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I am also using a Tab-A and not seeing the issues you are reporting. But, I have only been using it for a few months.

Many years ago, also while flying back home after the holidays, I listened as a non-rated twin ran out of fuel after ATC attempted to talk him thought the cloud layer several times. I could tell how terrible it was for the controller as he told her that his last engine had quit. I did check the...

With the original question, I was not thinking of the engine area, but instead, all the wire bundles though-out the cockpit, especially behind the panel.

I know this may be a stupid question, but are there specific zip-ties to be used in aircraft? Or, can we go down to the local big-box and get some to use?

Many of the orange groves in FL are converting to either Tangerines or Peaches. So, some other field may have provided a ore peachy situation.

Salty, maybe some additional pics would give us some more things to say. Got any?

Looks like he came in from 'left of picture', then hit something with the right wing and spun clockwise (looking down). The left wing did not have any damage from the tree right behind it. Good job. But, are we going to find out that he was hoping for the cheaper fuel at X06 and ran out getting...

This is not correct. The STC from AOPA is worded in such a way that the aircraft is restricted to 6 seats ONLY IF the PIC is using Basic Med. You can still have, and fill, 7 seats if the PIC has a standard medical. It's dependent on the status of the PIC on each flight and not some logbook entry. .

Anytime Chip. Anytime you want to inspect my Lance for mechanic 'trashness', my hanger doors will be open. My base is Bartow in central Florida. Except for out-of-town issues, I have stayed with just 2 IA's since 1986. And the change was due to changes in where I based my aircraft. (It is time...

This is an IA that you do not want to ever touch your aircraft. Find a shop that understands older aircraft. I expect that even with a good aircraft, his annuals will cost 2x what another shop would charge.

Actually, the word taxiing has always been a strange word that many are not sure of. I thought that the way the subject was spelled was very funny, but instead of making some off the wall snide comment about it, I thought I would be nice and just mention the unusual spelling of taxiing. I was...

I frequently hear, during rollout on runway, "exit via Alpha, cleared to ramp/parking/hangers, monitor ground". Of course, I normally let tower know my parking if there are breaks on the frequency. FYI, it's "taxiing" or "taxying". (I don't like "taxying" as it's not in all the online...

There are two fuel stations just north of Orlando International that for years have charged $3-$4 dollars higher than others in the area. When most stations are $3, they would be $6. The only place the fuel price was disclosed was on the physical pump. Their whole plan was to suck in the rental...

Update: I tried the cotton ball and vinegar today. Not much success. Upon looking at it when out of the plane, there appears to be a plastic layer behind the front glass that has crinkled up. It's not on the front of the clear glass cover, but behind it.

MauleSkinner, If you don't know how much different it is planing a long trip using IFR-Low charts vs Sectionals, then you should go plan a trip from FL to WI with only sectionals and the 'standard' cross-country form used for the PPL training. No cheating, fill out every column. That magnetic...

So, I guess you are the 'perfect CFI' and make sure your student pilots are fully briefed and can tell you everything about IFR-Low charts before they take their PP check ride? And, when they go to the check ride and perform the cross-country planning exercise, they ignore the 'standard' planing...

I used 'IFR Low' charts (almost) exclusively. (Still carried sectionals per regs, but seldom referenced them.) I no longer worried about all 'this correction' or 'that correction' for planing that was required for the PP cross-country. My planning became 'VOR inbound' and 'VOR outbound' and any...

It was all about PAPER! It had NOTHING to do with PILOT SKILLS. PAPER! PAPER! PAPER!

That is not the subject of the post that I MADE. The subject was cross-country PLANNING and execution using IFR charts vs using VFR charts, as taught for the private. You have turned a cow into a mule so that you could beat it to death. Please re-read my original post:

NOT TRUE! What I said was that he taught me how to use IFR tools to plan and fly a cross-country. No where in the Private is there a place where the CFI teaches the student to use Low-Altitude charts and related info. For the private, it's all sectionals, compass correction, wind correction and...