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I've heard the same... good points

Anyone have any products they've used that will bring back the black luster on the wing walk? Mine isn't that bad so I'm not looking to recoat it or spray paint it black or anything that significant. Really just looking to see if anyone has had luck with something you can spray on, wipe off...

Is there a short list of light twins that can climb and/or maintain at/near max flown correctly?

Thanks @Tantalum

I hear ya, taking a number of days off like that isn't easy. Sounds like you're on a good path. Good luck and enjoy the training!!

Question - I really haven't dug into twin pistons much... Is it a misnomer that having a twin piston and if one engine fails, you have the other that can fly you to the nearest airport? Or does this just vary according to the specs/characteristics of a particular twin piston (ie, lightly...

Not sure if it's an option for you or not (cost and time off of life) but there are some "finish up" type trainings (or full trainings) out there that basically bang it out in a 5-10 days depending on how much you need. I went the 10-day PIC route where they come to you. I started from scratch...

That makes a lot of sense. I've been one to immediately disengage it, I don't like to make a bad thing worse. But I had honestly not thought about just throwing it into heading mode should I still want some assistance albeit not a GPS or Coupled Approach.

I'm not sure I would say disconnecting the AP is the dumbest thing you can do. I'd say the dumbest thing you can do is continue to let the AP do whatever wrong thing it's doing due to your own button pressing while you try and figure out how to correct it. That would NOT be good... But I like...

This is VERY important and the subtly is you need to best understand how your GPS actually talks to your AP. I usually have the AP on for my visual approaches and typically simulating an RNAV. I've had 3 times the AP turned outbound while heading towards the FAF right after I pressed a button...

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I had my IR checkride this past March and I asked him when/where I can/can't use the AP. He said "use it whenever/wherever you want", "use it like you intend to", "I'll let you know when to turn it off". He basically, while being vectored to final, told me to disengage the AP during one...

Sorry to hear about all that Bob. It's amazing hearing story after story... the next person knowing they're lucky because the next one had it much worse... and then that person says the same about the next that lost more. Some lost it all and that is truly sad. Glad you're in descent spirits...

When we have a hurricane and/or power outage we have ours running 24/7. Too damn hot/humid not to usually... tough to sleep without a fan. I've got a few beacons for someone wandering around in my backyard at night too... not so friendly kind of beacons...

Probably just the timing aspect. I tend to try and group all my local-ish airports (within 100 miles) first so I can get a broader picture at a quick glance as to how the surrounding weather looks without having to pull out my iPad and Foreflight. The paid version will also give you wind...

Textra - like the texting interface, I paid for the no-ad version Weather Bug - great lightning strike distance locator Avia Weather - great quick easy view of favorite METARs/TAFs for the airports you save. Gives Flight Category for each of your saved favorites all on one screen. DarkLight -...

@Pinecone your mention of being away once when the power dropped reminded me. I'm not sure if a lot folks do this, but if you keep a small cup/glass of water in the freezer and let it freeze then put a coin on top of the frozen water, you'll have a great indicator as to if your power outage was...

Check and see if you can rent one somewhere and see if you like it. I have been around a lot (I use to roadrace motorcycles) of the smaller generators (< 5kW) and although they are more expensive, the Honda gens are about the quietest. Yamaha is close. As I mentioned above, I also have a...

I've got two neighbors that have whole home generators. One bought the equipment himself and paid someone to install it and I believe he spent ~$9K. My other neighbor just went and had the company provide the equipment and installation and the cost was around $12k. These were both around 22kW...

We have two smallish Inverter type (very quiet) generators we use for our hurricane power outages. One is a Honda 2kW generator and the other is a Champion 3.1kW. The Honda is extremely quiet, they're one of the best. Yamahas are nice too. The key is to get an Inverter type generator. The...