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No, I didn't try to do any diagnosis after we landed. I was more occupied with the logistics of arranging for overnight parking, getting on the shop's to-do list, arranging transport back to my car at the home drome, and then just generally trying to settle down after the excitement of an...

Yeah, I've asked my buddy if his wife or kids have lost their enthusiasm as a result of this adventure. No word back, yet. I don't think it bothered my buddy much, though. He's been around long enough to know that stuff happens.

'73 Cherokee 180. Not sure the throttle cable's ever been replaced, unless maybe it happened to get done with one of the past engine overhauls. I'll go back in the logs and see what I can find. I know it hasn't in the 12 years I've had her.

My story is rather similar to the one @masloki posted back in January (here). In fact, some faint recollection of that post may have informed some of my actions today, so: Thanks!! I took a work buddy flying today. He's a former Air Force instructor pilot, but hasn't flown in 20+ years, and...

I'm an Android guy so don't use FF. I typically file IFR via fltplan.com. Easiest on a real computer/web browser, but also works fine on the phone or tablet when a "real" computer isn't available. Feels like 1998, but it works fine. I use FlightAware as my "monitoring service" with standing...

Yup: https://pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/this-one-is-very-hard-to-listen-to-im-guessing-another-cognitive-decline.147468/#post-3524654

Wow. I don't know about cognitive decline...he's clear and coherent in his calls and just seems incompetent/oblivious to me. When he was in the air I wondered if maybe he forgot to set his DG and was following a heading that didn't match the compass. Once he got on the ground...yeah, I got...

Maybe. But if you learn this after the fact like me, then repinning the connector is a PITA way to try it and find out. Regardless, even if that works it's a stupid thing for the end user to have to do to kludge around a stupid software design.

Yes. The only option for displaying Carb Temp is on the "main" EGT/CHT monitoring screen. It can be placed at the top center, replacing the RPM reading. But that's also the only place that RPMs can be displayed, so it's a trade-off. Neither RPM nor Carb Temp appear on any other...

This does not address your primary points, but a piece of data (pun intended) on the G3 that I wish I knew before I purchased it: For some absolutely stupid reason, there is no mode that allows RPM and Carb Temp to be visible "at the same time"--even on different screens/displays. Instead...

OP: My engine does something. My description of it is very vague and doesn't even seem to have anything to do with the title. Responses: Your description is vague, but if this is what you're saying, here's an idea. OP: "Engine has been gone through." OK...so per the OP, the engine's...

This thread is ridiculous.

https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberInquiry

I wonder why the IFD 550 isn't listed?

I think it's more likely that they're just getting with the times. Frankly, I'm surprised that in 2024 there are financial institutions that don't already require binding arbitration. A clause like this has been in my membership agreement for many years or even decades with both of my CUs and...

I haven't read the story yet, but I can tell you you're supposed to pour the oil *into* the engine, not *near* the engine.

Yeah, but it's really expensive, and you can only use it once.

Sure, nothing's 100% foolproof. But if you can see that 15 PA28s and C172s got the exact same routing in the last 90 days and no other routes were assigned, you can probably safely wager $5 that's what you're gonna get in your PA28 or C172, too. As always, YMMV.

Foreflight, Fltplan.com, and probably plenty of others will tell you what route ATC normally assigns for a given airport pair, so it doesn't have to be a surprise, even if you personally haven't flown it before.

I almost always get the route I filed. About half the time, I receive my clearance: "Cleared to [destination] as filed." Otherwise I receive it as read out in detail, but with no changes from what I filed. I don't know why it's sometimes one and sometimes the other. Maybe some controllers...