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I found the "easy button" for navigating the Jeppesen site. Call their sales number to buy the sub, then have them transfer you to their tech support and allow them to walk you through the steps. Bookmark the "devices" page once you get there. The Jeppesen people were very friendly and eager to...

I'm sorry to read of your situation. And your timing sucks; that's certainly not your fault, but with 15% unemployment, finding a job in almost any field is going to be challenging for a while. From what I can read between the lines, you may be good at sales. Qualifications include being an...

I cannot imagine taxiing within 50 feet of a commercial aircraft. For the past year I have been forced to thread my way between two rows of parked 737 Max's to get to the 100LL fuel at my home base. My wing tips are probably 125-150 from their wings (and they are much higher than mine), but I...

Thanks! But, based upon many of the other comments in this thread, I suspect the controller is thinking "Wow, this guy is actually using an airway. That just can't be right. I better check" :)

I had BAS restraints installed in my C172 a few years back. The A&P had never installed them before, but he read, and followed, the instructions carefully. The installation was well done. Last month I had BAS restraints installed in my new-to-me Cherokee. The previous A&P was gone. The senior...

Thanks for your interesting comments. To answer those of you who wondered why I thought ATC should know that I'm on an airway: I've never visited a regional center, but I assumed (perhaps incorrectly?) that their screens display airspace, special use air spaces including TFRs, aerodromes, and...

Yesterday I flew northward 300 nm through central Texas and then returned. I had flight following so ATC knew my destinations. I used the airways to avoid MOAs and TFRs. At least twice on the way north and twice on the way south, different controllers asked me where I was heading and what my...

My iPad Mini 3 has been stable and reliable in the air for years. Then, an iOS and FF update changed that. I experienced crashes every 5-10 minutes. Waited for the next updates and expected those to fix the issue. Nope. So, yesterday I restored the iPad Mini to "factory defaults": connected it...

I recently upgraded from a C172 to a Cherokee 6XT. It has fixed gear so, with 300 hp and CS, it required a high performance endorsement. My CFI had a well planned course for me that included these topics: review hypoxia and oxygen system use (I fly higher now and use oxygen), review icing...

Great ideas and advice. Thanks!

I'd like to touch up some small spots on my Cherokee, but I'm not sure how. It was painted in 2008 and always hangared so I don't think the paint has faded much. These are mostly stone chips and small scratches; all are less than 1/8" in diameter. I figure dabbing some paint into these blemishes...

It took a while to solve this cold cylinder problem as I had the annual done plus ADS-B out/in installed plus other upgrades. "Lycoming engine morning sickness". Yes, it has a name. What surprised me is that three A&Ps plus a tech at Lycoming were baffled after the fuel injectors, harness and...

Not sure if Obstacles and Terrain are required for IFR certification. But aren't they needed for precision approaches? Garmin no longer provides NavData for the GNS-430. They referred me to Jeppensen. So I bought Obstacles/Terrain from Garmin and download it from their site. Then I bought...

Game cameras are a good (and inexpensive) idea, but wouldn't provide immediate notifications or alerts of a breakin or unauthorized visitor. If you want to know if someone has entered your hanger, consider a SimpliSafe system (or something like it) with their add-on camera. It's cellular enabled...

PoH recommends cylinder temps below 435 degrees F with redline at 500. In cruise I lean for 380-400.

I know only the basics about the TIO-540 in my new-to-me Cherokee 6XTC. I'd like opinions of what might be wrong. Six cylinders, constant speed prop, fuel injected, turbo charger. AvGas was clean. Last week, while in the pattern with my CFI, the engine began running rough on the third climb...