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Why don't you call an avionics shop and tell them what you have, maybe they have some lying around.

I don't think McDowell has built any of those in decades. If you could find one on E-bay or somewhere else you would be pretty lucky. Info and photos here, https://www.joea.com/mcdowell_safety_starter_information.htm

Minniapolis is a small time western suburb of St Paul.

Your first drawing is a good simple explaination of Class B and the veil for normal planes. But it doesn't address the many planes that fly without an electrical system. Your second attachment goes more in depth into the entire reg (which most pilots don't even read) including the part that...

That drawing only addresses "normal" planes, and says nothing about planes without electrical systems. I can tell you that at the MSP Class B we normally fly under at least one of the shelves going into STP, and we sure aren't doing 180kts either.

The latest was loss of oil pressure, shut it down in the mid 30's over the Rocky's, declared and landed at APA, Denver Centennial. The first was 1984 and a engine fire at 14,000' over NM in a C-401, didn't have time to declare, landed in a hurry, plane was totaled, no one got a scratch.

The Optica in the previous photo is regestered in GB. There was one in the Twin Cities of MN area for a number of years, maybe it's been sold by now. This was at the local fly-in at ANE a few years ago. N130DP

I kinda did that trip just this morning. FXE, Fort Lauderdale Executive to MTH, Marathon. Mine was probably a little higher, 12,000' and faster, 350kts.

Certain aircraft are allowed to operate inside the Mode C veil but outside the Class B and C airspace without having a transponder or ADSB.

And that's why we sometimes "drag the field" to check on actual conditions.

Typical winter conditions in the northern states, and sometimes braking action reports can change by the hour.

In my eyes there are only two things that warrent the quickest descent in the least amount of time, fire and or major smoke. You can argue a health issue like a heart attack in there too, but in that case seconds probably won't do much. Everyone here will have to determine what will get...

Eurasian watermilfoil might be more of a problem with float planes than zebra mussels. It's an invasive weed that can grow 2" per day. It's a big problem in MN but I don't know if it's serious in MT. It's taken very serious at boat landings here. Obviously you can't remove it before landing at...

The optimum cruising altitude for my Champ is about 1000' AGL.

No problem, sometimes the answer is right in front of your eyes.

Are you an air carrier, simple question yes or no?

16 here and 8.8 hours.

Knots are something you get in shoelaces and fishing lines. My ASI.

As wide or narrow as the PIC feels is comfortable and workable, depending on if it's a King Air or a swept wing jet.

A required placard on my Aeronca 7AC.