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You can buy a high quality, reliable, exotic car like Mercedes or a full size Navigator or Jeep for $1200 and drive it for years with no maintenance problems. The problem is most of the cheap, used cars are scams or lemons. Most, but not all. You just need a systematic approach to find the good ones. Use craigslist Craigslist is where cheap cars get listed and snapped up quick. People desperate to sell use craigslist and ebay, but ebay has less volume and costs money. Set up this search in craigslist: Search for autos & trucks in local area For sale by owner only (no dealers) 200,000 miles odometer max $500 and $2000 asking price 1999 or newer unless you want a classic Eliminate as many by description Look for negative words like "needs some work" or "head gasket blown" or "has some rust" or "small transmission problem". Assume it's actually HUGE problem and the car is a piece of junk.  With this you will eliminat...

written by Tom You know you're in Cuba the minute you leave the airport. The international airport highway is deserted. On occasion you will blow past a colorful 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air or old Russian Lada, spewing out smelly black smoke from the exhaust. This article is a survival guide for road trip through real Cuba based on 2015 summer experiences. Driving in Cuba Going to Cuba is time traveling to 1950. The choice mode of transport on the municipal highways are horse drawn carriage. Watching the horses pulling these heavy wooden wagons, uphill, in 95 degree weather at running speed is amazing. Daytime driving is pleasantly relaxing. Keep your eyes open though, because livestock like pigs, cows, horses and goats sometimes end up on the roads. Near the coast, the roads are covered in 10,000s of land crabs that can puncture tires. You hear crunching sounds driving through the mine field of crabs, impossible to avoid the poor little guys. Driving at night is an extra...

Definition of "severe turbulence" says "loose objects may move around the cabin". including the pilot. In first 10 seconds you'll hear a crunch sound, that's my head hitting the roof, Seatbelt was very tightly fastened and airspeed was very slow, 133kts. Normally I fly approaches at 170+. Note excessive amount of roll correction on short final to keep wigs level. 50kt surface wind gusts were reported on this day at KPAO Palo Alto.

About this report This report was generated from data collected from 160 active COPA SR22 pilots. You can see the original survey here: http://tinyurl.com/sr22cruisesurvey . You can download PDF . Table of Contents What you will get out of this report Who were the pilots behind this survey What aircraft are counted in the survey Actual cruise speed and fuel flow Fuel flow vs TAS for NA lean of peak operations What is the most efficient altitude for NA SR22? Turbo SR22 performance at high and low altitudes Are TKS/FIKI planes slower? What is the fastest NA SR22 by generation? Who gets the best range? Are high hour NA SR22 engines slower and do they burn more fuel? How do LoP vs RoP performance compare? POH vs actual performance for NA Who is the fastest SR22? Conclusion About the author Frequently asked questions What you will get out of this report This report is for SR22 owners and buyers. How your SR22 performs compared to other SR22s How altitude affects perfo...