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in the Bushcat installation, with two coolers, we tape cardboard over one until spring. If you only have one cooler, try blocking 1/2 with tape.

There is a second definition for runway fence: that barrier you run/slid/fly through after a botched landing, just before leaving airport property. During the winter, this position is usually marked by a collection of broken off nose gear.

911 changed everything. SRI

One final thought: if this is going to be a long-term project, you might want to investigate spray foam insulating the interior of the garage and roof deck. later, with foam in place, you can sheetrock the interior, hang a ceiling, and use the space to enlarge your family space.

Glad to help. Just watch ventilation and condensation. Dripping tents are a plus in ag applications, but they're not good in a workshop. Also, monitor fumes & CO build-up. A 3" or so collapsible dryer vent tube routed from the top of the inner tent to the outside air with a little computer...

Winter campers use a tent within a tent, a smaller sleeping tent inside a larger one. The point is the still air between the two tents insulates well. I've done the same with growing tents in my aquaponic set up. So, if you insulate the interior of the garage with foam board or even plastic...

I have “flying glasses” cut with full width trifocals, the middle section cut for viewing the full width of the panel without moving my head (I took my tape measured distances, eye to the panel in front of me as well as eye to the far right side of the panel, to the optomologist & they worked...

Exposure to another’s teaching style can be good. In fact, you may find a cfi who meshes better with your temperament & learning style (I, for one, cannot abide the constant stream of consciousness newer cfis spew into my headphones. Learning is an experiential experience for me...even if it’s...

I suspect this was more about your instructor’s nerves than about your skill. There have been a couple of high-vis student solo crashes recently, and he suddenly imagined his (I suspect) newly minted cfi signature in your charred & smoking logbook. Frankly, it was very unprofessional to...

Watch for conversion traps: SM/NM, C/F, Lb/KG that kind of thing—i remember both answers bring in among the choices. Be sure to answer the question actually asked.

Take the win & get better…always work at getting better. There is a lot of latitude in check rides. The dpe has to figure in wind, traffic, & atmospheric conditions Into any “faults” he might find. Just the fact that you had the confidence to tackle the x-wind after he offered to postpone...

It's more an altitude AND airspeed issue. You are constantly changing the mix depending on what you need. but the critical thing is climbing away from the runway as soon as you can and getting to altitude, where you have options when the engine quits. If you are doing a short field...

Insurance requirements are likely to be the controlling factor. I don’t think i’ve ever had a rental policy (required by most flight schools to offload insurance responsibility to students & renter) that didn’t exclude grass strip or off field operations. Grass fields, speaking very generally...

What is an OPW?

Thx, all. we appreciate your insights.

Hanger mate may need to hire a ferry pilot. We know they exist, but have zero experience with one. We know where to find ads, but we couldn’t figure out insurance (who pays?), travel, what to look for, and what to look out for. Are they flat rate with per diem, or cost plus? absolutely...

What is the exact question on the student pilot application? The FAA is mostly interested in DUI/DWI convictions & drug conviction. But they are getting really touchy about any lying or omission on forms. Call your local FSDO & ask him.

Yeah, had the same problem in FF with my Bushcat. Still, using the POH as reference, it’s not too difficult to enter a custom WB profile. Just a little tedious (designing the envelope is the chalkenge. The secret is to work in cg pairs: for empty weight, forward cg, aft cg. Then move up a...

If you are using ForeFlight, perimeters of the SkyLeader 600 W&B is already defined. In most of AOPA recommended apps, including FF, you can switch to %MAC, helping to avoid the trap of conversion error; you know the SM to NM kind of trap we have to look out for on the written. AOPA WB apps.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-revokes-certificates-of-60-pilots-getting-va-benefits/ 600 ATPs.