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New Cuyama (L88) is probably 2 hours from KLVK. Soda Lake is just 12 miles north of there. The entire Carrizo Plain is full of flowers right now. I don’t know about renting a car there since I’ve never tried. You definitely could rent a car in Paso Robles and drive there or just drive around...

I had these installed in 2008 and surprisingly they are about the same price as then. Installation is pretty simple for an A&P.

ForeFlight has a timer built in to the app. It’s at the bottom of the More tab.

Trash-talking chess matches are the best.

The IFR practical is done in VFR conditions so there is no reason that the airplane must be IFR certified. As long as you can do the approaches and other items in the ACS with your airplane it doesn’t matter. § 61.45 Practical tests: Required aircraft and equipment. Required equipment (other...

I just checked the POH for my Cherokee and Arrow, and an Archer and a Dakota and all of them say that on pre-flight or before starting engine FUEL SELECTOR....desired tank The before takeoff checklist includes: BEFORE TAKEOFF...proper tank Similar with slightly different wording in a Warrior...

I was today years old when I found out that there are pilot controlled VASIs just like runway lights.

Number 1 is stupid. If you switch tanks at altitude and there is something clogging the other tank you have plenty of time to switch back. If you switch just before takeoff and there is something wrong with the tank you are close to the ground and have no time to diagnose, let alone fix, the problem

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Keep in mind that if you have the original Piper AutoControl autopilot you’ll need to retain your AI since it provides input to the autopilot and (at least in our aircraft) you can’t use inputs from the G5.

Just finished my Ground Instructor renewal with Sporty’s. The course is free and automated renewal for CFIs is $49. Not too bad but the have the timing off. Some interesting modules take more than an hour if you watch the videos and look up the references. Other irrelevant modules take 20...

I never had to refer to the FAR AIM in my PP or IFR oral but for prep and the oral why not download the FARs to your computer and then bold and bookmark the portions you need help remembering. It’s also a lot easier to search if you have it electronically rather than on paper.

I just installed a Concorde battery and the torque value was printed on the battery. I believe it was 70 inch-pounds for mine.

There are some conditions that make an aircraft unairworthy that don’t preclude getting a ferry permit to fly back to the home base.

Nope. My wife had a Datsun stick in the 80s and was driving home when the car started accelerating. She used the clutch to slow it down and pulled off the road into a business park. When I arrived I found that a squirrel had been storing nuts in the engine compartment and one of them was under...

I have a Cherokee 140 and it’s a nice plane but I wouldn’t use it as a base for upgrades. At a minimum you should start with a Cherokee 180 with the bigger engine and rear baggage compartment. Here’s a project plane for you for $40K that would be a better starting point.

One of our EAA members bought the company last year and talked about it at our May 2022 meeting. He owns a machine shop so he can make parts from the original plans. His partner runs a service center in Oklahoma specializing in Bellanca aircraft. https://bellancaaircraft.com They also have a...

Our local community college just started an A&P program. There are 25 students and 23 on the waiting list.

You don’t need a Second Class (commercial) medical to get a commercial rating—you just can’t fly for hire without it. You can take any practical test and instruct with Basic Med. Review § 61.23 Medical certificates: Requirement and duration. (3) for details.