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  1. GaryV

    Cessna 177RG Cardinal

    Jack You sure make the plane look good! Great photos as always. Gary
  2. GaryV

    Watch for IFR

    My wife bought me a Garmin D2 Charlie for Christmas when they first came out. I wouldn’t have bought it but really like it. It has every feature you could need, including a VFR gps with moving map that will take flight plans. The only real thing I use it for when flying IFR is the altitude...
  3. GaryV

    Free FR

    Great deal! Swimming works if it’s a short swim in warm water. I’d rather ditch just off shore than land on a rocky beach. Given those choices I think you made the right one.
  4. GaryV

    Purchase question.

    If the deal isn’t done, I agree with the recommendation to hire a CFI and go get the plane. I was lucky enough to find a ferry pilot that was experienced in my type of plane that was also a CFI. I hired him to go with me for the flight home and to serve as my CFI for my transition training. I...
  5. GaryV

    She's 70 and Still Showing Lot's of Bare Skin!

    Great photos of a beautiful plane. You’re the reason I started polishing my spinner. It was looking really dull in one small spot before we did the first photo shoot. The rest of the spinner just had the flat aluminum look that I’d always seen and I thought that’s what I’d get if I polished...
  6. GaryV

    Cessna 177RG Cardinal

    This one is a 74. I bought her from the original owner about 6 years ago. It’s a great plane to take trips in and I’m blessed that flying in our plane is how my wife likes to travel. We can get to either coast in a day from the Houston area and have flow to both the Bahamas and Catalina...
  7. GaryV

    Cessna 177RG Cardinal

    Way to go Jack. You make the plane look beautiful. If any of you get a chance to fly with Jack go for it. He’s a fantastic photographer, a fun guy to be around, and his photo pilot is so good he makes it easy for someone like me to fly formation with him. I did spend a day cleaning the...
  8. GaryV

    Daily Pic

    I flew over to T74, Taylor, TX Friday evening for a morning photo-flight with LowflyingJack. It was a great flight but it was my first night flight in a while, and it turns out that I left the panel lights on after the last night flight. The result is that my avionics guy and I have a lot of...
  9. GaryV

    ForeFlight

    The offer I got to upgrade from pro to performance plus prorated my current subscription. It credited $131 towards the $299 price and also offered a 3 month extension so I’d get a total of 15 months instead of 12 for the $299. I’ve been flipping back and forth about taking there offer. I...
  10. GaryV

    Tall pilot roll call (6'5"+), advice for a beginner

    I’m only 6’ 4” but checked out a lot of different planes before I bought my Cardinal RG. All of the cessna’s from the Cardinal RG to the 210 that I flew were comfortable. Plenty of leg and head room and they handle my girth as well. For just straight head and leg room the Mooney’s I checked...
  11. GaryV

    Do you hangar when traveling?

    If I’m on an overnight, and no severe weather is forecast, I generally put a sunshade in the window and call it good. I’ll be in the DFW area for the week this time and will put the cover on. In general the only time I hanger the plane when I’m away from home on short stays is if severe...
  12. GaryV

    Daily Pic

    Way to go AggieMike. The freight dog made my day. Gary
  13. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Cessna 421

    The clouds made for a gorgeous shoot Jack. The second from the end would be great marketing shot for Cessna’s next sales brochure. Have fun at Oshkosh. Gary
  14. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Luscombe

    Beautiful plane and great photos. Good job Jack. Gary
  15. GaryV

    JWN (John Tune) to add Control Tower

    I’ve flow into Tune several times on trips to Nashville and it didn’t seem that busy. It may have just been the times I was there but I never had more than 3 or 4 planes in the process on landing or taking off when I was. On one occasion a jet was in the mix but everyone played well and it went...
  16. GaryV

    Reported impressive reduction in accidents due to ADS-B In

    It has to be a made up statistic. There is no way I can think of to support their statement. That said, I fly in the Houston and DFW areas frequently and thought that now that I have AdsB out I’d see all traffic inside the mode-c veil, at least when above 2000’ to 3000’. I thought that...
  17. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Rat Cub

    Great photos as usual Jack. Congratulations on another cover photo. I’m seeing your name in a lot of publications now. It’s great to see your planning and hard work paying off. Gary
  18. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Flying Floods

    Given the recent weather I was thinking of a different kind of flood. Great photos as always. Gary
  19. GaryV

    Curious question - why do gas cap handles stick up?

    The primary benefit that I see from the ‘handle’ on the gas cap sticking up on my Cardinal RG is that it makes it easy to see if the caps are properly aligned. If they aren’t lined up right they aren’t closed properly and some people need a step ladder or stool to reach them. I can reach the...
  20. GaryV

    Air-to-Air Piper PA 46-350P Mirage

    Wow Jack! Just Wow!
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