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I have a 396 GPS for sale that is in very good condition that was removed from my airplane. It works perfectly and has a one year old circuit card battery so it will acquire quickly. Also has a 1 year old main main battery plus a remote antenna included for better reception. I am asking $275...

I have a KX-155 NAV/Comm for sale and the unit worked correctly including a bright display when removed from my airplane to install a GTN. It is a No ILS unit (VOR only). I will sell it for $1100 plus shipping. Here is a pic of the display. Note that the lens (can be replaced easily at low cost)...

Just folks on here when reading about ADS-B. I guess its not reportable because it falls below the $600 limit.

Thanks Jesse.

Has anyone received a 1099 misc for their $500 rebate? I have not seen one yet for my 2018 install rebate. Maybe they are held up due to the partial government shut-down last month.

It's any young man. Our brains don't fully develop until we are in our late twenties. I'm not sure mine was fully developed at age 35. I used to beat the crap out of rental cars, but they would never have a scratch on them when I returned them.

There are over 20,000 of the cherokees still flying today with very little wing issues considering the millions of hours of use and abuse. It is a terrific design and that is why they still sell them today. Any airplane can be abused beyond intended limits with non visisble cracks or damage...

Maybe they should have recording G meters on school airplanes. I agree that young men will abuse the airplanes and overstress them when nobody is watching. A guy a the airport tells a story of how his old CFI looped a c-172 with him in the back seat. 3 on board. Another mechanic tells me he...

WOW on the Cessna story. Where there is a will there is a way! I used to work for Kaman Aerospace and we developed the KMAX helicopter specifically for external lift. Key instruments like rotor speed and load weight were mounted outside the helo so you could see them while watching the load...

It appears that many Pipers will only need a logbook inspection and not need this wing inspection based upon the factored service formula that requires 5000 hours. If an inspection is required, the AD estimates roughly $350 to inspect both wings and report. If in the unlikely event the wing...

I believe the G5 only provides GPSS or Heading bug steer while your AP is in "Heading" mode only. When your AP is in NAV mode you should be able tune an ILS and get vertical guidance as you have in the past. I don't think you get vertical channel GPSS from the G5. Having said all that, I don't...

Good news! Can you tell us which pin was off?

Good luck finding the problem. I know it is fustraiting. Did the the Comanche start with a DG or HSI before the G5 HSI?

I thought it was the G5 at first as well. I had to start digging through the documents just like you are doing. Try that easy ground test with flight plans changes. Even though I really liked the work of my avionics installers, I could tell they did not know how to do a quick ground test of...

The confusion is around what is a "heading system". I think that an HSI is not a directional gyro or a heading system, it is an HSI with different electrical functionality that a DG does not have. The autopilot config should align with an HSI interface so there must be a config pin somewhere. I...

The connection on P1 pins 8 and 7 looks correct to me. See note #3 on page 7-3 of your stec30 manual for pins 20 and 21. It says to remove the jumper between the pins for a DG which is your old set-up. I believe that with the HSI you need the jumper between pins 20 and 21. My guess is that the...

I suggest that you determine if there is a STEC autopilot pin that sets the unit to be in DG mode or HSI mode. It should be in HSI mode. Looking at Garmins install diagram I suspect STEC30 P1 pins 20 and/or 21 are set incorrectly. Find out if those 2 pins are for setting the autopilot to HSI...

Very nice set-up and plan. I would definitely add flightstream 210 which is also a backup AHRS that can provide attitude to Foreflight or Garmin Pilot. Also a 406MHZ ELT if you don't have one.

"I talked to a technician that works for Century Flight Systems yesterday and he did confirm that Garmin is currently working on a way to have the G5's output AI to autopilots but he did not have a time frame for when it will be available." Very happy to hear that Garmin is working on an G5 AI...