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I was hit by a lightning-induced EMP at my house. There was a massive "BOOM" and I thought the house or a nearby tree had been struck. I never found the site of the strike itself, but for the next two weeks I was finding fried electronics. It fried a LOT of stuff: a board in my TV, my A/V...

What year Arrow? It's probably a fried transistor. The light dimming circuits varied over the years. Some had one transistor, and some had two. If there is a short in the light circuit it will fry a transistor. That's probably what happened. You need to first verify that there is no short...

I had to dig back in the photo/video files a bit. The work on the system was done in June of this year (2023). Here is a video taken on the way to Oshkosh this year: altimeter fluctuations - July 2023 I doubt there was water in the lines because this was during one of the hottest summers in...

I had my pitot-static system completely re-plumbed earlier this year. As part of that project, my altimeter was sent out for overhaul (it was leaking). I have been getting some weird fluctuations, but only occasionally. The fluctuations eventually settle down, but it’s a bit unnerving and it...

Looks nice to me. It narrows to 50' between those ponds, but shouldn't be a problem. I like it!!!

My A&P was supposed to put my plane back in the hangar this morning. I just checked my hangar cam, and I definitely had the experience that the "plane isn't there!"

Yep. Probably a bit over $200, after all. $170 for the kit that includes case, GPS, AHRS, fan, antennas, SDRs heatsinks. $45 for Rasberry Pi, & $30 for power bank. Still less than $250 for the DIY'er. I was an early adopter and I'd hate to add up how much I've spent since 2015 on all the...

$400 Stratux? That seems pretty high. Raspberry Pi's are now available again at reasonable prices ($35 & $45). A DIY Stratux is still <$200.

I hate it when that happens!:cool:

Here's what you need: https://www.mcfarlaneaviation.com/products/product/H79600-00/

Here are a couple of videos of my Oshkosh arrival this year. Nothing fancy, but it might be of use to anyone who has never flown it. The first video starts a couple of miles SW OF Ripon and ends at my parking spot in the North 40 — I was by the Hilton. Fisk Approach The second video is just...

Yep. Once the new ARINC-429 interface gets approved, it should. It will have two ARINC-429 inputs and one output. My IFD-540 has separate ARINC-429 outputs for GPS and for ILS/VLOC. I'm assuming that the AV-30 will be able to accept both, once it is approved. I'm not holding my breath...

I have an Arrow with an IFD-540 and a TruTrak Vizion (Aerocruze 100). I'm planning on two AV-30's. They're not quite ready yet - maybe by Oshkosh 2024? The AV-30's will talk to the TruTrak via a serial connection right now - they use the Dynon Skyview interface, and will send BARO, altitude...

The plane is owned by a skydiving club from Milwaukee. They flew at 4000 AGL. Seems kind of high for a photo mission. Maybe practice for the night air show? Did they have skydivers for the night show? Whatever it was I'm sure it was sanctioned.

That makes sense. Thanks.

Yes. Here is a quote from the Notice: "Engine operation and taxiing are prohibited when the airport is closed. (during airshows and overnight: 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM CDT)." That's why it was so surprising to me.

On Tuesday, July 25, around 9 pm I saw a plane land on runway 9. I was camping in row 566 by the Hilton, so I had a pretty good view. I saw the plane on downwind, and was wondering what it was doing. It then descended and landed. It exited left (north) and taxied to a hangar on the north...

So, where's the booth/tent? What's the company name? What's the product? DO TELL....

I don't understand your objection. Why specifically don't you believe that chocks are a good idea for hand propping? Sure, they weren't necessary in THIS situation - that's not the point. I have hand-propped solo many times with no chocks. Every time I am aware that this may be the day that...

I had a plug that was flakey at high temps. It would quit firing when I ran at peak EGT (best economy). It would fire fine at 100 deg ROP. I didn't notice it until a post-flight analysis of my engine data. The EGTs were all similar until I leaned to peak. Then one EGT would go about 100 deg...