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As a physician I am getting to the point that I recommend all pilots interested in keeping their medical stay away from any modern medical institution/physician/hospital/ER. You WILL end up with a potentially disqualifying ICD10 code. Unfortunately, we have to put a bunch of codes that MAY be...

I don't mind the expense and enjoy the hourly short term weather predictions. But I agree, the new mobile interface with icons instead of a simple list is horrible.

I tried it. Good from your laptop or computer but nearly worthless from a mobile phone which is where I do a lot of my weather planning

I did an accelerated multi at Murphreesboro in their Dutchess. Good classy well organized school.

Yeah thanks for the warning. That is what I was afraid of. The Dwyer gauge is NPT. The T fitting I think is AN-4 but am waiting on some parts to be delivered to confirm. Had to look up to confirm JIC=AN (albeit with different quality control specs).

My engine(s) already has a tee in place with a cap over the unused port to remove when testing. There is no second T required on the TSIO360

JPI monitors flow not pressure, but suspect if the K factor is correct that would be more accurate anyway.

Yes. I think I have sourced the components. Looks like a Dwyer digital pressure gauge with 1/4” npt threads fitted to fuel hose and an-4 90 deg swivel female on the end that attaches to the engine. Already have the T in place and I don’t think I need the second gauge as will use JPI fuel flow to...

Update- looks like an AN-4 fitting. So standard 7/16-20. I assume brass to avoid damaging the engine side fitting? What size thread fitting is the 639494 cap fitting from the inlet Tee and the MS51523-B4 swivel tee on the Continental fuel servo? M-0 and SID98-3 call out these parts with...

As I understand it GAMI didn’t like the ASTM process as the ASTM people started “leaking” proprietary information to other parties. Not that it surprised me.

Its this potential year plus long delay and $1000s in extra expense that cause people to avoid C3. If the FAA SI process were streamlined lets say to 6 weeks, how many would be that concerned about it given the large % that are issued vs denied. The reason people favor BM and hate the FAA is...

yeah I don't see any cracks. And if I recall, I don't think this would be an airworthiness thing. Does it "oil can" crack when you step on it? The repair shouldn't be 18k. I was looking at a arrow a few years ago that needed that and I think the quote at that time was $5-8k.

I'm just trying to figure out how examination of external anus and genitalia applies to my ability to fly a plane. (other than being an ****ole, or a ****head)

So if I'm the builder registered on the TC, and my flight testing determines Vs1 at 54kt or below, regardless of what Vans says in their literature, I should be legal no?

Well I was assuming (incorrectly) that the IPC didn’t require any maneuvers specific to multi engine. In which case any CFII multi or not would seem sufficient. But I stand corrected. If it requires engine out procedure under simulated instrument conditions then i would expect not an MEI to be...

Interesting. I wasn’t aware that single engine maneuvers were required part of an IPC. Which makes no sense, although most twin owners including myself could stand to do additional engine out training. As to the time in type requirement there was another thread on here somewhere that discussed...

What frustrates me as a new twin owner is my old CFII can’t do my IPC anymore because he isn’t an MEI despite there being no requirement for multi specific training in an IPC. And the other couple of MEI/CFII guys don’t have enough hours in my type to do instruction (have to have 5h in type to...

Savvy has been good at finding a shop for an AOG problem, or a prebuy across the country. But I wouldn’t use them for day to day management unless I truly didn’t have time or interest in anything maintenance wise. Even then, if you identify a shop to work with long term, you would probably get...

Fly to KDTS a good bit. In my prior single. I would pull up to the FBO, they would later tow it down the south ramp and tie it down. Rampers were always careful and would occasionally text me pics of an old wing tip ding (crack on a faring I knew about) just to make sure I was aware of it, and...

More so than a Bravo or DC SFRA? The basic premise of any medical certificate is incapacitation endangering large numbers of non aviation public. Thus the seat requirement. I don’t understand the 18k limit if there is no similar limit to Bravo or SFRA etc.