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I am not talking about launching when there are thunderstorms around. I am more looking at the extended forcasts, and even daily forcasts that say t storms possible, not when there are actually storms detected. That light green or green coloring that the NOAA categorical outlook map gives that...

Not weather related, but my second IFR flight solo was not the smoothest at the start. They assigned me a squawk, which the tower changed on me during climbout before handing me off to approach while on runway vectors. For whatever reason, this change went strangely. I am still on runway...

Being newly minted, I am still getting accustomed to working in the system solo, but I realize a big plus is having ATC wanting to keep you safe also. I plan on filing unless things appear perfect the entire way down. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

On the east coast ATC seems to like giving 6000 feet for medium length trips over the lowlands, they seem reluctant to give higher alts. So I usually file for 6000, I can request 8000 and see what happens. There are plenty of airports along my flight path. At this point I an 95% sure I am...

I have Nextrad and know how to use it as well as its limitations. The DPE also spent a good chunk of my oral on that subject. I currently plan on leaving Sunday at 8 AM from mid NJ and that should get me to MQI around 10 AM. The advance convective currently shows that lowest level of green on...

I am a newly minted IFR pilot, and am planning my first trip that may include some IMC based on longer range forcasts (3 days out right now). I am very conservative at this point with my personal minimums. So three days out my departure area looks good, and my arrival area is predicting partly...

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I set it up at KMQI. I will be arriving on Sunday, more than likely. I may go Saturday night depending on the weather. I have the car set up and it will be waiting on the ramp. Only car issue is I am getting charged an extra day because the local Enterprise is only open on weekdays. To...

I have the analog to digital converter to run my king 150 autopilot. I wonder how this fits into the picture.

This one has me really excited!!! I have a g500 and would love to ditch the King 155 HSI (have it as a standby), as well as all my old vacuum instruments with a two screen G5 combo. Would make me basically 100% glass panel as well as take like 15# out of the plane.

Kinda a cool video which explains a lot about what the obstacles are. What the math is. And why we do see some small electrics planes.

NJ. Not sure if I will be leaving out of KBLM (plane lives there) or N87 (less then 10 minutes from my house, so may move plane a day or so early) yet.

Next weekend I will be flying down to the Outer Banks. I will be staying in Corolla which is north of Duck and basically the northernmost town on the island. I have the choice of two airports, Currituck County Regional (ONX) or Dare County Regional (MQI). I know both are decent picks. I know...

And some of us have un-stickable planes. I have a PA32R-301. That operates as a two tank plane but technically has four tanks. Yes you can see and stick the outer tanks, but that only accounts for 32 gallons total. The inner tanks are inaccessible to viewing, so I have to rely on the site...

The landing was maybe a little fast, but the runway surface was smooth and in good shape. I generally come over the fence at around 85 knots so touchdown would be 75 to 80 knots. When I got the flat may have been 5 knots faster than normal. I only bring this up because in addition to POH I...

My POH for a PA32R-301 says to put 35 psi in the nose and 38 psi in the mains. I recently had a flat and when the mechanic changed the tube he recommended 42 psi in the nose and said go a little firmer in the mains like 45 psi. I asked a second mechanic who recommended going about 5 psi above...

The new Diamond DA 62 I believe has a 7 seat configuration. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Try the website fltpln.com. I find they have many more routes there and they tell you when and how often they have been issued. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Got may AC working. The low pressure fill in my plane (PA32) is right behind the tail bulkhead. Really glad the A-134 Freon conversion was done. All I had to do was go to any automotive store and all the fitting were the same.

Well maybe not really Piper Air at this point. Does anyone know how to charge Freon in this system? It has undergone a conversion to the R-134 conversion. The door system has just been rewired, and the rest of the piping was extensively redone about 3 years ago. The system should be good...