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I’m a 750SD builder. Sorry I don’t have information on the hinge orientation. If you haven’t called or emailed (with pics) the factory yet, that’s a great place to start. When I’ve had questions, Roger usually gets back to me same day. On one occasion I got a call in only 5 minutes to talk out a...

I use tweezers and canned air to clean the lint out of my charging ports. You need pretty small tweezers, but that way you can grab the debris. The specific size tweezer I use is 5-SA, which is a small, precision tip. I think you can buy it specifically if you search for that size, available...

I worked on a neurostimulation project a decade ago. I heard Patient 1 liked to hunt, but became a quadriplegic. He really wanted to shoot his gun again I guess. So much so he underwent the experimental 18 hour surgery to bridge his neck muscles to his limbs. I know it “worked” but not sure he...

During my PPL training, I had an instructor that warned us about TPA in Foreflight. He selected a local airport, which the foreflight dialog box showed TPA as airport elevation +1000ft. Pull up the chart supplement and the remarks state TPA for light aircraft is 800ft, with larger aircraft at...

Sad to hear. I read "Say Again, Please" probably 5 times during my PPL training. He was a great author, and I'm very thankful he shared his knowledge in an approachable way. Thanks for the help Bob, and rest in peace.

Thanks for all the perspectives on this. I'm glad I wasn't way off and will definitely use this feedback in the future to make my calls a little more effectively. It does get busy around here sometimes so I certainly don't want to be clogging the frequency.

I thought I would share my experience today for any other low time pilots or students that might have communication questions performing a scenic flight away from their local area. Also, I am fully open to suggestions from more experienced pilots on ways to make my comms with ATC more concise...

I had some fun here yesterday with my son (almost 2). I know he must have enjoyed it because the first thing he said this morning was "airplanes sleep in hangars". This was only the second fly in I have been too, if you count the food truck festival at Simsbury last year as the first. Hopefully...

Thanks for sharing this! I had not heard of this. I RSVP'd and will drive down Saturday with my son to check it out.

Well we did make it up yesterday and had an awesome flight! Weather was great here in Western Mass. I booked the plane as early as I could, and kept the maneuvering to essential only (pattern entry). My wife was fairly quiet for the first half, as approach was busy, but we got to talk more on...

No update yet unfortunately. My sister in law is getting married soon so we had 3 weekends in a row of wedding events. I had a feeling this would happen when we cancelled the last flight. We currently have a flight scheduled for the 15th, though I'll still be flying here and there while she...

The weather Sunday was not looking good due to some low clouds in the area. My wife and I went to the airport anyway, but I explained there was a very good chance we wouldn't be flying. There was still an IFR airmet and a low temp/dewpoint spread when we left for the airport, though the TAF was...

Thanks for all the tips! I'll keep it shorter than I was originally planning, and move the time to right when the rental is available in the am. I have some sicsacs on order just in case, and will keep the pattern work to a minimum. Really looking forward to it but I'm glad I asked. Its been...

Hi all, I finished my PPL, ASEL about a week ago. I thought I'd join this site to gain some access to a larger pilot community. I'm the first pilot in my family and circle of friends, so I dont have anyone to talk to about aviation besides my instructors. I am in my early 30s, live in Western...