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Practical flight test today was easy. S turns told a little steep but ok turn on a piont egg shaped not a circle but passable. Practic engine out at 500 feet landed dead on target and soft as a feather. The examiner said the approach was like a skydivers as it was so perfect, told him I had over 4,000 jumps, We played the rest...
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Passed the FAA writen exam for Sport pilot Powered Parachute today! ( 90% of the questions were the same ones asked on the airplane exam) Practical flight test in two weeks. Looks like it will take longer than I thought to get the N number on the para plane than I thought it would. Oh yea got the # I have wanted N707JD Just not...
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Have not posted in awhile because I have been running my butt off. Did not win the high bid on the airplane. Just as well as hanger space is hard to find and going for big bucks. Thats why I like the powred Parachute just keep in in an enclosed trailer. On my way to memphis, Tn. so got to go

I have had a long weekend LOL 5 days the truck was in need of a few minor and one major repairs so it was decited to have it done at a sho near me so the company would not have to pay me 200 a day an hotel. Good because I would rather be home not making any $ than in a hotel in...
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So I am eatting diner and watching CNN at the truck stop. They show a short blurb and footage of a single enigne plane landing with gear up at a south Florida airport. I think to myself I know that paint job. Then the pilot does not feather the prop and the prop is gone and so is the engine from stopping like that. I...
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Yo, New York. I hope you are feeling better. I see that nasty scar is starting to heal ... a ... little.

My XM subscription ran out today. Thank you XM for not bothering to ever send me a letter. I was bored with it an only listen to the book an drama station and the old time radio shows.

I am an have ben running from Memphis to Knoxville back and forth all week. 411 miles one way. Going to be a great check this week....
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Rooled into Clinton, Tn at 7:30 last night droped my trailer at the dock and went to the TA truck stop in Knoxville. While I was at the warehouse I talked with Joe the manager of the southren divsion. They are going to promote from within for a trucking manger. I said lets get Daivid. He has drove 4ever and we run to him when...
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Had two tires blow out on the trailer up in Canadagiua, NY. This will put me in Knoxville, Tn tomrrow late so will not be home this weekend. Oh well thats why it is called trucking.