I don't get the fascination with GA. The last thing I want to do on my days off is get in an airplane. Unless you're talking about a Jug. I love Jugs.

^^^^This~!! I want a boat or a Ferrari.:D

TEN

Badflaps,

This one's for you. :)

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I have a simple plan:

1. Win lottery
2. Buy a cool jet
3. Pay someone to manage it for me

Problem is, I can't get past step 1.

Basically any place you need a transponder now, you'll need an ADS-B out in 2020. I looked about two years ago on cost, and it was ridiculous, but now it is much more reasonable ($3500 - $7000) and could pretty much be retrofit on any plane with a power source. I haven't installed one yet but will probably do it in a year or two so I can get the full traffic picture. Even the partial one/TIS I get now on the G1000 is pretty helpful for SA.


LOL. different type of flyin'!

Yep, not even in the same ballpark. I've come home from ugly 4-day trips and hopped right into the Cub to decompress. GA flying I equate with sailing and motorcycling much more than I equate it with work.

The thing I loved most about my Cub was, no radio, no transponder, no lights, no distractions, just flying low and slow, chasing cows, water skiing, and landing on dirt roads and cow fields, oh, and never climbing above 800'.

It's the polar opposite of our day jobs and much more fun and relaxing!

I got a chance to play in the sim a while back with a friend. No FD's, no AP, no A/T.... we never got above 3000 feet the entire time and plenty of time was spent at 350 knots and about 300 feet. :) Easily the most fun I've had in a "plane" in a while.

and no motor noise.
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A normal day in the "ole" A7!