Re: Generator problems - 2 days ago

I know you just changed the oil, but make sure you have the oil level correct. There is probably a cutoff switch that will not allow a start with the oil level low. jims

Re: Which natural disasters is your location subject to? - 7 weeks ago

West Central Arkansas, so mainly severe thunderstorms, tornados, and ice storms. jims

Re: FU to putting on a muffler on a crop dusting plane - 8 weeks ago

Sorry for your noise problems, but one persons noise is another persons way of life. As a corporate pilot for more than 30 years and someone that lives in the airport traffic area I miss the noise I used to hear everyday. We have an Air National Guard base on the airport which, has over the years I have been here, flew F100s, F4s, F16s, and A10s. About 5 years ago they pulled the real planes and

Re: What kind of External Drive case am I looking, when I remove from 12,1.. NOT Available on OWC, now? - 3 months ago

Re: What is your elevation? - 3 months ago

453 ft.

Re: Discounts on Gasoline? - 3 months ago

Sam's Club is usually about 20 to 30 cents cheaper. jims

Re: Amazing mid-air collision-no deaths - 4 months ago

All were very fortunate to be alive. I flew the Metroliner back in the 80's and can't believe they made back to land.

Re: -4 in SW Arkansas with no electricity - 7 months ago

Rolling power outages in western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. jims

Re: New desktops for 2021 are here! - 9 months ago

Thank you. Beautiful pics. jims

Re: NFL Week 13 Talk (spoilers) - 9 months ago

As a lifelong Cowboys fan I am happy we have an extra day not to suck. I am afraid that until the Jerry Jones is no longer at the helm, there will be no superbowl appearance.

Re: sky high?!....AT&T raising DirecTV satellite and U-verse TV prices...... - 10 months ago

I think if you are in a contract you will be ok. I just called and got a $40 a month discount for 12 months. I will end up with the price increase. Directv discounts have been getting smaller for the last few years. Two years ago it was $60 a month off, last year it was $50 and now $40. Mine is up in November each year and then in January the raise the price. jims

Re: out of time?!....this tech device 'officially' discontinued, will stop working in 2 years...... - 10 months ago

Knew it would come soon. I bought my first one to watch NFL Sunday Ticket when I was a corporate pilot and flying a lot on weekends. Still have one and now just use it mainly to watch sports on the patio although my son uses it to get Arkansas games in California. Will miss it, but not the end of the world. jims

Re: Any CarPlay experts? Dad got a new car, but no Apple joy. - 11 months ago

On our Mazda CX5 there is only one usb port that works with Carplay. It took me a while to figure out why it wasn't working. jims

Re: Flight Simulator PC Build Completed - Having Fun Flying it! (X-Plane 11.5) - 1 year ago

Looks like you are having a lot of fun. Thank you for posting your journey through this project. I look forward to seeing more of your impressions of the whole setup. jims

Re: 4 months away- what does your Christmas look like now? - 1 year ago

A little more lonely. Every year we either go to San Francisco or my son and family come to Arkansas. We were just discussing this last weekend and it looks like neither one will happen this year. Still 4 months to go so maybe something will change. jims

Re: Are digital thermometers just wacky? - 1 year ago

My oral digital thermometer is very accurate, but my brand new ihealth touchless thermometer was over 3 degrees high right out of the box. The one at my work reads 2 degrees low. So much for accuracy. jims

Re: Building Flight Simulator - Currently looking at X-Plane 11 - 1 year ago

QuoteCarnos Jax Yes, Little Rock. Hawker used to have a completion center here for its midsized jet line. That’s a nice run of aircraft you flew there. Didn’t realize u were in Ft. Smith. I think Willy B is there too. Zoidberg is not far from me. The three of us had a get together back in the 2000’s. High time we did it again. Spent a lot of time at Central Flying Service and lunch

Re: Building Flight Simulator - Currently looking at X-Plane 11 - 1 year ago

QuoteCarnos Jax Keep us updated SKYLANE. There was a time I thought about doing something similar, but that was more than 10 years ago. No doubt the options are much greater now. Probably a great time to put together a sim. Btw Jims, what did u fly in the corporate world? I worked for Hawker Beechcraft most of my career. Carnos Jax For 16 years flew for a company with an Aztec, Aerostar

Re: Building Flight Simulator - Currently looking at X-Plane 11 - 1 year ago

Great info. I will check it out. Thanks for sharing.

Re: Building Flight Simulator - Currently looking at X-Plane 11 - 1 year ago

I have been looking at getting the new 2020 Microsoft flight sim. It has been released in beta. I have looked at the reviews that seem to be mostly positive. I know I will need to get a gaming pc with yoke and rudder pedals. I was a corporate pilot for 32 years , but I haven't flown in over 5 years. I don't know when it will be released, but I am looking forward to doing the sim. jims

Re: what to do about pain meds these days? - 2 years ago

Good luck, My wife has chronic pain from nerve as well back and neck issues. She had been on tramadol for about two years. She has taken it just as needed and it really only takes the edge off when the pain gets bad. Up until last year there was no problem. Then the DEA got involved in what the dr. can do, So they started making her go to dr. to get renewal every month. About 2 months ago they m

Re: iTunes suddenly plays only one song at a time - 2 years ago

If it is the same problem I had, you select song or songs then right click to get the menu and scroll down to uncheck selection and then get the menu again to check selection. That is what worked for me. jims

Re: POLL: How often do you answer non-Contact phone calls now? - 2 years ago

I got so tired of the robo calls that I set everyone in my contact list that I would want to talk to a ringtone and made a silent ringtone for the main one. ATT now has an app for this that helps too. jims

Re: Any Ryobi ONE+ users here? - 2 years ago

I have found that it is within a few dollars to buy one of the new tools with a battery and charger than to just buy batteries alone. You need a new charger as well. sims

Re: Meat smokers anyone? - 2 years ago

We have a gas smoker. Thought we would use it a lot, but really only use it a couple of times a year. I think if we had bought electric we would use it more. It is harder to control the temp on gas. Others may have different experiences and opinions. jims

Re: Transfer everything from old phone - 2 years ago

imazing works well.

Re: Post Menopause behavior stuff..i need help and info, experiences - 3 years ago

My wife had severe mood swings. Once it got bad enough to affect other people she went to the doctor and was placed on hormone therapy. Since then back to normal. This is over about 10 years. Hormone therapy is not for everyone and she has been monitored by the doctor. Has had reductions in the amount and type of hormones she takes. There is hope is your wife will go to the doctor and tell them w

Re: Having an issue at local CVS; Opioid problem hits home... - 3 years ago

So sorry you had this problem Here's another example of people misusing causing others a problem.My wife uses tramadol and went to get her refill. They told her she could now only get a 7 day refill at a time. Finally found out that the insurance company had a new policy. She had to jump through hoops and got an exemption, but if she couldn't have or for others that are not so lucky, going ba

Re: deal or no deal? Apple 27" iMac w/ Retina 5K Display (2015 Model): i5, 8GB DDR3 $1300 + Free Shipping - 3 years ago

Just bought one. I had been going between the refurb 2017 or this one. Still was almost $400 cheaper by the time you got sales tax on the Apple refurb. jims

Re: Smokers stink - 3 years ago

I was a corporate pilot and in the early 80's when most people still smoked, our instruments would fail quite often. When the instrument shop would tear them down and let me look inside them the gyros bearings would be gunked up with the tar and nicotine. Very expensive to fix. I quit smoking in 82. Best thing I ever did. jims