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Does anyone have any experiences, good or bad with ACE Aircraft Cylinders & Engines of Greeley, Colorado? I had an unfortunate accident that involved sudden prop stoppage, and so my preexisting need for an engine overhaul of my Lycoming O-360 has now become immediate. The local mechanic I want...

Well, one place it tells you there are different transition routes for KSLC north and south flow, and another place it tells you that traffic at 11.5 should expect the I-80 transition. My original question was just asking for clarification that my understanding was correct and that traffic at...

Actually that turns out to be a great suggestion; at first it looked like it would add quite a bit of distance to my route, but because of the distorted view of things on “flattened” maps that turns out not to be true, it actually shaves some miles off the route. I always use flight following...

My flight plan does have me near any terrain higher than 8,500’ in that vicinity. I could fly up to Brigham City but then I have to worry about the MOAs which would likely be active. But it’s a good suggestion and I will think about it.

Thanks, appreciate knowing that. I always like to err on the side of being over prepared, especially when transitioning busy airspace, if I’ve done all the thinking ahead of time, hopefully that will prevent any “oh ****, now what?” moments in the air. I appreciate friendly and helpful...

In this case, I’d rather transition – going around the Bravo at my altitude would be quite a large detour and it would set me up to go over higher terrain than if I essentially follow I-80 through the pass. I could descend and go under the Bravo and then climb again but that’s pretty...

Someone said they don’t need or want your equipment suffix, and that’s probably true, but only because they just assume these days that every aircraft is equipped with GPS. If yours isn’t – like if you’re flying a plane that’s /U – you might want to add the suffix, just so they know your...

I am planning a long cross country trip for a couple of weeks from now, my first day will be KSQL to KBFF, VFR. I will need to transition the Salt Lake City Bravo airspace. I am planning to be at 11,500’ for that part of the route. It looks like there are different east-west transition routes...

Someday, after some trivial ATC mistake, I want to hear someone with the cojones to call them back: "Tower, possible ATC deviation, got a phone number for you, advise when ready to copy." :p That's a joke, of course. We all know that ATC doesn't make mistakes.

We have our LLC formed in the same state (California) where the aircraft resides. I think the answer to your question is going to vary depending on the state(s) involved. In California, "foreign" LLCs have to pay an annual $800 tax and do annual filings (just like California LLCs) so I don't...

I’m guilty of usually doing a descending turn, but I do it out well beyond the traffic pattern. I suppose it might be better to descend then turn though, I can see the value in that. I thought I’d add that ADS-B traffic may be another helpful tool that lets you see (mostly) whether any other...

I agree that they should have been more transparent and perhaps made the throttling an option, I think that’s what they eventually did. But I’m sure that, at the time, they thought they were doing people a favor and didn’t want to unnecessarily complicate the user experience. In my view they...

If you read the article, you'd know they slowed down older phones with dying batteries so that they'd keep working and not shut down. Sensible people might call that a feature, one that would allow people to use old devices longer. But attorneys went after them, so now when you're old device's...

I knew Cubs were slow, I didn't know that meant their pilots were too. (With apologies to all the Cub pilots out there... I'm kidding...)

The recent "too busy" is, I suspect, mostly a result of the controller shortage and the fact that there are often fewer controllers working than there are supposed to be at nearly every controlling facility. This is certainly true on the west coast and maybe elsewhere too. So that results in...

That seems as if it might work at some airports but could be a problem at others. Sometime the pattern is on one side or another because they don't want traffic flying on the opposite side of the airport for whatever reason. But I agree that if there isn't a good reason not to do it and if...

When I do that, I go out at least a couple of miles before I start my 180, I want to be certain that I’m beyond the point where anybody could conceivably be flying in the pattern since it may be hard to spot conflicting traffic in the turn. I think I’m doing it as recommended. It drives me crazy...

It does look like it's in nice shape for a "salvage" airplane. One plus: nobody's going to steal the existing avionics. :p The comment about chain of ownership is a really valid one. I'd think you'd want to look at the FAA's ownership history for the plane. And understand what the rules...

This kind of thing raises “caveat emptor” to a whole new level. i don’t know much at all about Cessna 206 particulars, but many airplanes have life-limited parts (which can include things like wings and the main spar) which become legally unairworthy after a certain number of hours. If you...

Probably been there for years and is completely unairworhy and has no logs. I’d question whether it even has much value for parts.