EP158 - Dire Pragmatism with Absolute Lunacy

EP158 - Dire Pragmatism with Absolute Lunacy

1DullGeek casually announces he's signed a contract for a Czech-built TL Sparker and will spend a month in Prague building it – because apparently "24 cubic feet of cargo space" (more than his compact SUV!) justifies international aircraft construction. The only minor detail? He has absolutely nowhere to hangar this composite beauty that "costs more than his house." Cue the deep dive into "Hangar Hell" – where waiting lists stretch to 2038, car detailing businesses occupy hangars, and Mark realizes he's been "a wholesale menace in every capacity to an airport." Meanwhile, Brian's gone full on into written tests, knocking out instrument ground instructor and fundamentals of instruction in two weeks because "the sponginess of my brain is kind of working at the moment." Plus: heated seats, cup holders, and the eternal question of whether N633K (a.k.a. "N-GEEK") will ever see the inside of an actual hangar.


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    EP172 - Live from Bentonville! The Thaden Invasion Fly-In

    EP172 - Live from Bentonville! The Thaden Invasion Fly-In

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    EP171 - Bracin' for Thaden with Seth Lake

    EP171 - Bracin' for Thaden with Seth Lake

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    EP170 - Information Whiskey: A Nothing Sandwich in the Clouds

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    3 Mar 1h 17min

    EP169 - You Can't Fix the Mind With the Mind - with Gita Brown

    EP169 - You Can't Fix the Mind With the Mind - with Gita Brown

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    24 Feb 1h 9min

    EP168 - How The Turn Tables... Brian's Turn to Checkride Debrief

    EP168 - How The Turn Tables... Brian's Turn to Checkride Debrief

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    EP167 - Cockpit Tetris and Mess Management

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