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The closest restaurants to 4R9 are around a 1/2 mile, the furthest (near the fort) are about 2 miles. There are banners on the airport fence advertising taxi services so I think you could get a ride pretty easily. Yes, Sky Cafe is super easy - just taxi to the ramp and walk through the FBO.

The Comanche I co-own has had a trio for just over a year now. I started flying it a couple months ago and while the vertical performance was solid, the horizontal tracking has been erratic with somewhat random hunting and over correction. We just had the gains adjusted this week and the...

Made a quick stop at 4R9 enroute to a $150 breakfast at Sky Cafe (KPQL). Fun, unattended strip with plenty of tie-downs and walkable to the restaurants and historic sights on the island. It had been NOTAMed closed most of November and early December. It does give off a bit of the 'carrier...

AP disconnect right on the yoke. CO impairment should be top of mind. This was in VFR unresticted visibility conditions. If there wasn't the prior YouTube history everyone would be assuming CO poisoning. Couple that with known (via the videos) issues with the A/P and trimming and it seems...

Me too, very fond memories landing there in our AA-5B Tiger in the late 80's early 90's before it closed.

Lol, saying the quiet part out loud in terms of my limited experience flying Mooneys. Compared to the Continental in the F33 Bonanza, I'm still getting used to the 6-cylinder Lycoming shake in the PA-24 but I do enjoy that it starts easy, warm or cold, using the more or less the same priming...

I've been using PC sims for about as long as PC sims have existed. I still remember playing the first 'color' version of MSFS on an IBM 8086. The early versions all started at Meigs Fields (RIP) and this one even had 2 buildings in the skyline LOL! Today, MSFS is uncanny in the photo realism...

Yep, mine is similar - a 1959 with 56gal useable, no toe brakes, manual flaps. It had flap and aeileron gap seals added in the distant path no idea if they add any airspeed. I'm seeing 180mph TAS at 65% book power above 5000' burning 12.5 - 13.0 gph which is pretty amazing. Recently climbed...

Probably lol. We’ve got about 1060lbs useful load using the latest weighing. I suspect there’s a bunch of old wiring we could pull

It does get a bit nervous when you're not sure what next exactly and the miles are ticking down so I would've probably done the same thing and asked. Personally, I'm more of a file direct sort unless I know a destination might not have radar services available or there are terrain...

Another vote for the Comanche 250. Near 1000lb useful load, plenty of horsepower but normally aspirated, 155kt+ TAS at under 15 gph. Key ADs should already be in compliance - just check on when the recurring ones are due. Bungees and gear upkeep are important as NTSB accident reports can...

I really like having a dedicated traffic display with no background map and set to appropriate ranges for the altitude / speeds involved. My new-to-me Comanche 250 is well equiped with Garmin avionics but the GTN 650 display is pretty small. I'm using Garmin Pilot on an iPad mini for larger...

Unfortunately, light twin on a VMC training mission that crashes isn't really going to stump investigators. These have been pervasive since the invention of light twins and ME rating requirements for VMC demonstrations. One of my college profs was killed as a student in Baron VMC training...

Ran over to KHDC for the 1st time Sunday from Pensacola to meet a friend for lunch. Nothing like converting a 4.5hr drive into a 1.5 hour (with headwind) flight. Friendly flight following all the way from Pesnacola and a straight-in with taxi back to Top Gun Aviation. They parked me right in...

New to me part owner of a 1959 250, loving it so far. You should be in easy range of St Simons Is for a fly out lunch and day tripping to Hilton Head, Savannah, etc. Bahamas is also close. NOLA is now just an hour away for us and looking forward to scuba trips to the keys later this winter.

I had an unplanned upgrade after my 13 pro was pickpocketed in Rome. I’m really liking not needing lightning cables anymore in my travel bag! Similar (to me) battery life and photo quality from my 13. And the satellite feature is something hopefully never need but be glad it’s there

Yes on the clock from what I understand. We have GTN650 and GTX375 both of which have timer functions (not to mention phone and tablet) but the wind up clock is still on our MEL

Free at least for a quick meal. We parked right in front of the terminal - no one came out to Marshall us - just parked and used our own chocks .

We go every couple months for a few nights and stay in the quarter or central business district (which is the area just across Canal St from the quarter). As already mentioned, standard urban street smarts apply and don't go off the beaten path. Royal St which is parallel and one block south...