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    Dry Winter Destinations: 14 Backcountry Strips to Visit in the Southwest US

    A regional guide with ideas for winter camping destinations in California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More
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Products, Gear, and Technology
mtv 12 minutes ago View the latest post Flying W/AKGear new various bunnies
Actually, the single most important feature of at least the old Bunny Boots was that they'd protect your feet from severe frostbite in most scenarios, including after you've filled...
Bushcraft and survival
hotrod180 Today, 09:55am View the latest post My Kit
A hard hitting, very reliable sidearm. They are butt ugly and have a god awful feeling trigger but a 10mm Glock with a few spare magazines. They aren’t expensive, practically maintenance...
Engines and Propellers
Zzz Today, 09:07am View the latest post Prop Me Up
I have a McCauley CM7142/1B90 on my 0-200, Cessna 140, with 337 papers from Witchita back in 1987. Climbs great but easy to go over redline when I level so I pay particular attention...
Maintenance, Tuning, and Parts Support
jrc111 Yesterday, 11:33am View the latest post ACK ELT Battery Blues
My ACK ELT hit the 10 year replace the Duracell CR2 or equivalent Audio Alert battery. I must confess to paying more attention to the ELT test signal on my Yaesu handheld when I do...
Trip Reports
CAVU Mar 09, 10:45am View the latest post Where did you fly today?
Yes. It's Las Trancas. It's managed by the RAF and there's a mandatory briefing and agreement you can access on the RAF.org site. It's a spectacular spot, and a great example of how...
Products, Gear, and Technology
Rob Mar 09, 00:08am View the latest post Starlink “high speed” rates
Bought Starlink for the drone trailer because the cool kid operator helping us said we'd need it to survive ... Turns out we didn't need it anymore there, than we ever have in an airplane....
Around the Campfire
Zzz Mar 06, 12:50pm View the latest post Where to find "Cubdriver: Alaska"
I believe Lonnie Habersetzer (sp?) made those DVD's.
He's a buddy of Greg Miller (aka "Maule guy") who made the Big Rocks Long Props videos.
I googled up this email for Lonnie,...
Ski Flying
TR Mar 01, 06:19am View the latest post The Out-Of-Control Surface: A Loose Ski Mishap
I checked last year for approved springs on my 185’s fluidyne installation and was told by Atlee Dodge that no such approvals exist. Anyone aware of any approvals for same?
I easily...
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