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  1. Lead Sled

    How did you pay for flight training??

    It was back in 1966. I was 15 years old earning a buck an hour bagging groceries. I learned in an Aeronca Champ. It cost me $4 an hour (wet). Then it came time to take the PPL checkride I had to check out in something with a full gyro panel. I went to the local FBO and bought a 10 hour block of...
  2. Lead Sled

    The Best Plane for 10M.

    Wasn't Hawaii in the equation somewhere? I didn't know the Sabre would do Hawaii. I heard somewhere that a DC-3 would do nearly 23 hours topped off. Hmmm... LS
  3. Lead Sled

    Falcon 50 Pilots

    All the -Ds do is give you a bit more temperature to play with at altitude. N1s should still be set using the -C charts. If you want more info PM me and I'll send you a copy of a letter that we received from allied Signal.
  4. Lead Sled

    CFIG add on

    You can do it all at the same time.
  5. Lead Sled

    The Best Plane for 10M.

    With a little effort you could find a nice DA-50, do the Proline 21 upgrade, and do the paint and interior and come in right around $10 million give or take. It would be a hard act to follow.
  7. Lead Sled

    Worst Patient Legs

    I spent 3 years flying for Life Flight. No real horror stories, plenty of sad stories and a few funny stories though. I did have one (and only one) experience that really stood out above the rest - when a patient actually dropped by to thank us for what we did. Not that we ever expected it or...
  8. Lead Sled

    Broken Bone

    Perhaps some sort of membership in the Mile High Club would be in order. Since he posted those single-handedly, perhaps... Naw, I won't go there. :p LS
  9. Lead Sled

    Flight Crews Unlimited?

    Back when I was actively doing contract flying I used them quit a bit. They always treated me fair and sent a fair amount of work my way. LS
  10. Lead Sled

    G200 info needed

    I was one of the very first guys in the country to get typed in the Galaxy er, G200 back in early 2000. It's a good airplane, but you probably want to steer clear of anything earlier than say s/n 25 unless the price is extremely right. That is a totally arbitrary number - you really need to...
  11. Lead Sled

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    Are you saying that you have eliminated all risk from the flying you do and that there's absolutely no chance that you will ever have an accident?
  13. Lead Sled

    Year End #s....

    You left off Level 5 - You retire, buy a little airplane and pay through the nose to fly. Like everything else, what goes around eventually comes around.
  14. Lead Sled

    Billable expenses under FAR 91

    I've been in this business a long time and the more that I'm around it, the more I come to realize how little I really know. After 40 years, you'd think I would understand forwards and backwards, inside and out what you can and cannot do with an airplane before it becomes a part 135 operation. I...
  15. Lead Sled

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    All that's well and good, but you're still exposed. Granted, you've got multiple layers of back up for things, that if they fail, are not inherently critical - at least if they're handled correctly. The problem with singles - piston or turbine - is that when all is said and done you're still...
  16. Lead Sled

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    To be pragmatic, if you were to totally eleminate the possibility of dying as the result of an aircraft accident you would: 1) Never get on board another aircraft for as long as you live; and 2) move into an underground bunker so as to not expose yourself to the risk, albeit slight, of having...
  17. Lead Sled

    Informal poll for the IR's: do you fly single piston in IMC?

    Eliminate risk, I don't think that's really possible. Don't you mean minimize risk? After all, there is a certain risk associated with every human activity - from sleeping to free climbing. Our job is to minimize the risks we face. Oh well, I'll shut up - I know what you meant. I'm bored. LS
  19. Lead Sled

    Falcon 50 sales prices

    PM me - we just bought a 50 a few months back. Bottom line is you're going to have to spend $7.5 to $8.5 million to get a early serial number with a good history and original avionics add a couple million if it's got a Proline 21 package. The market appears to be changing - aircraft with...
  20. Lead Sled

    Funny Stuff

    It's time for a laugh break. My buddy sent to this me today, I thought that I'd share. http://pageperso.aol.fr/marcbrecy/deanmartin.html LS
  21. Lead Sled

    Tips For Flying in ICE

    As per the norm, Avbug nailed it. However, you're probably not going to follow his advice so I'll add another suggestion - get a hold of a copy Weather Flying by Robert Buck and read it cover to cover a few times. You will probably be able to find it at one of the larger book stores and it may...
  22. Lead Sled

    Takeoff & Landing Performance Class

    I hope that this works out for you. The problem is that we seem to be in a period of transition with this subject matter and there are many instructors out there who don't fully grasp the subject matter and concepts involved. You will find isolated pockets of understanding within the teaching...
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