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Pilots of rental airplanes should make an effort to stick around long enough for a mechanic to assess the problem and estimate time for repair. Abandoning the airplane prematurely leads to logistics problems for retrieval, inconveniencing other renters, and loss of revenue. Also, if repairs are...

Yup. I'm based at KAPA.

I flew that airplane back to KAPA at night. All instruments operated normally during ground checks. I believe the extremely cold air (0 degrees F) leaking into the cabin behind the panel began to affect instruments during the climb. AI worked fine, so no vacuum problems. I arrived safely at KAPA...