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While the step-down box is a solution, they are kinda pricey for what they do and it's just another device you have to attach somewhere behind the panel. For what it's worth, the 14v models command much higher prices on the used market over comparable 28v models (just because of supply), so you...

Yes! Yes, it would. Listen to the people on this board and you'll be destroying that sweet original panel to install a G3X. I have a 1962 182 with the non-standard layout and it works for IFR just fine. Maybe if you jump from plane to plane a lot it would be a pain, but when it's your one and...

There's no NOTAM for a TFR (yet). Since Mugu has their own permanent restricted area, I'd be surprised if they even had a TFR. Pretty sure it won't impact CMA or OXR if there is one, though. C.

I also have a Port-a-port. Couple of thoughts: 1. I don't see a reason to seal up the openings in the roof. We don't really get driving rain here in SoCal, so with the overhang, no water should be coming in. At least this isn't a significant source of water in mine. And I think you will...

Agree, SMX and AJO are the popular shops in the area. AJO is the less expensive option, but I think the work I've seen from SMX is slightly better. You can definitely get good work at AJO, but you need to really stay on top of them and be 100% clear on what you want. Both shops are pretty...

Guess I'll be the contrarian - I kinda like the paint scheme. But having been raised in the 70's I have a certain nostalgia for avocado green. No way around it, the engine is certainly a gamble having sat idle for that long. But if it's not making metal, I'd keep flying at least until I had...

Seems like 99% of rotor wing pilots are doing so for money. And probably 90% of THEM are flying turbines. Which means the vast majority of experienced pilots are going to look at ANY piston chopper as super-sketch. Yet Robinson is by all accounts very successful and makes more piston...

I assume you had to crank in full left rudder trim? Does the 414 have enough trim to fly 'feet off"? I guess it depends on your airspeed? C.

They have been long in the tooth and difficult to repair for years. The difference now is that Garmin can't seem to deliver the GNC 255 in quantity, and avionics shops are super busy anyway. Once we're past this (6-12 months?), the price delta for installing something new will drop, and the...

Yep, would have sold like hotcakes. Not sure why they couldn't get their product over the finish line. But I feel like it's almost too late now. C.

Yeah, the value is due to a combination of factors including: They're ubiquitous - probably the most popular nav/com ever made and tons of airplanes still have them installed, so big market The are dying at a rapid pace - mostly displays crapping out - and there's no easy way to repair...

This. Been going this route on my planes for years. Haven't let the smoke out of a box yet. Starting to actually enjoy it. Very satisfying. I work slow, so it is time consuming. But a lot less dirty than working on the engine. C.

If this was the result of SQL injection as the thread title implies, that would be technical incompetence. But by all accounts it's just bad policies and procedures - in other words, poor management. C.

Interesting flight if you look at it. Averaged around 220 KTS east bound on Tuesday, which is pretty good for any piston much less a single, but flew back yesterday at 130 KTS? He overnighted in Kalamazoo but still couldn't do much better than 150 KTS today. Obviously some significant easterly...

Yes, this! Happened to me once maybe 20 years ago coming out of KSBA. I've been trying to replicate the experience ever since. C.

My solution has worked fine for me. YMMV, of course. Found it a lot easier to drill the new holes in the adapter by removing it from the yoke. It is held in by two long rivets. I did not have a replacement set of these, so I used AN bolts and locknuts. Depending on the tools you have...

Many aren't aware that Torrey Pines is a municipal course. Doesn't have the country-club vibe you'd expect from a PGA Championship site. I really don't think you'll feel intimidated. Okay, maybe by the course, but not the people. They're pretty chill down there. C.

To be fair, they did recently have David Mamet writing a column. Honestly the content wan't THAT compelling, but it was still David Freakin' Mamet! C.

I guess ATC decided something around 4,000 distinct codes would be sufficient, so 4,096 is stored most efficiently in 12 bits of data. If you went 0-9, you could have 10,000 codes, but that's really more than they needed and it would take 14 bits of storage and even then you're wasting space.

I don't get the need to replace the basic pitot-static instruments (ASI, VSI, Altimeter) with something electronic, especially if you're doing a budget build. Even project planes usually still have them in the panel and they rarely need repair. Ditto for the engine gauges. C.