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Pretty much what I want to do. Do you think it would be useful to have a GTR-200 VHF radio tuning head, or is the G3X pretty friendly to use? I have watched a few videos on the G3X and it seems pretty intuitive, but have talked to a friend that seemed very glad he had the GTR-200.

Ours has worked great on an ancient 182B for a few years so far. 1 hour of labor for the on-field dealer to install them. Our avionics shop also tried to dissuade us from buying one. I speculate it's because they'd rather sell you on a $5000+ Garmin solution instead. Also, if you get one...

Go easy, I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to "technically advanced aircraft" as they relate to 91.205 and exprimental category aircraft. considering a "builder assist" EAB situation in the next year or so. They told me they could build an IFR panel on a tandem taildragger in...

Yeah, I have a PLB on my vest ready to go, would like to get the real deal 406 but couldn't convince my partners to go for the $2k expense. Tempted to just do it on my own anyway....

I would probably be even more apt to go for the trees if I had the chute. I’m in south central AK, but I treat most water up here as if it were lava in a wheel plane, especially any kind of ocean water. Exceptions being a shallow rivers/streams or small ponds. In that case, if the trees were...

Funny, I fly a C182 in Alaska. Trees or an open area, not the water. Maybe a beech if it's not too rocky. Mine definitely does not have a chute. I'd be surprised if more than a dozen planes in the state had a BRS, maybe I'm wrong. Most of us are working with 50+ year old airplanes. I...

Twice now this happened: C182B O-470L Engine 460 hrs since overhaul in 2011, bendix/tcm mags overhauled at the same time. The engine gets real rough for 4 or 5 seconds then goes away. First time was climbing at 10,500 with carb heat on, mixture leaned ~ 150 F rich of peak. Second time...

Quick question: could using carb heat at higher altitudes for an NA recip cause the mixture to be too rich even at a very lean mixture control setting? The reason I ask is that I was climbing at about 10,500 the other day with carb heat on (ambient 20 F, some clouds nearby, C182B with an O470)...

O-470L with a quick drain in a C182B, 12 qt capacity, 9 qt minimum for flight. The dipstick was showing 11 qts prior to oil change. I flew the airplane for an hour then started draining oil ~30 minutes after shutdown. Drained oil for an hour and changed filter. Added 9 qts. Dipstick showed...

Mixture was full rich.

Hello, I was doing a series of touch and goes in a C182 with an O-470. After the 3rd landing, I retracted flaps to 20, turned off carb heat, opened cowl flaps and applied full throttle as I normally would. Instead of the usual increase in RPM, the engine began to quit. RPM's decreased to...

European style cadet academies. Still technically GA, but tightly regulated like a 141 school on steroids. This was already starting in the USA before covid.

From the FAA: "Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world." The safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world is one that doesn't include general aviation, statistically. The FAA has no mandate to encourage GA. It would benefit them to...

The irony of conveying this message on the internet is not lost on me, but: In aviation, especially if you pursue it as a career, it pays to stay off the internet. Yes, you may gain some level of notoriety or fame by publicizing your aviation exploits. However, the second you trip up, the...

Yes, there are some dealers which have new airplanes in their hangar (just a few hours for repos/demo flights), or you can contact the manufacturer and order an airplane directly in some cases. Of course, an order will probably take a year or so to be delivered. I'm not considering new...

Does anyone know why Chicago center is not using grouped numbers for airline callsigns? I'm used to doing it that way outside the US, but it's slightly annoying to have it be inconsistent from center to center within the US.

No, you're not crazy. The 59' C182 I have a stake in is constantly needing expensive maintenance due to the age of the airframe. Let's see....the airbox needed to be rebuilt first - $1k. Then a seat frame cracked due to age/rust. ~ 1k to replace and reupholster. Next the nose gear strut...

I finally got a chance to put the winch in. Not a perfect job but it seems to work OK. I ended up with two extra holes close to the wall with exposed anchors because the first two anchor holes I drilled weren't deep enough/even enough and I pounded on the anchors so hard attempting to drive...

Great, thanks again!

Ok, thanks Tom. It sounds like there is no advantage to having a white airplane then, because the fabric patch would still need to be painted white (I presume the paint offers some measure of environmental protection for the fabric compared to the bare material?), or is it permissable to make...