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Need help with an owner assisted annual or ferry permit. Small single engine… Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I used to be based at MDW. Genuinely nice controllers there. Had to fly around or over ohare often. The most amusing thing I remember is that the weather at ohairy could be complete and total garbage, yet the weather at midway was clear and nice as could be. Perhaps it’s the attitude of...

Twin Comanches are so long in the tooth that as nice a plane as they are, insurance carriers are turning their nose up at them as total losses or writing special waivers from what I hear. Senecas are closest. I just bought one on a pretty unique circumstance - 21gph, seneca ii, 177 knots, 6...

I just registered two separate aircraft through cares. The functions it enables are pretty seamless, but it’s pretty limited. The benefit is that you immediately get to see your registration in the queue, the submit tal and payment are integrated, so if you’re registering ahead of time to the...

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Late to the thread, but… I was a member of a flying club three decades ago. Great idea for those that can’t afford it… About 25-30 years ago I picked up a 172 with a partner reluctantly since I had chosen to hang up flying. Half the loan on that 172 was mice nuts. She flew it 30 hours the...

Philip, Pm me and i can help you with all the manuals. I ditched a few gx60’s and despise garmin for their support policy. If I can pay money to someone else I do. The 375 works, but since you have used stuff, you have alternatives, some current and others no longer supported. Hit me up...

New or used? The older GNS 480 is superior to the 430. Not everyone wants a shiny new over expensive panel. They run 5k -6k and are waas enabled. For under 1k you can display ADSB traffic and weather. Garmin still has nothing as slim as an SL30 navcom. For under a grand a Garmin 340 can...

Emailed, emailed, called for an estimate, promised a call back, no dice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Imron from axalta remains as the standard. Many shops use jetglo due to cost. A smaller group uses awlgrip with a smaller group using genesis. Imron has gone through a gazmillion formulations in aviation. Today, it’s improved a ton and remains the granddaddy of durability - though painting...

A lot of you lads aren’t para kid enough :) If I’m going to power an iPad or another device, the device is connected to a battery brick (mophie, others) and the brick is connected to power. I usually have more than one loaded / charged brick with me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One of the handiest tools I make sure is in the airplane is a folding segway or xiaomi scooter. Many of them have a range of about 20 miles, and will take you places in a pinch fully charged in the event you get an unwanted surprise.

I disagree with some of the posters. To me, "renting" to pay for someone else's airplane note hardly seems reasonable. A pilot's license easily costs $10k. 50-100 hours is a drop in the bucket for an airplane close to or at TBO, and you won't lose that much in equity by time of sale -...

Lol I am in sort of a unique situation. I own a 1976 172 and it’s getting to be that time - I have to treat some corrosion. She’s not the prettiest bird but she has been solidly reliable for a long time. I have a hangar for a Mooney and a 172- Im not ready to address the mooney yet. i have...

I’m 53 and flew gliders with CAP when I was 16 with Mr Hartshorne... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Flown in both. 1. Parts availability based on age 2. I’ve seen 4 grown men, 2 at least over 6’, while flying with Wes at the factory on a 4+ hour ride before he left for Premier. 3. Mooney is focusing on GW increases as we speak- their sole purpose I’ll take the ovation anyday over an...

I've always appreciated my old Garmin 696 connected to a GDL 39. Rock solid, and doesn't overheat. I despise Garmin's monopoly and tactics but the product does OK. GTX 345 providing AHRS connectivity via bluetooth to foreflight isn't bad at all, but if the battery or alternator go TU for...

1. You can’t build it because of America’s artificially inflated profit margin models and costing. Materials for an RV7 or a 172 will be far cheaper in China, India, name your place. Only in America can you demand $300-$400k for a medical school education, and GA isn’t cheap. Moreover...