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Sometimes time just marches on. Get a Garmin GNC-255A and be done with it. Like others have said, rewiring for a new radio isn't that hard or expensive.

Ordered my certified 10" G3X about 6 weeks ago and it arrived at the Av shop already.

Hi POA Brain trust! What is the part number or name of this slip-on tinnerman nut for Adel style clamps?

Just had the engine majored a few months ago. The engine model is listed, however both the engine and crankshaft serial numbers are outside the list. I made sure any new parts required came from sources other than Continental.

The information came from someone who participated in the investigation. Monthly the 340 pilot would fly direct to final, and if someone was on final, he would break right over the runway and past the jump area to return back for another attempt direct to final. I was left with the impression he...

750TXi for the win! Especially if someone has or will acquire a Garmin EFIS of some type or use the GFC-500 autopilot. The Smart Glide feature is worth its weight in gold. I have friends who own both 540's or 550's and 750TXi's in different planes they own. Both friends say Avidyne support...

Let's remember the Twin pilot was NOT in landing configuration. He crashed flaps up and gear up at 200mph. We need to be predictable in the pattern, and a missile coming through in cruise configuration is not a common occurrence on our field. The investigation showed this knuckle-headed twin...

Regarding the KWVI mid-air, the NTSB sent this letter to the airport manager regarding placement of posters reinforcing pattern safety.

I've managed large buy-back programs for name brand companies. A big part of the economics of a buy-back program is to get customers to upgrade and eliminate self-competition which would occur when the used market balloons with the product otherwise being shredded. The policy also bolsters the...

If Van's would sell it as a kit... I'd buy one immediately.

Rob at https://www.robairrepair.com/ had the OLEO tube chrome properly removed and reapplied to eliminate hydro embrittlement, then reattached the fork. T&P Aero Refinishers properly repainted all the parts after I had the new bearings press fit into the housings. Local A&P help reassembly and...

Some of us enjoy all that "Injin neer'in mumbo-jumbo". All relative, "Square" means is Manifold pressure compared to RPM/100. It makes a difference in the performance charts for a turbo. In Cruise lots of people run engines at lower MP and higher RPM like 22/2500 (under-square) or square...

Oh, that's really interesting. I tested the same hardware on FDX sockets off the truck last Monday and they fit. I wonder if Snappy missed the mark on dimensions on initial roll-out. The very same new AN hardware fit both the flank drive and FDX, which failed on the eBay set. If you every...

Aerial Avionics at KMRY Monterey Ca is good. Recently made a down payment for GTN-650Txi, 10" G3X, GFC-500, GTR-225, G-5 back-up, new panels, other bits... $57K. Reusing recently installed audio panel and GTX-345 transponder. They make the panels in house on their CNC milling table and...

A hangar neighbor just bought a new in the box set of Snap-on sockets off eBay that were counterfeits. ALL THE sockets were cosmetically perfect but 1000th under sized. No AN hardware would fit the designated socket. Ask yourself why a seller has 20-40-plus NIB socket sets for such a...

@JustD I'm a turbo owner. This video from Mike Busch is terrific. He also goes into the beauty of running over square with a turbo, meaning 2-4 inches of MP over RPM, and within the engine manufacturers opening envelope. Also look-up John Deakin's 6 part Avweb series on "Those Fire Breathing...

The Pax will likely have to Uber or Lyft to the FBO from commercial terminal. MUCH cheaper and easier to have the pax Uber to Sacramento Executive where you land and park for free.

I witnessed the crash. Unfortunately We were at the airport with a group of kids interested in becoming pilots. No so much afterwards.

Sounds like a weather balloon or one used for some other scientific purpose. Eventually it will freeze and pop and whatever small radio payload it's carrying will drop to earth.

Weight at the outer end of a lever is more critical than weight closer to the inner end. Length impacting balance is a consideration.