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Yup, as others said, there is a mechanical connection, but not a solid one. It uses springs/bungees I believe, so there is plenty of give for whatever control input combinations you need. Similar to the nosewheel steering linkage to the rudder pedals, on planes that are equipped with it (unlike...

Easy peasy. Plot the entire flight in FF, ideally with ballparked fuel stops built in. Then pull up the FF-generated navlog and look at the elapsed times at each planned stop to verify you're comfortably within limits. Say your plane has 5 hours of endurance on full tanks, and you're...

Yup, even if I did tow with the taco, I'd be using a weight distribution hitch w/ sway control at the very least. And trailer brakes are also a given in my mind. Though I will say that I have towed big boxy cargo trailers in nasty winds and it did exceedingly well when loaded properly.

Agreed 100%. Tangentially, I also plan on upgrading the brakes on it in the near future, swapping in some larger rotors, calipers, and master cyl. Turns out the Tundra brake system is pretty much bolt-on with some minor modifications.

Lol, I do love winter camping, but a big catalyst for this adventure is getting away from the northern winters for a while. So not terribly worried about insulation performance for the time being.

Yeah, as hesitant as I am, I'll probably/inevitably end up upgrading to a Tundra with a 12k tow capacity if I want to do this right. For clarity, I'm not playing dumb; I tow pretty frequently with this truck, and know this scenario is asking a LOT from it even with a whopping 4 liters of V6...

that’s what worries me. I don’t want to start this venture and find out 3 months in that my brand new camper is gonna be a total lemon per status quo. I’m quite handy but don’t want to spent tons of time fixing stuff. Definitely staying away from anything with slide-outs

Thanks for the input, everyone. Again, just in the brainstorming/daydreaming stage. I’ve got a Tacoma with tow package so it’s admittedly not great but not terrible. My rationale is that the plan isn’t to haul around every day. A few weeks here, a month or two there, staying with family on...

So here’s my(currently hypothetical) situation: thinking about spending the next couple of years grinding hard, paying off all debt, and getting all the “golden ticket” certs I need to set myself up to be able to work anywhere. At that point, I’d like to buy a small travel trailer to live and...

Yup, legal here in Maine. I forget the timeframe, I never use them anyway. They annoy the everloving crap outta me. A decent set of snow or all-terrain tires has never let me down. Along with not driving like a d-bag in bad conditions.

Yup, searched around the shop and managed to dig up some heat shrink in a few different colors. Zapped em on, and it's working like a charm so far!

Ooh, heat shrink is another option I hadn't thought of! That may be a winner. The tethered plugs would be great if the techs didn't have to constantly swap hoses between ports (on the parts under test) multiple times for each testing procedure. Too many dangly bits to futz with. Thanks...

Hadn't thought of that. Not a bad idea but I worry that might hinder operation a bit. some of these parts have multiple ports in close proximity and I wouldn't want the zip tie lumps to start getting in the way of hands/wrenches. But definitely worth a shot if tape doesn't work out. Thanks!

So I have a hydraulic test bench with multiple outputs/drains. I'd like to wrap a bit of colored duct/gorilla tape around the ends of each hose for quick identification as the outputs and drain lines are shuffled between ports on various parts being tested. Tracing out the spaghetti bowl of...

I watched "Plane" with Gerard Butler a few weeks ago. I had no expectations before watching it, and I was still let down. The first few mins was surprisingly realistic. Good dialogue, legit phraseology/procedures, etc. My confidence faltered when they were cleared to "forty thousand feet", but...

Leave skidmarks on runways and racetracks, not copy machines.

This post takes on a different meaning when the reader was taught from a young age that "BM" is short for Bowel Movement. Interesting thing to keep a scan of. Lol

Funny you say that, I actually almost traded it for a VTX 1800 but the guy backed out cause the Concours didn't quite fit his....larger stature. I find it much easer to lay off the throttle when I'm sitting back with my feet kicked up, rather than naturally hunched over the tank/bars in go-fast...

Can confirm. I was riding "spiritedly" down the road to school one day, and saw the blues flashing behind me. First time I ever had a (very agitated) cop snatch the keys off my bike. Once I got my helmet off, could understand what he was saying, I started processing words like "criminal...

"Yeah, that small bottle of liquid labeled Dasani, that I saw you drink in front of me, might be a bomb. So I'm gonna need you to throw it away in this trash can, with all the other potential bombs, in the middle of the most crowded section of the airport." I love this bit..