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Farmington isn't too far. About 30 miles south and west. As I mentioned, I'm at the state line south of Durango, near highway 550.

Yes, I understand what needle, ball, and airspeed flying means. As I mentioned in an earlier post, is was common to (as I did on my checkride) demonstrate basic instrument maneuvers such as straight and level flight, climbs, descents, 180 and 360 degree turns, etc. with only those instruments...

I did it once but over a much shorter distance. Hauled a unairworthy Bellanca Scout 200 miles. No brilliant advice to offer... We used gust locks, put the airplane on a trailer facing forward and strapped down the main gear and tailwheel securely. We had a medium sized flatbed truck along...

I'm close, but no cigar. South of Durango, a couple of hundred yards inside New Mexico. :) I'm in CO on most of my flights.

I didn't think you needed any instruments for the ppl flight test that are not required equipment for your certified aircraft. I took my ppl check flight(it was a long while ago...) aircraft was a 7KCAB Citabria I owned and did my training in. Panel instruments: airspeed, altimeter, turn and...

I am based above 6000msl and often fly into airports which are higher(KTEX, KALS and others). I learned to do it similar to Lachlan's method. Lean for best power at a runup rpm of 1700-1800. Then go rich a few clicks. I don't do full power ground runups unless troubleshooting a problem, and...

I don't know about the big city, but most places I have lived and flown, I had a personal avgas tank. In Alaska, my brother and I would have 100LL delivered to our 500 gal tank, and then haul to the airplane in a 100 gal tank we carried in a pickup. Had a 12V pump with clips to connect the...

I don't mind. And I guess the OP doesn't either, since he is thinking of a Cardinal now. :) Both the Tiger and the RV9 have extremely quick and precise controls, and are great in crosswinds. They both handle like sports cars compared other aircraft I have flown, but the RV is quicker and more...

I liked the Tiger a lot, I especially liked sliding the canopy back for aerial photos which I did a lot. But my home base in New Mexico is above 6,000 ft msl and my son & granddaughters live across the Rockies from me, near Denver. The Tiger didn't perform as well as I hoped at higher...

My comment is a bit late, but I have to agree with @Stewartb 's friend. I sold a Cessna 185 and a Bellanca Scout when I moved from Alaska to New Mexico a few years ago. After deciding I didn't want to live without an airplane, I researched the RANS S6 and Kitfox, thought they would be fun but...

I would be interested in the power settings used for these reports of 140 kts in a fixed gear non-turbo 182. I flew a nice 1975 185 (IO-520, 300hp, 8.50 main tires, no wheel pants) for 25 years. Typically used 23/23 which I think was around 65% power. 130 kts was typical.

Yes, but the other way to look at this- it is easy to add avionics, but it is very expensive and can be tedious, in the era of the ADSB mandate. If you want or need a modern panel, I highly recommend you buy it WITH your used aircraft. Let the previous owner take the depreciation hit... I...

Welcome, Andy! The Cherokee 6 is a great workhorse airplane.

I usually ride my motorcycle to my hangar to go flying. :) I truly enjoy both activities and would really hate to give them up. But, I do worry about inattentive drivers squashing me like a bug when on my motorcycle, and I would worry more if I lived in a more populated area( the nearest town...

Yep. Needle valve. That was what I replaced, along with the float assembly. Aircraft Spruce had the parts. Weren't horribly expensive - I believe around $300 for the needle valve, float and assorted gaskets. Worst thing was the freight. I was in a hurry to get back in the air, so I...

Your A&P will remove your carb to partially disassemble and troubleshoot it (hopefully). Last summer I had an intermittent fuel leak from my O-320 carb. I also had recently noticed that I was no longer getting a sharp engine cutoff after pulling the mixture. A&P took the carb apart and...

I don't think that the comments are "hate" for electric vehicles. I think it is more weariness of unending announcements of "paradigm shifts" that don't pan out. With associated numbers that are obviously wrong, and usually deliberately so. "90% power generation efficiency??… really?" I hate...

Glad everyone is OK. Looks like the pilot did his job after the engine failure.

I learned to fly in Alaska and flew there for 40 years. Flying up there goes on routinely at -30F temps (and colder). I'm sure the cold has some negative effects, but I would never ground myself to avoid them. The Iditarod will be starting soon and thousands of hours of single engine flying...

That thing is beautiful! And very capable. I'm envious. :)