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I just had that happen. As it turns out, the red X was indicating that the ADAHRS on my trusty old Advanced Flight 4500 has died. $4000+ later, a 5400 is on the way as we speak. I hope to put it in this weekend.

It doesn't for me, necessarily.

Excellent! You've found a solution that works for you!

It sounds like a stressful experience for you. Maybe you should stop.

John Denver was killed when he crashed his Long EZ into the ocean. IIRC his medical had been pulled because of two DUIs. I think the fuel system design got some of the blame.

My OPW requires guest pilots have 500 hours TT and 25 hours in that exact model.

A simpler time. Now we have pilot factories, a huge insurance overlay, staggering liability exposure, a very complicated national airspace system, complex "simple" airplanes, and managing governmental agency that is clearly the Master of the Universe when it comes to over-regulation. As I...

That's kind of a sad perspective. I guess we all see it differently. I take people up on right-seat demo flights all the time...neighbors, co-workers, people interested in RV's, kids thinking about aviation...If and when I decide to sell my airplane, why would I treat a prospective buyer any...

IMHO if it's being used in a training environment, drop your pants. The plane will need to be robust, not fast.

Experimental.

The prevalence of obesity (BMI greater than 30) in the US is about 40-45% (about a 30% increase in prevalence since 2005). The incidences of OSA (and diabetes) have both increased concomitantly.

Oh. We're talking about single-seat airplanes now? Well, I don't own a single seat airplane and likely never will....so my consideration of the sale hypotheticals only went as far as my current two-seat airplane. But yeah, a guy crashing my airplane, no matter how many seats it had, while he's...

I'd be happy to take the guy on a demo flight and he can sit in the right seat after the purchase agreement is signed. He can fly it all he wants from there, but only under very rare circumstances (I cant envision what they might be) would I let another pilot fly that airplane without me or my...

I didn't fly mine before I bought it, but my buddy, who is/was also my GFI and transition trainer, did fly it and gave it a thumbs-up. Good enough for me. I flew it (and logged the time) on the 3.5 hour flight home.

Worse....there's no way to make it so.

Yes. No matter how hard we try to toe the line...it's always possible to get screwed. Bad things happen to good people with discouraging frequency.

I've found that the harder I work at it, the luckier I get. But otherwise...yup...lightening could strike me at any moment. Less likely if I avoid standing around on the golf course waving a 9-iron in a thunderstorm.

Oh come on...this statement means nothing without context. How about a little elaboration on your opinion...?

Ouch! That was unfortunate. There are always outliers. I tend to plan my life around the likelihoods. It's worked pretty well so far.

I'm in a similar situation. It's a staged distribution and they want me to sign up now. They won't require me to get vaccinated, and I must admit that I am leery for a variety of reasons including the FAA's position. There's a distinct lack of anything reassuring me that is vaccine is safe and...