Causalien
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Congrats.
I also pledged some shares to get a mortgage. It was a cool learning experience. But the product is out there
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What will you splurge your TSLA gains on?
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I also pledged some shares to get a mortgage. It was a cool learning experience. But the product is out there
I was in San Diego visiting some friends. I love Del Mar.
But I also visited my friend who about a place more inland in Del Sur. Kinda out there. I'm not one for big places, but man this place was nice.
Backyard goes right up into a canyon. View of ocean on clear days. The floor-to-ceiling "wall" of windows from the kitchen to backyard fully retract into the wall to fully open up when you want.
But I also visited my friend who about a place more inland in Del Sur. Kinda out there. I'm not one for big places, but man this place was nice.
Backyard goes right up into a canyon. View of ocean on clear days. The floor-to-ceiling "wall" of windows from the kitchen to backyard fully retract into the wall to fully open up when you want.
I think I might splurge and donate to this great little airport restaurant!
News story: Pik-n-Pig destroyed by fire
Interview with owner: Go Fund me: Rebuild Pik N Pig BBQ Restaurant -- #SavePikNPig, organized by LifeStyle Aviation
News story: Pik-n-Pig destroyed by fire
Interview with owner: Go Fund me: Rebuild Pik N Pig BBQ Restaurant -- #SavePikNPig, organized by LifeStyle Aviation
Buckminster
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Going down the Leica M11 rabbit hole. No video, manual focus. Crazy? You bet.
Summilux or Summicron 50mm?
Summilux or Summicron 50mm?
I don't understand the appeal of the SR22. It's expensive for what it is. Not even pressurized. My friend owned one and recently upgraded to the M600 after I got my Meridian. There is just no comparison. Weather/icing kills a lot of pilots. With a turboprop you blast right through the icing layers and fly above it all at FL280. Of course don't even get me started on how awesome a light jet is, but now the operating costs go through the roof (as in $250-$300k per year vs $75k (fuel, annuals, insurance) for the Meridian). But God almighty I love my Honda Jet - blasting out of an airport at 210KIAS while climbing 3000-4000ft/min is unreal, followed by cruising at FL410 at 420 KTAS!!
Incredibly quiet too and the pressurization is awesome - my ears never pop, even when a bone head controller made me drop last minute at over 4,000ft/min with speed brakes deployed
bkp_duke
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I don't understand the appeal of the SR22. It's expensive for what it is. Not even pressurized. My friend owned one and recently upgraded to the M600 after I got my Meridian. There is just no comparison. Weather/icing kills a lot of pilots. With a turboprop you blast right through the icing layers and fly above it all at FL280. Of course don't even get me started on how awesome a light jet is, but now the operating costs go through the roof (as in $250-$300k per year vs $75k (fuel, annuals, insurance) for the Meridian). But God almighty I love my Honda Jet - blasting out of an airport at 210KIAS while climbing 3000-4000ft/min is unreal, followed by cruising at FL410 at 420 KTAS!!
I was wanting to ask someone that flies what their thoughts are on Otto Aviation's up-coming ultra-efficient plane. I don't know enough about planes to know if this will be a game-changer for the industry, but it came across my news feed a few times and caught my eye.
The 'bullet' airplane that could revolutionize business aviation
Is it an egg, a blimp or a bullet? Whatever you might want to call the shape of the Otto Celera 500L, it's one that catches the eye. It looks like no other plane out there, and for a good reason: unique aerodynamics.
www.cnn.com
The Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight Tests
The company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals.
www.thedrive.com
Interesting. The Honda Jet was also computer designed with a laminar airflow, composite cabin. I personally prefer a turbine engine over anything piston (turboprop is 100X more reliable). But that wasn't enough for me and I wanted two turbine engines. (I know some commercial operations won't use the Pilatus because it is single engine). I do like the large size of the Otto cabin. I have no idea how many startups fail in aviation. I think getting the Honda Jet into production was over a Billion dollars. There is an Italian airplane that is similar to the Otto, but uses two efficient Turbo-Props. I looked into it a little, but it was way bigger than what I needed. Piaggio P.180 Avanti - WikipediaI was wanting to ask someone that flies what their thoughts are on Otto Aviation's up-coming ultra-efficient plane. I don't know enough about planes to know if this will be a game-changer for the industry, but it came across my news feed a few times and caught my eye.
The 'bullet' airplane that could revolutionize business aviation
Is it an egg, a blimp or a bullet? Whatever you might want to call the shape of the Otto Celera 500L, it's one that catches the eye. It looks like no other plane out there, and for a good reason: unique aerodynamics.The Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight Tests
The company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals.
I don't understand the appeal of the SR22. It's expensive for what it is. Not even pressurized. My friend owned one and recently upgraded to the M600 after I got my Meridian. There is just no comparison. Weather/icing kills a lot of pilots. With a turboprop you blast right through the icing layers and fly above it all at FL280. Of course don't even get me started on how awesome a light jet is, but now the operating costs go through the roof (as in $250-$300k per year vs $75k (fuel, annuals, insurance) for the Meridian). But God almighty I love my Honda Jet - blasting out of an airport at 210KIAS while climbing 3000-4000ft/min is unreal, followed by cruising at FL410 at 420 KTAS!!
If you have to ask about annual costs of a light jet, then you can't afford...j/k
HondaJet just looks better after every iteration! How was the type rating for it? I'm starting to look at doing the CE-525 type rating since I'm considering an M2 (or larger later like CJ4 for range) but been slammed with work haven't committed time for it.
What do you think of the HondaJet 2600? Willing to fly that long in a light jet? Or maybe you got the HA420 to get in line for the 2600? I would love a true non-stop coast to coast single pilot jet that saves a bit of time (and fuel for those pit stop descent and climbs) since I do that a few times a year but winds in the flight levels make the east bound jaunt sometimes possible single shot and always have to stop somewhere going west anyways.
Sending PM to avoid turning this into an aviation forum....
Sending PM to avoid turning this into an aviation forum....
NNOOOO! Us C172 pilots love silently stalking! Nicer airplanes don't really get talked about on pilots of america. My observation is that lots of regular folks look down on those with enough money to have a nice plane, new plane, or to upgrade the plane.
Most discussions are private or offline in my experience and owner flown aircraft in the go fast range (light jets, turboprops, etc.) usually have gatherings to within their brands (Pilatus, Daher, maybe Textron does but I don't follow, etc.). Try beechtalk, besides the Bonanza and Baron folks, there are quite a few off brand alpha male/females on there worth reading their life stories and adventures on there. Try Cessna Pilots Society for the mainly 172, 182, 210 folks.
As an aviation nut along with others, I love reading everything about airplanes so don't ever feel left out. I get excited seeing a light sport sky catcher or Piper cub at any airport! Though its fun to punch through the clouds in the flight levels, I do like to occasionally crawl along over the tree line...maybe a little R44 in my future....
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