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Great job as always Jack. Beautiful photos of a great looking plane. gary

I flew to Lakefront in New Orleans KNEW yesterday and had to get something out of the plane today. The Cardinal was parked with a lot of kerosene burners today. It’s nice that the folks at Flightline First give me the same great service that they give the guys in the jets. Gary

I base out of KLBX, south of Houston. My hanger is less than 15 miles from the gulf coast and sits to the North of the coast. My experience does not match what RAM claims. Maybe using Phillips XC 20-50 and CamGuard is what makes the difference. Gary

I flew along the coast from KLBX south of Houston to New Orleans Lakefront, KNEW, yesterday. I filed and was assigned two different victor airways that happened to align with my route. It didn’t change my plan but cut down on the number of things that were discussed when they issued the...

I bought a 56 172 to take my primary training in. During the first flight with my instructor we flew the plane from my airport, KLBX south of Houston, the short distance to his hanger at KAXH. That eliminated the issue of us getting together to fly until he could sign me off to fly solo from...

I took the 7 day course at Gatts in Kansas. The weather cooperated and we flew actual IMC starting on day one then found IMC to fly in most days of the course. I went from getting so far behind the plane that I’d have the instructor take control on the first day to being comfortable and...

The time my wife and I sat at a ‘beautiful’ FBO for 3 hours under an 800’ ceiling, but looking at sunshine less than 10 miles away, is what led to my wife deciding I needed to get my IFR. I got it the next year and it’s made long cross country trips much easier to take since then. I also...

Just keep in mind that as you start to touch up spots you’ll find more spots. It never ends. Gary

I have my 2S on the floor under the back of the pilots seat with hard-power and external antennas mounted to the inside of back side windows. The AHRS feature is rock solid and I believe I could use it to get down in an emergency.

This is a long response. I bought a 56 172 with 900 SMOH, two nav-coms with ILS indicators, and a Venturi, for $25,000 to do my PPL flight training. That was in the early 90’s. I put $2000 down and financed the rest through AOPA/BofA for 20 years. That made my payment $300 a month. My first...

Great as always and even double prop discs! These look like cover shots for that other magazine. gary

Great report on what looks like a fun trip. Thanks for posting. gary

I have a Cardinal RG with a 430 non WAAS. I fly IFR regularly and want at least an alternate that has an ILS but so far in the 6 years since I’ve gotten my RG the difference in minimums between the LNAV and a VNAV approach has never been a factor for me. Most of my flying is in Texas so most...

You can do the tires yourself. I think it’s a good way to start on the list of approved maintenance items an owner is allowed to do under the regs. Whenever I rotate the tires I also clean and grease the wheel bearings. It’s easy to do while the wheels are off. At a minimum my IA wants it...

Let us know when it’s ready Jack. I’m waiting to order as well. Gary

The weather is going to be great. Anyone want to meet for lunch at Brenham on Saturday? Gary

First, if your looking at a 150 in the Dallas area John Effinger is the one to talk to about a pre-buy. He knows more than most about Cessnas and will tell it like it is. I used AOPA/Bank of America for my first plane (a 1956 172) and Red River Bank in Minnesota for my Cardinal RG. AOPA...

Jack Fantastic photos. Did you get the Bo or find someone to take you up? I know you’ve been thinking about getting a faster photo-ship. gary

I got mine from a bicycle site for around $30. It has a quick connect schrader valve that locks on and won’t release pressure from the strut when I remove it. It also has a gauge that makes it easy to get the pressure just right. Just remember to have the strut fully extended when setting the...

Seeing the runway where it should be when I drop out of the clouds is one of my favorite things. Makes me smile every time.