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Any low wing airplane :popcorn:

I own an Alpha Plus model and can verify this.

@Greg Bockelman The schematic you posted is helpful and indeed shows all lighting on one breaker, with the dome light on a switch and the instrument light on a dimmer. Minor modification with log book entry by A/P to put a toggle switch on the instrument lights. Same with adding an...

@Albany Tom I'm getting my plane repainted in a month, and also looking at schemes and colors for ease of being spotted. I'd suggest using your own eyes in the pattern. When a plane stands out... why does it stand out or pop to your attention? For me it's usually a simple highly contrasting...

Agree! For me a traditional flashing red beacon is noticeable on ground ops in normal daylight. eg. When an airplane is starting up on the hangar row or ramp. The new super bright LED Beacons seem more noticeable, but the point still stands. Intensity of a Beacon only carries a few hundred...

Jeff's got it. There are too many intrinsic variables for pricing ancient aircraft. Maintenance, deferred maintenance, quality of avionics, provenance, are near impossible to quantify. I have a Robertson STOL kit and a Rajay Turbo-normalized set-up. That 182 is about the only one in the fleet...

Yep. It will still sound better than any Lightspeed! :rockon:

Love a company that stands behind their products, especially continued support for legacy products. Gives a person more confidence when buying new and helps with price support of the used market when it come time to upgrade.

The 430 and especially the 430W is a reliable GPS. People still install them due to cost. The current cost of a GTN-650Txi is $13,600 and requires a Garmin dealer install. A quality GNS430 costs about $2K or less and a dual voltage GNS-430W about $5500-$6K and only requires an A&P sign-off for a...

I go each year when they visit Palo Alto or Hayward. makes a fun aviation event for a couple of hours. The show is now back in Palo Alto KPAO and was in town this past Friday & Saturday. The weather was so severe with heavy rain and wind, half the vendors pulled out, and decided to skip it...

Why do people use $5 Harbor Freight screwdrivers on $6500 props? Spend the coin and get a screwdriver that will never bugger-up a screw again. Few air planes cost less than $85K-$150K these days. The Snappy guy had this set on sale in December. Yes it is expensive, but our planes are worth...

Once a pilot or aircraft owner is aware a plane is un-airworthy, that's it. Aircraft for sale should go through a "pre-buy" inspection rather than an annual inspection. Ironically a pre-buy inspection is oftentimes more rigorous than an annual, and can stop the process at any point in the...

This has been a fun thread! A credit to @FPK1 for so pleasantly sharing his experience taking delivery of a new plane and the next steps thereafter.

TKM was not a competitive product. Their market niche was guys too cheap to install a decent radio, and willing to use a sub-standard product to do so. Far too small an addressable market. Garmin didn’t burry these guys, they shoveled their own dirt. Feel free to flame away….

Given an ACOG 182 sells for $100K, the days of 3rd tier replacement solutions is about over. My own 182P was valued by local tax agency at $157K and the insurance company at $180K. The plane still has vacuum pump round gauges, OK paint, but does have a new interior and engine. The cost of...

I mentioned this in another thread.... My Avshop ordered my 10" G3X and GFC-500 about 6 weeks ago and the stuff arrived in less time than that. He has everything except for the GNC-225 radio. Consider having a chat with the shop. EDIT: I may have gotten a bit lucky. Garmin marketing is now...

Also notice how the head is boogered-up. Someone has tried tightening this screw before. It might be a Pittsburgh/HF screwdriver was used or underlying issues with the threads or still some other root cause. Good on you @MJR Pilot for through pre-flight! My kind of pilot. Tempting to just make...

I really enjoyed watching this documentary. The guy is as nutz as Peter, but did like the portion regarding the Zero he delivered to the CAF in Texas.