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Which president ended the price controls on oil?

President Reagan President Reagan today abolished the remaining price and allocation controls on domestic oil and gasoline production and distribution, carrying out a pledge to end what the Administration regards as counterproductive Federal regulations of the oil industry.

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The Energy Department expects the accelerated decontrol to reduce consumption by the equivalent of 50,000 to 100,000 barrels a day in coming months. Reduced consumption usually translates into a reduction in oil imports, which Secretary Edwards said cost $60 billion last year. Industry officials and others note that drilling activity has already increased to record rates in recent months and that because of equipment shortages little further gains can be expected in coming months. Over the longer term, however, the incentive of free-market prices is expected to at least prevent domestic production from falling, as it did through most of the 1970's. The price of domestic crude oil will rise about $4 a barrel, to world levels of $37 to $38 a barrel. Some estimates put the additional cost to consumers at $10 billion between now and Sept. 30, with $7 billion going to the Treasury, $2 billion to the industry and $1 billion to state and local governments. A portion of the additional Government revenue will pay for oil being pumped into the strategic petroleum reserve. Republicans hailed the President's order, and opposition from Democrats was generally subdued. House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., Democrat of Massachusetts, said that while he thought the move reflected ''poor timing'' by the President, his political ''honeymoon is still on.'' And when asked whether there was any possibility that Congress would seek to reimpose controls, as suggested by Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum, Democrat of Ohio, Mr. O'Neill said the mood of members was against the idea. Some minor elements of Federal controls will remain in force until March 31. Under these exemptions, made for the sake of an ''orderly'' transition, state governments will be allowed for two more months to allocate small amounts of heating oil, and some refiners benefiting from assured access to crude oil supplies will continue to do so. Oil Import Subsidy But the bulk of both the entitlements program and the allocation controls were ended today. The entitlements plan forced refineries using price-controlled domestic crude oil to pay subsidies to those using imported oil. One result was that domestic refiners in the aggregate paid less than world prices for their crude, a situation the Administration called a clear-cut oil import subsidy in direct opposition to stated objectives of energy policy to reduce imports.

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Can it be VFR in rain?

So: In my view, flying VFR in heavy rain is not a serious problem as long as you maintain adequate visibility. The same goes for IFR as long as you watch out for heavy precipitation associated with convection and you make sure your electronics stay dry.”

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Wally:

“I have flown IFR in moderate to heavy rain many times and not experienced problems, but—there is always one of those isn’t there—most often heavy rain is associated with moderate or greater turbulence, which is a problem.

But the turbulence is caused by convective activity, not precipitation.

How can you tell if the heavy precipitation ahead is convective or not? I look for the absence of cumulus activity. During preflight, I check the METARs, TAFs, and Convective SIGMETs for the absence of thunderstorms and turbulence. Enroute, your best information can be from pilot reports and ATC. Just remember: Conditions can change fast so make sure those reports are timely. Another problem with heavy rain is water getting into your electronics. So if your socks are getting wet when you fly in the rain, that’s a clue you need to seal up some leaks. Also, if precipitation gets into the static system, it can potentially give you erratic pitot-static indications. Most systems are designed to prevent this, but be sure you know about your alternate static system and how it works, in case you need it. So: In my view, flying VFR in heavy rain is not a serious problem as long as you maintain adequate visibility. The same goes for IFR as long as you watch out for heavy precipitation associated with convection and you make sure your electronics stay dry.”

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