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Not a big Garmin fan, but SkyBeacon wouldn't work with my aircraft due to configuration of my wingtip lights. Wound up installing the GDL-82 during an Annual Inspection while the interior was out, and its has worked flawlessly since then (4 years). I have a 23 year old transponder (KT-76C).

My DA40 is wired exactly as B&C shows it, as apparently many (most) manufacturers do. I wouldn't substitute my electrical engineering knowledge and experience for theirs...

I've never been asked, but I can do it on my ancient KLN-94, with a lot of knob twirling and button pushing. Having said that, I frequently do set up the calculation once I'm settled in cruise, and the AP is doing all the hard work....

Ordered 2 - CH48110-1 from Aicraft Spruce on August 20, 2022. Shipped today, 5 months+ ...

Why not do an Annual as the "Prebuy". Yeah, it might cost a bit more, but no surprises like the OP had. Buyer pays for the inspection, seller pays to correct Airworthiness issues, buyer can deal with non-Airworthiness issues as he sees fit.

...and, as a former machinist, scary...

Or... One of these could work... I especially like the strict use of PPE.

I'm interested.

Palo Duro canyon for sure - Fly into Amarillo -KAMA. The museum in Canyon is also a great visit if you need to be indoors for a few hours. Big bend is great - Fly into Alpine. Rental cars are available. Also, Guadalupe Mountains National Park - tallest peak in TX - about 4 hours round trip if...

I ordered a couple of Champions from Spruce in late August. At that time, they expected to ship in early October. Still waiting, and now expected in stock December 9. I had a couple in the hangar, sold one to a friend who needed one more than I needed two. Luckily, scored a case of the Tempests...

That feature is an easy addition to any KAP 140 single or dual axis AP.

Consider yourself lucky then (or it isn't noticeable to you). I've seen it in many military and civilian aircraft models (did a study in 1989-90 on laser glare through aircraft windscreens at the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory).

Ophthalmologist and former Naval Flight Surgeon here - we advise against polarized sunglasses mainly because the windscreens on most aircraft are stressed plastic material, which acts as a polarizer. Wearing polarized sunglasses (the analyzer) can generate irregular chromatic aberrations in your...

I bought a Lycoming rebuilt (zero-time) IO360 in November, 2020. It was delivered in February, 2021 (after the delivery date slipped about a month in several installments). I had my engine off the mount long before the new one was delivered, and all of the accessories (oil cooler, prop governor)...

I don't use it -

Rgbeard's picture brought back a very disturbing memory from my earlier life. I was a Flight Surgeon in a P3 squadron in the early 80s at Moffett Field. Shortly after reporting for duty, I was reviewing an accident report from a couple of years earlier, involving a crew member who walked into a...

I carry one in my on-board tool kit. Only time I thought I would have to replace one was a bad mag check that wouldn't clear by leaning during run-up. Pulled the plug and it turned out to be a big carbon flake between the (massive) electrodes. Just cleaned it out, and was good to go with the old...

I haven't experienced "Abusive" vectoring, but have experienced "Forgetful" vectoring a couple of times. Once, flying into KPNS, the controller sent me what seemed like halfway to Cuba over the Gulf, until I reminded him that I was enroute to Pensacola, not Havana. The other time a controller at...

I have an IFR one in my DA 40. The AFM supplement is in the airplane. I'll bring it home and scan it next time I fly.

Actually, one really nice thing about the wiring harnesses in my DA40 is that every wire is labelled (laser marked) every 6 inches or so. I have done some avionics work on the airplane over the years and the combination of having comprehensive wiring diagrams and labelled wires makes...