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  1. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Cessna 310R

    Jack Great photos as always and that’s a sharp looking plane. He was even able to hold altitude on the break. Some day I’ll learn how to do that. Gary
  2. GaryV

    Mooney or Cardinal?

    I’m 6’4”, where light speeds, and have never had a headroom issue in my Cardinal RG. I do like the seat tilted back a little but since that’s the way I’ve always flown so I don’t know if that’s a factor
  3. GaryV

    Daily Pic

    Wow Eric! Beautiful photo. great job Gary
  4. GaryV

    Mooney or Cardinal?

    Having the wife sit in the plane with you before you settle on a model is mandatory if you’re planning on taking trips with her and want her to be happy. I like everything I’ve heard about a Mooney so my wife and I tried sitting in several before we gave up on them. There is more leg room in...
  5. GaryV

    Mooney or Cardinal?

    You’ve had a Cardinal so you know how comfortable they are. My Cardinal RG averages 165 mph TAS and about 9.5 GPH. I have a very good IA that believes in owner assisted annuals. He works closely with me so I can do as much of the grunt work on my maintenance as possible under his supervision...
  6. GaryV

    Buying my first plane, what should I consider

    I started with a $25k 172 in 2003. It had a mid-time engine and venturies for a vacuum but also had dual nav-com/ ILS and was in good shape. I had a very thorough pre-buy performed, did owner assisted annuals, and averaged $600 annuals in the years I owned the plane. Obviously it was usable...
  7. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Giles at Oshkosh

    Very cool Jack. Will copies be showing up in the EAA mag?
  8. GaryV

    Uber tipping?

    My brother drives for Uber. He was a programmer for a major corporation and his wife is a finance administrator. They did a very careful analysis of the numbers and he’s clearing much more driving for Uber than he did while working as a programmer. He enjoys meeting new people and the work...
  9. GaryV

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    Rene Great web page. I’m jealous of all places you visited. I’ve bookmarked your page so I can follow along in the future. Thanks for sharing. Gary
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    Looks good. What is the reason they have it an an angle to the long direction of the field? Gary
  11. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Cessna 140

    Beautiful plane and great photos as always. Even the belly is clean:) Did you get in some of the photo work we talked about while you were in AZ? Gary
  12. GaryV

    Decent Ride for a Slightly Chubby Guy!

    I’m 6’4 and average around 250. I started with. 1956 72. My wife and I flew it on multiple trips over 1500 miles. It was slow but a great trainer and was fun to fly. We now have a Cardinal RG. It’s more comfortable, ore stable in turbulence, and a lot faster so we can make those 1500 mile...
  13. GaryV

    New spin video from Microsoft's new flight simulator!

    It looked pretty much like I remember it from my early flight training. When I did spins in a 150, I noticed that it spun pretty smooth with the prop but would ‘bump’ up when spinning the other way. It might not have really happened but it seemed like it would bump up as the wings came level...
  14. GaryV

    Cessna 177RG Cardinal

    With 60 gallons of fuel I have 676 lbs. available. That gets me 6 hours flight time (5 plus 1 hour reserve) at 165 mph.TAS. My wife and I, plus all she wants to take, can comfortably make Nashville non-stop from the Houston area. For AngleFlights, I regularly fly with 40 gallons, two...
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