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Ray's at Santa Paula. Best game in town. http://www.rays-aviation.com/maintenance/

When they repair the 130 the call sign should forever be Carrot 1. Nose art should be a carrot with wings and small frightened F35s in full afterburner fleeing from it.

It's a business like any other. If you drove an Uber and a good number of old guys ****ed on your car seat, you'd stop picking up old guys. If you owned an apartment and college kids tear up the place, you'd stop renting to college kids. It's they way it is, unless you want government run...

Same here. Did mine with two VORs and DME. When I got back into it with GPS, it was like I vaulted into the 22nd century. But if I had to do it again I would have just gone ahead and learned on the 430. So, don't go out of your way NOT to learn with GPS. Frankly, the situational awareness...

Yep. I have a 750 in my rig, upgrade from a KLN-94. Flight plan on the 750 but find myself looking at the iPad more. Turbulence isn't worse on a touch screen vs. knob, you get used to it. I thought I'd have that issue when we upgraded but I didn't. If you're flying IFR then spend the time...

Yes. Over time, the numbers don’t lie.

Wow, zombie thread. To address the initial question from 8 years ago, from a claims prospective, the military to civvi piston claims I see are piston engine issues, like over priming when hot, causing fires, on tail draggers it’s flipping it right on over on landing when they slam on the...

My company is involved in these now. In general terms, seems to be very viable. We insure many operators with 2 to 5 drones and they seem to do well. I know of a retiring 777 pilot who started his drone biz on the side and it takes him all over the world now. Not sure how saturated the...

Welcome to VNY. Castle & Cooke is no better. VNY loves the jets and jets only. Handling jets for the LA rich and pumping Jet A is what they want to do. Your little piston is an afterthought to them when there is a BBJ And 2 G650s inbound to them carrying billionaires. I’ve been at Castle &...

But IWC is a classic Swiss watch that will retain value. It’s an investment.

My watch rule: buy a watch you like for style/functionality. Not for aviation, because no watch will be better than what’s in the airplane. I have a Citizen Nighthawk ecodrive. Good all around watch. Has a bezel that can calculate fuel/time/yada. I haven’t once used it. My last chronograph...

Yeeeaah glad you made it but I wouldn't do that again. I know of a few fatal accidents from the ol' boost pump trick.

This. I’m in claims and it can be done. INSIST your agent ask your carrier or you’re moving to another agent. Start calling around to other brokers now. And they don’t have to be extremely local.

You can also call Ken at Lycon in CA. He does some cool things with engines and is straight shooter. He may make you an offer for it but do check the salvage yards for pricing reference. Arizona air salvage is another site to check out. Just keep in mind some of those engines have bent crank...

Yep. I told ATC but not much they could do other than report it up the chain. It didn't occur to me at the time to cut my lights off and change course a bit. I was kinda in disbelief about how disturbing the green beam was. Like "am I actually getting hit by a laser right now?" Of course...

Where’s the Maule? Or for the truly hardcore, what about a Marchetti 1019, DHC-2, or PC6 Porter? Heck show me an AN2 review and I’m in.

This. Brokers work for you, and if they don't know they should get the answer. If they are unwilling find a new broker. Just tell him/her that you need an answer, and you are going to direct to the UW. They don't like that, and it WILL light a fire under them, because they are technically...

I would venture to guess someone stole a plane, probably a suicidal person, and his or her family pulled the airport into a lawsuit asserting weak security. You know, how dare you let my son kill himself!!! So, this is the airport's response. Sad, but that's the state of litigious America.

I’m in CA and it’s terrible. Not just smoky IMC, but breathing in that stuff is not good. My eyes start to water, throat gets sore and I want to cough. I thought I could power through like a man but combine a physical impairment with IMC conditions and now it’s a little puckery. Now I don’t...

My knowledge as a claims guy(we don't know all the nuts and bolts from the underwriting side)- The last 15 years wer unprecedented. Many other players got into aviation insurance when drove rates through the basement. Underwriters from other sectors of insurance saw pure premium numbers and...