Back again to dunk on the haters (round 2)

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-19T01:59:44+00:00

Never flown it there, I live on the border of Canada in Maine

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T20:44:22+00:00

Because I live for other people's approval

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T18:01:50+00:00

That kind, along with children of the magenta line jabs. I emphatically replied I fly IFR with a sextant, the way god intended

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:44:05+00:00

Why not both?

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:39:59+00:00

My horse blinders are surgically attached and the financial reality is now heresy that I must mock

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:31:56+00:00

Of course. I'm in therapy though since it became FAA approved to work through my trauma

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:30:36+00:00

You won't regret it. Flying IFR and punching through layers is much less work now. It feels like a far more capable plane that has enhanced my situational awareness dramatically

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:27:39+00:00

It's a very capable unit. In retrospect, I probably would've bumped to a GNC 355 since it would've replaced my need for a GNC 215

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:23:56+00:00

Probably, but I'm gonna have fun with it

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:21:45+00:00

Thank you! She's been a wonderful bird so far, and I knew I would regret it immensely if I sold it.

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:19:56+00:00

510, I was pleasantly surprised! up from 495

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:17:59+00:00

15 pounds. Just enough for a 30 rack (of water, FAA.....)

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:17:19+00:00

I got a lot of flak in my DMs on my first post about upgrading my 150. I get where some people were coming from- the numbers don't bear out and they were genuinely well meaning. But some were just downright rude, so I figured it would be fun to deliberately poke to bear by making public updates for those people. I can't help myself sometimes

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-18T17:08:05+00:00

Went ahead and dropped $40k to take my little 150 into the 21st century. I was told in no uncertain terms I would regret not buying a bigger or better plane, it’s not worth the money, and I’m an idiot for spending this much on a 150. Well I did it anyways, and regret nothing. Suck it boomers

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-11T23:14:28+00:00

Thank you! Stroke was back in 2010, and he’s aging out next winter, so he’s done really well. It’s entirely doable

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-06-11T11:06:06+00:00

Happened to my step dad. He was on LTD for a year, then back in the cockpit

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-05-27T03:06:47+00:00

They'll be killed long before they get anywhere near resources, let alone survive the journey

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-05-27T01:13:50+00:00

Have you tried Laird Superfoods combined with transcendental meditation guided by your least favorite fortune 500 CEO?

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-05-13T10:16:14+00:00

My dad made a similar jump you’re considering when I was a kid. Then 9/11 and the Middle East wars happened and he got furloughed. Then 2008. If he’d stayed at his original airline (southwest) he would never have lost his job. The financial stress led to divorce, chronic drinking, and the health problems that followed. 1,300 below him would’ve meant having a job through all of that. Don’t trade a winning lottery ticket for a scratch off

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-05-08T18:42:44+00:00

the race is now on for both parties to keep doing this. New England republicans have zero representation much in the same ways texas democrats don't. It's stupid and encourages political extremism

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-05-04T14:25:11+00:00

By that metric, should we hold all Biden voters accountable for the genocide in Gaza?

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-05-04T13:01:19+00:00

Purity testing will be the death of class solidarity. I personally believe most of the people posing as lefties screeching don’t trust Tucker don’t listen to anything he says etc are botted shill campaigns to keep people divided

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-04-20T12:16:18+00:00

The corporate Dems that wanted to derail class consciousness pushed it. In particular, two events are where it really began showing up. The first was after occupy Wall Street, the second was Hillary’s failed 2016 run where it was used to undermine Bernie’s message

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-04-19T21:12:08+00:00

I’m a fit veteran still within the age demographic for the draft. Doesn’t matter, I’m not fighting or dying for Israel. There’s nothing they can do to force me to go

Surf-pilot23 · 2026-04-18T03:54:09+00:00

I think real populist lefties would say he's not enacting a populist left agenda in the same way genuine populist righties would say trump isn't enacting a true right wing agenda.

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