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"Then as we start the turn for the final descent, which is always the most complicated and demanding in accuracy, Ross takes a box of matches from his pocket and lights them one after another right in front of my nose. I gasp a protest. I am heavily engaged in trying to hold course and...

There is a Kindle version but it is terrible. Black and white, no index, but more importantly the Kindle isn't good for searching and moving rapidly from one location to another. If you use an EFB such as Foreflight just add the pdf to it. If you don't use an efb, I would recommend a cheap...

Second video is flight simulator footage with ATC audio superimposed.

/rant on/ $66k - $74k for the Wagoneer $88k - $104k for the Grand Wagoneer. Insane. I am not paying more for an automobile than I paid for my first THREE airplanes combined. Or more than I have paid for EVERY automobile I have ever owned combined (and I'm almost 60 years old). Get off my...

Sorry to be a broken record, but if you want to diagnose it or fix it, it's got to come out of the wall. You will almost certainly find a circuit diagram on the top of the oven. Usually a couple of screws holding it to the cabin. If you remove the door first, the oven is much easier to move...

17 Ohms is about right for a good element. Do check for voltage at the element. Ovens tend to have, in addition to the temperature control thermostat, a limit thermostat which opens if the temp gets too high. Some of these auto reset, some have a pushbutton to reset, some are one shot and you...

I believe that your CFI is probably the best resource for knowing what to expect from your DPE. The CFI probably sends lots of candidates to the DPE, and receives feedback from most or all of them.

Long time Sea Eagle user... I have found the 330 and 370 to be just above the toy class. They are a lot of fun, especially for kids. You won't want to paddle far in them. The fast tracks (385 and 465) have smaller, higher pressure sides and a semi-ridgid floor, along with the above...

I have had panels cut and engraved by Up North Aviation and highly recommend him. Not sure if he already has a template / CAD file for a 320, but I'll bet he can work with what you have. http://www.upnorthaviation.com/

I for one have nothing negative to say. I'm glad that the outcome was successful and that you learned from it. We all make mistakes, even in high-stakes situations. I think that to add to the learning experience for all of us, telling us the airport / approach would be helpful.

Holy jump to conclusions Batman! Back when I was renting, I always purchased the POH for planes I was renting so that I could have my own copy at home. I thought everybody did this. This is much more likely to be the case than to think that Rgbeard stole one.

My concern with this fuel is what happens if it is found to cause problems after the roll-out? I know that GAMI is an organization with sophisticated test methods and has done extensive testing, but it probable includes testing in less than 10-15 engines and aircraft. Will this truly...

There are a lot of fields in the area, but tend to be relatively small. Lots of them are full of rolls of hay this week. The parkway there is straight and with relatively little traffic. That's where I would have landed. I drove by the area this morning. The plane is still sitting on the...

I used to have a simple autopilot for my sailboat that was a similar concept. One bracket on the boat and one on the tiller. Worked like a dream. I always wondered if something couldn’t be done for an aircraft yoke. The sailboat version was easy to overpower or could be popped off if something...

Laser. Nothing better. The only significant time away from aviation since my teens was when I discovered sailing. For several years Lasers, Hobie Cats, along with cruising keelboats, was the only flying I did. I gradually migrated back to flying more. Recently moved near a lake that's great...

Piston rings do an incomplete job of sealing the combustion chamber from the crankcase. The term is "blow by," and the net result is that dirt (dust, sand, etc) winds up in the engine oil. Oil analysis shows high levels of silicon when there is a leaky air filter or carb heat (unfiltered air)...

As the GI-275 is a certified / TSOd device, Garmin's installation instructions would apply, unless you are installing into an experimental. Garmin certainly calls for their own antenna to be used (even their Aera series of portables call out the external antenna to be used). So while one of...

They can, if in their state they are a "state licensed physician." For example, in Kentucky, they are. Chiropractors can even do CDL physicals for the DOT. This concerns me; an acquaintance is a recent graduate of a chiropractic school. She received *no* training in eye, heart, lung, or...

You have to be willing to give up on the precision in turbulence, especially in such a lightly loaded airplane. Keep the wings level and the g loads reasonable. Much easier on the airplane and the person flying it.

Years ago I was flying somewhere with my mother-in-law. She was not a small woman, but not huge either--I would guess about 180-200 lbs. We were getting on an Embraer 120 (30ish passenger turboprop), which she considered to be a "small airplane." It was clearly going to be very lightly...