather than continuing to stretch and re-engine the 737 but common type airlines like Southwest and Ryan Air drive the market, I guess.

When I first started at Eastern the stews were generally tall, slim, and good looking, weight proportional to height. One day in the employee's cafeteria a new crop of now flight attendants came through the door. There was a cringing moment when a mechanic said, rather too loudly, "What? Did they hire them over the phone?" The new girls and now more guys of all shapes and sizes were outfitted in olive drab uniforms purportedly designed by Mrs. Frank Borman. That may not have been true but it wasn't a great time for the company and our astronaut leader wasn't high on the popularity scale.

Are you still farming like the '70s and '80s?

One of those hot pants hostesses ended up as a pilot. She was the lead captain on Ocean Spray's plane. Although not my regular ride I was filling in as FO one day as I was qualified in the type. Landing in some rural airport, Ocean Spray was always going where the fruit was produced, I was approached by a guy who commented on how pretty our stewardess was. His jaw dropped when I told him she was the captain! Although adorned with high boots and short pants and enduring pinches she had an STEM degree and decided flying was better than serving drinks. She was a good stick as have most of the women I've flown with. Back then they knew they'd be under a microscope so just worked harder at it.

I worked for them - Eastern Airlines.

Actually it's not a new idea. Some 50's cars had them under the floorboards such as my father's old Lincoln in a compartment under the passenger's feet. Little likelyhood of a flooded lead/acid exploding except when frozen and jump started - been there, done that. The idea was that engine heat was shortening their life. Many cars have them in the trunk - BMWs for instance, but for weight distribution.

Although purported to save some gas it's almost universally hated. My wife's car has it and we hit each other's fingers shutting it off.