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Since you asked… tops were forecast as variable, 9000-12000. However freezing level was at about 8000 with light/moderate icing forecast. So I wasn’t counting on being able to climb above the clag without racing ice buildup.

Yup. In the northeast I've generally been able to climb over most non-convective IMC this Spring/Summer. But now freezing levels are getting lower, so my options for viable altitudes are shrinking.

Yesterday I canceled a family IFR trip because it would have required flying for 3.5 hours in solid clouds/rain, with ceilings of 900-1500 the whole way. My rationale was that (a) I'm not comfortable flying a single engine over large expanses with low ceilings in case of engine failure; (b)...

For me it's either the mountains or the Bay/coast. Flying up the Shenendoah Valley and around Harpers Ferry is nice. Can grab lunch in Martinsburg. To the east, Ocracoke, St Simons, Hatteras. Or up the Chesapeake for lunch at KCGE. Note that some of the outer banks & Chesapeake...

Maybe a Cheetah. 120 kts and fold the back seat down to hold the bikes. But honestly that's a lot of effort to save ~3-4 gal per hour. Plus you'll fly longer and thus burn fuel for a longer time. The actual savings for any given leg will therefore be less.

So if his politics were different you’d want to see him let off the hook?

The difficulty is that when you see a plane for sale with engine at TBO, the owner is forced to mark down the price to account for the fact that the engine will need an overhaul. When the engine is 72 SMOH, but it was done 12 years ago, the owner will dig in their heels and claim that the...

I'm a Fed in DC, and I expect pretty much zero of our staff to leave due to the vaccine mandate. You really see three-quarters of your staff willing to quit rather than just get a vaccine?

I don't feel insulted, and I've certainly heard the opinion before that if you can't get a hangar, then you shouldn't own a plane. FWIW, I have the plane inspected for corrosion regularly and have never had any problems that could be attributable to water intrusion. And as you say, in the...

All good information. It's a Grumman, so I'm mentally adding $5K on top of whatever it would cost to paint a 172, due to the bonded construction. I'm tied down in the Hudson Valley - less UV from the sun, but lots of snow/ice in the winter.

Unfortunately I have no access to a hangar, so my plane is tied down outside. The paint job wasn't beautiful when I bought the plane in 2017, and it looks significantly more oxidized now, although I keep it touched up to prevent corrosion. Part of me says to wait to repaint until I foresee...