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Just a final followup, for anyone curious in a similar situation. Got my headset back today. As said in the original post, the only thing really broken was the center hinge at the top of the headband. The felt pads right under it were starting to come off too, and I had replaced the ear...

That looks like one word... :-)

Well, it looks like they probably had it for less than a year anyway...

Sucks to be that pilot though... at the time of the accident his airplane was essentially brand new...

Interesting -- but my initial impression is that this isn't a big deal because it's flown okay 2,500-ish hours since then. Am I wrong in that?

One possible technique that a CFI taught me (obviously not the only one) is that you get low relatively early, and essentially transition into slow flight level ahead of the runway, just out of ground effect. When you cross the threshold, just pull the power, slight flare and you plop down onto...

I think a lot of the comments on it here have been too harsh. :-) *But* -- the engine time combined with it having not been run for the last several years are really the deal breaker. New transponder and a new radio aren't that much money when you're already doing an engine overhaul. The...

I currently have two KX-155s -- I think I'm going to pull one and replace it with a Val 2000, for something new and relatively modern but at the easier end of the price range that should hopefully be hassle free for some time. Then I can get the KX-155 that I pulled out cleaned up and...

FWIW, for anyone else in a similar situation, it looks like I can do this directly through Bose, same $225 price. They send me a shipping label. They're estimating 3-4 weeks turnaround, which doesn't surprise me these days (and I have backup headsets, so no big deal).

I believe it's 2000 hours on my O-540-B4B5. If some owners are claiming they went 2,500 hours or more, well I definitely believe that, but it's past what Lycoming recommends.

Broadly speaking, deferred or ignored maintenance needs are probably the most common source of mechanical failures. Stay on top of the maintenance, and if you rent you have every right to ask to see the maintenance history of what you'll fly. Beyond that, mechanical failures are by nature...

My 235 is the '73 Charger, and I've been glad for the extra room in the back when I've had passengers back there. I've found the performance of the Charger to be good enough even in the summer here (my weather is essentially the same as Nick's Las Vegas), but I haven't had a need to go to...

How much difference does 8W transmitter vs 10W make in actual use, if any? Looking at the Val 2000 also...

I think it's very hard to get accurate numbers for comparisons like this, but I have heard this one before and I'd say it "feels" about right. It's also worth noting that the pilot makes a big difference in both cases. The majority of motorcycle accidents I've heard described could have been...

Not in instrument conditions. :-) But there are plenty of VFR days all over the place, and I've done a reasonable amount of XC flying even when limited to poor little VFR. If I have to wait a day or two somewhere once in awhile, that's usually okay (and it really doesn't happen often anyway).

There was a period where I was going to get my IR because, well, that's the next progression after the private (one of them anyway). But since then I've decided no, the IR really is not in my future. Why not? One, I've come to realize that while I probably could fly enough to keep it current...

I'm going to chime in with the others and say a Cherokee 140 is probably the way to go. Reasonably economical, and also there are a zillion of them out there, so parts aren't hard to find and everyone knows how to work on one. You said a two-seater initially -- keep in mind that a Cherokke-140...

That sounds like the way to go. Would I contact Sporty's first, or Bose directly? The Bose web site didn't seem all that intuitive for this sort of thing (or maybe I just couldn't find the right place to start...) Thanks!

True, sorry I didn't mention that -- it looks like the 96 is the Trig comm-only version. For me, COM-only is actually fine, since I am VFR only. NAV is a nice bonus, but not required, and maybe not worth a lot of cash. So -- depending on your need for NAV, GTR225 or GNC255, or Trig 56a/96a, or...

So, what I'm getting from this whole thread is that there are no good options, but maybe the GTR 225 is the most cost effective if you want something new, otherwise just get another KX155 and take your chances on how long it lasts (and even those can approach the cost of the 225, at least the...