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I think gift cards are a total racket - this is a great idea. For Christmas a couple years ago I was given a visa gift card from a bank. I held onto it for a reasonable amount of time but with the intention of putting it toward something nice for the plane. When I went to use it, the card was...

Mark, I think you are probably spot on here. A little more context - I've been plugging away at the IR, have the requirements met and was close to starting check ride prep. Unfortunately my CFII just left so I'm in limbo while I try to figure out a finish-up plan. I did an hour of ground...

Thanks guys, he kind of turned the question around on me. I guess his logic was that if that second TAF was also >2000 then it's a non-issue and no alternate, but since I couldn't say with certainty that the ceiling would not drop below 2000 within my timeframe then I needed the alternate...

I'm well into my instrument training and was working with a different instructor today on some knowledge prep. I know the 1-2-3 rule for requiring an alternate, but got tripped up on a question today that has me re-thinking my interpretation of how the rule is applied. The scenario presented...

Thanks, George. This is about what I'm seeing too. Plane is in the shop now - mechanic is going to go over both the carb heat and fuel systems to see if there are any anomalies.

Yesterday morning with an overnight low in the 20s and a 12-hour preheater soak on the tie down, carb temp was indicating about 58F just before startup. I would think that this is about right. I’m still inclined to think that the temps I’m seeing are accurate because I don’t seem to be able to...

Ah, makes sense. I think most carb ice gauges have a yellow arc that ends around -10C, which is close to 11F - thought that may have been related. Totally over thinking it. :) So I'm totally stumped here. Scat tubing all looks good and I don't have the funky winterization plumbing that shares...

I do. Why?

I'm having a hard time clearing the carb once I make ice, so I suspect that the temp is probably accurate. Flew this morning, was 20F at altitude and full carb heat at cruise only rose the temp to about 38F-40F. I don't have a winterization kit and don't think that I'm plumbed for such...

Thanks, guys. So is the consensus here that my heat rise is unusually low, even for a 150? Aside from the reputation that 150/O200s have for carb ice, I don't have any measurable comparison. A little more info based on the discussion above. It's a 150M, currently breaking in a fresh engine...

My 150 likes to make carb ice (particularly at cruise in ‘serious’ carb ice conditions) and I’ve had several instances where it’s been difficult/impossible to shed. I just installed a carb temp probe and it looks like I’m only getting about a +22F rise with full heat in cruise. In the pattern...

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I just made this repair today, went great (thanks Lynn!) I took my time but the process was quick and straightforward. I salvaged a display from a donor unit that I had so I didn't have the correct spline wrench to loosen the set screws (I think it requires a .060 spline wrench - note that...

Would be great if you guys who have done this could post tips or lessons learned. I’m about to make this same repair as well. Thanks! jim

Thanks Mark. At least that confirms I’m not losing it. -Jim

Just watched it again and paused just before he loaded the overlay plate. Looks like he clicked on “Show IAP on map.” I don’t recall seeing that before... will test again when I get home from work.

Thanks guys. I’ve got the Advanced IFR subscription. And I do use the “Add IAP” so I know that flow. This looks like it actually overlays the plate on a base map. Totally can’t figure out how he makes it work. If you’re interested, he shows the plate overlay at the 0:57 mark in this video.

I stumbled across a video of Hilton demo’ing WingxPro in his Oshkosh booth. In the demo, he shows that Wingx can overlay approach plates on maps, but he breezed through it and I can’t figure out how he did it. Has anybody done this and can share the steps? Thanks! Jim

Mike’s no dummy. As evidenced by this thread and countless other discussions throughout social media, he’s already monetizing the incident.

I can’t really blame the effort and understand that the cause is good, but I feel like they jumped the shark on this one. I don’t feel like the plane is of the same caliber as their previous raffles and the odds are significantly poorer. More than a few other airplane raffles out there that are...