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Am in the same boat with a new plane- would like to make a backup card to load at home and then swap as needed rather than take the one in the plane out everytime I need to update. I tried making the file structure as you have but Seattle didn't recognize the card. So maybe I need to copy the...

Any suggestions for a prebuy shop in the northeast (Pittsburg and surrounding areas) for Piper twins?

Registration renewals- My registration is up end of November. I renewed online back in July or August and the online registry shows my updated registration end date as Nov 30 2025. However I haven't received the paper copy and according to the website they are just now processing files from...

So looking into my passenger headset jacks a bit better (anticipation of new stereo audio panel and what work it will entail) I’ve discovered that the rear headset and mic jacks may have been installed incorrectly. The aftermarket PM1000 intercom calls for 2 separate shielded 2 conductor wires-...

Now that this was approved rapidly after a change in command- I would be very curious as to what forces were at play preventing the prior FAA staff from approving.

Somebody is clearly on the payola for this to be taking this long. The question is who?

Swift fuel announced their own 100LL replacement will be available in 2023 via STC. They have been pursuing the new FAA EAGLE initiative process apparently and will offer their fuel as a $100 STC. So is this the reason FAA has refused to finalize GAMI 100UL? Do they want to see competition in...

I've found that they overheat more often when plugged into external power. If on battery not as likely. But agree with shade/screen. The black body placed up in the windscreen gets very hot.

People buy planes all the time they don’t intend to fly but plan on hiring pilots for. Just need to name the CFII on the policy.

Thanks. I guess I meant sticking open as sticking closed would result in bent pushrods. That is the graph I was looking for. Now to differentiate it from my #5 EGT probe going bad.

Lycomings have a tendency for valve sticking this advocated to do the wobble test every 400h or so and to be on the lookout for “morning sickness”, or rough running after startup that evens out when the engine warms. On a 4 cylinder this is noticeable but on a 6 cylinder less so. Would the EGT...

That’s an interesting question- from all of the PBN alphabet soup- what does ATC see? I suspect most of that is for automation but what is required? (Not what the FAA has deemed required per ICAO but what does the controller really need to see?)

Nope. Had this experience at gatlinburg recently. They clear you for the approach. They don’t care which runway you land on, they are blocking for the whole airport until you cancel. If you go missed during the circle, follow he missed you were cleared for.

I don’t need more, just that some facilities seem determined to extract it out of you to take some responsibility off of them maybe? I get some of it if you go nordo.

I’ve gotten a pop up from New Orleans doing hurricane relief flights when I couldn’t get cell service on the ground to file. They were great about it and simply requested I repeat the SAR info on air for the tapes.

Nice article. Thanks. But this advice implies that once we are over solid overcast it’s better to wait until we are with the approach facility of our destination to request a pop up. That seems counter productive especially if an issue arises inflight.

Thanks Kevin, but if the plane is heading for a destination 3 or 4 facilities down the line does that change things? Do you feel obligated to get the SAR and other info in case I go NORDO?

so in this case the forecast weather was SCT and VFR the whole way just prior to takeoff. Enroute weather started to deteriorate but yes with ADSB weather I was able to see this while still 100m from the destination allowing adequate time for options.

I'd be curious to see what minimal codes you would add. For me would want to be able to accept a STAR, fly an LPV or ILS, and tell them I have ADS-B in/out. That would require at a minimum- Equip- BGRS; Surv-B2 E; PBN- D2 may be all you need?. Still not sure that this is really much shorter than...

This is actually a great idea and I've never thought of it that way.