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September 2006 - Posts

Saturday, September 23, 2006 9:35 PM

Potomac TRACON Tour

I was finally able to tour the Potomac Consolidated TRACON (PCT) facility today. The event started with parking on the street, showing a photo ID to the young man validating names against the guest list, then walking the 50 yards or so to the facility
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Friday, September 15, 2006 2:52 AM

"Mama Bird" May Be Grounded

Evelyn Bryan Johnson , recognized by Guiness as the female pilot with the most logged flight time (over seven years in the air), was involved in a car crash on the way to the airport the morning of September 10, 2006. The gist of the full story is she
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Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:32 PM

Deer Strike Repair - Step 3

The folks from Hagerstown Aircraft Services (not to be confused with the avionics guys at Hagerstown Aviation Services) came Friday to disassemble and truck the plane to the shop for a detailed repair estimate. It's interesting to note there are eight
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Friday, September 08, 2006 5:14 AM

Deer Strike Repair - Step 2

We have received a prelimary estimate for the deer strike repair. Ballpark: $20K and three weeks. This is before they've had a chance to tear it down for a detailed estimate. It has been determined the damage is too significant to allow a ferry flight,
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Friday, September 01, 2006 1:22 AM

Deer Strike Repair - Step 1

Met with the insurance adjustor today. She emailed me the loss form to complete, asked me for copies of my certficate, medical and last flight review endorsement. At the airport, she took pictures of the damage along with the last annual inspection entry
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