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When flying a high wing CESSNA with retractable gear, 210’s & Cardinal RG’s, approach the FAF at 90 knots and when the glide slope needle starts to center drop the gear and 10 degrees of flaps simultaneously you will have minimized needed trim and power adjustments. This technique will make it...

For single engine airplanes essentially that is correct (I had a brain cramp when I replied earlier), and for twins may lead to feathering the prop as Nate pointed out. Also depends on what fails inside the governor and if it starts generating metal in the engine. However it is likely in a...

I understand and it is obvious it is not the governor, but you did ask about governors. Just wanted to share info about governors and the importance of overhauling one even if it is working just fine.

Per hour doesn't it double the chances of an engine failure with comparable maintenance on the engines? And there are a few folks that have a false comfort level with that second engine. I have always thought that a person should fly more than I do to be truly safer in a twin. If I have an...

450 hours is not a lot of time on a prop governor but if the governor goes bad in flight it likely will take the prop to low pitch and typically an engine does not generate enough power to maintain level flight, i.e. you are going to land even if you don't have an airport near your position. It...

Garmin service bulletin number 2063 Rev B, sorry I do not have a copy of it.

I used to polish a Cessna 140 when I was in college with Met-Al. And then when the rag got black put some fine ground flour on a new rag and it cleaned it right up.

Suddenly a large flock of large birds started blocking out our vision, they appeared to be everywhere!

The avionics tech that installed our GFC500 last fall looked up the serial numbers of the servos affected - per service bulletin NO.: 2063 Rev B: All Garmin GSA 28 Servo Actuators (011-02927-11) with serial numbers 5G9000000 to 5G9002000 installed as part of the Garmin GFC 500 Autopilot with...

In the 60's a friend of mine tried to take off out of an alfalfa field with his 1947 Cessna 140. He did not get enough airspeed to clear a barb wire fence and caught the top two wires. They folded his main gear back. In addition to costing a few bucks the FAA gave him a month off.

If you study it you will see: "Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change Stephen Hawking "

"Left my Red Port wine at home". Actually is more helpful to me on the ranch. When I have several hydraulic hoses to hook up on the back of tractors I always put a Red plastic quick tie on the left hose, Green on the right hose, Yellow in the middle. Top hoses get white or blue (for sky)...

Which axis seems to fail, Pitch trim, elevator or aileron?

Where did you look the abbreviation up? GA has more abbreviations than any other profession I think ‍

I do not get the flu shot but plan on getting a covid vaccination as soon as it is available. Basically pretty healthy as far as being vulnerable to the covid bug but I am 69 and my business puts me in contact with several people across 4 or 5 states. As a state Nebraska has not had a tough...

When you harvest prairie hay you would like to get an accurate 36 to 48 hour forecast, For the same time period weather.com predicts a 15% chance of rain while accuweather predicts a 65% chance. Last Sunday the weather forecast looks great, not a cloud in the sky - started mowing and halfway...

Any idea what they want for the EAA, was it called a Smith Miniplane at one time? I always wanted a biplane, don't know why as I don't fly the 210 enough today. Your Starduster II looks like great fun! I had a friend that had one back in the 80's and loved it. Never did get a ride though and...

I traded a 530W for the IFD540. Would do it again in a heartbeat! Much easier to use. The book referenced above is excellent. There are also Avidynne webinars that are available and you tube videos that are helpful. If you have an IPad you can download an app that allows you to train on the...

I have a 2007 Chevy Tahoe and the plastic dash has developed a crack. It is on top of the dash above the instrument cluster. It rattles and I would like to patch it or plastic weld it. Anyone have any personal experience and a suggestion? The plastic is black and it would be nice if it...

Jim, I enjoyed your webinar. What additions would need to be added to the equipment list to include a moderate size LED television?