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    Aspen EFD1000 Trouble

    So our Aspen has been acting up lately. I've had multiple reports by club members that it randomly reboots in flight. It will just go blank, and then go through the boot up routine. In one case it was reported to have done this three times in a row. We did have the internal battery replaced at...
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    Testing after upgrade

    So Kent, does that mean we now have an install date for 13B??????
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    What would be best wishes for a glider pilot?

    May you not get involved in winter R.A.S discussions ;-)
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    Compass Rose Directory

    OK does the FAA maintain a list of compass roses? I looked in the chart supplement, checked the FAA website, and even looked at the 99s website. No one lists any locations for compass roses. I know that there is one locally at Hartford (KHXF), but I was wondering if there were any other ones...
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    Did my first oil change

    Aeroshell, or phillips XC with CamGuard? Your wife will love l'Eau de Camguard scent :D
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    A $100k pickup truck...

    Whose... :D
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    American Made - Tom Cruise new movie

    Wait, Tom Cruise is playing Henning???? :D
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    Near midair over ORD?

    No one posted an OLC trace that got to 10k around there yesterday. 10K is a ****ING AWESOME gliding day around here. seldom get above 8k MSL
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    Short tempered pilots

    Generally I don't worry about the NORDO guys. They know how to look out of the damned window, and participate in a traffic pattern. It's the Cirrus drivers (and their ilk) that are staring at their traffic displays, and making crap radio calls.
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    I blame 6PC and mscard for this.....

    Boobies?!?!?!? Oh wait this isn't chat :D
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    Interesting TFR for HSV.

    Why is a mediocre German Soccer team getting a TFR??? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_SV
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    Shortest strip you've flown from

    Well there was that cute strip north of Little Rock...
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    978 UAT ads-b upgrade weirdness

    There are a few things you have to properly configure in your box. The ADS-b out has a bit to tell you on what frequency you can receive actual ADS-b traffic. in your case you have UAT/978 in, but no 1090 in. If this isn't properly set you may not get all the traffic. If you are only single band...
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    Shortest strip you've flown from

    @DavidWhite is gonna win that one ;-)
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    Aircraft ad interpretation

    Dave, just be sure that it is a big bore continental with a long 2-blade prop for proper wakeups at Gaston's :D Oh, and don't forget the Marty Robins aux audio input.
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    Studying for written exam, L/D best glide confusion

    Carb heat sensor should be after the throat, where the expanding gasses should introduce the temp drop that could cause carb icing. Back to the original question, this page goes into pretty decent detail on glide ratios and polars. http://www.5c1.net/Glider%20Performance%20Airspeeds.htm
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    Shortest strip you've flown from

    94C 1100' grass ;-) http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/air/airport-info/arpts/rio.pdf
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    Check your NOTAMs

    People must be using Bryan's advice to avoid traffic in the pattern ;-)
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    GPS Issues?

    https://pilotweb.nas.faa.gov/PilotWeb/noticesAction.do?queryType=ALLGPS&formatType=DOMESTIC
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    Flying with Ravioli

    Yeah, Bryan admitted to being an Okie...
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