BobW

I ask questions just to see how comfortable he is in answering them. If he gets all defensive and squirmy, I'm outa there!Usually start off with his level of experience as a pilot. If that doesn't ###### him off, I'll get into his experience level in this type of aircraft. If he still hasn't hit me, I'll start a conversation about the particular aircraft he is flying. How has it treated him, is it a money pit, all kinds of problems, who does the maintenance, ect.I don't ride as a passenger in too many GA planes, so it isn't a real issue for me. Bob

I grew up in Ridgefield, CT, just south of one of the busiest GA airports in the country, KDXR (danbury). For all the traffic they handled, there were very few aircraft crashes in the area. Although there were a few I remember.This was one of them, which took place on June 11, 1983.This was beyond pilot error. In this case, the fool took 3 people with him to their doom.Here is the link to the NTSB report, so you can see for yourself.http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=2...43479&key=1The lesson I learned from this event was to NEVER, NEVER, NEVER get into someone's airplane until he answers quite a few questions I have about the aircraft and his ability to fly it! If he gets offended, then he is not someone I want to fly with anyway!!Bob

I love it, but mostly for the EZ-GPS. That alone is worth the purchase price. Has everything from autopilot to radar altimeter built in. Much easier to use than the GPS units modeled in FS. Bob

Sure, whatever it takes. What do I care what hardware I'm using? Besides, the xbox 360 is a multi-use piece of equipment. Gaming platform, media center pc extender, and most importantly, it is now being used as a Netflix instant watch appliance.I don't have one yet, but the Netflix streaming might get me to buy one. Bob

Fair enough. Bob

Is logging in now required for just viewing the forums? Without logging in, I don't have access to the individual forums, just the intro page.BobW