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I'll look at an airport webite if the area is new to me or I'm aware there is special information availalbe. A good example is KTRK Truckee. They have particular noise abatement requirement with mountain terrain. The website has brilliant flight path animations which make the text explainations...

Av shops find the center of an inboard wing inspection cover a popular location for new OAT probes. There are other spots but: This one is easy to get to and access Clear air for measurement Importantly the inspection port cover can be replaced inexpensively should the probe required permenant...

@Bell206 That's the most comprehensive explaination I'd heard regard Cessna certifications. Thank you.

Bell you are alway a wealth of information. I think many are confused by the pre-86 models having Part 23 listed on their TCDS when it wan't there until; the restart? It's a mystery why the FAA would list Part 23 on the old TCDS. I'm wondering if there are areas where teh FAA could claim Part...

Cessna's are an interesting case. With the restart 172, 182, 206 models the FAA had them certified under part 23 but were originally CAR 3. The TCDS for my 182P states CAR3 and Part 23. Is a burn cert required? It was back certified as Part 23.

@Jack Presley I have a GTX-345 and GNS-430W. The 345 has a an internal AHRS which connects to an iPad via bluetooth to drive apps like ForeFlight. If must be enabled by the Av shop. If enabled and not working, is your bluetooth device (iPad or iPhone) already consumed with a data connection...

A number of us would like to formally nominate Ed for the POA "while you're at it" award for 2023. :D

The GTX series will display pressure altitude via the menu keys. I've found it very valuable to add the OAT pride to calculate and display density altitude instead. For me flying out west knowing density alt anticipating performance requirements is very constructive. Surprising how often 5K MSL...

@Ed Haywood if that transponder is a GTX model, add an OAT probe and the unit will display density alt instead of pressure alt. There is a transponder button to switch between the two. I've found this extremely handy as density alt can change rather abruptly like in inversion layers. Makes...

You're right, though I believe I read 94UL would work on 75% of the planes in the current fleet. Definitely not 100% but a respectable number.

Interesting. We have 94UL at many airports from south of San Francisco to just north of Monterey. It cost exactly $1 more per gallon then 100ll. My understanding is 94UL is only refined in the Midwest and must be trucked around the country. Makes it expensive by the time it is out here.

What a D-Bag! I'd remove the plane from the that lease back asap. Leasebacks are a lose these days anyway. The FBO is guaranteed a profit and you are guaranteed the expenses. You only make money if by good luck and fortune, the expense is not so bad to eat all the profits. Leaseback rates are...

Thanks everyone for the insights on ice box rivets. I heard someone mention them the other day and peaked my curiosity.

Just curious.... does anyone use Icebox rivets any more? Seems like an interesting idea when having to drive a large rivet. MS20470D - Aluminum alloy, 2017-T or DD - Aluminum alloy, 2024-T composition don't seem very common. Interesting process to cook the rivet to 935º then quench it in...

Worth mentioning, many new engine frames are full painted which acts as an insulator between the mount and the plane.

Is there oil fouling back to the sensor? Some installations have a pinhole in the MAP pressure line to suck back fluids while not large enough to change the pressure value. Refer to EI's installation manual. Where is the MAP sensor located? Hopefully behind the firewall on a stable mount...

Garmin realized with the supply chain disruptions they lose more money than save with foreign manufacturing. Plus pressure from the US Gov and Garmin's own OEM customers. The math and practically no longer worked.

Or "hen toothed". I didn't realize my turbo-normalized STC was hen toothed. :7

Any critique of the above comments could be; they're probably light as to not sound alarmist. The small flexible bumper stops for the retracts now cost $2500 each and are a perishable part. The oil check valve is no longer in production and you are at the mercy of Textron which currently...

Here's the press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-beginning-of-a-new-era-brp-rotax-achieves-new-performance-level-with-the-launch-of-the-rotax-916isc-aircraft-propulsion-system-301783516.html This is a game changer for any Lycoming 160hp applications