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They’ve had a remote tower at JYO for years. I trained and flew there for a few years. I fly out of HEF now, and I can’t tell the difference. There’s no delay.

My Cherokee Six had a similar PTT wired straight to the pilot side jack when I purchased it. I guess it’s difficult to find a non-velcro solution to mounting a PTT on those ugly bow ties. It works fine though.

I took a buddy of mine from New York and flew it from the DC area as a novice pilot, under 200hrs. After reviewing the FAA material, I marked the mandatory reporting points on my map in Foreflight. I also watched a few videos since I had never been to the area so I could recognize the...

I swapped out the bow tie yokes and decided to go with https://yokeupinteriors.com/ to refinish the rams horn yokes I found. I am very happy with the results, and they were great to work with. It was about a two week turnaround. Here’s a before and after.

You could use the PFD/MFD split on the the G3X and have a larger map display than the 750. The 650 is still large enough for a 1 page querty keyboard, 355 and 375 not so much. Review of the flight plan can be done on the G3X as well as entering some flight plan changes. Flight plan changes...

If your “bite the bullet” is to get the G3X do you need the extra real estate of the 750XI? If you have the money, why not start with the G3X and a 650XI. Then 3,4, and 5 from WDD’s post above as you have the funds. Add a second 7” G3X screen to the list if the 10” doesn’t seem like enough...

I love my Cherokee 6/260. I’m a low time pilot as well, so I am not used to flying Cirii, Pilatii, or fighter jets, but I don’t think you’ll be disappointed with the power coming from a 172. I have flown 172s, PA28-180, Grumman Tiger, and Traveller. I still feel like I have to make an effort...

I’ve been looking at a lot of avionics upgrades lately. I like option 2 with a 355 to replace one in the aging nav/coms and save the other as a spare. Get a Stratus portable unit to get the ADS-B in to you EFB.

Yep, not going to impress the non-aviation type passengers with that crap. The panel needs to be jam-packed.

My O-540 definitely doesn’t like any more than 9. I’m starting to think 8.5 might be the sweet spot. I’ve only had it about six months and I’m still learning.

No expert here, but I trained for my PPL in a 172, and purchased a PA-32-260 with around 120 hours total time. I started my instrument rating immediately after my PPL at about 50 hours, but just wanted to fly so I took a break after 20 hours of that. Then I got checked out in, and rented, a...

I have noticed the same thing recently. I don’t have an answer. It used to pack everything the first time. Maybe an update triggered the packing issues.

Sounds like it would be an amazing learning experience for a student pilot. You will learn far more than those staying in the pattern and checking off the boxes for their private pilot cert.

It took me 1 day shy of 3 months to get the registration processed for an aircraft purchase. I wouldn’t be sweating too much after 2 months.

No Hobbs and I use tach time for maintenance. I use a Stratus tied to ForeFlight and the track log shows from the time I connect the Stratus and iPad, and sometimes the entire time I sat on the ramp if I forget to turn it off when I land at my destination. I just go in and edit the flight log...

Has anyone tried nitrous oxide? I might be able to get my wife to fly with me if I had that setup.

I have a Minimax with the upgraded Milwaukee drill. I was looking for the cheapest option that would get the job done, and it works fine for my Cherokee 6. There is a slight incline pushing it back into the hanger with a small 1/2” lip. I watched the “review” above. I have no problem seeing...

Your “power was idle” so you doubt you “caught any more additional speed”. All you gotta do is dip the nose to pick up speed, no throttle needed. Throttle for altitude, pitch for speed. Check out Stick and Rudder, by Wolfgang Langewiesche. I just finished listening to it in the car to and...

I am a new owner of a 1967 Cherokee 6 with a push button start. I’ve been starting it with both mags and didn’t seem to be having any issues but this has got me thinking. I hadn’t heard of impulse coupling before, so I have been watching this thread and doing some reading. According to an...

Good to know. I wonder what percentage of GA crashes result in injuries to people on the ground?