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The claim of different CHT readings with EI vs. JPI probes traces back (AFAIK) to a study done by Cubcrafters and published in July 2014. It is no longer at the link from which I got it, and being a copyrighted document I don't feel comfortable posting it here (sorry). I can, however describe...

An older Grumman Tiger can meet your requirements. My '76 will do 135 kts at 9.0-9.5 gph at 7500 ft (typically at about 200 lbs less than max gross) and has a useful load of 975 lbs. In addition to savings due to it's fixed gear, it has a fixed pitch prop so you avoid the cost of maintaining a...

I was VFR with flight following over Long Island NY (east of New York City) last Sunday. There were few and only brief gaps in radio communications. When another plane called asking to file an IFR flight plan they were asked to call flight service and file with there.

My plane is based at an airport which has little or no wait list for a hangar. Not for lack of interest, but because hangar rents are high enough that they balance demand with supply. The airport management is planning to add another 10 or so next year. As far as I can see, none of the about...

McGuire AFB (WRI), New Jersey

I phoned the RAPCON clearance number early on the day I wanted to fly the approaches. They asked me what time I wanted to do the approaches and told me to radio when 15 out. I got vectors from there.

My experience when the autopilot is operating is consistent with bbarrett's. GPSS works as it should holding the GPS track in both turns and straight lines. I also second his recommendation to get the GPSS/Heading switch installed rather than relying on the menu system to make that switch...

I just had 2 GI-275s installed replacing the AI and DG, and connecting to a Century IIB and GNS-530w navigator. Installation was completed last November and still isn't right. The 275 STC requires the installation of a relay in the power line of the IIB. That relay is intended to shut off the...

I've heard of employees being offered government subsidies as incentives to bring services to underserved communities (eg. rural physicians), or where local housing prices are so high that they are out of reach of public employee salaries. Based on house prices published for Basalt CO, I...

There is a mist of oil drops in the crank case and leaving through the breather (pushed out the breather by blow-bay gases). It seems reasonable to me that a portion of those drops impact the walls of the breather tube and coat it with oil. That oil coating drains down and out the end of the...

You need to have your squawk code on the ground when departing an airport within the TFR (actually within the outer ring). I don't see anything in the TFR language that precludes departing VFR with a squawk code that was assigned on the ground and having a VFR flight plan filed. Then picking...

Glad you were able to help your shop sort this out.

I am guessing you're looking for service kit SK-125A which is cited in the Service Bulletins (and by reference any accompanying ADs) for repair of delamination. All it is is a set of instructions along with specifications for standard adhesive and rivets to be used. You can read a copy here...

I have an AA5B, but I believe that the wing assembly of the AA5's is similar for the AA1 types. You don't need to pull the wings to check for spar corrosion. The area where corrosion can be a big problem is on the tubular carry through spar which is mounted through the fuselage and extends...

Shawnee Mountain Hotel and Ski Resort is 6 miles from Stroudsburg Pocono airport (N53) in PA. Mountain Creek Ski and Resort Center is 8 miles from Sussex County airport (KFWN) in NJ I've never been there, but for the most in convenience it seems like the Nemacolin resort in PA provides what...

I did mine a couple of months early when my PCP signed off on the BasicMed exam during my annual physical exam. I don't see that I lost anything other than 1/24th of the value of the previous exam. Not very much.

I use my Halo's during summer months as I find myself sweating under the earcups of my over the ear headset. I find them quiet enough and comfortable. As downsides, I find that the weight of the cord pulls the microphone out of position near my mouth as I turn my head. QT used to supply a...

I heard back from EI tech support. They said that Engineering had issued updated firmware and that the new version gives fuel totalizer alerts as they had originally. They are sending me a copy with installation instructions for the shop.

My 18 year old brother used money from his first job out of high school to pay for a night flight for him and 10 year old me out of Caldwell Wright (now Essex County/KCDW) airport. Seeing the lights, roads, and NYC skyline from 1500 ft was magical, and we were both hooked. Lessons started 12...

I had an EI CGR-30P installed in my Tiger shortly after the '30P was available. It was recently updated and reconfigured by EI as part of a panel upgrade I had done. In the 3.5 hrs it's flown in the past 2 weeks I've seen some differences from before in operation that aren't reflected in the...