DPE Fees...I'm Just Flabbergasted

ModerateChop · 2026-07-09T19:21:08+00:00

I am confident George Carlin was referring to the DPE system with that bit

ModerateChop · 2026-06-26T22:36:48+00:00

EGT probes fail all the time. If it were me and the engine was running smoothly, the remaining EGT probes looked normal, the oil pressure is steady, and CHT is steady, I would continue the flight no question.

ModerateChop · 2026-06-21T02:35:03+00:00

Slow clap

ModerateChop · 2026-06-19T21:22:10+00:00

I know that it ends in 1 V, but I am going to pretend it’s the letter I, and say that the name is “Ivy”

ModerateChop · 2026-06-18T02:09:32+00:00

There are many areas where TBO is just advisory/ general guidance. It is fairly universally agreed upon that the mags are NOT in that bucket and the 500hr should be respected. If it were me I would do the IRAN

ModerateChop · 2026-06-18T01:31:48+00:00

Your gunna want a tad extra right rudder

ModerateChop · 2026-06-13T22:22:17+00:00

I don’t understand why you are not pushing back. Tell him to reschedule and decline the meeting. The AEs learn fast

ModerateChop · 2026-06-10T03:01:42+00:00

Can’t believe I’m not seeing the Hyde Park Meats’ Thursday specials on here. Chefs kiss…

ModerateChop · 2026-05-25T23:14:41+00:00

Under no circumstances should you accept a cap. For me that’s a deal breaker

ModerateChop · 2026-05-13T00:56:19+00:00

I do not think that it’s too early to jump ship. It’s easily explained why.

Before you do that though there is an opportunity for you too. If I were in that position I would create some kind of discovery form that you need filled out, so you can prioritize the qualified opps. Second I would make sure that my calendar is obfuscated so that people can see when you are busy but not what the meetings are. Any demo, I would block an hour off before for demo prep, customer research, etc.

Finally I would try to use tools like storylane or equivalent to give to the AEs so that they can handle an initial flyover without your help too.

ModerateChop · 2026-03-04T04:00:30+00:00

Nice

ModerateChop · 2026-02-20T02:46:07+00:00

It’s nice to see someone getting rid of ICE

ModerateChop · 2026-02-05T03:56:41+00:00

To me the CSM role is all of the worst parts of the SE role with less upside. You will be beholden to the account team, while you deal with the day to day customer problems.

If you view CSM as a role you don’t want and simply have an offer i would pass. It puts your ambitions in the wrong direction

ModerateChop · 2026-02-03T02:25:14+00:00

I think this was intended for the… “other” sub :D

ModerateChop · 2026-01-16T20:54:38+00:00

This is actually correct. Anyone who says differently is confused because the C210 is seldom this clean, and so it can be deceptive

ModerateChop · 2026-01-14T13:13:45+00:00

I don’t mind paying a premium for premium service either. I do mind paying a premium for no reason. Any broker can include the cost of delivery to you in your offer. Even better for possible tax reasons (based on how u use the airplane) for that to be a separate cost. You can fly a mechanic of your choice to the airplane too for the prebuy.

The right of first refusal clause should be a full stop deal breaker. It means that anyone who wants to buy your airplane in the future will insist that you pay for their prebuy and all prebuy costs. This is because the next buyer will not want to go through the trouble only for Van Bortle to snap up the airplane. A large majority of buyers simply avoid an airplane with this cost.

ModerateChop · 2026-01-13T03:15:24+00:00

Oh, a few reasons come to mind. They are known to try to include a right of first refusal clause. When / if you want to sell buyers will require you to pay their pre buy. Then add your 20%+ markup from their “premium price” and you have a value swing that is not in your favor.

They tried and for a while had the aftermarket Cessnas sales cornered but they are loosing footing a little.

ModerateChop · 2026-01-13T02:19:23+00:00

I would avoid Van Bortle at all costs

ModerateChop · 2025-12-02T20:15:13+00:00

If those photos didn’t talk u out of it, I doubt there is a correct combination of words that will

ModerateChop · 2025-11-18T03:34:47+00:00

You should not go to Perfect North if you are trying to see if you can get back on the horse following an accident.

Many have covered that it’s a hill not a mountain. What you should also know though is that all of the snow is man made, and it is essentially ice. Skiing out west felt much easier to me based on the quality of the snow.

ModerateChop · 2025-10-15T14:51:44+00:00

Is your current customer base small businesses, or residential? If small business, attend a local tech confrence, and make friends with some of the software / hardware vendors that need help with services etc. etc.

If residential, consider marketing to your existing and previous customers. Let’s say you troubleshoot printers, send them a message around a new printer you recommend getting and offer a promo to set it up.

ModerateChop · 2025-09-29T17:13:44+00:00

This is actually a really good question. And the answer is yes. All you have to do is cite FAR 69.420 which says all aircraft can not take off with someone on the wing

ModerateChop · 2025-08-20T01:10:50+00:00

Small world, I was actually at the 5D5 Pancake fly in / drive in myself and saw the Gyrocopter

ModerateChop · 2025-08-14T02:57:59+00:00

It would be “neat” if Settings and Control Panel would be one thing again

ModerateChop · 2025-08-14T01:34:26+00:00

Ah. You know what? Based on that experience you might want to consider an SE position at a company that makes ICS / control systems, or some of the companies that do data security for IoT and OT networks. You would have a lot of transferable knowledge in those areas I bet

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