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Thanks. The paint job is from 2013. I used to feel the same way about what I called "swooshy" paint jobs. I spent a couple of months on designs with mainly straight lines, but I just wasn't feeling it. I finally caved and started down the "swooshy" road, and I'm glad I did. Here is what I...

Thanks again, Jack. It was a fun morning, with some awesome results!

Wow, that's a long time. And others are saying they've waited months. Just keep flying until the ride. Maybe you could do one or two mock check rides with your CFI, so when the day comes it will be no big deal.

I always bought the loose-leaf plates and used the little plastic rings to hold them together. I would pull the plates I needed out and clip them to the yoke, or clip them on my kneeboard. I haven't bought printed plates in years. If I need one printed, I download and print it. Now, I mostly...

That explains the crazy landing...

You might have the wrong bulb. The bulb for the ALT light should be a 6V bulb. It's a GE-328. It should be brighter than the other two when you press the test button. The OIL and VAC bulbs are standard 12V bulbs (GE-330).

Let's see... you've been a member since 2007, you have over 5000 posts on here, and you're asking the question "How do I decide what kind of flying I'd like to do?"?? The quest for a mission is all too common. I've known several people, myself included, who get an airplane and then end up...

...but the airport called Rockport by the locals is "Aransas County Airport", not "Port Aransas". I guess I'm feeling overly pedantic today.

With an aviation heritage like that, I'm surprised she didn't get her ticket at 17! But better late than never! Beautiful plane! The Commander is the best looking GA airplane ever! Wait, best looking single-engine GA airplane ever! (The Twin Comanche wins for overall best looking GA...

I think Van Johnston's point was that your post about confusing "Port Aransas Traffic" with "Rockport Traffic" doesn't make sense, because the airport in Rockport (Aransas Co. Airport) is 16 miles away from Port Aransas. Mustang Beach is the airport in Port Aransas.

Yep, the Port A/Rockport thing didn't make sense at all. I figured he meant "Aransas Co.", which would make sense to be "Rockport Traffic" since it's in Rockport.

My plane has teleported to Florida a few times - at least according to FlightAware.

I generally mask up in public places, but not at home, in the car, or in the plane. However, I masked up a couple of weeks ago when I was flying practice approaches for currency with a safety pilot. We were in the plane on a warm day for about 2.5 hours. My safety pilot didn't bring a mask...

You are not syncing the altimeter, you are selecting the target altitude. The target altitude behaves as you describe - Rotating the knob changes in increments of 500, and pressing the knob and rotating, changes in increments of 100. To sync the altimeter of the TruTrak, press the ALT button...

Hobbs meters are typically tied to an oil pressure switch, so that it only records time when the engine is running. Leaving the master on should not increase the Hobbs time. Sounds like you have a broken Hobbs meter.

Ummm.... no.

Unless you have permission...

DONE! PASSED! We had two Arrows inspected this morning. Both passed with NO CRACKS! (Just say no to crack!) We used Wally Warren (281-794-0947). Wally lives in Conroe, TX, which is just north of Houston. He charged us $600 per plane.

If a plane lands in front of me on a road, I'm going to stop and ask if I can help. Just sayin...

I'm still planning on setting up something for my Arrow (a real Arrow II). In annual now. Waiting to get the bolt holes checked.