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[fintstone]

Originally Posted by RKDinOKC

Got the 928 back this morning.

Dropped off the Cayenne. Not only was the a/c not working, it had a message on the dash starting up that said Air-Suspension and Workshop Failure. I knew it had air-suspension, but didn't know about the workshop failure. It also says it's about time for the 150K maintenance. Or at least to have the light turned off.

Driving the 928 home...Wow! Between the new 20/20 vision, a new windshield, and a new rear view mirror that don't jiggle, felt like driving a new car. And the AC blows cold too.

Did you try to clear those faults with the durametric first... and see if they come back? I also cleared the service reminder with it. Mine was for 140K service.

I sorta quit going to my wrench since I got the durametric. It works pretty well as a diagnostic tool. I took it to get the fuel pumps replaced and the broke my fuel gauge. I took it back and told them that they must have a hose or wire interfering with the float (common). They acted like I was a fool...But said they would check it out. Then told me no, Must have a defective instrument cluster...And I should just drive without a functioning gauge ( just track odometer after fill up). I did this for months until I had time to fix it myself. It took me about an hour to fix once I bought the correct tools.

[GH85Carrera]

Hey, happy Thursday.

The funeral was typical of most funerals, just the families change. The had a man sing a few songs and after a few seconds, it was obvious that man can sing. Often someone sings at a funeral that is not a professional and should only sing at home in the shower. It is really sad that I am going to a lot of funerals.

We did have a toast to the lady after the funeral. The place was nice the wings were good, but dang they are expensive. Fortunately the company picked up the tab, and we did talk business to our one contractor pilot. He and my partner are pushing me to get a pilots license. I would not be a commercial pilot for a long time, but I could fly the airplane for the photos, and let the commercial pilot do the take off and landings to keep it legal. We have a Cessna 172 sitting on the ramp with 40 hours of time paid for each month. It would only cost me fuel to become a pilot. My partner is a instructor. I guess I would have to pay for the ground school but that is not that much.

[Porsche-poor]

Morning all. Glen sounds like fun the other west coast Dave almost got his.

[GH85Carrera]

About the only real reason I can see for me getting the pilots license is to know for sure the pilot is running engine properly and to understand that he is not abusing the aircraft or shortening the life of the engine unnecessarily.

The guy we hire when my partner is away on another mission is pretty good. He too is an instructor so I can get hours from him.

[Porsche-poor]

always a good idea to know what is going on.

[Jim Richards]

I thought ignorance is bliss.

Hey Jeff, enjoy your retirement training!

I removed the dashboard and HVAC from the Z and found a handful of areas where there was surface rust. So, I’ve cleaned those areas up and primed them. Maybe I’ll soon be able to start resassembly on the Z’s interior in the next day or two. Dare to dream.

Oh, wait...it looks like a nice sailing day. Hmmm.

[Porsche-poor]

go forth and float!

[RKDinOKC]

Neither of my Cayennes S or Turbo got along with the durametric. They didn't even register their serial numbers with the cable. In fact it is what added the Air Suspension Faulty Workshop error. Think I am going to just sell it. The cable still says it has 3 cars available.

[flipper35]

Good afternoon. Talk to you tomorrow!

[Jim Richards]

Sailing was fun today. Now that I think of it, it’s always fun.

Brent, didn’t we just speak to you tomorrow, yesterday?

[porsche4life]

Glen get the pilots license! My neighbor had been bugging me to get mine since he’s an instructor. He will comp the time for me, but the plane rental hours are not cheap!!!


Also, you guys keep those orders to Amazon coming. That’s funding my retirement.

[RKDinOKC]

Mom's sister married a barnstorming Baptists evangelist. He few around doing stunts, landed when a crowd gathered to watch, did the preacher thing, took up a collection, and flew off. When they started having kids he settled down to pastoring churches and sold the plane. He started buying and managing homes as section 8 housing. The government guaranteed the rent was always paid, and paid to fix the houses when the renters tore things up. He and his family lived meagerly on his pastor's salary always re-investing the profits from the homes on more rent homes. Passing he left his 3 kids the business. Remember his youngest daughter took over management and was totally shocked, all three siblings were. Without Dad re-investing within a year they all 3 become cash millionaires. Turned out he was the richest man in the small town of Wagoneer Oklahoma. Remember him always wearing a black 3 piece suit. white shirt and tie, with a big silver fish hook pin on the lapel. When little I asked what the fish hook was for and he said it was meant he was a fisher of men.

Sure have some interesting family.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Glen get the pilots license! My neighbor had been bugging me to get mine since he’s an instructor. He will comp the time for me, but the plane rental hours are not cheap!!!


Also, you guys keep those orders to Amazon coming. That’s funding my retirement.

But, but, but.. I will have to think and learn something new!

I will start on the King ground school and get that done. It is too long of an explanation to bother typing but right now we have a 172 sitting on the ramp with 40 hours per month already paid for in advance for the next 11 months. All it will cost is the fuel at 5 bucks per gallon, and a 7 to 8 gallon per hour fuel burn.

Hey, TGIF!

[flipper35]

Glen, I am not sure if you are flying to take pictures you need a commercial license. I know also if you fly to a meeting you can be reimbursed for mileage as well if it is one you are supposed to be at, ie: You cannot be reimbursed for flying a friend to a meeting. Not that that would apply much in your case. I ain't no lawyer, but I am pretty sure if you are paid for the pictures you won't need a commercial license to fly to take the pictures.

§61.113 Private pilot privileges and limitations: Pilot in command.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (h) of this section, no person who holds a private pilot certificate may act as pilot in command of an aircraft that is carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire; nor may that person, for compensation or hire, act as pilot in command of an aircraft.

(b) A private pilot may, for compensation or hire, act as pilot in command of an aircraft in connection with any business or employment if:

(1) The flight is only incidental to that business or employment; and

(2) The aircraft does not carry passengers or property for compensation or hire.

[GH85Carrera]

It is pretty clear when you ask the lawyers, to make money flying an airplane for a living, you have to be a commercial pilot. That will take a lot of time to get to that level. As a non instrument rated fresh pilot I think you are restricted to a certain distance from the home airport. Once the instrument rating is achieved you can actually go somewhere. It will be a long time before I don't have a commercial pilot flying with me, even if I pushed hard to get there. Since my partner and the guy we hire as a contractor pilot are both instructors, no big deal. The insurance we carry on the airplane is expensive because so many clients want really high coverage limits.

We will never be carrying passengers, but if I am operating the laptop that operates the camera system that makes our company money, I need a commercial pilot on board.

And the only reason I an looking at a license is it will will cost so little. A few hundred bucks in gas. The commercial pilot instructors are already getting paid the be there, and for most flights the gas will be paid for by the client we are flying a job for.

Now I just have to get educated.

[RKDinOKC]

The correct term is edumacated!

When you get a commercial license you can take pictures/movies from a drone flying over a nude beach and sell them to perverts or for nipple lube commercials!

[GH85Carrera]

For years we had a photo on the wall in the back of the office that was shot years ago with a camera that shot a 9x18 inch negative. It was designed to do highway work and had a long focal length lens.

The pilot had flown over a nude beach and most of the people on the beach were waving at the airplane. I have never been to a nude beach, but I suspect it is not full of hot women models, but a bunch of people I never want to see naked. It was that way in the photo.

[RKDinOKC]

See, you have more experience with nude beach voyeurism/photography that I do.

Never in real life even seen a sign that said Nude Beach with the arrow on it.

Have gone skinny dipping. Was not classified as 'Nude Beach" or nude anything for that matter.

[GH85Carrera]

That image was shot back in California the 1960s sometime. The owner of the company at the time said it was shot by a friend of his in the mapping business and it was shot for some nudist magazine.
That camera system went out of use long ago. We had one still out at the old hangar, or the former owners had it. They owned a whole lot of old junk camera systems. They were all really cool pieces of old technology and I suspect he threw them all in a dumpster. I have no idea.